List of Famous people born in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Najwa Shihab is an Indonesian actress and journalist of mixed Bugis and Arabic descent. She is the second daughter of former Minister of Religious Affairs in the Cabinet of Development VII Quraish Shihab and a niece of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab.

Denny Sumargo is a former basketball player for Indonesia's basketball national team, actor, model and TV Host. Living in Jakarta, Indonesia, he was known for his speed and powerful slam dunk. He played as a guard.

Otto Cornelis Kaligis, better known as O.C. Kaligis, is an Indonesian lawyer serving a 10-year jail sentence for bribing judges.

Deva Mahenra is an actor, model and presenter from Indonesia.

Mario Teguh is an Indonesian motivational speaker and consultant. In 2010, Teguh has been listed as one of 8 Personality Changes version of newspaper Republika. Teguh had more popularity in public when he was a presenter for Mario Teguh Golden Ways in Metro TV.

Nurdin Abdullah is an Indonesian politician and academician who is the 8th governor of South Sulawesi and regent of Bantaeng Regency between 2008 and 2018.

Syahrul Yasin Limpo is an Indonesian politician, who has served as Minister of Agriculture in Joko Widodo's Onward Cabinet since 23 October 2019. He was governor of South Sulawesi from 2008 to 2018.

Pradnya Paramitha Chandra Devy Rusady or better known as Paramitha Rusady, is an Indonesian actress, singer and presenter of Bugis descent.

Herwin Tri Saputra is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga 1 club TIRA-Persikabo.

Rosiana Tendean is a retired badminton player from Indonesia.