List of Javanese people

A collage of notable Javanese people

This is a list of notable Javanese people.

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## Academics

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* Ki Hajar Dewantara, pioneer of education in Indonesia.[1]
* Winai Dahlan, director of Halal Science Center, Chulalongkorn University
* Poerbatjaraka, specialist in Javanese literature
* Selo Soemardjan, sociologist
* Siti Fadilah, Indonesian cardiology research specialist and former Minister of Health of Indonesia
* Soedarsono Hadisapoetro, agriculture scientist

## Activists

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* Jack van Tongeren, A white supremacist and racist, former leader of Australian neo-Nazi group "Australian Nationalist Movement" (Javanese father and Australian mother)
* Kartini, Indonesian national hero, pioneer of Javanese women rights
* Munir Said Thalib, human rights activist (also of Arab descent)

## Art

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* Affandi, expressionistic painter
* Basuki Abdullah, Indonesian realist and naturalist painter
* Djoko Pekik, painter and sculptor
* Guruh Sukarnoputra, choreographer
* Iwan Tirta, Indonesian batik designer
* Soeki Irodikromo, Surinamese painter
* Reinier Asmoredjo, Surinamese painter
* Marina Joesoef, Indonesian painter and photographer (Javanese father)
* Raden Saleh, aristocratic painter in the 19th century

## Authors

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* Ayu Utami, author, known for the novel Saman
* George Junus Aditjondro, Indonesian sociologist
* Koentjaraningrat, Indonesian anthropologist
* Mpu Prapanca, Buddhist monk and poet, author of the Nagarakretagama
* Pramoedya Ananta Toer, author, known for the novel Bumi Manusia
* Sapardi Djoko Damono, poet
* Subagio Sastrowardoyo, poet, essayist and literary critic
* Willibrordus S. Rendra, dramatist and poet
* Ronggowarsito, poet from the court of Kraton Surakarta

## Business

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* Dahlan Iskan, owner of Jawa Pos Group and President Director of PLN Indonesia[2]
* Setiawan Djody, owner of Setdco group
* Tommy Suharto, founder of Humpuss group

## Cinema

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* Garin Nugroho, film director
* Febian Nurrahman Saktinegara, film director
* Rudy Soedjarwo, film director

## Classical figures

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* Gajah Mada, Majapahitan prime minister who became famous with his palapa oath
* Airlangga, founder of the Kahuripan kingdom
* Hayam Wuruk, king from Rajasa dynasty and the fourth monarch of Majapahit during the empire's golden age
* Joko Tingkir, founder and first king of the Sultanate of Pajang
* Jayabaya, king and prophet in ancient Kediri kingdom
* Ken Arok, founder of Rajasa dynasty whose descendants became the ruling house of Singhasari Kingdom and Majapahit empire
* Ken Dedes, wife of Ken Arok
* Raden Wijaya, king from Rajasa dynasty and the first monarch of Majapahit
* Rakai Pikatan, king of Sanjaya dynasty in the 9th century AD, builder of Prambanan Hindu temple in Central Java
* Samaratungga, king of Sailendra dynasty, builder of the Borobudur Buddhist temple in Central Java

## Comedians

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* Basuki
* Benyamin Sueb
* Indra Birowo
* Jojon
* Tukul Arwana

## Economics

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* Airlangga Hartanto, 28th Ministry Industry of Indonesia
* Bambang Soesatyo, 17th Speaker of People's Representative Council
* Boediono, former governor Bank of Indonesia and 11th Vice President of Indonesia
* Joko Widodo, 7th President of Indonesia
* Radius Prawiro, former governor Bank of Indonesia
* Subroto, economist and part of the Berkeley Mafia
* Setya Novanto, 16th Speaker of People's Representative Council
* Susi Pudjiastuti, 1st CEO Susi Air
* Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesian minister and Managing Director of the World Bank Group
* Widjojo Nitisastro, Indonesian minister

