List of Famous people born in North Sumatra, Indonesia

Darmin Nasution is an Indonesian economist and the current Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs. He was previously Governor of Bank of Indonesia, serving the role from 2010 to 2013 during Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration.

Muhammad Bobby Afif Nasution is an Indonesian businessman and politician who is the son-in-law of President Joko Widodo.

Putri Ayu Silaen, commonly known as Putri Ayu, is an Indonesian Soprano singer who previously dabbled in the pop genre.

Pia Zebadiah Bernadet is an Indonesian badminton player. She is the sister of men's doubles world and Olympic champion Markis Kido.

Bona Septano is a former badminton player from Indonesia. He currently works as pilot in Indonesian airlines.

Dzulmi Eldin is the mayor of Medan, North Sumatra. A graduate of Satyagama University's Masters program, he started his career in the government as a section chief in Deli Serdang Regency administration in 1992, before slowly rising in rank to become the city secretary of Medan by 2007. In 2010, he was elected as deputy mayor prior the removal of sitting mayor in 2013, after which he was elevated to the mayor rank. He ran in the 2015 local elections, managing to secure 340,406 votes (71.72%).

Tengku Erry Nuradi is an Indonesian politician who was the governor of North Sumatra. He replaced his predecessor, Gatot Pujo Nugroho, after the latter's conviction for graft by the Corruption Eradication Commission.

Hinca Panjaitan is an Indonesian politician. He is the Secretary General of the Democratic Party since May 2015. Hinca also served as Chairman of the DPP-Public Communication Division Democrat and a member of the convention committee election of Democratic presidential candidate.

Dita Indah Sari is an Indonesian trade union and socialist activist. As a human rights campaigner during the Suharto regime, she was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in 1996 on the charge of sedition. During her imprisonment, she was named a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.