List of Telugu people

This is a list of notable Telugu people.

Historic artists

* Nannayya
* Tikkana
* Yerrapragada
* Bammera Pothana
* Allasani Peddana
* Nandi Timmana
* Tenali Ramakrishna
* Poet Vemana
* Sreenathudu
* Sri Pothuluri Veerabramhendra Swamy
* Sidhendra Yogi- Originator of Kuchipudi

Royalty

* Gouthami Putra Satakarni -- Satavahana dynasty
* Pratapa Rudra Raju -- Kakatiya dynasty
* Rani Rudrama Devi -- Kakatiya dynasty
* Vijay Rama Gajapati Raju Pusapati -- Vijayanagaram
* Krishna Deva Raya -- Tuluva dynasty of Vijayanagara

Eminent Journalists

*T.V.Krishna

Music composers

*Tyagaraja
*Shyama Shastri
*Annamacharya
*Bhadrachala Ramadas
*Mangalampalli BalaMuraliKrishna
*Movva Kshetrayya

Religious leaders and philosophers

* Acharya Nagarjuna - Philosopher and Alchemist
* Yogi Vemana- Poet and philosopher
* Jiddu Krishnamurti - 20th century spiritual teacher and philosopher
* Viswamji
* Sri http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sringeri_Shankaracharya
* Sri Nimbarkacharya- One of the four principal Vaishnav acharyas of India.
* Sri Vishnuswami- One of the four principal Vaishnav acharyas of India.
* Sri Vallabhacharya- Another major Vaishnav acharya.
* Sri Satya Sai Baba - An internationally renowned Spiritual Master, based in Puttaparti
* Sri Pothuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy - Clairvoyant
* Sri Govindha Swamy - Founder of Aalaya Darshanam (Complete Information on Temples in India)srimati anasuya called jillellamudi amma in jillellamudi
* Swami Sundaracharya, Founder of Sarva Siddhi Peetha

Warriors, martyrs and freedom fighters

* Alluri Sitaramaraju
* Potti Sreeramulu
* Colonel D.S.RAJU
* Tanguturi Prakasam
* Pingali Venkayya
* Prof. N.G. Ranga
* Durgabai Deshmukh
* Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya
* Sarojini Naidu
* Kandukuri Veeresalingam
* Major Padmapani Acharya
* Bazawaada Gopal Reddy
* Grandhi Srinu B.Tech (Fought for woman rights)

cientists

* Duggirala Gopalakrishnaiah
* Yellapragada Subbarao
* C. N. R. Rao
* Y. Nayudamma
* Gandikota Gopala Rao
* Reddypalli Revanth kumar reddy

Writers

* Dr. Mahidhara Nalini Mohan Rao

Academia and science

* Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy, Founder and Vice-chancellor of Andhra University
* Raj Reddy - Computer scientist Dr. Raj Reddy - winner of the ACM Turing Award
* S. Bhagavantham

Award winners

Member of the British Empire
* Dr. Sekhar Tam Tam 2006 [http://www.geocities.com/kirantamtam/Dr_Sekhar_Tam_Tam_MBE.html]

Bharat Ratna
* V.V. Giri, awarded 1975
* Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, awarded 1954

Padma Vibhushan
* C. Narayana Reddy
* Dr. P. Venugopal
* Kaloji
* Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
* Prof.V. Ramalingaswami

Padmabhushan
* Akkineni Nageswara Rao
* Dr. B V Raju
* Jaggayya
* Raj Reddy
* Koduri Iswara Varaprasad Reddy
* Chiranjeevi
* Shri Adusumalli Radha Krishna
* Dr. Cingireddy Narayana Reddy
* Shri Vavilala Gopalakrishnaya
* Prof. V. Ramalingaswami
* P. Siva Reddy - [ophthalmologist]

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

* Karnam Malleswari - Weightlifting (1995-1996)
* Pullela Gopichand - Badminton (2000-2001)

Arjuna Award

* V.Ravikanth Reddy (Volleyball)
* Karnam Malleswari (Weight Lifting)
* Mohammad Azharuddin (Cricket)
* V.V.S. Laxman (Cricket)
* Mithali Raj (Cricket)
* Sania Mirza (Tennis)
* Koneru Humpy (Chess)
* Achanta S. Kamal (Table Tennis)
* Mukesh Kumar (Hockey)
* Mulini Reddy (Volleyball)
* Abdul Basith (Volleyball)
* M. Shyamsundar Rao (Volleyball)
* A. Ramana Rao (Volleyball)
* P.V. Ramana (Volleyball)
* M.ganesh(volleyball)
* Yousuf Khan (Football)
* J.J. Shobha (Athletics)
* Anil Krishnan (Rowing)
* M. Srinivasa Rao (Physically challenged - Badminton)

