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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- Field: Writer Clear ×
Hella Haasse
1918 - 2011
Jeroen Brouwers
Born 1940
Tonke Dragt
Born 1930
Arthur van Schendel
1874 - 1946
Helga Ruebsamen
1934 - 2016
F. Springer
1932 - 2011
Laksmi Pamuntjak
Born 1971
Afrizal Malna
Born 1957
Yvonne Keuls
Born 1931
Clara Ng
Born 1973
Yusuf Mansur
Born 1976
Elisabeth Couperus-Baud
1867 - 1960
Oka Rusmini
Born 1967
Ratih Kumala
Born 1980
Alanda Kariza
Born 1991
Mira W.
Born 1951
Sophie Masson
Born 1959
Rain Chudori
Born 1994