List of Famous people born in Indonesia
Oded Muhammad Danial
Oded Muhammad Danial is an Indonesian politician who is the mayor of Bandung. He had previously served as the deputy mayor of Ridwan Kamil, and a city councilor before that.
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting is an Indonesian badminton player. He first rose when he won the bronze medal at the Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games
Greysia Polii
Greysia Polii is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in doubles. Polii was the women's doubles gold medalists in 2014 Asian Games and 2019 Southeast Asian Games. She also won three bronze medals at the World Championships in 2015, 2018 and 2019. Polii was a member of BWF Athletes' Commission to represent the needs and views of athletes to the BWF council and committees from 2013–2017.
Nagita Slavina
Nagita Slavina Mariana Tengker or better known as Nagita Slavina is an Indonesian actress, presenter and singer of mixed Minahasan, Javanese and Minangkabau descent.
Moeldoko
Dr. Moeldoko is an Indonesian government official, businessman, and retired general serving as the current Chief of Staff of Presidency for President Joko Widodo, previously serving as Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. He graduated from the Indonesian Military Academy (AKABRI) in 1981 and received the prestigious Adhi Makayasa medal as valedictorian of his class. On August 27, 2013, he was appointed Commander of the National Armed Forces by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and approved by the People's Representative Council after serving as the Chief of Staff of the Army for only three months. He succeeded Admiral (Ret.) Agus Suhartono who retired in May 2013.
Puan Maharani
Puan Maharani Nakshatra Kusyala Devi, born 6 September 1973) is an Indonesian politician who is the current speaker of the People's Representative Council (DPR), Indonesia's lower house. She is the first female and the third-youngest person to take the office permanently, aged only 46 when she took the oath. She previously served as the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs between 2014 and 2019, also becoming the first female and the youngest among all past and present coordinating ministers, being only 41 when she took office.
Bunga Citra Lestari
Bunga Citra Lestari, also known as BCL, is an Indonesian singer, actress, talent show judge, and television personality.
Muhammad Rizieq Shihab
Muhammad Rizieq bin Hussein Shihab is an Indonesian Islamist cleric, the founder and leader of the Islamist group Islamic Defenders Front, which was banned by the government in December 2020. Facing criminal charges in Indonesia, he lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2017 to November 2020. Following his return to Indonesia, he was arrested in late 2020, accused of criminal incitement for holding crowded events that violated the COVID-19 pandemic regulations.
Sukmawati Soekarnoputri
Diah Mutiara Sukmawati Sukarnoputri is the third daughter of Indonesia’s founding president Sukarno and his wife Fatmawati. Sukmawati is the younger sister of former Indonesian president Megawati Sukarnoputri and politician Rachmawati Sukarnoputri.
Chairul Tanjung
Chairul Tanjung is an Indonesian businessman. He is the former Coordinating Minister for Economics in the Indonesian cabinet. He was appointed to this post by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 19 May 2014 following the resignation of the previous Coordinating Minister for Economics, Hatta Rajasa, who resigned to take part in Indonesia's 2014 presidential election. In 2019, he had an estimated net worth of $3.6 billion.