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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.

Through the 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 badminton29.5× the global rate.

Jakarta under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Actor161
  2. Singer57
  3. Football54
  4. Badminton47
  5. Politician46
  6. Journalist22
  7. Writer18
  8. Player17
  1. Badminton4729.5×
  2. Model137.2×
  3. Actor1614.3×
  4. Singer573.9×
  5. Driver83.7×
  6. Journalist222.0×
  7. Film151.8×
  1. Politician460.6×

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.

160016501700175018001850190019502000
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0013 WRITER

Tonke Dragt

Born 1930

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0015 ACTOR

Benyamin Sueb

1939 - 1995

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0016 POLITICIAN

Ben Bot

Born 1937

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0019 MINISTER

Ali Alatas

1932 - 2008

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0074 WRITER

Helga Ruebsamen

1934 - 2016

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0075 ACTOR

Sjumandjaja

1934 - 1985

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0077 COMPOSER

Idris Sardi

1938 - 2014

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0087 WRITER

F. Springer

1932 - 2011

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0091 MILITAR

Pierre Tendean

1939 - 1965

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0115 ACTOR

Eric Schneider (acteur)

Born 1934

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0133 BADMINTON

Ferry Sonneville

1931 - 2003

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0147 ACTOR

Sukarno M. Noor

1931 - 1986

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0162 LAWYER

Adnan Buyung Nasution

1934 - 2015

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0191 WRITER

Yvonne Keuls

Born 1931

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0220 ACTOR

Dicky Zulkarnaen

1939 - 1995

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0221 COXSWAIN

Marius Klumperbeek

Born 1938

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0240 SOCIOLOGIST

Mely G. Tan

Born 1930

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0243 MUSIC

Rob Agerbeek

Born 1937

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0257 JOURNALIST

Joop van Tijn

1938 - 1997

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0287 POLITICIAN

Michel van Hulten

Born 1930

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0352 ECONOMIST

Thee Kian Wie

1935 - 2014

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0358 AUTHOR

Xing-Hu Kuo

1938 - 2016

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0361 JOURNALIST

Sabam Siagian

1932 - 2016

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0371 ARTIST

Ardy Strüwer

Born 1939

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0388 ACTOR

Rachmat Kartolo

1938 - 2001

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0427 ACTOR

Mpok Nori

1930 - 2015

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0537 CINEMA

Walter Bal

1939 - 2015

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0561 ARTIST

Kartika Affandi

Born 1934

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0562 SPORT

Rusli Hamsjin

Born 1938

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0566 POLO

Fred van Dorp

Born 1938

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0570 PAINTER

Bertus van Ellinkhuizen

1939 - 2011

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0635 FOOTBALL

Kwee Kiat Sek

1934 - 2001

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0641 SWIMMER

Achmad Dimyati

Born 1938

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0663 POLO

Tony van Dorp

1936 - 2010

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0673 PHOTOGRAPHER

Weng Naiqiang

Born 1936

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