List of Telugu people

This is a list of notable Telugu people.

Poets

Gona Budda Reddy
Vemana
Tikkana
Yerrapragada
Bammera Pothana
Allasani Peddana
Tenali Ramakrishna
Nannayya
Sidhendra Yogi- Originator of Kuchipudi
Molla - First Telugu woman poet, also the author of Telugu Ramayana
Kancherla Gopanna

Royalty

Goutami Putra Satakarni -- Satavahana dynasty
Madhava Varma -- Vishnukundina Dynasty
Rajaraja Narendra -- Eastern Chalukya
Rani Rudrama Devi -- Kakatiya dynasty
Reddy dynasty
Musunuri Kaapaaneedu—Liberator of Telugus from Delhi Sultanate
Madurai Nayaks
Tanjavur Nayaks
Kandy Nayaks, ruled Sri Lanka
Telugu Cholas
Pemmasani Nayaks
Musunuri Nayak

Journalists

Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao - journalist of early twentieth century and father of the library movement in Andhra,Founder of Andhra patrika.
N. Subba Rao Pantulu and D.Kesava Rao pantulu (Co Founders of The Hindu)
G. K. Reddy - Journalist
Suravaram Pratapareddy - Founder of Golconda Patrika, a journal in Hyderabad State.
Palagummi Sainath - Rural India Affaris Reporter, The Hindu.
Ghanta vijayakumar,senior staff reporter,vaarthadaily,nandigama,vijayawada and editorial director repatikosam monthly
Dr.Kondaveeti Murali- * Founder-India's 1st TV News Bulletins (Non-Govt.).
Founder-World's 1st Internet (dot) TV, India's 1st TV Journalist (Non-Govt.),World's 1st Internet Journalist, World’s 1st Internet TV Journalist, India’s 1st Cable TV Tele-film Co-Producer, 23 Country & World Records Winner, Writer & Biographer more than 100 Books (Print, Audio & Video),Publisher-10 Epics & world’s great Books in Braille Script, English Language for the sake of Visually challenged Children (Like The Ramayana, The Mahabharata, The Maha Bhagavatha including The Qura’n, The Bible and Mahatma Gandhi etc.)
Syammohan - Popularly known as Cartoonist and Journalist.He worked Udayam,Andhra Jyothi Daily News Papers. Now he is running Rural Media.in News website.

Musicians and composers

Tallapaka Annamayya (or) Annamacharya (1408-1503),First Telugu Poet and Pioneer of Carnatic Music.He wrote 32,000 (Thirty two Thousand) Sankeerthanas, Sankeerthana Lakshna Grandham and many more.
Tyagayya (or)Tyaraja (or) Tyagaraja Swamy (1767-1847],Popularly known as Father of Carnatic Music
Tallapaka Timmakka (1767-1847],Popularly known as First Telugu Poetess.She is Wife of Tallapaka Annamacharya.
Molla , First Telugu Poetess after Tallapaka Timmakka.She is popularly known as Kavayitri Molla.
Bhadrachala Ramadas
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
M. Balamuralikrishna
Kshetrayya, He is popularly known as "Maha Kavi Kshetrayya. He had written poems on Lord Sri Krishna as Kshetrayya Padaalu.
U. Srinivas, He is popularly known as Mandolin Srinivas.

Religious leaders and philosophers

Trailanga - Incarnation of Lord Shiva. Lived in Varanasi after he became Sannyasi.
Vallabha Acharya - One of the prominent Bhakthi movement leaders
Acharya Nagarjuna - Buddhist Philosopher and Alchemist
Yogi Vemana- Poet and philosopher
Pothuluri Veerabrahmam-A well-known saint and astronomer in the 17th century
U. G. Krishnamurti - Philosopher
Jiddu Krishnamurti - 20th century spiritual teacher and philosopher
Sringeri Shankaracharya
Nimbarka - One of the four principal Vaishnav acharyas of India.
Vishnuswami - One of the four principal Vaishnav acharyas of India.
Vallabha - Another major Vaishnav acharya.
Satya Sai Baba - An internationally renowned Spiritual Master, based in Puttaparti
Sadasiva Brahmendra - A Bhakthi Poet
Bhakta Potana - A realised Soul and a Bhakthi poet who translated Bhagavatam to Telugu
Kancherla Gopanna - A great devotee to Lord Rama, composed many songs on Rama
Annamacharya - A great devotee of Tirumala Lord Venkateshwara who has written 40000 songs and composed them.
Tyagaraja - A great devotee of Lord SriRama who is excelled in carnatic music and have written and composed some 30000 songs majorly on Sri Rama. He is born of a Telugu family, and brought up in present Tamil Nadu.
Syama Sastri- He is the oldest among the Trinity of Carnatic music, Tyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar being the other two. All his compositions are in Telugu. He is born of a Telugu family, and brought up in present Tamil Nadu.

