6.2066° S, 106.8419° E
JAKARTA
Most Famous People Born in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Notable people
- 699
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1973
- Most distinctive
- Badminton 29.5×
An archipelago capital whose page is dominated by one truly extraordinary number: the Badminton bench runs at nearly thirty times the global baseline, a discipline-to-city concentration you essentially never see. Around it sits a deep Actor and Singer cohort that maps neatly onto Indonesian screen and pop culture, and a surprising Model bench, the whole thing weighted almost entirely to the post-independence decades.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Jakarta during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Jakarta Is Known For
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Actor is Jakarta's biggest profession — 23% of all notables (161).
Jakarta over-indexes on badminton — 29.5× the global rate.
Jakarta under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Jakarta's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Film & TV
- Sports
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
Hella Haasse
1918 - 2011
Ismail Marzuki
1914 - 1958
Hatem El Mekki
1918 - 2003
Kho Sin-Kie
1912 - 1947
Lee Man Fong
1913 - 1988
Jenne Langhout
1918 - 2010
Corrie Laddé
1915 - 1996
Henk Engelsman
1914 - 1979
Djoemala
1915 - 1992
Dick van der Capellen
1919 - 2011
Joop Warouw
1917 - 1960
Anthony Luteyn
1917 - 2003
Francis Steinmetz
1914 - 2006
Nawi Ismail
1918 - 1990
Hans van Walsem
1916 - 1943
Jan van Heteren
1916 - 1992
Husein Aidid
1913 - 1965
Coy Pereira
1919 - 2005
Gerrit Jan Jongejans
Born 1914