People from Yogyakarta

Suharto (8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the second and longest-serving president of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto led Indonesia as an authoritarian regime from 1967 until his resignation in 1998 following nationwide unrest. His 31-year dictatorship is considered one of the most brutal and corrupt of the 20th century: he was central to the perpetration of mass killings against alleged communists and subsequent persecution of ethnic Chinese, Islamists, irrelig

Prince Diponegoro (; born Bendara Raden Mas Mustahar, ; later Bendara Raden Mas Antawirya, ; 11 November 1785 – 8 January 1855), also known as Dipanegara and Dipa Negara, was a Javanese prince who opposed the Dutch colonial rule. The eldest son of the Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono III, he played an important role in the Java War between 1825 and 1830. After his defeat and capture, he was exiled to Makassar, where he died at 69 years old.

Indonesian educator, activist (1889-1959)

Sultan of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, first Governor of the Special region of Yogyakarta and 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (1912-1988)

Indonesian tennis player

Governor of Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia and Sultan of Yogyakarta, since 1989

Indonesian Islamic revivalist (1868-1923)

Dutch rower (1877-1943)

6th First Lady of Indonesia (1952–2019)

Indonesian director

film director

Wiranto (born 4 April 1947) is an Indonesian politician and retired army general, who is serving as the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Council, since December 2019. Previously, he was the Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces from February 1998 to October 1999 during Indonesia's transition from authoritarian rule to democracy. He ran unsuccessfully for President of Indonesia in 2004 and for the vice-presidency in 2009. On 27 July 2016, Wiranto was appointed Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, replacing Luhut Binsar Panjaitan.

Indonesian priest

Indonesian Islamic scholar

Saeroen (Perfected Spelling: Saerun; fl. 1920s–1962) was an Indonesian journalist and screenwriter. Born in Yogyakarta, he became a journalist after a time working at a railway station. By the mid-1930s he had established the daily Pemandangan with Oene Djunaedi and was writing editorials with the pen name Kampret. When the paper was dissolved, Saeroen drifted into the film industry as a writer, making his debut with Albert Balink's Terang Boelan (1937). Much of his later life was spent working with several minor publications.

Indonesian catholic archbishop (1894–1979)

Founding Father of the United Development Party (1921–1984)

Indonesian badminton player

Indonesian singer

National Hero of Indonesia, Doctor in Surakarta Court

Indonesian politician (1928-2005)

Indonesian paleoanthropologist (1929-2007)

Wife of Hamengkubuwono X (governor of Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

Indonesian police general

Indonesian photographer (1845–1912)

ruler of Pakualaman (1938–2015)

Indonesian film director and producer

Raden Mas Kartolo (died 18 January 1949) was an Indonesian actor and songwriter. Born in Yogyakarta to a noble family, he entered the theatre and married the actress Roekiah around 1933. The two, living in Batavia (now Jakarta) acted in numerous movies together, starting with the 1938 hit . However, Roekiah was always cast with other actors as her romantic interest. After Roekiah died in 1945, Kartolo brought the family to Yogyakarta and worked with Radio Republik Indonesia until his death. One of his sons, Rachmat Kartolo, went on to be an actor in the 1960s and 1970s.

Indonesian politician and radiologist (born 1964)

Indonesian model

Indonesian general and diplomat (1922–2012)

Indonesian writer

National Hero of Indonesia (1872-1946)

Dutch feminist and peace activist (1875–1960)

Indonesia religious figure (1927–2010)

Indonesian film actor and film director

Indonesian poet

Indonesian television presenter

Indonesian motorcycle racer

Soerjopranoto (EYD: Suryopranoto; 11 January 1871 – 15 October 1959) was an Indonesian politician and labor leader. He founded and lead the Personeel Fabriek Bond (PFB), a labor union associated with the Sarekat Islam movement, of which he was a member of from 1915 to 1933. He was dubbed "The Strike King" by the Dutch press for his involvement in the labor movement. He was also the elder brother of Ki Hajar Dewantara, a pro-independence activist and nationalist. Following his death, Soerjopranoto was proclaimed a national hero by President Sukarno.

Dutch astronomer (1924–1966)

Indonesian diplomat (1957-2015)

ruler of Paku Alam, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Indonesian air force officer

Dutch textile artist (1908-2004)

Raden Soediro (24 April 1911 – 18 April 1992) was an Indonesian politician who served as the first Governor of Jakarta, between 1958 and 1960. Prior to becoming Governor, Soediro served as Jakarta's mayor for five years until the city was made its own special capital region. Soediro was also Governor of Sulawesi between 1951 and 1953.