List of Famous people born in Indonesia
Muhammad Yamin
Mohammad Yamin was an Indonesian poet, politician and national hero who played a key role in the writing of the country's 1945 constitution.
Rich Brian
Brian Imanuel Soewarno, known professionally as Rich Brian and formerly known as Rich Chigga, is an Indonesian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his viral debut single "Dat $tick", which was first released in March 2016 on SoundCloud. The single was later certified gold by RIAA. His debut studio album, Amen, was released in February 2018, and peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard 200. Brian's second studio album, The Sailor, was released on 26 July 2019. He released an EP titled 1999 on 25 August 2020. Brian has collaborated with many artists from China and South Korea such as Kris Wu, Chungha, Keith Ape, Jae Park and Jackson Wang.
Adia Chan
Nadia Chan is an Indonesian-born Hong Kong actress, singer, model, and spokesperson.
Lesti Andryani
Lestiani better known with the mononym Lesti is an Indonesian singer, actress, and television personality of Sundanese origin. In her earliest releases, she is known as Lesti DA or Lesti Kejora.
Ridwan Kamil
Mochamad Ridwan Kamil is an Indonesian architect and politician who is the 15th Governor of West Java, the most populous province of Indonesia. He was also the Mayor of Bandung. He was elected as mayor of Bandung on 23 June 2013. He is also an architect and lecturer in the Department of Architecture, Bandung Institute of Technology. Kamil founded architect firm Urbane Indonesia in 2004 with three partners. In 2018 he successfully ran for governor, instead of seeking a second mayoral term.
Rhoma Irama
Raden Haji Oma Irama or better known as Rhoma Irama is an Indonesian actor, singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sundanese descent.
Apriyani Rahayu
Apriyani Rahayu is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in doubles. She was the gold medalist in 2019 Southeast Asian Games, and two times bronze medalists at the World Championships in 2018 and 2019. Rahayu also won bronze medals at the 2018 Asian Games in the women's team and doubles with her current partner Greysia Polii.
Setya Novanto
Setya Novanto is a former Indonesian politician, presently serving a 15 year jail sentence for corruption. He was chairman of Golkar Party and speaker of the People's Representative Council until his arrest in 2017 for corruption. Born in Bandung, he entered politics in 1998 after a business career and became a member of the People's Representative Council following the 1999 general election. After he was re-elected for a third time in the 2014 general election, won by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, he was appointed DPR (Parliament) Speaker by the majority opposition coalition.
Rio Haryanto
Rio Haryanto is an Indonesian racing driver who currently competes in Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia for T2 Motorsports. He raced for Manor in Formula One for the first 12 races of the 2016 Formula One season. As of 2020, he is the first and only Indonesian driver to compete in Formula One.
Hary Tanoesoedibjo
Bambang Hary Iswanto Tanoesoedibjo is an Indonesian businessman and politician. He is the President Director of PT MNC Investama Tbk, which he founded in 2009. As the founder of MNC Group, he oversees and develops the strategy of the holding company and its subsidiaries.