Warriors, martyrs and freedom fighters

Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy- Freedom fighter of India,led the first revolt against British in India.
Alluri Sitaramaraju- Freedom fighter
Kandukuri Veeresalingam-Social Reformer,Writer,Editor,Performed first Widow Marriage in India.
Pingali Venkayya - Freedom fighter and Indian National Flag designer.
Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao - Writer of the National Pledge (India),written in Telugu first,later translated to other Indian languages.
Tanguturi Prakasam
Arutla Ramchandra Reddy - Indian freedom fighter & Telangana movement leader from Nalgonda
Potu Narsimha Reddy - Social Reformer, Satyagraha Movement leader from Adilabad.
Vedre Ramachandra Reddy Bhoodhan - Social Reformer, Satyagraha Movement leader.
Potti Sreeramulu - Responsible for the formation of Andhra State, died after fasting for statehood.
Sarojini Naidu
Anabheri Prabhakar Rao
Gouthu Latchanna
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
Kaneganti Hanumanthu
Goparaju Ramachandra Rao
Tripuraneni Ramaswamy
N.G. Ranga
Durgabai Deshmukh
Kaloji Narayana Rao

Scientists

Yellapragada Subbarow (1895 – 1948): Indian biochemist who made many important discoveries while working in the United States
Raj Reddy - Renowned scientist in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science and academician. He is the first and the only winner of Turing award from India.
Suri Bhagavantam: A famous Indian scientist and administrator who worked and collaborated with C.V.Raman He worked as Director of the Indian Institute of Science and the Defence Research and Development Organisation and as adviser to the Indian defense ministry.
Yelavarthy Nayudamma
D. Bap Reddy: Entomologist and Acting Assistant Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations

Writers

Paravastu Chinnayya Soori
C. Narayana Reddy : winner of gnanapeeta award
Tapi Dharma Rao Naidu - Writer
Suravaram Pratap Reddy - Writer and historian from Telangana
Kethu Viswanatha Reddy - Poet from Rayalaseema
Kesava Reddy - Telugu novelist from Chittoor
Ravuri Bharadhwaja - winner of gnanapeeta award Telugu novelist
Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy - Maximum number of stories written in Telugu- Over 3000

Artists

Nandikolla Gopala Rao- Father of Modern Indian Art of Andhra Pradesh
Pakhal Tirumal Reddy - Artist
Krishna Reddy (artist) - Printmaker and sculptor
Laxma Goud
Damerla Rama Rao
Vempati Chinna Satyam – Exponent of Kuchipudi dance
Raja and Radha Reddy- Kuchipudi dancers
Shobha Naidu - Kuchipudi dancer
Yamini Reddy - Kuchipudi dancer
Eelapata Raghuramaiah- Stage and Cine Actor of Andhra Pradesh

Academia and science

Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy - First Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan - Second President of Republic of India, and noted Philosopher
C.N.R. Rao - Indian chemist who has worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry.
G. Ram Reddy - Former University Grants Commission chairman
Raj Reddy - Computer scientist Dr. Raj Reddy - winner of the ACM Turing Award
Sarvepalli Gopal - Indian Historian
J. N. Reddy - Oscar S. Wyatt Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University
Arjula Ramachandra Reddy - Biologist, First vice-chancellor of Yogi Vemana University
Pavani Parameswara Rao - a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India
[ Dr.Rizhel Chaudhary (Tanya Edupuganti)]-First South Indian Woman Numerologist,first Telugu Woman Numerologist and first South Indian Business Numerologist

Award winners

Bharat Ratna

V.V. Giri, awarded 1975
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, awarded 1954
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya,awarded 1955

Padma Vibhushan

Padmabhushan

Jnanpith Award

Viswanatha Satyanarayana for his work "Ramayana Kalpavrukshamu" for the year 1970.
C. Narayanareddy for his Telugu poetic work Viswambara for the year 1988.
Ravuri Bharadhwaja for his Telugu poetic work "Pakudu Rallu" (Crawling Stones) for the year 2012.

