List of Javanese
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[edit] Academics
- Selo Soemardjan, sociologist.
- Poerbatjaraka, scientist in Javanese literature
- Pratiwi Sudarmono, scientist and former astronaut candidate.
[edit] Art and Entertainers
- Adlin Amani Ramli, Malaysian actor
- Affandi, expressionistic painter
- Anggun Cipta Sasmi, French singer
- A.R. Badul, Malaysian actor
- A.R. Tompel, Malaysian actor
- Aziz Sattar, Malaysian actor
- Basuki, Indonesian comedian
- Dian Sastrowardoyo, Indonesian model and actress (three-quarters Javanese)
- Eddie Van Halen and Alex Van Halen, American rock band Van Halen, Javanese mother
- Inul Daratista, Indonesian popular dangdut singer
- Julie Sudiro, Malaysian Singer
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar, actor (Javanese mother)
- Marina Joesoef, Indonesian painter and photographer (Javanese father)
- Mawi, Malaysian singer
- Michelle Branch, American singer (one Javanese grandparent)
- Nial Djuliarso, jazz pianist based in Manhattan
- Ning Baizura, Malaysian pop singer
- Raden Saleh, an aristocratic painter in the 19th century.
- Sudirman Arshad, a popular Malaysian singer in the 1980s.
- Tora Sudiro, Indonesian actor
[edit] Athletes
- Ananda Mikola, Indonesian race car driver
- Bambang Pamungkas, Indonesian soccer player
- Bima Sakti, Indonesian soccer player
- Chris John, Indonesian boxer
- Hendro Kartiko, Indonesian soccer player
- Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto, Indonesian soccer player
- Moreno Soeprapto, Indonesian race car driver
- Sugiantoro, Indonesian soccer player
- Tinton Suprapto, Indonesian race car driver
- Widodo C Putro, Indonesian soccer player
- Yayuk Basuki, Indonesian tennis athlete
[edit] Businesspeople
- Setiawan Djody, owner of Setdco group
[edit] Composers
- Gesang Martohartono, Indonesian composer of the song "Bengawan Solo"
- K.P.H Notoprojo, Indonesian composer
[edit] Military
[edit] Politicians
- Abdurrahman Wahid, Muslim intellectual and former Indonesian president.
- Amien Rais, Muslim intellectual
- Gajah Mada, prime minister in ancient Java empire of Majapahit
- Jayabaya, King and prophet in ancient Kediri kingdom.
- Megawati Soekarnoputri, former Indonesian president.
- LB Moerdani, former military and intelligence czar
- Mohamed Khir bin Toyo, ex-Chief Minister of Selangor, Malaysia.
- Munir, human right activist, partly Javanese
- Nurcholish Madjid, Muslim intellectual
- Soenario, former Indonesian foreign minister and ambassador.
- Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, revolutionary king of Yogyakarta
- Suharto, former Indonesian president
- Sukarno, one of Indonesia's founding fathers and former president.
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesian president incumbent.
- Paul Somohardjo, Surinamese politician.
[edit] Producers
- Garin Nugroho, film producer
- Rudy Soedjarwo, film producer
[edit] Writers
- Arizda Kushardini Sheridan, fictional writer (half Javanese)
- Pramoedya Ananta Toer, author, famous novel : Bumi Manusia part of tetralogy Buru island
- Subagio Sastrowardoyo, poet, essayist and literary critic.
[edit] Religion
- Julius Riyadi Cardinal Darmaatmadja, Indonesian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic church
[edit] Reporter
- Goenawan Mohamad, founder of Tempo media
[edit] Others
- Mata Hari, famous seductress and World War One German spy. Mother of Javanese descent.
