List of Famous people born in Kelantan, Malaysia

Cik Puan Julia Aishah Binti Abdul Rais, known professionally as Julia Rais, is a Malaysian former model and actress. She is a member of the Bendahara dynasty as the second wife of Abdullah of Pahang, the 6th Sultan of Pahang and 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. Julia had a successful, but short, career in Malaysia as a film actress in the early 1990s and was known for her European features. She played the title character in the 1990 films Isabella and Mira Edora and in the 1992 film Nadia. Julia also had roles in the films Hati Bukan Kristal, Driving School, and Suci Dalam Debu. She received two awards and a nomination for Best Actress at the 9th Malaysian Film Festival in 1991. She ended her acting career shortly after marrying into the Pahang royal family.

Sultan Muhammad V is the current Sultan of Kelantan and served as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 13 December 2016 to 6 January 2019. He was proclaimed Sultan of Kelantan on 13 September 2010, succeeding his father, Sultan Ismail Petra, who was deemed incapacitated by illness. He was proclaimed Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 13 December 2016. In an unprecedented move, Muhammad V became the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong to step down from the throne, effective 6 January 2019, while his term was to end on 12 December 2021.

Tengku Razaleigh bin Tengku Mohd Hamzah is a Malaysian politician and Member of Parliament (MP). He is dubbed the Father of Malaysian Economic Development for playing a pivotal role in establishing and implementing key foundations and policies in Malaysia's economy. A descendant of Malay royalty, he is a great-uncle of the current Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V. "Tengku" is a hereditary royal Malay title, equivalent to "Prince/ss."

David Nga Kor Ming, is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat under former Speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof from July 2018 to his resignation in July 2020 and Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Menteri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin briefly from March 2008 to the collapse of the PR state administration in February 2009. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Teluk Intan since May 2018 and Taiping from March 2008 to May 2018, Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Aulong since May 2018, Kepayang from May 2013 to May 2018 and Pantai Remis from November 1999 to March 2013. He is a member, Deputy Secretary-General and State Chairman of Perak of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal opposition coalition.

Muhammad Roslin Hashim is a former Malaysian badminton player. He is the elder brother of Muhd Hafiz Hashim.

Muhammad Hafiz Hashim is a former Malaysian badminton player whose biggest success is having won the 2003 All England Open Badminton Championships. He is currently the Malaysia national junior under-15 singles coach.

Khairul Fahmi bin Che Mat, P.B. is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysian club Melaka United and the Malaysia national team. He is also a former member of Malaysia U23 and Malaysia U20 squad.