List of Telugu people

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{{short description|Notable Telugus}}
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This is a list of notable [[Telugu people]], also referred to as the '''Andhras''' in the [[Puranas]], an [[ethnolinguistic group]] that speaks [[Telugu language|Telugu]], one of the [[Dravidian language]]

==Ancient Dynasties and Kingdoms==
[[File:India 2nd century AD.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Satavahana Dynasty]] is also refers as '''Andhras'''|alt=]]
[[File:Vishnukundina Empire map.png|thumb|150px|[[Vishnukundina Dynasty]]|alt=]]
[[File:Eastern Chalukya Maximum Extent.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Eastern Chalukyas]]|alt=]]
[[File:Golkonda Fort 001.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Golkonda Fort]]|alt=]]
[[File:Reddy Kingdom.png|thumb|150px|[[Reddy dynasty]]|alt=]]
[[File:Madurai Nayak Kingdom.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Madurai Nayak Dynasty]]|alt=]]
[[File:Tanjore Nayak Kingdom.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Nayaks of Tanjore]]|alt=]]

===Ancient Dynasties===
* [[Satavahana dynasty]],<ref name="auto7">{{Cite web|url=https://mahabubnagar.telangana.gov.in/history/dynasties/|title=Dynasties | Mahabubnagar District, Telangana | India}}</ref> is also refer as '''Andhras''' (2nd BCE to 3rd CE)
* [[Andhra Ikshvaku]] (3rd CE to 4th CE)
* [[Bruhatpalayana]] (A.D. 270–285)
* [[Salankayanas]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC|title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization|first=Sailendra Nath|last=Sen|date=February 8, 1999|publisher=New Age International|isbn=9788122411980|via=Google Books}}</ref> (300 CE - 440 CE)
* [[Vishnukundina Dynasty]]<ref name="auto12">{{Cite web|url=https://andhraportal.org/history/|title=History | Andhra Cultural Portal}}</ref> (420 - 624 CE)
* [[Eastern Chalukyas]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/andhra-pradesh/rajaraja-narendra-680671a54c57|title=Rajaraja Narendra — the forgotten servant of the Telugu language|date=January 25, 2017|website=Medium}}</ref> (624 - 1189)

===Medieval Dynasties===
* [[Pericchedi|Pericchedi Kingdom]] (626 CE - 1292 AD)
* [[Chalukyas of Vemulavada]] (7th CE - 10th CE)
* [[Kakatiya dynasty]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2019/11/08/rudrama-devi-queen-kings-image/|title=Rudrama Devi: The Queen Who Wore A King's Image | #IndianWomenInHistory|first=Nivedita|last=Hazra|date=November 7, 2019|website=Feminism In India}}</ref> (1163 - 1323)
* [[Kota Vamsa|Kota Dynasty]]<ref name="auto2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-d9IAvFOUHsC|title=The History of Andhra Country, 1000 A.D.-1500 A.D.|first=Yashoda|last=Devi|date=February 8, 1993|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=9788121204385|via=Google Books}}</ref> (1100 AD - 1270 AD)
* [[Chagi|Chagi Dynasty]]<ref name="auto2"/> (1100 AD - 1477 AD)
* [[Reddy dynasty]]<ref name="auto10">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/jan/29/15th-century-inscription-of-reddy-dynasty-found-in-a-state-of-neglect-1931409.html|title=15th century inscription of Reddy dynasty found in a state of neglect|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="auto12"/> (1325 - 1448)
* [[Gona Budda Reddy#Gona Dynasty|Gona Dynasty]] (13th Century)
* [[Vijayanagara Empire]] ([[Aravidu Dynasty]])<ref name="auto3">https://www.ap.gov.in/?page_id=199</ref> (1336 - 1646)

===Telugu Chodas===
* [[Telugu Chodas#Renati Chodas|Renati Chodas]]<ref name="auto2"/> (5th CE - 9th AD)
* [[Velanati Chodas]]<ref name="auto2"/> (1076 AD - 1216 AD)
* [[Telugu Chodas#Pottapi Chodas|Pottapi Chodas]]<ref name="auto2"/> (11th Century)
* [[Telugu Chodas#Konidena Chodas|Konidena Chodas]]<ref name="auto2"/> (1050 AD - 1300 AD)
* [[Telugu Chodas#Nannuru Chodas|Nannuru Chodas]]<ref name="auto2"/> (12th Century)
* [[Nellore Chodas]]<ref name="auto2"/> (11th AD - 12th AD)

===Nayaks of South India===
* [[Musunuri Nayakas]]<ref name="auto6">{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@Satya_Sastry/musunuri-nayaks-history-ea0a34c035f4|title=Musunuri Nayaks — History|first=Satyanarayana|last=Sastry|date=June 17, 2019|website=Medium}}</ref> (14th Century)
* [[Recherla Nayakas]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pfAKljlCJq0C|title=Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra|first=Cynthia|last=Talbot|date=September 20, 2001|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780198031239|via=Google Books}}</ref> (1368 CE - 1435 CE)
* [[Pemmasani Nayaks]]<ref name="auto1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uqprlwEACAAJ|title=Pemmasani Nayaks|first=Ethan Sören|last=Jehoiakim|date=October 8, 2011|publisher=International Book Market Service Limited|isbn=9786137947081|via=Google Books}}</ref> (1423 - 1685)
* [[Musunuri Nayakas#Sayapaneni Nayaks|Sayapaneni Nayaks]]<ref name="auto9">{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@Satya_Sastry/govindamamba-pemmasani-sayapaneni-a-telugu-female-warrior-a2a02bf7ee77|title=Govindamamba Pemmasani-Sayapaneni- A Telugu Female Warrior|first=Satyanarayana|last=Sastry|date=June 19, 2019|website=Medium}}</ref> (16th Century)
* [[Nayaks of Gingee]] (1509 - 1649)
* [[Madurai Nayak dynasty]]<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/current-affairs/110116/telugu-tamil-divide-over-naicker-fete.html|title=Telugu-Tamil divide over Naicker fete|website=www.deccanchronicle.com}}</ref> (1529 - 1736)
* [[Nayaks of Tanjore]] (1532 - 1673)
* [[Nayaks of Kalahasti]]<ref name="auto11">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uib2DAAAQBAJ&q=nayaks+of+kalahasti+telugu&pg=PT131|title=INDIA: SOCIETY RELIGION AND LITERATURE IN ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PERIODS|first=Publications|last=Division|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|isbn=9788123021911|via=Google Books}}</ref> (1542 AD - 1646 AD)

===Foreign Countries===

* [[Nayaks of Kandy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldteluguconference.com/en/telugucommunity-srilanka.html|title=World Telugu Conference | Prapancha Telugu Mahasabhalu | Telugu Conference History | Telugu Culture|website=www.worldteluguconference.com}}</ref><ref name="auto8">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/the-last-king-of-kandy/article17675774.ece|title=The Nayaka kings of Kandy|first=S.|last=Muthiah|date=March 27, 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> (1739 - 1815) Ruled [[Sri Lanka]].