Sahitya Akademi Award

Viswanadha Satyanarayana for his Poetry book "Viswanadha Madhyakaralu"
Suravaram Pratap Reddy for his social history book Andhrula Sanghika Charitamu (1955)
Kethu Viswanatha Reddy for his Short Stories Book Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kathalu

* dr.yarlagadda lakshmiprasad for his novel dravupadhi

Dada Saheb Phalke award

Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy (1974) - First South Indian to receive the highest award in movies in India.
Paidi Jairaj (1980)
B.Nagi Reddy (1986)
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1990)
D. Ramanaidu (2009)

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

Pullela Gopichand - Badminton (2000–2001)

Arjuna Award

V.V.S. Laxman - Cricket
Mithali Raj - Cricket
Mukesh Kumar - Hockey

Politicians

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy - Ex-President of India, Ex-Speaker of Lok Sabha, Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
V.V. Giri - Ex-President of India
Tanguturi Prakasam - Ex-Chief Minister of Madras Presidency and First Chief Minister Of Andhra State.
P. V. Narasimha Rao - Father of Indian Economic Reforms,Ex-Prime minister of India (1991–1996).
Bezawada Gopala Reddy - Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy - Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Tanguturi Anjaiah - Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy - Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
N. T. Rama Rao - Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
N.G. Ranga - Guinness Book of World Records
Marri Chenna Reddy - Ex-Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy - Maharashtra Governor, Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy - Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Nara Chandrababu Naidu - Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Konijeti Rosaiah - Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Governor of Tamil Nadu
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy - Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy - Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao - First and Present Chief Minister of Telangana.
Vijayakanth- Leader of opposition and DMDK Leader, Tamil Nadu
Vaiko- Leader of MDMK, Tamil Nadu

French Yanam

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)
Bezawada Bapa Naidou - (Ancien Maire De Yanaon)
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 Puducherry Legislative Assembly.
Dadala Raphael Ramanayya - Freedom fighter
Samatam Krishnayya - Poet and Pro-French Activist, Maire(interim) de Yanaon

Modern writers

Business

Satya Nadella - CEO, Microsoft
Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao - GMR Group
Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy - GVK Group
Anji Reddy
Padmasree Warrior - CEO, Cisco Systems
Lagadapati Madhusudan Rao - Lanco Infra Founder, MD
Duvvuri Subbarao - Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Y. Venugopal Reddy - Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Prasad Nimmagadda - Matrix Labs Founder, MD
Varaprasad Reddy - Shanta Biotech Founder, MD
Prathap C. Reddy - Founder, Apollo Hospitals
AVS Raju - Founder, Nagarjuna Construction Company
Nama Nageswara Rao - Founder, Madhucon Projects
Ramoji Rao - Eenadu Group
Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy - KMC Infra Founder, MD
Srini Kopollu - Microsoft India
Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy - Chairman, Balaji Group.
T. Subbarami Reddy - Founder of Gayatri Group of Companies.
Byrraju Ramalinga Raju - Founder of Satyam Computers.

Sports

C.K. Nayudu Ex-Captain of Indian Cricket Team.
Buchi Babu Naidu- Father of South Indian Cricket.
Cotah Ramaswami- Represented India in both International Cricket & Tennis.
M. S. K. Prasad - Cricketer.
M. L. Jaisimha - Cricketer.
Shivlal Yadav - Cricketer.
Bharath Reddy - Test Cricketer (1978–1981).
Venugopal Rao - Cricketer
Ambati Rayudu - Cricketer
V. V. S. Laxman - Cricketer
Venkatapathy Raju - Cricketer
Rohit Sharma - Cricketer
Mithali Raj - Cricketer
Sharath Kamal - Table Tennis.
Koneru Humpy - Chess Grand Master,Arjuna Award winner
Chetan Anand - Badminton champion.
Pullela Gopichand - 2002 All England Shuttle Badminton Champion.
Jwala Gutta - Badminton champion.
Vikash Dhorasoo - French international footballer, played for France in 2006 World Cup.
Neelapu Rami Reddy - Sprinter and athletics champion.
A. Ramana Rao - Volley Ball Player.
Karnam Malleswari - Olympic medalist in weight lifting.
Kodi Rammurthy Naidu - Bodybuilder and wrestler.
Laxman Reddy - Body Building champion - Winner,Mr. World 2010
Pendyala Harikrishna - Chess Grand Master

