PERSONALITIES AND CELEBRITIES
PROMINENT HOMETOWN FIGURES
| Tunku Abdul Rahman | Former Prime Minister of Malaysia |
| Mahathir Mohamad | Former Prime Minister of Malaysia |
| Daim Zainuddin | Politician |
| Fadzil Noor | Politician |
| Tunku Sofiah Jewa | Jurist |
| Yuna (Yunalis Zarai) | Singer |
| Syed Mokhtar Al Bukhary | Businessman |
| Tan Zaki Tun Azmi | Former Chief Justice |
| Marina Mahathir | Social Activist |
| Khir Johari | Politician |
| Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah | Former Lord President |
| Mohamed Azmi Mohamed | Former Lord President |
| Abdullah Hussain | Writer |
| Shahnon Ahmad | Writer |
| Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary | Businessman |
| Mansor Othman (Pendang) | Politician |
| Asmah Haji Omar (Jitra) | Linguist |
| Din Merican | Blogger |
| Zulkiflee Anwar Haque (Gurun) | Cartoonist |
| Siti Hawa Salleh | Academic |
| Irene Fernandez (Sungei Petani) | Activist |
| Kassim Ahmad (Bukit Pinang) | Writer |
| K.J.John (Sungei Petani) | Activist |
| Chandra Muzaffar (Bedong) | Activist |
