Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Java Central

Maulana Al-Habib Muhammad Luthfi bin Ali bin Yahya, colloquially known as Habib Luthfi, is an Arab Indonesian Islamic sheikh, kyai and preacher from Pekalongan, Central Java, who has served as a member of the Indonesian Presidential Advisory Council since December 2019.

Pramono Edhie Wibowo was an Indonesian military officer who served as the Chief of Staff of the Army from 31 June 2011 until 20 May 2013. He was the brother-in-law of former Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Before becoming Indonesian Army Chief of Staff, he was Commander of Army Strategic Command (Kostrad) (Pangkostrad), Commanding General of the Special Forces Command, Commander of the Military Territory III/Siliwangi, Chief of Staff of the Military Territory IV/Diponegoro, as well as Personal Aide of former Indonesian President, Megawati Soekarnoputri. He died at Cimacan Hospital, Cianjur Regency on 13 June 2020 due to a heart attack.

Budi Gunawan is an Indonesian police officer. He has served as Chief of the Indonesian State Intelligence Agency (BIN) since 9 September 2016. He is also chairman of the executive board of E-Sport Indonesia, tasked to develop e-sports in Indonesia. Previously, he was Deputy Chief of Indonesian National Police to General Badrodin Haiti since 22 April 2015 and Police General Tito Karnavian since 13 July 2016, until he was appointed chief of BIN. On 2 September 2016, President Jokowi named Budi Gunawan to become BIN chief to replace Sutiyoso and sent a letter to the DPR. He passed a fit and proper text conducted by the DPR Commission I and was then approved by a DPR plenary session. Budi Gunawan became the second policeman after General Sutanto (2009–2011) to lead BIN. He was also an aide to politician Megawati Sukarnoputri in 1999-2004.

Raden Mas Sumitro Djojohadikusumo was one of Indonesia's most prominent economists. During his lifetime Sumitro held several prominent roles including Minister of Industry and Trade, Minister of Finance, also Minister of Research during the New Order era. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia.

Oerip Soemohardjo was an Indonesian general and the first chief of staff of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. He received several awards from the Indonesian government, including the title National Hero of Indonesia in 1964.

Shesar Hiren Rhustavito is an Indonesian badminton player who affiliate with Djarum club. He won four consecutives Indonesia International tournament, two times at the USM International in Semarang, and two times at the Victor International in Surabaya.

Basuki Abdullah was an Indonesian painter and a convert to Roman Catholicism from Islam. His work is characterized as realism and has been exhibited in the Indonesian National Gallery. He received formal training in The Hague. During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia he was an art teacher. After the war he became known internationally, winning an art contest on the occasion of the accession in the Netherlands of Queen Juliana. His status in Indonesia provided an opportunity to paint the official portrait of President Suharto. Abdullah was beaten to death by three assailants during a break-in at his Jakarta home.

Djadoeg Djajakusuma fue un director de cine indonesio y promotor de formas de arte tradicionales. Nacido de un noble y su esposa en Temanggung, Java Central, Djajakusuma se interesó en las artes a una edad temprana, eligiendo seguir una carrera en el teatro. Durante la ocupación japonesa de 1943 a 1945 fue traductor y actor, y en la Revolución indonesia de cuatro años que siguió trabajó para la división educativa militar, varias agencias de noticias y en el teatro.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer, es el literato más conocido de Indonesia.

Anthoni Salim, also known as Liem Hong Sien is a Chinese-Indonesian businessman. He is the head of the Salim Group which conducts business all over Indonesia. As of 2019, he is the sixth wealthiest person in Indonesia with a net worth of 5.5 billion dollars).