## Entertainment

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* Adipati Dolken, Indonesian actor and model (also of German descent)
* Adinia Wirasti, Indonesian actress and model[3]
* Adjie Massaid, Indonesian actor, model, and politician
* Amara, prominent Indonesian singer, model, actress and practitioner of Muay Thai
* Anjasmara, Indonesian actor and yogist
* Ario Bayu, Indonesian actor and model
* Aziz Sattar, Singaporean and Malaysian actor, comedian, singer, and director
* Basuki, Indonesian comedian
* Benyamin Sueb, Indonesian comedian, actor, and singer (Javanese father)
* Christian Sugiono, Indonesian actor and model (also of Chinese, German descent)
* Dian Sastrowardoyo, Indonesian model and actress
* Didi Petet, Indonesian actor
* Devi Dja, Indonesian-born American actress, dancer, and singer
* Dwi Sasono, Indonesian actor
* Kasma Booty, Malaysian actress and film star
* Luna Maya Sugeng, model, actress, singer and presenter (also of Austrian descent)
* Mariana Renata (half-Indonesian), model
* Maria Selena, Indonesian actress
* Mark-Paul Gosselaar, actor (Javanese mother)
* Maudy Ayunda, Indonesian actress, model, activist, singer, and writer
* Nadine Alexandra (half-Indonesian), actress
* Nadine Chandrawinata (half-Indonesian), actress and model
* Nicholas Saputra, Indonesian actor (half Javanese-half German)
* Pandji Pragiwaksono, Indonesian stand-up comedian
* Pradikta Wicaksono, Indonesian singer and actor
* Pierre Coffin, French director and animator (Javanese mother)
* RIo Dewanto, Indonesian actor and model
* Roy Marten (half-Indonesian), Indonesian actor, model and producer
* Sheila Majid, Malaysian singer
* Tio Pakusadewo, prominent Indonesian actor
* Tora Sudiro, Indonesian actor
* Tukul Arwana, Indonesian comedian and late night talk show host
* Widyawati, Indonesian actress
* Yoshi Sudarso, Indonesian actor
* Yuki Kato, Indonesian actress, model, and television presenter (half Javanese-half Japanese)

## Journalism

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* Aiman Witjaksono, Indonesian journalist, news anchor, and interviewer
* Bambang Harymurti, editor-in-chief of Tempo
* Goenawan Mohamad, founder of Tempo

## Military

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* Ahmad Yani, Indonesian Revolutionary Hero
* Bambang Darmono, Indonesian major general
* Bambang Soegeng, Indonesian independence hero
* Bambang Hendarso Danuri, chief of the Indonesian National Police
* Djatikoesoemo, Indonesian independence hero
* Djoko Suyanto, former commander of the Indonesian army
* Endriartono Sutarto, former commander of the Indonesian army
* Gatot Soebroto, Indonesian independence hero
* Katamso, Indonesian revolutionary hero
* Kyai Ronggo Ngabehi Soero Pernollo, Chinese-Javanese police chief, bureaucrat and founder of the Muslim branch of the Han family of Lasem
* Leonardus Benjamin Moerdani, former commander of Indonesian army
* M. T. Haryono, Indonesian revolutionary hero
* Omar Dhani, former Indonesian chief of the Air Staff
* Sarwo Edhie Wibowo, Indonesian general
* S. Parman, Indonesian revolutionary hero
* Soeprapto, Indonesian revolutionary hero
* Sudirman, Indonesian general during war of independence
* Suharto, Indonesian Army, President of Indonesia
* Supriyadi, appointed in absentia as Indonesia's first Minister of Defense, but never came forward
* Sutanto, former chief of Indonesian Police and the third head of Indonesian intelligence
* Sutomo, Indonesian military leader during the Indonesian National Revolution against the Netherlands
* Sutoyo Siswomiharjo, Indonesian revolutionary hero
* Untung Syamsuri, leader of the 30 September Movement
* Widodo Adi Sutjipto, former commander of Indonesian army
* Wiranto, former commander of the Indonesian military

## Music

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* Ahmad Dhani, Indonesian rock singer and songwriter (also of Ashkenazi Jewish descent)
* Anang Hermansyah, singer
* Anggun Cipta Sasmi, Indonesian and French singer
* Ardhito Pramono, singer
* Ari Lasso, singer, musical artist
* Azmyl Yunor, Malaysian singer-songwriter
* Didi Kempot, singer-songwriter
* Ebiet G. Ade, singer and songwriter
* Eddie Van Halen and Alex Van Halen, American rock band Van Halen, Javanese mother
* Gesang Martohartono, composer of the song "Bengawan Solo"
* Gombloh, singer and inger-songwriter
* Ian Antono, guitarist and songwriter
* Inul Daratista, dangdut singer
* Isyana Sarasvati, singer-songwriter
* Iwan Fals, folk singer-songwriter
* Krisdayanti, popular singer
* Maissy (Pramaisshela Arinda Daryono Putri), child singer
* Mawi, Malaysian singer
* Michelle Branch, American singer (one Javanese grandparent)
* Nafa Urbach, actress and singer
* Ning Baizura, Malaysian pop singer
* K.P.H Notoprojo, composer
* Rini Wulandari, singer
* Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer and actress (Javanese-Malays).
* Slamet Abdul Sjukur, composer
* Soimah, singer, comedian, pesindhen, and entertainer
* Tiara Andini, singer
* Titiek Puspa, musician
* Raden Ajeng Srimulat, Keroncong singer and comedian popular in the 1940s-1960s
* Sudirman Arshad, a popular Malaysian singer in the 1980s
* Urip Achmad Ariyanto, singer
* Via Vallen, dangdut koplo singer
* Vidi Aldiano, singer
* W.R Supratman, composer of "Indonesia Raya", the national anthem of Indonesia
* Yuni Shara, pop singer

