List of people from North Sumatra
This is the list of notable people born in or notable for their association with North Sumatra, Indonesia. A Taufik Akbar, engineer and former astronaut candidate (Medan) Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, writer (Natal) Peter Alma, Dutch artist (Medan) Kelvin Anggara, gold medal recipient in International Chemistry Olympiad (Medan) Chairil Anwar, poet (Medan) Joko Anwar, movie director (Medan) Zainul Arifin, politician (Central Tapanuli Regency) Kenny Austin, model and actor who was Mister International 2015 Top 10 (Medan) B Patuan Besar Ompu Pulo Batu, better known as Sisingamangaraja XII, the last priest-king of Batak people (North Tapanuli Regency) Cosmas Batubara, politician, chairman and the co-founder of KAMI (Simalungun Regency) Gita Bhebhita, comedian (Medan) Muhammad Rizky Billar, actor (Medan) Kasma Booty, Malaysian actress (Kisaran) C Jenny Chang, actress (Medan) Ishak Charlie, entrepreneur (Medan) D Dhalia, actress (Medan) H.S. Dillon, assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Commissioner of the National Commission on Human Rights (Medan) E Arizal Effendi, diplomat (Medan) F Tjong A Fie, businessman and banker (Medan) G Djamin Ginting, national hero (Karo Regency) Lyodra Ginting, singer who previously won Indonesian Idol Season 10 (Medan) H Tengku Amir Hamzah, poet and national hero (Langkat) Burhanuddin Harahap, 9th Prime Minister of Indonesia (Medan) Rinto Harahap,