List of Famous people born in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Irman Gusman is an Indonesian politician and businessman. He is a former speaker of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) of Indonesia, who became the first Indonesian parliamentary leader to be elected for two consecutive terms. This earned him the nickname Pejuang daerah.

Saldi Isra is an Indonesian jurist and law professor. In April 2017, he became a Justice of the Indonesian Constitutional Court, one of the nation's two top courts. Prior to becoming Constitutional Court Justice, he was a professor of constitutional law at the Andalas University in his native West Sumatra. Throughout his academic career, he received awards in connection to his efforts against corruption in Indonesia.

Syamsir Alam is an Indonesian footballer who plays as a forward

Puti Kaisar-Mihara is an Austrian martial artist and model of Indonesian origin. Her father Mihar Walk Tan Pangeran is Minangkabau. Puti Mihara was born in Padang, but moved at the age of three with her father from Indonesia to Vienna, where she grew up. A silat student since the age of 3-4, Mihara holds the honorary title of Pendekar and works as the coach at the Pandeka Mihar Institute in Vienna. She raised to prominence with her leading role in Tatort: Die Kunst des Krieges (2016). Also, she plays a role in the Austrian television series "Vorstadtweiber."

Indra Sjafri is a former Indonesian football player and Technical director of the Indonesia national team. Before getting into coaching, he was a branch manager at Pos Indonesia. He holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Andalas University.

Mahyeldi Ansharullah is an Indonesian politician from the Prosperous Justice Party who is the current governor of West Sumatra. He was made mayor of Padang in 2014, following a five-year tenure as deputy and victory in the elections of 2013 and 2018.

Whulandary Herman is an Indonesian actress, television host, model and beauty pageant titleholder and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Puteri Indonesia 2013 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant, where she advanced to the semifinals and placed in the Top 16, ending a 7-year drought for Indonesia. She is the second Indonesian and Sumatran to be called as Miss Universe Finalists after Artika Sari Devi who placed for the first time in Miss Universe 2005.

Anindia Yandirest Ayunda or better known as Nindy Ayunda is a singer from Indonesia. She graduated from SMA Labschool Jakarta.

Irsyad Maulana is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga 2 club Semen Padang, on loan from PSM Makassar.

Sofjan Wanandi, a.k.a. Lim Bian Khoen is an Indonesian businessman and the majority owner of Santini Group. Born in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, he is the brother of Jusuf Wanandi, a senior politician and one of the founders of the CSIS think tank in Jakarta.