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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 170 notable births.

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.

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  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
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Showing 46 of 699 notable people

0016 POLITICIAN

Ben Bot

Born 1937

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0025 POLITICIAN

Aburizal Bakrie

Born 1946

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0082 POLITICIAN

Mohammad Husni Thamrin

1894 - 1941

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0100 POLITICIAN

Fauzi Bowo

Born 1948

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0112 POLITICIAN

Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih

1955 - 2012

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0117 POLITICIAN

Taufiq Kiemas

1942 - 2013

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0123 POLITICIAN

Fadli Zon

Born 1971

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0141 POLITICIAN

Dirck van Cloon

1684 - 1735

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0167 POLITICIAN

Pieter Mijer (governor)

1812 - 1881

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0178 POLITICIAN

Arief Budiman

1941 - 2020

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0188 POLITICIAN

Mochtar Kusumaatmadja

Born 1929

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0247 POLITICIAN

Suryadharma Ali

Born 1956

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0260 POLITICIAN

Muhamad Chatib Basri

Born 1965

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0287 POLITICIAN

Michel van Hulten

Born 1930

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0318 POLITICIAN

Charles Honoris

Born 1984

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0329 POLITICIAN

Fahmi Idris

Born 1943

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0346 POLITICIAN

Nicolaas Jouwe

1923 - 2017

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0350 POLITICIAN

Bambang Soesatyo

Born 1962

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0387 POLITICIAN

Laksamana Sukardi

Born 1956

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0426 POLITICIAN

Zainuddin M. Z.

1952 - 2011

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0430 POLITICIAN

Siti Nurbaya Bakar

Born 1956

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0434 POLITICIAN

Muchdi Purwopranjono

Born 1949

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0441 POLITICIAN

Frans Tutuhatunewa

1923 - 2016

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0451 POLITICIAN

Henk Engelsman

1914 - 1979

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0462 POLITICIAN

Puan Maharani

Born 1973

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0467 POLITICIAN

Sukmawati Sukarnoputri

Born 1951

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0479 POLITICIAN

Rachmawati Sukarnoputri

Born 1957

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0492 POLITICIAN

Okky Asokawati

Born 1961

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0495 POLITICIAN

Bambang Brodjonegoro

Born 1966

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0496 POLITICIAN

Hok Hoei Kan

1881 - 1951

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0497 POLITICIAN

Loa Sek Hie

1898 - 1965

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0501 POLITICIAN

Abraham Lunggana

Born 1959

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0509 POLITICIAN

Djan Faridz

Born 1950

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0519 POLITICIAN

Lukman Hakim Saifuddin

Born 1962

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0547 POLITICIAN

Souw Beng Kong

1580 - 1644

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0557 POLITICIAN

Suharna Surapranata

Born 1955

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0574 POLITICIAN

Biem Benyamin

Born 1964

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0576 POLITICIAN

Siti Masitha Soeparno

Born 1964

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0580 POLITICIAN

Tutty Alawiyah

1942 - 2016

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0590 POLITICIAN

Irna Narulita

Born 1970

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0650 POLITICIAN

Eni Maulani Saragih

Born 1970

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0662 POLITICIAN

Anja Latenstein van Voorst-Woldringh

Born 1940

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0672 POLITICIAN

Alexander Tchernoff

Born 1942

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0675 POLITICIAN

Michael Grubert

Born 1959

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0690 POLITICIAN

Johan Scheffer

Born 1948

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0698 POLITICIAN

Mulfachri Harahap

Born 1966

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