People from the Bangka Belitung Islands

Khadijah Azhari (born 19 November 1967), better known by her stage name Ayu Azhari, is an Indonesian actress and author.

Artika Sari Devi Kusmayadi (born 29 September 1979) is the 2004 winner of Puteri Indonesia (Miss Indonesia). She also represented Indonesia in 2005 Miss Universe pageant. She's the first Indonesian and Sumatran to be placed as a finalist in Miss Universe history.

Monica Nicholle Sandra Dewi Gunawan Basri (born August 8, 1983), better known as Sandra Dewi, is an Indonesian actress, businesswoman, and brand ambassador for several Indonesian and South East Asian brands.

Sonia Fergina Citra (born 27 April 1993) is an Indonesian Ambassador for Child Protection Commission, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Puteri Indonesia 2018. She represented Indonesia at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant held in at IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi Province, north of Bangkok, Thailand. Sonia became the sixth Indonesian, third Sumatran and the second representative of Bangka Belitung to place in the semifinals in Miss Universe history.

Mr. Tjung Tin Jan (9 February 1919 – February 1994) or Jani Arsadjaja was an Indonesian politician and lawyer of Chinese Indonesian origin.

Willem Frederick August (Gus) Winckel (3 November 1912 – 17 August 2013) was a Dutch military officer and pilot who flew for the Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force (ML-KNIL) in World War II. During the attack on Broome, Western Australia, on 3 March 1942, Winckel managed to land his plane full of refugees safely on the Broome airstrip just before the Japanese attack. He then dismounted the plane's machine gun and shot down one of the Japanese fighters, the only Allied "kill" during the attack.

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (born 29 June 1966) is an Indonesian businessman, politician and former governor of Jakarta. He is also known by his Hakka Chinese nickname Ahok (Chinese: 阿學).

Riski Novriansyah (born 23 November 1989) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 2 club PSMS Medan.

Supardi Nasir Bujang (born 9 April 1983) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays for Persib Bandung in the Liga 1 as a full-back and is the captain of the club. He debuted on the Indonesia national football team as a substitute at the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship.

Johannes Evert Hendrik Akkeringa (17 January 1861 – 12 April 1942) was part of the second generation of the Hague School painters. Akkeringa is primarily known for his paintings and watercolours of women and playing children at the beach, women mending nets and intimate tea-time conversations.