=== Figures of
Indonesian Independence === • Mr.
Wilopo; 7th
Prime Minister of Indonesia (1952–1953) • Mr.
Ali Sastroamidjojo; 8th and 10th Prime Minister of Indonesia (1953–1955; 1956–1957); Chairman of the
Indonesian National Party (PNI, 1960–1966) • Gen.(
Anu.)
Benedictus Oerip Soemohardjo; founder and first Commander of the
Indonesian National Armed Forces (
Panglima TNI, 1945);
National Hero of Indonesia •
Boentaran Martoatmodjo,
M.D.; 1st
Minister of Health (1945); co-founder of
Indonesian Red Cross Society (PMI, 1945) • Mr.
Kasman Singodimedjo;
Attorney General (1945–1946); Junior Minister of Justice in the
Second Amir Sjarifuddin Cabinet (1947–1948);
National Hero of Indonesia •
Wage Rudolf Soepratman (in debate); the writer of Indonesian national anthem "
Indonesia Raya" • Winoto Danoe Asmoro; Presidential House Chief-of-Staff for Ir.
Sukarno (1st
President of Indonesia)
Military Figures • Gen.(Anu.)
Ahmad Yani;
Chief-of-Staff of the Indonesian Army (KSAD)/
Minister of Defense (1962–1965);
National Hero of Indonesia; killed by soldiers in the
1965 coup attempt • Maj.Gen.(Ret.)
Pranoto Reksosamudro; Chief-of-Staff of the Indonesian Army (KSAD, 1965) • Lt.Col.(Ret.)
Yum Soemarsono; Pioneer of helicopter design in Indonesia • Lt.Gen.(Ret.)
Sarwo Edhie Wibowo; Commander of
Kodam XVII/CEN (Pangdam Cenderawasih, 1968–1970); Commander of
Special Forces Command (RPKAD/Kopassus, 1964–1967); father-in-law of
S.B. Yudhoyono (6th President of Indonesia) • Lt.Gen.(Ret.)
Joes Adipermono; Commander of Army Transport (1977–1978); Commander of Army Logistics (1979–1981) • Gen.(Ret.)
Endriartono Sutarto; Commander of
ABRI (Pangab, 2002–2006) • Maj.Gen.(Ret.)
Slamet Kirbiantoro; Commander of
Kodam V/Jaya (Pangdam Jayakarta, 2000–2001) • Maj.Gen.(Ret.)
Imam Edy Mulyono; Force Commander of the
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO, 2013–2015);
Indonesian Ambassador for Venezuela (2020–present) • Maj.Gen.(Ret.)
Khoirul Hadi; Expert Staff III for the
Commander of TNI (Pa Sahli Tk. III, 2023–2024); Special Staff for the Chief-of-Staff of the Indonesian Army (Stafsus KSAD, 2024) • Air Vice-Marshal Dr. Ir.
Purwoko Aji Prabowo, M.M., M.D.S.; Pangkoopsau III/Eastern Indonesia (2021); Governor of
Indonesian Air Force Academy (2023–present)
High-Ranking Officials •
Surono, M.D.; Minister of Health in the
First Hatta Cabinet (1949); Secretary General for the Ministry of Health,
United States of Indonesia (1949–1950) •
Sarino Mangunpranoto;
Minister of Education and Culture (1956–1957, 1966–1967);
Indonesian Ambassador for Hungary (1962–1966) • Brig.Gen.(Ret.)
Subrantas Siswanto; Governor of
Riau (1978–1980); Regent of
Kampar (1967–1978) • Hj.
Ani Yudhoyono, S.I.P.;
First Lady (2004–2014); late wife of Susilo B. Yudhoyono; daughter of Sarwo Edhie Wibowo • Ir. H.
Erman Soeparno,
M.B.A.,
M.Si.;
Minister of Manpower in the
United Indonesia Cabinet I (2005–2009) • Col.(Ret.)
Rd. Soeparno; Commander of
Kodam VI/MLW (Pangdam Mulawarman, 1968–1972); Member of the
People's Consultative Assembly (MPR, 1972–1974);
Mayor of Surabaya (1974–1979) • Drs.
Dwi Wahyu Atmaji, M.P.A.; Secretary for the
Ministry of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform (2014–2021) • Dr.
Hari Nur Cahya Murni; Acting Governor of
Jambi (2021); Director General of Regional Development at the
Ministry of Home Affairs (2020–2021) •
Hidayat Amir, Ph.D.; Director of Center for Analysis and Policy Harmonization,
Ministry of Finance (2021–present) ===
Academic/
Researchers === • Prof. Dr.
Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern (a.k.a. Hendrik Kern);
Professor of
Linguistics at
Leiden University,
Netherlands; an
orientalist • Prof. Dr.