==Royalty==

[[File:Viznm kota.jpg |thumb|150px|Main Entrance of [[Vizianagaram Fort]]|alt=]]
[[File:Nuzvid Fort Gate.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Nuzvid Estate]]|alt=]]
[[File:Wanaparthy palace.JPG|thumb|150px|Wanaparthy Samsthanam's Palace|alt=]]

* [[Maharaja of Vizianagaram]]<ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/familyhistoryofv00sastrich|title=A family history of Venkatagiri Rajas|first=Alladi Jagannatha|last=Sastri|date=February 8, 1922|publisher=Madras : Addison Press|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
* [[Bastar State]]<ref name="auto5"/>
* [[Venkatagiri estate]]<ref name="auto5"/>
* [[Thotapalle Estate]]<ref name="auto5"/>
* [[Nuzvid Estate]]<ref name="auto5"/>
* [[Pithapuram Estate]]<ref name="auto5"/>
* [[Ettayapuram estate]]<ref name="auto5"/>
* [[Bobbili Estate]]<ref name="auto5"/>
* [[Rekapalle Estate]]<ref name="auto5"/>
* [[Raja of Panagal]]<ref name="auto5"/>
* [[Manyam Zamindar]]<ref name="auto5"/>
* [[Gadwal Samsthanam]]<ref name="auto5"/>
* [[Papannapet Samsthanam]]<ref name="auto5"/>
* [[Wanaparthy Samsthanam]]<ref name="auto5"/>

==Historical Warriors and Rulers==
[[File:King Rajaraja Narendra founder of rajahmundry city.jpg|thumb|150px|Emperor [[Rajaraja Narendra]]|alt=]]
[[File:Kaapaneedu.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Musunuri Nayakas#Kapaya Nayaka|Kapaya Nayaka]]|alt=]]
[[File:Vijayanagara.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Sri Krishnadevaraya]]|alt=]]
[[File:Tnayak-edited.JPG|thumb|150px|[[Tirumala Nayaka]]|alt=]]
[[File:Sri Vikrama Rajasinha.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Sri Vikrama Rajasinha]]|alt=]]
[[File:A Family History of Venkatagiri Rajas - Maharaja Sir V. Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra Bahadur, G.C.I.E. (28th Generation).png|thumb|150px|[[Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra]]|alt=]]
[[File:Venkata Ranga Rao of Bobbili.jpg|thumb|150px|Sir Venkata Svetachalapathi Ranga Rao Bahadur|alt=]]
[[File:Rudramadevi.jpg|thumb|150px|Rani [[Rudramadevi]]|alt=]]
[[File:Wedding procession of Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah.jpg|thumb|300px|Wedding procession of [[Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah]] with Rani [[Bhagmati]].]]
[[File:Raja bahadur venkataramireddy.jpg|250px|thumb|Statue of Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy|alt=]]

* [[Gautamiputra Satakarni]],<ref name="auto7"/> He is the Most Powerful King of [[Satavahana Dynasty]],
* [[Ananda Gotrikas#King Kandara|King Kandara]]
* [[Madhava Varma II]],<ref name="auto12"/> He is the Most Powerful King of [[Vishnukundina Dynasty]], He fought and won many more battles and he defeated [[Vakatakas]] King Prithivishena II.
* [[Rajaraja Narendra]],<ref name="auto"/> He is the Most Powerful King of [[Eastern Chalukyas]], and patronage to [[Telugu language]].
* [[Kakatiya Dynasty#Ganapati Deva|Ganapati Deva]], He is the Greatest King of [[Kakatiya Dynasty]], He Unified Telugu Lands.
* [[Kulottunga I]], He is the First [[Chalukya Cholas]] Emperor, He Conqueror [[Kalinga (historical region)|Kalinga]], [[Sri Lanka]], and Victory In [[Battle]].
* [[Gonka II]], He was regarded as greatest among of all Chodas and also fought as general in earlier battles during his father reign.
* [[Krishnadevaraya]], He was rated the Most Powerful [[Emperor]] and had the Most Extensive Empire in the [[Subcontinent]].(He Was Born To Telugu Mother Nagala Devi)
* [[Gopana]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vedaitharaju.medium.com/the-fearless-niyogi-brahmin-warriors-of-history-248afcdfa418|title=The Fearless Niyogi Brahmin Warriors of History.|first=Ved|last=Aitharaju|date=October 5, 2020|website=Medium}}</ref> Army Commander of [[Vijayanagara Empire]].
* [[Madanna and Akkanna]],{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} Two Brothers and Historical Warriors.
* [[Jayapa Nayudu]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/bouddamuandhramu018708mbp|title=BOUDDAMU-ANDHRAMU|date=February 8, 1995|publisher=TELUGU VISWAVIDYALAYAMU|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> He defeated a [[Velanati Chodas]], Jayapa participated in the [[Kakatiya]] conquest of Ganapatideva and was honoured with the title "Vairigodhuma Gharatta".
* [[Gona Budda Reddy]], He was a [[Poet]] and [[Ruler]] lived in [[Southern India]].
* [[Prolaya Vema Reddy]],<ref name="auto10"/> First Emperor of [[Reddi Kingdom]], He was part of the confederation of states that started a [[Guerilla]] Tactics Movement against the invading [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] [[Muslim]] armies of the [[Delhi Sultanate]].
* [[Aliya Rama Raya]],<ref name="auto3"/> Vijayanagara Emperor, Founder of [[Aravidu Dynasty]].
* [[Venkatapati Raya]], Vijayanagara Emperor, He dealt successfully with the [[Deccan sultanates|Deccan Sultans]] of [[Bijapur]] and [[Golkonda]], the internal disorders, promoting economic revival in the country.
* [[Timmarusu]], was the Prime Minister of [[Krishna Deva Raya]] . He had also served as Prime Minister under [[Viranarasimha Raya]] and [[Tuluva Narasa Nayaka]].
* [[Musunuri Nayakas#Kapaya Nayaka|Kapaya Nayaka]],<ref name="auto6"/> Historical Warrior and Oppose Muslim Rule.
* [[Palanati Brahmanaidu]], Historical Warrior.
* [[Vishwanatha Nayak|Nagama Nayaka]], He defeated a veerasekhara chola, and father of [[Viswanatha Nayak]].
* [[Viswanatha Nayak]], Founder of [[Madurai Nayak Dynasty]], He defeated Five Pandiyan kings.
* [[Thirumalai Nayak]],<ref name="auto4"/> He is the Most Powerful King of [[Madurai Nayak Dynasty]], War Against [[Bijapur Sultanate]] and Victory in the Battle.
* [[Bangaru Thirumalai Nayak]], Was a Member of [[Madurai Nayak]] Royal Family and [[Military Commander]] of the [[Madurai Nayak]] [[King]] Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha(1704–1731).
* [[Sevappa Nayak]], First Ruler of [[Nayaks of Tanjore]].
* [[Raghunatha Nayak]], He is the Most Powerful King of [[Nayaks of Tanjore]].
* [[Khem Nayak]], He led a Rebellion as the [[Military Commander]] of [[Thanjavur Nayak]] against the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] in their conquest of the [[Jaffna kingdom]] in 1619.
* [[Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu]],<ref name="auto1"/> Won the [[Battle of Raichur]] for Sri Krishna Devaraya. Commandar of [[Vijayanagara Empire]] Army.
* [[Malik Maqbul Tilangani]], He was a [[Military Commander]] in the [[Kakatiya Dynasty]].
* [[Shitab Khan]], He joined as a foot soldier in the [[army]] of Humayun Shah the [[Bahmani Sultan]].
* [[Damarla Chennappa Nayaka]],<ref name="auto11"/> Notable Ruler of [[Nayaks of Kalahasti]].
* [[Sri Vikrama Rajasinha]],<ref name="auto8"/> Rebellion Against British Rule at [[Sri Lanka]]
* [[Venkatarama Reddy]], was the First [[Hindu]] kotwal of [[Kingdom of Hyderabad]] as in the late 19th and early 20th century,
* [[Madurai Veeran]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2010/jul/18/the-story-of-madurai-veeran-170895.html|title=The story of Madurai Veeran|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> His name literally means "Warrior of Madurai", He is widely worshipped as a Great hero of the people.
* [[Ondiveeran]], was an commander-in-chief in Puli thevar's army who fought against the [[British East Indian Company]] in [[Tamil Nadu]].

