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.
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- Music
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Leila Chudori
Born 1962
Petrus Kanisius Ojong
1920 - 1980
Ahmad Taufik
1965 - 2017
Atika Shubert
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Joop van Tijn
1938 - 1997
Putra Nababan
Born 1974
Karel Zaalberg
1873 - 1928
Lee Lin Chin
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Zivanna Letisha Siregar
Born 1989
Lauw Giok Lan
1883 - 1953
Hanna Rambe
Born 1940
Joesoef Isak
1928 - 2009
Sabam Siagian
1932 - 2016
Thio Tjin Boen
1885 - 1940
Ratih Hardjono
Born 1960
Svida Alisjahbana
Born 1964
Boes Boestami
1922 - 1970
Isyana Bagoes Oka
Born 1980
Yusril Djalinus
1944 - 2009
Bambang Harymurti
Born 1956
Aiman Witjaksono
Born 1978
Haris Jauhari
Born 1960