## Politics

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### Head of States/Governments

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* Abdurrahman Wahid, Muslim intellectual and 4th President of Indonesia (also of Chinese and Arab descent)
* Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Chairman of UMNO, MP for Bagan Datuk
* B. J. Habibie, scientist and former Indonesian president (also of Bugis descent)
* Boediono, former Vice President of Indonesia
* Joko Widodo, 7th President of Indonesia, former Governor of Jakarta and Mayor of Surakarta
* Megawati Soekarnoputri, 5th President of Indonesian, daughter of Sukarno, chairwoman of PDI-P
* Muhyiddin Yassin, former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Chairman of BERSATU
* Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, former Indonesian vice-president, former Sultan of Yogyakarta, former governor of Special Region of Yogyakarta
* Sudharmono, former Indonesian vice-president
* Suharto, 2nd President of Indonesia
* Sukarno, one of Indonesia's founding fathers and former president
* Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, 6th President of Indonesia
* Try Sutrisno, former Indonesian vice-president
* Wilopo, former Prime Minister of Indonesia

### Governors & Chief Ministers

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* Ganjar Pranowo, Indonesian politician, former Governor of Central Java
* Mohamed Khir bin Toyo, ex-Chief Minister of Selangor, Malaysia
* Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, current Sultan of Yogyakarta, current governor of Special Region of Yogyakarta
* Sutiyoso, former Governor of Jakarta

### Other Politicians

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* Agung Laksono, Indonesian minister of peoples welfare
* Ali Sastroamidjojo, former Prime Minister of Indonesia
* Amien Rais, leader of Indonesia's Constitutional Assembly (MPR), 1999-2004
* Anas Urbaningrum, the chairman of the Democratic Party
* Anton Apriantono, Indonesian minister
* Bambang Brodjonegoro, Indonesian minister
* Budiman Sudjatmiko, Indonesian parliament member
* Ernest Douwes Dekker, Indonesian freedom fighter, one of the founder of Indische Partij (also of Dutch and German descent)
* Gibran Rakabuming Raka, current mayor of Surakarta, son of Joko Widodo
* Hidayat Nur Wahid, leader of Indonesia's Constitutional Assembly (MPR)
* Mohamed Rahmat, former Information Minister of Malaysia
* Musso, leader of the Communist Party of Indonesia
* Nur Jazlan Mohamed, Malaysian politician and member of the Parliament of Malaysia
* Sjam Kamaruzaman, key member of the Communist Party of Indonesia
* Paul Somohardjo, Surinamese politician
* Prabowo Subianto, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia, Chief of the Gerindra Party
* Retno Marsudi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
* Ruslan Abdulgani, former Indonesian vice prime minister
* Soenario, former Indonesian foreign minister and ambassador
* Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, former Director of the World Bank
* Tjahjo Kumolo, former Indonesian minister
* Tjipto Mangoenkoesoemo, Indonesian independence hero, one of the founders of the Indische Partij
* Tjokroaminoto, first leader of Sarekat Dagang Islam
* Tri Rismaharini, Indonesian politician, former mayor of Surabaya (first woman mayor of surabaya), current Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs
* Wahid Hasyim, first Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs, father of Abdurrahman Wahid
* Wilopo, former Prime Minister of Indonesia
* Yenny Wahid, Indonesian Islamic activist and politician, daughter of Abdurrahman Wahid

## Religion

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* Abdurrahman Wahid, chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, President of Indonesia
* Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesian Islamic revivalist who established Muhammadiyah in 1912
* Albertus Soegijapranata, first Indonesian native bishop
* Emha Ainun Nadjib, prominent Indonesian Muslim intellectual
* Hasyim Asy'ari, founder of Nahdlatul Ulama
* Hasyim Muzadi, chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, indonesian politician
* Ibrahim Tunggul Wulung, Protestant evangelist
* Ignatius Suharyo, Roman Catholic archbishop of Archdiocese of Jakarta
* Julius Darmaatmadja, Indonesian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic church
* Justinus Darmojuwono, first Indonesian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic church
* Kyai Sadrach, prominent Protestant evangelist and influential leader
* Muammar Z.A., Indonesian Quran reciter
* Nurcholish Madjid, prominent Indonesian Muslim intellectual
* Parwati Soepangat, Indonesian Buddhist figure who established Wanita Buddhis Indonesia (WBI) in 1973 and became the first chairman of WBI.
* Wahid Hasyim, chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama and Indonesian minister
* Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo, founder of new religious movement Subud