===Order of the Indian Empire===
* [[Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/battle-royale-in-vizianagaram/article31015263.ece|title=Battle Royale: female progeny challenge the 'Male heir' rule of Vizianagaram's royal trust MANSAS|first=K. srinivasa|last=Rao|date=March 8, 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Maharaja of [[Vizianagaram]], He Awarded [[Order of the Indian Empire]] From [[United Kingdom]].
* [[Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/v/venkatagiri.html|title=VENKATAGIRI|date=May 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530033429/http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/v/venkatagiri.html|archive-date=2009-05-30}}</ref> Maharaja of [[Venkatagiri]], He Awarded [[Order of the Indian Empire]] From [[United Kingdom]].
* [[Rao Venkata Kumara Mahipati Surya Rau]],<ref name="auto5"/> Maharaja of [[Pithapuram]], He Awarded [[Order of the Indian Empire]] From [[United Kingdom]].
* [[Venkata Ranga Rao]],<ref name="auto5"/> Maharaja of [[Bobbili]], He Awarded [[Order of the Indian Empire]] From [[United Kingdom]].
* [[Panaganti Ramarayaningar]],<ref name="auto5"/> He is [[Raja of Panagal]], He Awarded [[Order of the Indian Empire]] From [[United Kingdom]].

===Women Rulers===
* [[Rani Rudrama Devi]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/two-sculptures-of-rani-rudrama-devi-shed-light-on-her-death/article21268201.ece|title=Two sculptures of Rani Rudrama Devi shed light on her death|first=K.|last=Venkateshwarlu|date=December 5, 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> She is the Most Powerful Queen of [[Kakatiya Dynasty]].
* [[Rani Mangammal]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Rani Mangammal History, Achievements and Administration | website=India the Destiny | date=2018-10-07 | url=https://indiathedestiny.com/indian-kings/rani-mangammal/ | access-date=2021-02-08}}</ref> She is the Most Powerful Queen of [[Madurai Nayak Dynasty]].
* [[Bhagmati]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/did-bhagmati-really-exist/article5339909.ece|title=Did Bhagmati really exist?|first=J. S.|last=Ifthekhar|date=November 11, 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> was a mystic Hindu queen.
* [[Pemmasani Nayaks#Govindamamba Pemmasani|Govindamamba Pemmasani]]<ref name="auto9"/>
* [[Nayakuralu Nagamma]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chaibisket.com/nayakuralu-nagamma-story/|title=Nayakuralu Nagamma – World's 1st Woman Minister!|first=Gouse|last=Pasha|website=Chai Bisket}}</ref> was a renowned statesperson and minister to King Nalagama, the ruler of [[Palanadu]] in [[Guntur]] District.In the epic war - [[Palnati Yudham]] (War of Palnad)
* [[Kuyili]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/kuyili-a-brave-commander-who-was-the-first-ever-suicide-bomber-in-history|title=Kuyili- A brave commander who was the First ever suicide bomber in history|website=Udayavani}}</ref> is was Commander of Rani Velunachiyar, First Female Suicide Bomber.

== Governors of States ==
*[[Bezawada Gopala Reddy]] - [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]]
*[[P. Chandra Reddy]] - [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[Bandaru Dattatreya]] - Current [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]] - Former [[Governor of Maharashtra]] and [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governors of Tamil Nadu]]
*[[V.V. Giri]] - Former [[List of governors of Karnataka|Governor of Karnataka]]
*[[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]] - [[Governor of Maharashtra]]
* [[Konijeti Rosaiah]] - Former [[Governor of Tamil Nadu]] and [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]]
*[[B. Satya Narayan Reddy]] - [[Governor of Odisha]]
*[[K. V. Raghunatha Reddy]] - [[Governor of Tripura]]
* [[Kona Prabhakara Rao]] - Former [[Governor of Maharashtra]]
* [[Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah]] - Former [[Governor of Bihar]]
*[[Marri Chenna Reddy]] - Former [[Governor of Tamil Nadu]]
* [[P. S. Ramamohan Rao]] - Former [[Governor of Tamil Nadu]]
* [[V. Rama Rao]] - Former [[Governor of Sikkim]]
* [[K. V. Krishna Rao]] - Former [[Governor of Jammu & Kashmir]], [[List of governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]], [[Governor of Manipur|Manipur]] and [[List of governors of Tripura|Tripura]]
*[[V. S. Ramadevi]] - Former [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Karnataka]]
*[[P. Ramachandran]] - Former [[Governor of Kerala]]
* [[Mehdi Nawaz Jung]] (1894–1967) - Former [[Governor of Gujarat]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/man-who-gave-hyderabad-its-banjara-hills-nawab-mehdi-nawaz-jung-34143|title=The man who gave Hyderabad its 'Banjara Hills', Nawab Mehdi Nawaz Jung|last=Luther|first=Narendra|date=2015-09-09|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref>
* [[Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari|Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari]] (1894–1948), former [[Governor of Assam]]
* [[Akbar Ali Khan (politician)|Akbar Ali Khan]] (1899–1994) - Former [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Governor of Orissa]]
* [[Ali Yavar Jung]] (1906–1976) - Former [[Governor of Maharashtra]]
* [[Kambhampati haribabu]] - [[Governor of MiZoram]]

