List of Famous people born in Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

KGPAA Paku Alam X is the ruler of Pakualaman, a small municipality in Yogyakarta in central Java, Indonesia. He succeeded as Paku Alam upon the death of the previous ruler, his father Paku Alam IX, who died on 21 November 2015. He was formally installed with the official Javanese court title of Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya (KGPAA) Paku Alam X on 7 January 2016.

Aadijatmiko Christina Finarsih is a retired badminton player from Indonesia who specialized in women's doubles.

Garin Nugroho Riyanto, better known as Garin Nugroho, is an Indonesian film director.

Skolastika Citra Kirana Wulan who is commonly known as Citra Scholastika is the youngest finalist from Indonesian Idol Season Six Remix. Her father is a worker at PT. Freeport Indonesia and her mother owns a bakery business. Before she managed to become a finalist on Indonesian Idol, Citra was eliminated in the workshop round III and came back through the Wild Card. Her interest in singing began at age four when she started singing at church contests. She is known for her distinctive vocal in jazz.

Rosyita Eka Putri Sari is an Indonesian badminton player. She is a doubles specialist. She is paired with Della Destiara Haris in the women's doubles and with Muhammad Rian Ardianto in the mixed doubles. Previously, she paired with Maretha Dea Giovani and Melati Daeva Oktavianti in the women's doubles. She is from PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java, having joined the club in 2011. She is the girls' and mixed doubles silver medalist of the 2014 World Junior Championships held in Alor Setar, Malaysia.

Martinus Novianto Ardhi is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 2 club PSIM Yogyakarta.

Princess Hayu is fourth child and daughter of Sultan Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta and his consort, Ratu Hemas. She is married to Prince Notonegoro, an executive in United Nations Development Programme Indonesia and a professional in the United Nations, New York, United States.