List of Famous people born in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Muhammad Anis Matta is a former Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and now Gelora Party politician. He was the secretary-general of PKS for four consecutive terms and was appointed for the first time at the age of 29 before he was appointed as the party's president.

Abraham Samad is an Indonesian lawyer and activist who was elected in December 2011 as chair of the country's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for period 2011–2015.

Elfonda Mekel, better known by his stage name Once, is an Indonesian singer and former lead vocalist of Dewa 19.

Muhammad Hatta Ali is the thirteenth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia.

Andi Amran Sulaiman is an Indonesian businessman and former Minister of Agriculture, who has served under Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet from 27 October 2014 to 23 October 2019. Prior to becoming minister, he was the leader of Tiran Group, a Makassar-based conglomerate operating mostly in Eastern Indonesia making him the wealthiest minister appointed to the new cabinet.

Andi Alfian Mallarangeng is an Indonesian politician who served as Minister of Youth and Sports at Second United Indonesia Cabinet. He also served as presidential spokesman for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. In 2012, he resigned as minister due to corruption charges against him.

Indah Putri Indriani is an Indonesian politician and the current regent of North Luwu Regency. She was also the deputy regent of North Luwu from 2010 to 2015.

Rineke Antoinette Hassim, best known by her stage name Rina Hasyim, is an Indonesian actress who has won both a Citra Award for Best Leading Actress and Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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.

Nasaruddin Umar is the founder of the Indonesian interfaith organization Masyarakat Dialog antar Umat Beragama and was vice minister (2011–2014) in the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs. He is also a member of the UK-Indonesia Advisory Team, founded by UK prime minister Tony Blair.