== Speaker of the Lok Sabha ==
*[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] Former Speaker of the Lok Sabha
*[[G. M. C. Balayogi]] Former Speaker of the Lok Sabha

== Chief Ministers ==
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Edpuganti Raghvendra Rao]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Madya pradesh State]]
*[[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy|Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy]] - Current Chief Minister of [[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]] - Current [[List of chief ministers of Telangana|Chief Minister of Telangana]]
*[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Tanguturi Prakasam]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Madras Presidency]] and Former Chief [[Andhra Pradesh|Andhra State]]
*[[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Hyderabad State]]
*[[A. Subbarayalu Reddiar]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Madras Presidency]]
*[[Panaganti Ramarayaningar]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Madras Presidency]]
*[[B. Munuswamy Naidu]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Madras Presidency]]
*[[Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Madras Presidency]]
*[[Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Madras Presidency]]
*[[P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Madras Presidency]]
*[[Bezawada Gopala Reddy]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Damodaram Sanjivayya]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Jalagam Vengala Rao]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Marri Chenna Reddy]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Tanguturi Anjaiah]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]] -Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[N. Janardhana Reddy]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[K. Rosaiah]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[N. Kiran Kumar Reddy]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Nadendla Bhaskar Rao]] -Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[K C Reddy]] - Former Chief Minister of Mysore state
*[[V. Venkatasubha Reddiar]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
*[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] - Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]

== Deputy Chief Ministers==
*[[Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy]] - Former Depty Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Damodar Raja Narasimha]] - Former Depty Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Koneru Ranga Rao]] - Former Depty Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[J.V. Narsing Rao]] - Former Depty Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[C. Jagannatha Rao]] - Former Depty Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy]] - Former Depty Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[K. E. Krishnamurthy]] - Former Depty Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Nimmakayala Chinarajappa]] - Former Depty Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[T. Rajaiah]] - Former Depty Chief Minister of [[Telangana]]
*[[Kadiyam Srihari]] - Former Depty Chief Minister of [[Telangana]]

==Presidents, Vice-Presidents & Prime Ministers==
=== Presidents ===
*[[V.V. Giri]] - Former [[President of India]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174554|title=Speech by the Hon'ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind at the valedictory function of the World Telugu Conference|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> and Former [[Vice President of India]]
* [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] Former [[President of India]] and [[Vice President of India]]
*[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] Former [[President of India]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entranceindia.com/people-india/shri-neelam-sanjiva-reddy/|title=Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | ENTRANCEINDIA}}</ref>

=== Vice Presidents ===
*[[Venkaiah Naidu]] - Current [[Vice President of India]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/venkaiah-naidu-to-be-third-telugu-to-become-vice-president-117071701527_1.html|title=Venkaiah Naidu to be third Telugu to become Vice President|website=Business Standard}}</ref>

=== Indian Prime Ministers ===

* [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] - Former [[Prime minister of India]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2015-06-28/Remembering-son-of-soil/159961/amp |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-08-13 |archive-date=2018-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813075503/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2015-06-28/Remembering-son-of-soil/159961/amp |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Revolutionaries==
[[File:Alluri Sita Rama Raju statue.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Alluri Sitarama Raju]]|alt=]]
[[File:Komaram_Bheem.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Komaram Bheem]]|alt=]]
[[File:Nicolae Ceaușescu and P. Sundarayya.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Puchalapalli Sundarayya]] With Comrade's Association|alt=]]
[[File:Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, 1952.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]]|alt=]]
[[File:Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy, 1952.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy]]|alt=]]
[[File:Chakali illama.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Chakali Ilamma]]|alt=]]
* [[Alluri Sitarama Raju]] - freedom fighter & Revolutionary (Viplava Jyothi)
* [[Komaram Bheem]] - was an Indian tribal leader who fought against the [[Asaf Jahi Dynasty]] for the liberation of [[Hyderabad]] .He took up arms against [[Nizam]]'s soldiers, who he fought until his last breath.
* [[Anabheri Prabhakar Rao]] - was a [[Telangana]] guerrilla leader and is also considered a foremost authority of the [[Telugu language]]. He was an Indian freedom fighter, considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement.
* [[Arutla Ramchandra Reddy]] - was an Indian freedom fighter. He was among the leaders and fighters in the armed freedom struggle against the rule of [[Nizam]].
* [[Kaloji Narayana Rao]] - was an Indian poet, freedom fighter, anti-fascist and political activist of [[Telangana]].
* [[Raavi Narayana Reddy]] - was a leader in the [[Telangana Rebellion]] against the rule of [[Osman Ali Khan]] , [[Asaf Jah VII]].
* [[Baddam Yella Reddy]] - was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Communist]] politician from [[Telangana]]. He was one of the prominent leaders in the [[Telangana Rebellion|Telangana armed struggle]] against the [[Nizam]] [[Regiment]].
* [[Puchalapalli Sundarayya]] - was a founding member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and a leader of the peasant revolt in the former Hyderabad State of India, called the [[Telangana Rebellion]]. He is popularly known as Comrade PS.
* [[Bhimreddy Narasimha Reddy]] - was a freedom fighter and a leader of the [[Telangana Rebellion]], he was known, fought the [[Razakars]] during the [[Nizam]]'s rule for six years by being underground.
* [[Nandyala Srinivasa Reddy]] - was a Member of Legislative Assembly, [[Andhra Pradesh]] and a leader of the [[Telangana Rebellion]]. He is popularly known as NSR.
* [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]] - was among the Telugu-speaking leaders to resist the [[Nizam]] in the princely state of [[Hyderabad]].
* [[Chakali Ilamma]] - was an Indian revolutionary leader during the [[Telangana Rebellion]].
* [[Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy]] - is a freedom fighter who fought the [[Telangana Rebellion]] against the Jagirdars.
* [[Chandra Rajeswara Rao]] - was an Indian freedom fighter. He was one of the leaders of the [[Telangana Rebellion]] (1946–1951). He also worked as Communist Party of India (CPI).
* [[Makhdoom Mohiuddin]] - was an [[Urdu]] poet and [[Marxist]] Political activist of [[India]] who founded the Progressive Writers Union in [[Hyderabad]] and was active with the [[Comrades Association]] and the [[Communist Party of India]], Fight Against [[Nizam]].

