List of Famous people born in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Jafri Sastra is an Indonesian football manager who currently manages Mitra Kukar in Indonesian Liga 2. Previously he had spells as manager of Semen Padang, Mitra Kukar, Persipura, Celebest, PSPS Riau, and Persis.

Tifatul Sembiring is an Indonesian politician. He was chairman of the Islamic Prosperous Justice Party and Minister of Communication and Information in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet.

Silvia Nanda or her stage name Upiak Isil is a famous Indonesian singer, actress and female comedian. She populared from her single and MV Tak Tun Tuang, uploaded and released on social media in 2017 and populared around the Southeast Asia, especially Thailand and Malaysia.

Jandia Eka Putra, is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga 1 club PSIS Semarang.

Djamaluddin Adinegoro was an Indonesian press pioneer. He is known as a reporter, writer, and political analyst. Through his writing in various newspapers, Adinegoro has made a great contribution in developing journalism and the Indonesian language. His name was immortalized as a journalism award in Indonesia: the Adinegoro Award. Djamaluddin was a younger half-brother of Muhammad Yamin.

Yeyen Tumena is an Indonesian footballer and manager who previously plays as defender for Persma Manado, Persija Jakarta, Persikota Tangerang, Persebaya Surabaya, Perseden Denpasar, PSMS Medan, PSM Makassar and the Indonesia national team.

Azwar Anas is a former Indonesian politician. He was a minister in Suharto's New Order administration for two terms. Before he sat as a minister, Anas was selected as the governor of West Sumatra. He completed his education at the Bandung Institute of Technology, majoring in Chemical Engineering.