Classical Figures
- Airlangga, founder of Kahuripan Kingdom
- Hayam Wuruk, king from Rajasa Dynasty and the fourth monarch of Majapahit during the empire's golden age
- Joko Tingkir, founder and first king of the Sultanate of Pajang
- Jayabaya, king and prophet in ancient Kediri kingdom
- Ken Arok, founder of Rajasa Dynasty whose descendants became the ruling house of Singhasari Kingdom and Majapahit empire
- Ken Dedes, wife of Ken Arok
- Raden Wijaya, king from Rajasa Dynasty and the first monarch of Majapahit
- Rakai Pikatan, king of Sanjaya Dynasty in the 9th century AD, builder of Prambanan Hindu temple in Central Java
- Samaratungga, king of Sailendra Dynasty, builder of Borobudur Buddhist temple in Central Java
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