==Militants and Rebels==

[[File:George Reddy.jpg|thumb|150px|[[George Reddy]]|alt=]]

[[File:Gaddar protest.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Gummadi Vittal Rao]]|alt=]]
[[File:Varavara rao.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Varavara Rao]]|alt=]]
[[File:Vimalakka.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Vimalakka]]|alt=]]
* [[Nambala Keshava Rao]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/maoist-keshava-rao-is-most-wanted-in-chhattisgarh/article31940836.ece|title=Maoist Keshava Rao is most wanted in Chhattisgarh|first=Rajulapudi|last=Srinivas|date=June 28, 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> his nom de guerre '''Basavraj''' , He is a [[Leader]] and [[General Secretary]] of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]], currently on [[National Investigation Agency]] Most Wanted.
* [[Muppala Lakshmana Rao]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/top-maoist-leader-muppala-lakshmana-rao-alias-ganapathy-to-surrender-3143063.html|title=Top maoist leader Muppala Lakshmana Rao Alias Ganapathy to surrender|first=Simran|last=Kashyap|date=September 2, 2020|website=www.oneindia.com}}</ref> by his nom de guerre '''Ganapathy''' , '''People's War Group leader''', He is a [[Commander-in-chief]] of the [[People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (India)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Formation-of-PLGA-a-turning-point-in-the-Maoist-movement/article15580473.ece|title=Formation of PLGA a turning point in the Maoist movement|first=K. Srinivas|last=Reddy|date=December 5, 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> is the Armed Wing of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]].
* [[Mallojula Koteswara Rao]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Who-was-Kishenji/Article1-773566.aspx|title=Who was Kishenji - Hindustan Times|date=September 30, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930083334/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Who-was-Kishenji/Article1-773566.aspx|archive-date=2013-09-30}}</ref> commonly known by his nom de guerre '''Kishenji''' , was an Indian political terrorist who was a [[Politburo]] and [[Central Military Commission]] member of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]], He was seen as '''The Face of the Maoist Movement in India'''.
* [[Patel Sudhakar Reddy]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2009/may/25/top-maoist-sudhakar-killed-in-encounter-51972.html|title=Top Maoist Sudhakar killed in 'encounter'|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> was a leader of the central committee of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]].
* [[Yalavarthi Naveen Babu]], He was a [[Naxalite]] leader in India, He was founder of [[All India Revolutionary Students Federation]].
* [[Thippiri Tirupathi]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/masterminds-of-dantewada-massacre-were-from-ap-2400.html|title=Masterminds Of Dantewada Massacre Were From AP|first=India TV News|last=Desk|date=April 7, 2010|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref> is an Indian [[Maoist]] leader and Central Committee member of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]].
* [[Cherukuri Rajkumar]], (alias Azad),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/fact-finding-team-on-azads-killing-to-submit-its-final-report-today/articleshow/6709872.cms|title=Fact-finding team on Azad's killing to submit its final report today | India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> was the spokesperson and one of the seniormost members of the Central Politburo of the banned [[Maoist]] group [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]] . On 1 July 2010, he was killed by [[Andhra Pradesh Police]] in an encounter.
* [[Sadanala Ramakrishna]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/231272/arrest-top-leader-hobbles-naxals.html|title=Arrest of top leader hobbles Naxals|date=March 1, 2012|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> is an Indian [[Maoist]] politician, senior leader of [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]] and head of the Central Technical Committee of the party.
* [[Ginugu Narsimha Reddy]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/|title=Asia's Premier News Agency - India News, Business & Political, National & International, Bollywood, Sports | ANI News|website=www.aninews.in}}</ref> is a [[Maoist]] politician and Central Committee member of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]].
* [[Kondapalli Seetharamaiah]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/kondapalli-seetharamaiah-dead/article27841584.ece|title=Kondapalli Seetharamaiah dead|first=Our Special|last=Correspondent|newspaper=The Hindu|date=April 13, 2002|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> was a senior [[Communist]] leader and [[Maoist]] organizer in India.
* [[Mallujola Venugopal]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/maoist-hailing-from-guntur-wanted-in-two-states/article27958737.ece|title=Maoist hailing from Guntur wanted in two States|first=Rajulapudi|last=Srinivasvijayawada|newspaper=The Hindu|date=June 17, 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> is a [[Politburo]] and [[Central Military Commission]] member of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]] , a banned Maoist insurgent communist party in India .
* [[Katakam Sudarshan]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZlVXtIsXCxYC|title=South Asia Defence And Strategic Year Book - 2009|first1=General Deepak|last1=Kapoor|first2=AVSM PVSM, SM VSM Chief of Army|last2=Staff (India)|date=February 8, 2009|publisher=Pentagon Press|isbn=9788182743991|via=Google Books}}</ref> commonly known by his nom de guerre,(Anand) is a [[Politburo]] member of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]].
* [[B. Sudhakar]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/top-maoist-leader-sudhakar-surrenders|title=Top Maoist leader Sudhakar surrenders|first=Srinivas|last=M|website=Telangana Today}}</ref> is a [[Maoist]] leader and members of the Politburo of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]].
* [[Varkapur Chandramouli]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/Enquiry-into-encounter-put-off/article15777818.ece|title=Enquiry into encounter put off|newspaper=The Hindu|date=October 12, 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> was an Indian [[Maoist]] leader and Central Committee member of [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]].
* [[Varanasi Subramanyam]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/activists-linked-to-maoist-front-outfits/articleshow/65663658.cms|title='Activists linked to Maoist front outfits' - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> is an Indian [[Maoist]] and Central Committee member of [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]].
* [[Kadari Satyanarayan Reddy]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/150817/naxals-mount-horses-adopt-new-warfare-tactic.html|title=Naxals mount horses, adopt new warfare tactic|first=Rabindra Nath|last=Choudhury|date=August 15, 2017|website=The Asian Age}}</ref> known by his nom de guerre, '''Kosa''' , he is a banned Maoist Insurgent Communist Party of India, he was a [[Central Committee]] member of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]]
* [[George Reddy]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/leisure/society/2019/11/21/remembering-george-reddy-indias-own-che-guevara.html|title=Remembering George Reddy, India's own 'Che Guevara'|website=The Week}}</ref> He was a university student, remembered now primarily for his promotion of Marxist ideas, Reddy was killed in an attack at his college campus on 14 April 1972.
* [[Varavara Rao]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/varavara-rao-politics-jail-coronavirus-6510434/|title=Varavara Rao: Understanding his politics, literary work and the Elgar Parishad case|date=July 22, 2020}}</ref> is an Indian activist, poet, teacher, and writer, He is an accused in the [[2018 Bhima Koregaon violence]] and has been arrested under the [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]].
* [[Gummadi Vittal Rao]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/telangana-revolutionary-poet-gaddar-meets-rahul-gandhi-may-contest-in-assembly-election|title=Telangana revolutionary poet Gaddar meets Rahul Gandhi, may contest polls against KCR|date=October 13, 2018|website=National Herald}}</ref> is a poet, revolutionary Telugu balladeer and local [[Naxalite]] activist from what is now the state of Telangana.
* [[Gita Ramaswamy]],<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.epw.in/author/gita-ramaswamy|title=Gita Ramaswamy|date=June 5, 2015|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|pages=7–8}}</ref> is an Indian social activist and writer.
* [[Belli Lalitha]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2018/03/02/belli-lalitha-telangana-resistance/|title=Belli Lalitha: The Nightingale Of The Telangana Resistance | #IndianWomenInHistory|first=Manohar|last=Boda|date=March 1, 2018|website=Feminism In India}}</ref> founder of Telangana Kala Samithi who was murdered in 1999.
* [[Narmada Akka]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/senior-maoist-leaders-narmada-her-husband-kiran-arrested-in-gadchiroli-district-5776499/|title=Senior Maoist leaders Narmada, her husband Kiran arrested in Gadchiroli IED blast case|date=June 12, 2019}}</ref> was one of the "senior-most" female [[cadre (politics)|cadre]]s of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]].
* [[Arunodaya Vimala]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/Etigaddakishtapur-in-public-eye-as-agitation-against-Mallannasagar-intensifies/article14419700.ece|title=Etigaddakishtapur in public eye as agitation against Mallannasagar intensifies|author=Staff Reporter|newspaper=The Hindu|date=June 13, 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> popularly known as vimalakka, Telugu balladeer and Social Activist.
* Sakhamuri Appa Rao,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Top-Naxals-killed-in-Andhra-Pradesh/article16566778.ece|title=Top Naxals killed in Andhra Pradesh|first=K. Srinivas|last=Reddy|newspaper=The Hindu|date=March 12, 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> [[Maoist]] Leader.
* Solipeta Kondal Reddy,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2010/mar/14/postmortem-held-on-kondal-reddys-body-139321.html|title=Postmortem held on Kondal Reddy's body|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>[[Maoist]] Leader.

