List of Mandailing people


 * Abdul Haris Nasution, National Hero of Indonesia
 * Adam Malik, Politician
 * Adnan Buyung Nasution, Lawyer
 * Agus Salim Rangkuti, Military officer
 * Armijn Pane, Writer
 * Basyral Hamidy Harahap, Writer
 * Burhanuddin Harahap, Politician
 * Cosmas Batubara, Politician
 * Darmin Nasution, Businessman
 * Diana Nasution, Singer, actress
 * Faisal Basri, Economist
 * Hamsad Rangkuti, Writer
 * Harun Idris, Malaysian politician
 * Hasjrul Harahap, Politician
 * Lafran Pane, Educator
 * Merari Siregar, Writer
 * Mochtar Lubis, Journalist
 * Prisia Nasution, Actress
 * Sakinah Junid, Malaysia Women activism
 * Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Malaysian politician
 * Sanusi Pane, Writer
 * Sholeh Mahmoed Nasution, Indonesian Islamic televangelist
 * Suhaimi Kamaruddin, Malaysian lawyer
 * Soeman Hs, Indonesian writer
 * Todung Mulya Lubis, Lawyer
 * Willem Iskander, Indonesian writer, educator