André J.G.H. Kostermans;
Dutch and Indonesian
botanist • Prof.
Dr. Nicolaus Driyarkara,
S.J.; Professor of
Philosophy at the
University of Indonesia (UI, 1960–1967); member of
Supreme Advisory Council of Indonesia (1965–1967); Driyarkara College of Philosophy (
STF Driyarkara) is named after him • Prof. Dr.
Kunto Wibisono Siswomihardjo;
Rector of
Sebelas Maret University (UNS, 1986–1990); the first
Doctor of Philosophy graduated from
Gadjah Mada University (UGM); Professor of Philosophy at UNS • Prof. Dr.rer.soc. R.
Agus Sartono, M.B.A.; Professor of
Economics at UGM, Indonesia; Deputy of Education and Religion (2010–2019) and Deputy of Quality Improvement of Education and Religious Moderation (2019–present) at the
Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs • Prof. Dr.
Ir. Sri Suning Kusumawardani, S.T,
M.T.; Professor of
Electrical and Information Engineering at UGM, Indonesia; Director of Resources at the
Directorate General of Higher Education,
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology of Indonesia (2025-present) • Prof.
drg. Suryono,
S.H.,
M.M., Ph.D.; Professor of
Periodontology at UGM, Indonesia; Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, UGM (2021-2026) • Prof.
Dr.Eng. Muhammad Aziz; Professor of
Decarbonized Energy and Process Systems Engineering at
Tohoku University,
Japan •
Prof. (Asst.) Dr.Eng. Corinthias P.M. Sianipar, B.A.Sc., M.Sc., M.Eng.; Professor of
Socio-Ecological Systems for
Sustainable Regional Development at
Kyoto University, Japan • R.Ng. Tjitrowardojo, M.D.; one of earliest native-Indonesian (
bumiputra) lecturers at
STOVIA; great-grandfather of
B.J. Habibie (3rd President of Indonesia); Regional Public Hospital of Purworejo (RSUD) is named after him • Dr. Tafsir Nurchamid, Ak. M.Si.;
Vice Rector II of the University of Indonesia (UI, 2007–2012) • Dr. Yenti Garnasih,
S.H.,
M.H.;
expert of
criminal law and special criminal offenses at the
Trisakti University; member of
KPK selection committee (2015) • Dr. Supriyanto Rohadi, M.Si.; expert of
seismology at the
Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG); current Head of Geophysics Research at BMKG • Dr. Kris Sunarto, M.Si.; former
cartography expert at the
Geospatial Information Agency (BIG/Bakosurtanal) •
Dr.-Ing. Andry Widyowijatnoko,
M.T., IAI.; expert of building
architecture at the
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) • Dr.Eng. Imam Achmad Sadisun, S.T., M.T.; expert of applied
geology at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) • Dr. Taufiq A. Kurniawan; expert in electrical engineering at the University of Indonesia
Artists/Sportspeople •
Jan Toorop; Dutch painter; his daughter (
Charley Toorop) and grandson (
Edgar Fernhout) were also famous painters •
Thé Tjong-Khing; illustrator based in the Netherlands; three-times winner of the
Golden Stylus award (1978, 1985, 2003); winner of the
Woutertje Pieterse Prize (2005); winner of the
Max Velthuijs Prize (2010) •
Rempo Urip; film director • Drs. Bambang Irawan; industrial designer; former lecturer at the
Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) •
Ki Timbul Hadiprayitno; traditional Indonesian puppet (
wayang) master •
Herman Veenstra; Dutch
water polo athlete (
goalkeeper); fifth position in the
Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics •
Karel Heijting; Dutch
football player (
midfielder);
bronze medal in the
London 1908 Summer Olympics •
Danurwindo; Indonesian football player (1969–1982); won
Galatama (Indonesian Premier League) as
coach (1989, 1990, 1994); won Piala Utama (
Indonesian Community Shield) as coach (1992); Head coach of
Indonesian national football team (1995–1996) •
Hera Desi Ana Rachmawati; Indonesian
badminton player (2011–present); won
Indonesia International (
BWF International Challenge, 2012); runner-up of
Malaysia International (BWF International Challenge, 2011),
Vietnam Open (
BWF Grand Prix, 2013), and Indonesia International (BWF International Challenge, 2014) •
Putri Patricia; Indonesian actress
Religious Pioneers •
Sunan Geseng;
Muslim cleric; one of
Wali Songo (nine saints); disciple of
Sunan Kalijaga; Sunan Geseng Mosque in
Bagelen, Purworejo is named after him • Syekh Imam Puro; Muslim cleric •
Kyai Sadrach;
Javanese Christian evangelist; founded the forerunner of
Javanese Christian Church (GKJ) == References ==