Movies

Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu - Father of Telugu cinema.
H.M. Reddy- First Telugu,first Tamil & first Kannada film director.
B.N. Reddy- Legendary director & producer, Dadasaheb phalke winner.
B. Nagireddy - Legendary director & producer, Dadasaheb phalke winner.
Moola Narayana Swamy - Vauhini Studios owner and producer.
Eelapata Raghuramaiah - Telugu Film & Stage Actor, Padmasri Award Winner, Kendra Sangeeta Nataka Akademy Award Winner
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao - Film Actor/Director/Producer.
Dr. Akkineni Nageswara Rao - Film Actor & Studio owner.
S.V. Ranga Rao - Telugu film actor, producer.
Chittor V. Nagaiah - Veteran Telugu Actor
Sri Divya - Telugu film actress
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao -Telugu film actor
Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao - Legendary Singer and music Composer.
Relangi Venkata Ramaiah - Film Actor and Singer.
Ramana Reddy - Comedian.
Savitri - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer.
Vanisri - Telugu and Kannada actress.
Lakshmi - Telugu and Tamil Actress.
Chiranjeevi - Telugu actor.
Rekha - Telugu born-Hindi actress,also winner of National Film Award.
Nandamuri Balakrishna - Telugu actor.
Kanta Rao - Film Actor.
Padmanabham - Film Actor, Producer.
M. Prabhakar Reddy - Actor.
Dasari Narayana Rao - Telugu director, actor and producer.
Midde Rama Rao - Film Producer.
Chalam - Actor and Producer.
Kaikala Satyanarayana - Actor and producer.
Katta Subba Rao - Telugu Film Director.
Rajanala - Actor.
Allu Rama Lingaiah - Actor/Comedian.
Pasupuleti Kannamba - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer.
Krishnaveni (actress) - Actress, singer, producer.
Devika - Telugu and Tamil actress.
G. Varalakshmi - Actress.
S. Varalakshmi - Telugu, Tamil actress.
Santha Kumari - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer.
Bhanumathi Ramakrishna - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer.
Jamuna - Telugu actress.
Sowkar Janaki - Telugu, Tamil actress.
Krishna Kumari - Telugu actress.
Annapoorna (actress) - Telugu actress.
Kasinadhuni Viswanath - One of India's most famous directors.
S.P. Balasubrahmanyam - Singer, Guinness record holder having sung more number of songs by any male.
S. Janaki - a legendary South Indian playback singer
P. Susheela - a legendary South Indian playback singer
S.P. Sailaja - Singer
Mano - Singer
Akkineni L. V. Prasad - Producer/Director
Edida Nageshwara Rao - Producer
Allu Aravind - Producer
A.M. Rathnam - Producer
Nagendra Babu - Actor/producer.
Srihari - Actor/producer.
Rambha (actress) - Actress
Roja Selvamani - Actress
Bhanupriya - Actress
Rajiv Kanakala - Actor
Kodi Ramakrishna - Director
Suthi Veerabhadra Rao - Actor
Sekhar Kammula - Director/producer
Nagesh Kukunoor - Director/producer
V.V. Vinayak - Director
Krishna Vamsi - Director
Sukumar - Director
Bapu (Sattiraju Laxminarayana) - Artist/Film Director.
Krishnam Raju - Film Actor.
Krishna - Film Actor/Studio owner
Sobhan Babu - Film Actor.
Adurthi Subba Rao - Film Producer/Director.
D. Ramanaidu - Film Producer/Studio owner.
A. Kodandarami Reddy - Film Director.
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao - Director/Producer
Rao Gopal Rao - Film Actor.