## Science

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* Pratiwi Sudarmono, scientist and former astronaut candidate
* Samaun Samadikun, engineer and educator
* Y. B. Mangunwijaya, Indonesian architect, writer, and Catholic religious leader

## Sports

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* Ananda Mikola, Indonesian race car driver
* Andik Vermansyah, Indonesian soccer player
* Bambang Pamungkas, Indonesian soccer player
* Bima Sakti, Indonesian soccer player
* Budi Sudarsono, Indonesian soccer player
* Bambang Suprianto, Indonesian badminton player
* Bruce Diporedjo
* Citra Febrianti, Indonesian weightlifter
* Eko Yuli Irawan, Indonesian weightlifter
* Gunawan Dwi Cahyo, Indonesian soccer player
* Hendro Kartiko, Indonesian soccer player
* Icuk Sugiarto, former Indonesian badminton player, rated among the world's best in the 1980s
* Ika Yuliana Rochmawati, Indonesian archer player
* Joko Riyadi, Indonesian badminton player
* Virgil Soeroredjo, Surinamese badminton player
* Joko Suprianto, former Indonesian badminton player, rated among the world's best in the 1990s
* Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto, Indonesian soccer player
* Leroy Resodihardjo, Dutch professional footballer
* Lilies Handayani, Indonesian archer player
* Maarten Atmodikoro, Dutch/Surinamese footballer
* Dylan Darmohoetomo, Surinamese badminton player
* Mahali Jasuli, Malaysian footballer
* Maria Kristin Yulianti, Indonesian badminton player, Olympic bronze medalist
* Mohd Amri Yahyah, Malaysian footballer
* Mohd Safee Mohd Sali, Malaysian footballer
* Moreno Soeprapto, Indonesian race car driver
* Nova Widianto, Indonesian badminton player
* Pratama Arhan, Indonesian footballer
* Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Dutch swimmer
* Rian Ardianto, Indonesian badminton player
* Rina Dewi Puspitasari, Indonesian archer
* Rina Dewi Puspitasari, Indonesian archer player
* Serginho van Dijk, Indonesian soccer player
* Shesar Rhustavito, Indonesian badminton player
* Sigit Budiarto, Indonesian badminton athlete
* Sigourney Bandjar, Surinamese-born Dutch footballer
* Sony Dwi Kuncoro, Indonesian badminton player, Olympic bronze medalist
* Sri Indriyani, Indonesian weightlifter
* Sugiantoro, Indonesian soccer player
* Suryo Agung Wibowo, Indonesian sprinter
* Triyatno, Indonesian weightlifter
* Utut Adianto, Indonesian chess Grandmaster
* Wahyu Wijiastanto, Indonesian soccer player
* Widodo C Putro, Indonesian soccer player
* Winarni Binti Slamet, Indonesian weightlifter
* Yayuk Basuki, Indonesian tennis athlete
* Yongki Aribowo, Indonesian soccer player
* Neraysho Kasanwirjo

## Others

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* Agni Pratistha, Indonesia's representative at the Miss Universe 2007 pageant
* Emha Ainun Nadjib, An expert of deconstruction of value understanding, communication patterns, methods of cultural relationships, education of ways of thinking, and the pursuit of solutions to community problems.
* Maya Soetoro-Ng, Barack Obama's half-sister (also of German descent)
* Nadine Chandrawinata, Indonesia's representative at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant (also of German and Chinese descent)
* Pangeran Diponegoro, Javanese prince who opposed Dutch colonial rule
* Putri Raemawasti, Indonesia's representative at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant
* Siti Hartinah, wife of former Indonesian President Suharto, first lady of Indonesia
* Mak Erot, who lived to be over 100 and was noted for penis-extension techniques

## See also

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* List of Indonesians
* Overseas Indonesians
* Indonesian Malaysians
* Javanese diaspora
* Javanese Malaysians
* Javanese Surinamese
* Javanese New Caledonians
* Javanese Sri Lankans
* Javanese Singaporeans
* List of Acehnese people
* List of Batak people
* List of Bugis people
* List of Chinese Indonesians
* List of Minangkabaus
* List of Moluccan people
* List of Sundanese people

* Indonesia portal

## References

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1. ^ "National Heroes Indonesia: Ki Hajar Dewantara; Education Pioneer | Indonesia Investments". www.indonesia-investments.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
2. ^ "Minister Dahlan Iskan Applauds Madiun Artists". Tempo. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
3. ^ Bhisma, Mahardian Prawira (11 May 2017). "Bakat Seni Sudah Mengalir Sejak Adinia Wirasti Kecil". detikhot (in Indonesian). Retrieved 9 February 2022.