People from Surakarta

7th President of the Republic of Indonesia

14th vice-president of Indonesia (since 2024)

Indonesian poet (1940-2020)

Prime Minister of indonesia (1898–1974)

2nd first lady of Indonesia (1923–1996)

Catholic archbishop (1896–1963)

Indonesian singer-songwriter (1917–2010)

archbishop from Indonesia

Indonesian politician (born 1944)

15th Health Minister of Indonesia

Willibrordus Surendra Broto Narendra (7 November 1935 – 6 August 2009), widely known as Rendra or W. S. Rendra, was an Indonesian dramatist, poet, activist, performer, actor and director.

Iriana (born 1 October 1963), also called Iriana Joko Widodo, is the former First Lady of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024. She is the wife of the former president, Joko Widodo and mother of the incumbent vice president, Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

Commander of the Indonesian Air Force (1924-2009)

Indonesian singer-songwriter

Alimin bin Prawirodirdjo (1889 – 26 June 1964) was an Indonesian independence movement figure and also Indonesian communist.

Indonesian politician and the third child of the Indonesian President Joko Widodo

Indonesian general

Indonesian politician (1957–2022)

Indonesian politician

Indonesian politician (1960–2023)

Mardiyanto (born 21 November 1946 in Surakarta, Central Java) is an Indonesian politician and former general. He was the governor of Central Java beginning in 1998, and was re-elected as a PDI-P party candidate in 2003. He held the position of Minister of Home Affairs until 2009 when he was succeeded by Gamawan Fauzi.

Dr. Sahardjo LL.B., (EYD: Saharjo; 26 June 1909 – 13 November 1963) was a National Hero and Minister of Justice of Indonesia during the First, Second, and Third Working Cabinets.

300px|thumb|right|Waldjinah at the 55th Tong Tong Fair at The Hague in 2013 Waldjinah (born 7 November 1945) is an Indonesian traditional singer, who known as the "Queen of Kroncong". She is most known for the song Walang Kekek, which made Javanese kroncong music known throughout Indonesia. She has also worked with other Indonesian artists, including Gesang Martohartono and Ismail Marzuki.

Indonesian Army general (1927-1950)

Indonesian academic, judge, and politician

Soedarno Nadi, well known as Hadji Samanhudi (1868 – 28 December 1956) was the founder of Sarekat Dagang Islam, an organization in Indonesia that previously served as an association for batik traders in Surakarta, and later broadened its scope to nationalist political issues.

painter (1915-1993)

Indonesian politician

Dutch architect (1889–1961)

2nd Head of Nusantara Capital City Authority (since 2024) and Minister of Public Works and Public Housing of Indonesia (2014—2024)

Indonesian politician (1924-2009)

Indonesian politician (1944-2019)

Indonesian choreographer, dancer, film director and actor (born 1945)

Indonesian politician (1923–2022)

Roosilawaty (15 April 1936 – 25 February 2009) was an Indonesian actress and dancer. Born with the name Surayi Pendidikan, Roosilawaty adopted her stage name when she started her career as a singer and dancer. She starred in her first lead role in the film Tjatut in 1956 and continued to appear in Indonesian films until 1963. Among her films are Tiga Dara (Three Virgins) and Lahirnja Gatotkatja (Birth of Gatotkatja), a latter inspired by traditional Indonesian wayang. She retired from acting and, after a period as a florist, subsequently founded Les Sphinx Promotion, an agency for artistic tal

Indonesian singer, film actress

Indonesian politician

Indonesian politician

Indonesian author and journalist (1948-2019)

Indonesian actor and model

right|thumb|K.R.T. Hardjonagoro's home in Surakarta Go Tik Swan, often identified by his royal title and Javanese name K.R.T. Hardjonagoro (May 11 1931, - November 5, 2008), was an Indonesian cultural figure, batik artist, and writer from Surakarta, Central Java.

Indonesian comedian (1956-2007)

Indonesian politician

Indonesia National Hero (1908–2000)

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia

Indonesian scientist

Indonesian actress and model

Indonesian politician and businesswoman

Indonesian jazz violinist

Indonesian politician and police figure

Indonesian general

former Indonesian judge

thumb|Ranggawarsita's grave in Klaten, Central Java Raden Ngabehi Ranggawarsita (14 March 1802 – 24 December 1873, , ) was a Javanese philosopher and poet. He was born into the famous literary Yasadipura family in Surakarta, in Central Java. He is sometimes called the last Javanese poet.