List of people from Guntur

List of people from Guntur

This gives a rough list of People of importance from (or related to) the Guntur City and its Region/District (of India) in the last 2200 years. Some of these have international, national recognition and many other with local importance.

Pre-Medieval

* Acharya Nagarjuna (Philosopher)
* Ammaraja (Chalukyan King)

Medieval

* Jayapa Nayudu - Kakatiya miltary commander and writer on Indian Dance forms.
* Pierre Jules César Janssen (Detected first evidence of Helium during solar eclipse in Guntur)
* Sri Narayana Tirtha (Advaita Philosopher)
* Sri Thikkana somayaji, Andhra Mahabharatam
* Tenali Ramakrishna (One of the Ashtadiggajas)
* Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu - Ruler of Amaravati.

Recent

* [http://www.motherofall.org Amma Anasuyadevi of Jillellamudi] (Philosopher)
* Chakrapani (Motion Pictures)
* Chittor V. Nagaiah (Motion Pictures)
* Dhulipala (Motion Pictures)
* Ghantasala (Motion Pictures)
* Krishna (actor) (Motion Pictures)
* Gurram Joshua (Poet)
* Jandhyala Papayya Sastry (Poet Pushpa Vilapam, Kunthi Vilapam)
* Jagarlamudi Kuppuswamy (Philanthropist)
* Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao (Literature)
* Konda Venkatappayya (Freedom fighter, Philanthropist)
* Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (Motion Pictures)
* Jamuna (Motion Pictures)
* Kanchanamala (Motion Pictures)
* Kongara Jaggayya (Motion Pictures)
* Madabhushi Srinivasacharyulu (Theatrical, Motion Pictures)
* Madhavapeddi Satyam (Motion Pictures)
* Mukkamala (Motion Pictures)
* N.G. Ranga (Politics)
* [http://www.upperstall.com/people/bhanumathi.html Paluvayi] Bhanumathi (Motion Pictures)
* Satyam Sankaramanchi (Amaravati Kathalu)
* Savitri Kommareddy (Motion Pictures)
* Sistla Narasimharao (Freedom fighter, First MP of Guntur City [ [http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/28/stories/2006092815850400.htm The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Guntur News : First Guntur MP dead ] ] [ [http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/28/stories/2006092822120300.htm The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Guntur News : Narasimha Rao mourned ] ] )
* Tanguturi Prakasam (Freedom Fighter, First Chief Minister of AP)
* Tellakula Jalayya (Philanthropist)
* Tripuraneni Ramaswamy "Kaviraju" (Poet)
* Tummala Seetharama Murthy "Tenugulenka" (Poet)
* Vasireddy Seethadevi - Novelist
* Tripuraneni Gopichand - Novelist and Movie Director
* Y. Nayudamma- Renowned scientist.
* Uppu Sobhanachalapati Rao (Sobhan Babu) (Motion pictures)
* Vattikuti Venkata Subbaiah "Guntur Gandhi" (Philanthropist)
* Vavilala Gopalakrishnayya (Freedom Fighter, Philanthropist)
* Yeleswarapu Kutumba Sastry (Theatrical, Motion Pictures)

Current

* Brahmanandam (Motion Pictures)
* D. Ramanaidu (Motion Pictures)
* Dr. Jandhyala (Motion Pictures)
* Dr. Reddy [Pharma, Labs] (Entrepreneur) [ [http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aPXP80nuYooI Bloomberg.com: Exclusive ] ]
* Dr. Y. Nayudamma (Medicine)
* [http://www.chinnajeeyar.org/ Sri Chinna Jeer Swamy] - Sitanagaram (Philosopher)
* S. Janaki (Motion Pictures)
* Sri Viswaguru 'Viswamji' [ [http://www.viswaguru.com] ] - (Philosopher and Spiritual Guru)

References


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