Notable People From Purworejo
- Jan Toorop, Dutch painter
- Alex Veenstra, Dutch Water Polo Athlete
- Karel Heijting, Dutch Football Player
- Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern, linguist and orientalist
- André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans, Dutch & Indonesian Botanist
- Syekh Imam Puro, a Moslem Cleric
- Kyai Sadrach, a Javanese Evangelist
- Wage Rudolf Soepratman, the writer of Indonesian National anthem "Indonesia Raya"
- Oerip Soemohardjo, Founder of Indonesian National Army
- Kasman Singodimedjo, member of Indonesian National Movement 1945.
- Ahmad Yani, Commander of Indonesian Army, also one of Heroes of Revolution 1965
- Sarwo Edhie Wibowo, Commander of RPKAD or kopassus, also the Father in-law of today's Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
- Bustanul Arifin, Head of Indonesian Bureau of Logistic
- Danurwindo, ex Indonesian football player and national team coach
- Erman Suparno, Minister of Labor
- Slamet Kirbiantoro, Commander-in-Chief Kodam Jaya (Pangdam Jaya)
- Endriartono Sutarto, Commander-in-Chief ABRI (Indonesian National Armed Forces) 2006
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