Indonesia
Historical figures born in Indonesia
4,319 notable historical figures were born in Indonesia. These are the most notable:
Indonesia ranks #33 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Finland, Romania and Hungary.
By era
- Medieval: 3
- Modern: 37
By occupation
- Politician: 24
- Head of State/President: 11
- Soldier/Officer: 6
- Entrepreneur/Executive: 5
- Inventor/Engineer: 5
- Actor: 5
- Journalist: 4
- Art Collector: 3
- Prabowo Subianto (born 1951, Politics)
- Suharto (1921 to 2008, Politics)
- Sukarno (1901 to 1970, Politics)
- Joko Widodo (born 1961, Politics)
- Megawati Sukarnoputri (born 1947, Politics)
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 1949, Politics)
- B. J. Habibie (1936 to 2019, Politics)
- Gibran Rakabuming Raka (born 1987, Politics)
- Abdurrahman Wahid (1940 to 2009, Politics)
- Maya Soetoro-Ng (born 1970, Science)
- Taco (born 1955, Arts & Music)
- Mohammad Hatta (1902 to 1980, Politics)
- Xaviera Hollander (born 1943, Entertainment)
- Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa (born 1964, Science)
- Puan Maharani (born 1973, Politics)
- Anthony Fokker (1890 to 1939, Arts & Music)
- Titiek Puspa (1937 to 2025, Arts & Music)
- Anies Baswedan (born 1969, Politics)
- Hamengkubuwono IX (1912 to 1988, Politics)
- Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas (1931 to 2026, Philosophy)
- Parameswara (1344 to 1414, Politics)
- Tommy Suharto (born 1962, Business)
- Sang Nila Utama (1201 to 1347, Other)
- Christine Hakim (born 1956, Entertainment)
- Titiek Suharto (born 1959, Politics)
- Sudirman (1916 to 1950, Military)
- Willem Einthoven (1860 to 1927, Science)
- Sutan Sjahrir (1909 to 1966, Politics)
- Candace Nelson (born 1974, Business)
- Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (born 1978, Politics)
- Adam Malik (1917 to 1984, Politics)
- Julius Darmaatmadja (born 1934, Religion)
- D. N. Aidit (1923 to 1965, Politics)
- Acha Septriasa (born 1989, Entertainment)
- Wiranto (born 1947, Military)
- Tien Soeharto (1923 to 1996, Politics)
- Amir Sjarifuddin (1907 to 1948, Politics)
- Hayam Wuruk (1334 to 1389, Politics)
- Didit Hediprasetyo (born 1984, Arts & Music)
- Raden Saleh (1811 to 1880, Arts & Music)
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