Mohan Babu - Film Actor/Producer.
Sharada - Film Actress
Jayasudha - Film Actress
Jaya Prada - Film Actress
Maganti Murali Mohan - Film Actor/Producer
Paruchuri Brothers - Writers
Akkineni Nagarjuna - Film Actor/Producer/Studio owner.
S.V. Krishna Reddy - Film Director.
Venkatesh- Film Actor.
Vijayashanti - Film Actress.
Yandamuri Veerendranath - Writer/Director
Jagapati Babu - Film Actor
Babu Mohan - Standup comedian
Jandhyala- Film Director
Rajendra Prasad - Film Actor
Vamsy - Film Director
Veturi Sundara Rama Murthy - Poet and Lyricist
Sirivennela Sitaramasastri- Poet and Lyricist
Raviteja - Film Actor
C. Ashwini Dutt - Film Producer
Dil Raju (Venkatramana Reddy) - Film Producer
K.S. Rama Rao - Film Producer
Ram Gopal Varma - Film Producer/Director
M.M. Keeravani - Music Director
Mani Sharma - Music Director
M.S. Raju - Film Producer
Kota Srinivasa Rao - Film Actor
Suthi Velu - Actor
Brahmanandam - Film Actor, Guinness record holder for acting more than 700 films.
Tanikella Bharani - Dialogue Writer/Actor
M.S. Narayana - Film Actor
Ali - Film Actor
A. Sreekar Prasad - Film Editor
Puri Jagannadh - Film Director
Pawan Kalyan - Telugu actor.
Mahesh Babu - Film Actor.
Tarun - Film Actor.
Trivikram Srinivas - Dialogue Writer/Film Director
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. - Film Actor/singer/danser.
Prabhas - Film Actor.
Nitin Kumar Reddy - Film Actor.
Allu Arjun - Actor.
Ram Charan Teja - Actor.
Devi Sri Prasad - Music Director
Surender Reddy - Film Director
S.S. Rajamouli - Film Director
Vishal Krishna Reddy - Actor
jiiva - Actor
Jithan Ramesh - Actor
Kalyan Ram - Film Actor/Producer.
Vishnu Vardhan Babu - Film Actor.
Allari Naresh - Film Actor.
Manchu Manoj - Film Actor.
Ram - Film actor
Chota K. Naidu - Cinematographer
Shyam K. Naidu - Cinematographer
Ravi Krishna - Actor
Ananth Sreeram - Lyricist
Moola Narayana Swamy - Producer
P. Pullaiah - Producer
Shyam Prasad Reddy - Film Producer
D.V. Narasa Raju- Writer and Film Director
Madhavapeddi Satyam - Singer
S. Gopal Reddy - Cinematographer, Producer
Roja Selvamani - Actress turned politician
Sameera Reddy - Actress
Sneha (actress) - Actress
E.V.V. Satyanarayana - Film Director
Rami Reddy - Actor
Hari Kondabolu - Standup comedian
Rallapalli Narasimha Rao - Actor
Keerthi Reddy - Actress
Laya - Film Actress
Jaya Prakash Reddy - Actor
Meka Srikanth - Film Actor
G. Neelakanta Reddy - Film Director
J.D. Chakravarthy - Film Actor
Uday Kiran - Film Actor
Vaibhav Reddy - Actor
Sameer Reddy - Cinematographer
Aryan Rajesh - Film Actor
Sunil - Film Actor
Ramesh Naidu - Music director
Vidyasagar - Music director
Johny Lever-Film Actor/Stand-up Comedian.
Anjali Telugu film actress
Swati Reddy - Film actress/television presenter.
Nandini Reddy - Film Director
Bindu Madhavi Reddy - Actress
Samantha Ruth Prabhu - South Indian film Actress
Nani (actor) - Actor
Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy - Writer
Gopichand Lagadapati - Actor/Director/Writer/Producer
Tabu (actress) - Actress in Hindi cinema
Kabir Khan - Telugu-native Hindi film director
Harshvardhan Rane - Telugu and Hindi actor
Parthiban - Tamil and Telugu Actor
Vijaykant - Tamil Actor & Politician
Jayam Ravi - Tamil Actor
Vishal Tamil Actor

Bandits

Papadu

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