Democratic India politicians

* Late Shri. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy - ( Ex-President of India)
* Late Shri. Sarvepalli Radhakrishna - Ex-President of India
* Late Shri. Tanguturi Prakasam - Ex-Chief Minister of Madras Presidency and First Chief Minister Of Andhra State.
* Late Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao - Prime minister of India (1991-1996)
* Late Shri. Varahagiri, Venkata Giri - ( Ex-President of India)
* Late Shri. N.G. Ranga - Guinness Book of World Records
* Late Shri. Marri Chenna Reddy - Ex-Chief Minister
* Late.Shri. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, NTR - Ex-Chief Minister
* Late.Shri. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy - Maharastra Governor, Ex-Chief Minister
* Late.Shri. Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy - Ex-Chief Minister
* Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu - Ex-Chief Minister of A.P
* Shri Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy - Chief MinisterDr Kandarp Murali krishna MSc Phd NET SLET working as asstt librarian in Rajasthan agricultural university jobner he has been awarded jewl of India by Indian solidarity council in New Delhi 2006 for his outstanding achievement in his profession he has published 35 research articles in different areas of education. He is writer, poet/painter educationalist, geologist, librarian teacher scientists and many more. His father late K S aAvadhaniwas great vocalists of India born originally in mandapetta rajahmundry APS OF A

French Yanam

* Monsieur Diwan Bouloussou Soubramaniam Sastroulou, (Ancien Membre du Conseil Local et Conseil Municipal de Yanaon, Ancien Jury De Yanaon, Former Diwan of Manyam Zamindari of French Yanam)
* Monsieur Bezawada Bapa Naidou (Ancien Maire De Yanaon)
* Monsieur Kamichetty Venugopala Rao Naidou (Ancien Maire De Yanaon)
* Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu (Former MLA of Yanam for Six consecutive terms and Deputy Speaker, Speaker of Pondicherry)
* Monsieur Dadala Raphael Ramanayya (Freedom fighter)
* Monsieur Samatam Krishnayya (Poet and Pro-French Activist, Maire(interim) de Yanaon)
* Monsieur Madimsetti Satianandam (Ancien Maire De Yanaon)
* Monsieur Kanakala Tatayya Naidou (Ancien Assemblée Représentative de Yanaon)

Modern writers

* [http://www.akshamala.org Mangu Koneti Rao (1905-1996)]
* Dr C.R Reddy
* Kandukuri, Veeresalingam
* Gurazada, Apparao
* Srirangam, Srinivasarao
* Challapilla, Venkata Sastry
* Divakarla, Tirupathi Sastry
* Sripada, Subrahmanya Sastry
* Malladi, Ramakrishna Sastry
* Sankarambadi, Sundaracharya
* Devulapalli, Krishna Sastry
* Garimella Satyanarayana
* Mutnuru, Krishna Rao
* Viswanatha Satyanarayana
* Chilakamarthi, Lakshminarasimham
* Gudipati Venkatachalam
* Tripuraneni Ramaswamy
* Tummala Seetharama Murthy
* Dr. C Naryana Reddy
* Dasaradhi
* Gurram Joshua
* Boyi Bheemanna
* Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao
* Rachakonda, Viswanatha Sastry
* Kalipatnam, Rama Rao - Kara Master
* Dadanala, (Muppala) Ranganayakamma
* Mullapudi, Venkataramana
* Vasireddy Seethadevi
* Tripuraneni Gopichand
* Atluri Pitcheswara Rao
* Kaloji (Kaloji Narayan Rao)
* Yandamuri Satyanarayana Rao (Srivatsava)
* Suravaram Pratap Reddy
* Saraswati Devi
* Yashoda Reddy
* Yandamuri Veerendranath
* Dakshina Murthy Patibandla
* Lakshmi Raghukumar

Business

* Anji Reddy - Dr Reddy's Labs
* Ramoji Rao - Eenadu Group
* Prathap C. Reddy - Apollo Hospitals
* Ramalinga Raju - Satyam computers
* Y. Venugopal Reddy - Governor of Reserve Bank of India

ports

* Karnam, Malleswari - Olympic medalist in weight lifting
* Pullela, Gopi Chand - 2002 All England Shuttle Badminton Champion
* Kodi, Ramamurthy - Indian Hercules
* C.K. Nayudu First Captain of Indian Cricket Team
* Mohamad Azharuddin - Cricketer, Former Indian Cricket Captain
* V. V. S. Laxman - Cricketer
* Venkatapathy Raju - Cricketer
* Mithali Raj - Woman Cricketer
* Koneru, Humpy - Woman Chess prodigy
* Saina Nehwal- Badminton
* Sania Mirza- Tennis
* Vikash Dhorasoo - French international footballer, played for France in 2006 World Cup. Telugu origin.