==Military Chiefs==
===Indian Army===
* [[General officer|General]] [[K. V. Krishna Rao]], [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)]], 1981–83
*[[General El Edroos|Syed Ahmed El Edroos]] (1899–1962), veteran of both World Wars; last Commander-in-chief of the [[Hyderabad State]] Army
* Captain [[Mateen Ansari]] (1916–1943), [[British Indian Army]] officer; graduate of [[Indian Military Academy]]; served in the British Indian Army as a part of the 5th Battalion, 7th [[Rajput Regiment]] in World War II; posthumous recipient of the [[George Cross]]
* [[Mohammad Ahmed Zaki]] (b. 1935), former lieutenant general and director general of the Indian Army Infantry
* [[Jameel Mahmood]] (1938–1997), [[commander-in-chief]] (GOC-in-C), Eastern Command of the [[Indian Army]]
* [[Hashim Ali Khan]], commandant of the 2nd Lancers, Hyderabad Imperial Service Troops
* [[Sultan Mahmood (India)|Sultan Mehmood]], former major general of the [[Indian Army]]
* [[Ibrahim Habibullah]], former [[major general]] of the [[Indian Army]]; former Commandant of Indian [[National Defence Academy]]
* [[Sami Khan (general)|Sami Khan]], former [[lieutenant general]] of the [[Indian Army]]; former Commandant of Indian [[National Defence Academy]]

===Indian National Army===
*[[Abid Hasan]] (d. 1984), major in the [[Azad Hind Fauj]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iiemt.org/Motivational%20Articles%20-%20Dr.%20SarvePalli%20Radhakrishnan.html|title=IIEMT - Motivational Articles - Dr. SarvePalli Radhakrishnan (Teacher's Day - from Wiki)}}</ref>

===Indian Navy===
* [[Admiral]] [[Ram Dass Katari]], First Chief of Naval Staff in India [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]], 1958–62

===Indian Air Force===
* [[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Denis La Fontaine]] – Chief of Staff, [[Indian Air Force]], 1985–88
* Air Chief Marshal [[Fali Homi Major]] – Chief of Staff, Indian Air Force, 2007–09
* [[Idris Hasan Latif]] (1923–2018) – former [[Chief of Air Staff (India)|Chief of Air Staff]], [[Indian Air Force]].

===Pakistan Navy===
* [[Syed Mohammad Ahsan]] (1920–1989), Admiral and former [[Chief of the Naval Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Naval Staff]], [[Pakistan Navy]]; Weapon Engineer Officer for [[Royal Naval Engineers]], United Kingdom during the [[Second World War]]; recipient of the United Kingdom's [[Distinguished Service Order]] military medal
* [[Shahid Karimullah]], Admiral and former four-star naval officer; Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), [[Pakistan Navy]], 2002–2005; graduate of the United States [[Naval War College]]; recipient of the United States military [[Legion of Merit]] medal and French military [[Légion d'honneur]] (Legion of Honour) medal; former senior officer of the Pakistan Navy Elite Special Service Group (Navy), SSGN commando division

