List of Famous people born in Indonesia
Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo
Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo is an Indonesian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Jakarta since 2010, after serving as Archbishop of Semarang from 1997 to 2009. He is commonly known as Archbishop Suharyo.
Agus Kuncoro
Agus Kuncoro Adi or better known as Agus Kuncoro is an Indonesian actor of Javanese descent.
Andrea Hirata
Andrea Hirata is an Indonesian author best known for the 2005 novel Laskar Pelangi and its sequels.
Donny Alamsyah
Donny Alamsyah is an Indonesian actor, best known internationally for his role in action films Merantau (2009) and The Raid (2011). He became well known in Indonesia for his appearance in the 2006 criminal drama film 9 Naga.
Kusuma Wardhani
Kusuma Wardhani is a retired Indonesian archer. Together with Nurfitriyana Saiman and Lilies Handayani she won a team silver medal at the 1988 Olympics, bringing the first ever Olympic medal to Indonesia. In the 1980s, Wardhani won multiple medals in individual recurve events at the Southeast Asian Games. After retiring from competitions she headed the Education, Youth and Sports Office of Bali.
Leani Ratri Oktila
Leani Ratri Oktila is an Indonesian para badminton player. She played each of the three variations of the sport at the highest world level.
Maria Kristin Yulianti
Maria Kristin Yulianti is a badminton player from Indonesia. She won a bronze medal in women's singles at the 2008 Olympics.
Angela Tanoesoedibjo
Shinta Mulia Sari
Shinta Mulia Sari is an Indonesian-born Singaporean badminton player. She represented Singapore in the 2012 Summer Olympics, in the women's doubles with Yao Lei. Sari and Yao reached the quarterfinals of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and were part of the Singaporean mixed team that won the bronze medal.
Ratu Atut Chosiyah
Ratu Atut Chosiyah is a former governor of the province of Banten, Indonesia. She was suspended from office in 2014 because of a corruption case. She held office for several terms. Before her election as governor in 2006, she was the deputy governor under Djoko Munandar starting from 11 January 2002. Djoko was involved in a corruption case and was suspended from office in October 2005. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed Ratu Atut as the acting governor to take over Djoko's administrative duties and she later became governor. She thus became the first female governor in Indonesia. In May 2014, she was formally charged by the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission for alleged corruption. In early September 2014, she was sentenced to a four-year term of imprisonment on the charges brought by the Commission against her.