Film personalities

these are the third rated personalities
* Dr. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Film Actor/Director/Producer
* Dr. Akkineni Nageswara Rao Film Actor & Studio owner
* Akkineni L. V. Prasad Producer/Director
* S. V. Ranga Rao Veteran Telugu/Tamil Actor
* Chittooru Nagayah - Veteran Telugu Actor
* Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao - Singer and Musician
* Bhanumati - Versatile Actress/Singer, Director and Dance.
* Pasupuleti Kannamba - Actress
* Allu Rama Lingaiah - Veteran Actor
* Kaikala Satyanarayana- Actor
* Kalagara Ram Babu - Producer & director
* Kommareddy Savithri - Actress
* Gummadi Venkateswara Rao - Film Actor
* Kanta Rao - Film Actor
* Bapu (Sattiraju Laxminarayana) - Artist and Film Director
* Krishnam Raju - Film Actor
* Krishna - Film Actor & Studio owner
* Sobhan Babu - Film actor
* D. Ramanaidu Producer & Studio owner
* Dasari Narayana Rao - Film Actor/Director
* Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao - Director/Producer
* Adurthi Subba Rao - Producer & Director
* K.Prathyagatma - Writer & Director
* Kasinadhuni Viswanath - Film Director
* Rao Gopal Rao - Film Actor
* Chalam _ Film Actor
* S P Balasubrahmanyam- Singer
* S. P. Sailaja - Singer
* Mohan Babu - Film Actor/Producer
* Sharada - Film Actress
* Jayasudha - Film Actress
* Jaya Prada - Film Actress
* Maganti Murali Mohan - Film Actor/Producer
* D. V. S. Raju - Film Producer
* Datla Venkata Narasa Raju- Writer and Film Director
* Paruchuri Brothers - Writers
* Thotta Tharani _ Art Director
* A. Kodandarami Reddy - Film Director
* Chiranjeevi - Film Actor
* Nandamuri Balakrishna - Film Actor
* Akkineni Nagarjuna - Film Actor/Poducer and Studio owner
* Daggubati Venkatesh- Film Actor
* Vijayashanti - Film Actress
* Yandamuri Veerendranath - Witer/Director
* Nandamuri Harikrishna - Film Actor
* Veeramachaneni Jagapati Choudary - Film Actor
* Raviteja - Film Actor
* Pawan Kalyan - Film Actor
* Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu - Film Actor
* Suthivelu - Actor Acted more than 700 films
* Jandhyala- Film Director
* Gadde Rajendra Prasad - Film Actor
* Vamsy - Film Director
* EVV Satyanarayana - Film Director
* Veturi Sundara Ram Murthy - Poet and Lyricist
* Sirivennela Sitaramasastri- Poet and Lyricist
* Madhavapeddi Satyam - Singer
* Acharya Aathreya - Poet and Lyricist.
* Kosaraju Raghavayya - Lyricist
* Allu Aravind - Film Producer
* C. Ashwini Dutt - Film Producer
* M. Arjuna Raju - Film Producer
* K. S. Rama Rao - Film Producer
* Ram Gopal Varma - Film Producer/Director
* M. M. Keeravani - Music Director
* Mani Sharma - Music Director
* A.M. Ratnam - Film Producer
* M. S. Raju - Film Producer
* Kota Srinivasa Rao - Film Actor
* Brahmanandam - Film Actor
* Tanikella Bharani - Dialogue Writer/Actor
* M. S. Narayana - Film Actor
* Ali - Film Actor
* S.V. Krishna Reddy - Director
* Nagendra Babu - Film Actor/Producer
* Srihari - Film Actor
* A. Sreekar Prasad - Film Editor
* Krishna Vamsi - Film Director
* Puri Jagannadh - Film Director
* Tarun - Film Actor
* Trivikram Srinivas - Dialogue Writer/Film Director
* Jr. NTR - Film Actor
* Prabhas Raju Uppalapati - Film Actor
* Devi Sri Prasad - Music Director
* S. S. Rajamouli - Film Director
* V. V. Vinayak - Film Director
* Nitin Kumar Reddy - Film Actor
* Dil Raju , Venkatramana Reddy - Film Producer
* Kalyan Ram - Film Actor
* Allu Arjun - Film Actor
* Vishnu Vardhan Babu - Film Actor
* Allari Naresh - Film Actor
* Ram - (Film actor
* Ram Charan Teja - Film Actor
* Sindhura Gadde - Film Actress/Model

ee also

* List of Telugu poetsSrirangam Srinivasa Rao
Cingireddi Narayana Reddy

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