==Politicians==
===India===
* P V Narashima Rao- 9th Prime Minister Of India
* [[N. T. Rama Rao]], Founder of [[Telugu Desam Party]].
* [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
* [[Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy]].
* [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]], Founder of [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
* [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]], Founder of [[YSR Congress Party]]
* [[Pawan Kalyan]], Founder of [[Jana Sena Party]]
* [[Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi]] (1931–2008), served six terms as [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]]; former [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]] President
* [[Asaduddin Owaisi]] (b. 1969), President Of [[AIMIM]] and [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]]
*[[Akbaruddin Owaisi]] (b. 1970), [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Chandrayangutta (Assembly constituency)|Chandrayangutta constituency]]
* [[Shabbir Ali]], Minister during [[Indian National Congress]] rule in AP.
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===United States of America===
* [[Suhail A. Khan]] - American conservative political activist
* [[Aruna Miller]] - American politician and former members of the Maryland House of delegates representing District 15 in [[Montgomery County, Maryland]]
* [[Upendra Chivukula]] - Democratic politician who currently serves as a Commissioner on the [[New Jersey Board of Public Utilities]] after serving more than 12 years in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] , where he had been the [[Deputy Speaker]].
* [[Surya Yalamanchili]] - Democratic nominee who ran for Congress in Ohio's 2nd congressional district in 2010.
* [[Vinai Thummalapally]] - U.S. Ambassador to [[Belize]].

===Pakistan===
* [[Bahadur Yar Jung]], prominent figure of the [[Pakistan movement]]
* [[Mir Laiq Ali]], last [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad State]]
* [[Hassan Nasir]], [[Pakistani]] communist activist

===South Africa===
* [[Jay Naidoo]] - South Africa Independence Movement Activist
* [[Ama Naidoo]] - South Africa Independence Movement Activist
* [[Kumi Naidoo]] - South Africa Independence Movement Activist
* [[Naransamy Roy Naidoo]] - South Africa Political Activist
* [[Shanti Naidoo]] - South Africa Politician and Anti - [[Apartheid]] Activist.

==Freedom fighters==
* [[Alluri Sitarama Raju]] - freedom fighter and revolutionary (Viplava Jyothi).
* [[Gurajada Apparao]]
* [[Gurram Jashua]]
* [[Duggirala Gopalakrishnayya]]
* [[Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu]] - Zamindar of Amaravati (Guntur).
* [[N.G. Ranga]]
* [[P. Varadarajulu Naidu]] - was an Indian journalist and Indian independence activist. He was also the founder of The [[Indian Express]].
* [[Durgabai Deshmukh]]
* [[Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy]]
* [[Kandukuri Veeresalingam]] - social reformer, writer, editor, performed first widow marriage in India.
* [[Pingali Venkayya]] - freedom fighter and [[Indian National Flag]] designer.
* [[Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya]] - freedom fighter and founder of [[Andhra Bank|Andhra bank]]
* [[Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao]] - writer of the [[National Pledge (India)]], written in Telugu first, later translated to other Indian languages.
* [[Tanguturi Prakasam]] - was also known as '''Andhra Kesari''' (Lion of Andhra).
* [[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 linguistic states in India, died after fasting for statehood.
* [[Vavilala Gopalakrishnayya]] - Gandhian and freedom fighter.
* [[Nyapati Subba Rao Pantulu]] - one of the founder of [[The Hindu]].
* [[Sarojini Naidu]]
* [[Chowdary Satyanarayana]] - also known as '''Jananayak''' (People's leader) was an Indian freedom fighter, anti-colonial nationalist, human rights activist, legislator.
* [[Anabheri Prabhakar Rao]]
* [[Gouthu Latchanna]]
* [[Kaneganti Hanumanthu]]
* [[Goparaju Ramachandra Rao]]
* [[Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chowdary]]
* [[Tripuraneni Gopichand]]
* [[Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy]] (Sir C.R.Reddy)
* [[Kaloji Narayana Rao]]
* [[Komaram Bheem]]
* [[Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri]] (1909–1985) - [[Indian independence activist]].
*[[Maulvi Allauddin]] (1824–1889) - revolutionary and [[Indian independence activist|Indian Independence activist]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Maulvi-Alauddin-the-other-hero/articleshow/54273621.cms|title=Maulvi Alauddin- the other hero - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref>
*[[Turrebaz Khan]] (1859) - revolutionary and [[Indian independence activist|Indian Independence activist]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/book-on-turrebaz-khan-released/article3650498.ece|title=Book on Turrebaz Khan released|author=Staff Reporter|date=2012-07-18|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Scientists==
* [[Satya N. Atluri]], renowned aerospace scientist, [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee in 2013 in science and engineering; recipient of the Global Aerospace Prize of $100,000, the Walter & Angelina Crichlow Trust Prize of [[AIAA]]; recipient, "Excellence in Aviation Award", from the United States [[Federal Aviation Administration]]
* [[G. D. Naidu]], the "Edison of India"
* [[Yellapragada Subbarao]] (1895–1948), Indian biochemist who made many important discoveries while working in the United States
* [[P. Varadarajulu Naidu]], Indian physician, politician, journalist and Indian independence activist.
* [[Raj Reddy]], renowned computer scientist and former Dean of the [[Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science]]. Currently the only [[Turing Award]] winner from India.
* [[Suri Bhagavantam]], 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]]
* [[M. Visvesvaraya]], Indian engineer, scholar and statesman on whose memory Engineer's day is celebrated across India
* [[C. R. Rao|C.Radhakrishna Rao]], famous for his works in Maths and Statistics. The Cramer Rao bound theory and the Rao-Blackwell theorem are among his best known discoveries
* [[Raziuddin Siddiqui]] (1908–1998), [[theoretical physicist]]; member of imperial Britain's nuclear physicist delegation; participated in nuclear weapons programs of the US ([[Manhattan Project]]) and UK ([[Tube Alloys]] Project)
* [[Saleh Muhammad Alladin|Saleh Muhammad Aladdin]], astronomer
* [[Ahmed Mohiuddin]] (1923–1998), founder of the [[Zoological Society of Pakistan|Pakistan Zoological Society]], authored 37 books on scientific research

==Economists and Policy makers==
* [[M. Narasimham]] - Thirteenth Governor of RBI, Chaired Committee of Banking Sector reforms
* [[C. H. Hanumantha Rao]] - member of the National Advisory Council from 2004 to 2008[2] and chaired the Technical Committee on Drought prone Areas Programme and Desert Development Programme of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.
* [[Y. Venugopal Reddy]] - Former [[Reserve Bank of India]] Governor from 6 September 2003 until 5 September 2008 - credited with imposing tough lending standards which shielded India from 2008 financial crisis
* [[Duvvuri Subbarao]] - Former Governor of [[Reserve Bank of India]]
*[[M. Narasimham]] - Former Governor of [[Reserve Bank of India]]
* [[C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao]] - Former Cabinet Secretary
* [[V. K. R. V. Rao]] - Noted economist
* [[Narayana Kocherlakota]] - Former president of the [[Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis]], Professor of Economics at the [[University of Rochester]]

