List of Javanese

List of Javanese

=Academics=


* Selo Soemardjan, sociologist.
*Parsudi Suparlan, anthropologist
* Poerbatjaraka, scientist in Javanese literature
* Pratiwi Sudarmono, scientist and former astronaut candidate.

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)
* 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
* Tukul Arwana, Indonesian comedian

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

Businesspeople


* Setiawan Djody, owner of Setdco group

Composers


* Gesang Martohartono, Indonesian composer of the song "Bengawan Solo"
* K.P.H Notoprojo, Indonesian composer

Military


* Wiranto, Indonesian general.
* Sudirman, Indonesian general during independence war
* Ibnu Susanto, Second lieutenant who then became head of all Indonesian Prisons

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.

Producers


* Garin Nugroho, film producer
* Rudy Soedjarwo, film producer

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.

Religion


* Julius Riyadi Cardinal Darmaatmadja, Indonesian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic church

Reporter


* Goenawan Mohamad, founder of Tempo media

Others


* Mata Hari, famous seductress and World War One German spy. Mother of Javanese descent.

ee Also

* List of Minangkabaus


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