==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
*[[Pullella Srirama Chandrudu|Pullella Sriramachandrudu]] - Sanskrit and Telugu scholar
* [[Gidugu Venkata Ramamoorty]] - Writer
* [[Vegunta Mohan Prasad]] - Poet

==Contribution to Telugu Language==
===Medieval Poets===
* [[Nannaya Bhattaraka]], also known as the First Poet "Aadi Kavi", the first poet of the Kavi Trayam, or "Trinity of Poets", that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over the course of a few centuries
* [[Tikkana]] also called "Tikkana Somayaji" (1205–1288), poet and member of Kavi Trayam
* [[Errana]] also known as "Yellapregada" or "Errapregada" (fl. 14th century).
* [[Gona Budda Reddy]], 13th-century poet
* [[Annamacharya]] (1408–1503), mystic saint composer of the 15th century, widely regarded as the Telugu pada kavita pitaamaha (grand old man of simple poetry); husband of Tallapaka Tirumalamma
* [[Krishnadevaraya|Sri Krishnadevaraya]] , Vijayanagar Emperor, Telugu language patron, Telugu language poet
* [[Allasani Peddana]] , 15th century poet and known as foremost of Asthadiggajas (Eight elite Telugu poets under Sri Krishnadevaraya)
* [[Nandi Thimmana]], a member of Ashtadiggajas
* [[Madayyagari Mallana]], a member of Ashtadiggajas
* [[Dhurjati]], a member of Ashtadiggajas
* [[Ayyalaraju Ramambhadrudu]], a member of Ashtadiggajas
* [[Pingali Surana]], a member of Ashtadiggajas
* [[Ramarajabhushanudu]], a member of Ashtadiggajas
* [[Tenali Ramakrishna]], poet, scholar, thinker and a special advisor in the court of [[Krishnadevaraya]], nicknamed Vikatakavi
* [[Atukuri Molla|Molla]], also known as "Mollamamba", both popular names of Atukuri Molla (1440–1530), poet who wrote Telugu Ramayan; a woman
* [[Potana]], born Bammera Pothana (1450–1510), poet best known for his translation of the Bhagavata Purana from Sanskrit; the book is popularly known as Pothana Bhagavatham
* [[Tallapaka Tirumalamma]], also known as "Timmakka" and "Thimmakka" (fl. 15th century), poet who wrote Subhadra Kalyanam; wife of singer-poet Annamacharya and was popularly known as Timmakka
* [[Vemana]] (fl. 14th century), poet
* [[Bhadrachala Ramadasu]] , 17th-century Indian devotee of Lord Rama and a composer of Carnatic music.

===Rennaissance Poets ===
* [[Kandukuri Veeresalingam]] (1848–1919), social reformer, poet, scholar, founded the journal Vivekavardhani, introduced the essay, biography, autobiography and the novel into Telugu literature
* [[Gurajada Apparao]] (1862–1915), poet, writer and playwright who wrote the first Telugu play, Kanyasulkam; also an influential social reformer sometimes called Mahakavi ("the great poet")
* [[Gurram Jashuva]] (1895–1971), a dalit poet and writer and producer of All India Radio, awarded "[[Padma Bhushan]]" by the Govt of India, known for poetry on social evils
* [[Srirangam Srinivasa Rao]] (1910–1983), marxist poet notable for his work Maha Prasthanam
* [[Jwalamukhi (poet)|Jwalamukhi]], pen name of Veeravalli Raghavacharyulu (1938–2008), poet, novelist, writer and political activist
* [[Viswanatha Satyanarayana]] (1895–1976), popularly known as the Kavi Samraat ("Emperor of Poetry")
* [[Balijepalli Lakshmikantham]] (1881–1953), poet and dramatist
* [[Chellapilla Venkata Sastry]], poet and scholar
* [[Devulapalli Krishna Sastry]] (1887–1981), poet and writer of radio plays, known as "Andhra Shelly"
* [[Devarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak]]
* [[Divakarla Tirupati Sastry]]
* [[Rayaprolu Subba Rao]]
* [[C. R. Reddy]]

===Modern Poets===
* [[C. Narayana Reddy]] (born 1931), poet, academic and songwriter
* [[Aarudhra]] , pen name of Bhagavatula Siva Sankara Sastry (1925–1998), author, poet, essayist, writer of stories (including detective stories), playwright, translator, composer of film songs
* [[Ismail]], popular name of Mohammad Ismail (born 1928)
* [[Suravaram Pratap Reddy]], writer and historian from Telangana
* [[Kethu Viswanatha Reddy]], poet from Rayalaseema
* [[Gunturu Seshendra Sarma]] (1927–2007), also known as Yuga Kavi
* [[Papineni Sivasankar]], poet and critic from [[Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[Sirivennela Sitaramasastri]] , popular poet and lyricist

==Religious Leaders and Philosophers==
* [[Vallabha Acharya]] - one of the prominent Bhakthi movement leaders
* [[Acharya Nagarjuna]] - Buddhist philosopher and alchemist
* [[Yogi Vemana]] - poet and philosopher
* [[Pothuluri Veerabrahmam]] - well-known saint and astrologer in the 17th century
* [[U. G. Krishnamurti]] - world-famous 20th century 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]] - internationally renowned Spiritual Master, based in Puttaparti
* [[Sadasiva Brahmendra]] - Bhakthi Poet
* [[Bhakta Potana]] - realised Soul and a Bhakthi poet who translated Bhagavatam to Telugu
* [[Kancherla Gopanna]] - also popularly known as Ramadasu
* [[Annamacharya]] - great devotee of Tirumala Lord Venkateswara who has written 40000 songs and composed them
* [[Tyagaraja]] - 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]] - 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.
* [[Sadhguru]] - mystic and yogi. Founder of Isha Yoga, a non profit organization. Born in Mysore to a Telugu-speaking family .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://isha.sadhguru.org/us/en/wisdom/sadhguru-spot/telugu-tamil-telugu|title=Telugu...Tamil...Telugu!|date=August 10, 2011|website=Isha Sadhguru}}</ref>

==Academics==
* [[Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy]] - First Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University
* [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] - Second President of Republic of India, and noted Philosopher
* [[G. Ram Reddy]] - Former University Grants Commission chairman
* [[Sarvepalli Gopal]] - Indian historian
* [[Veluri Venkata Krishna Sastry]] - Archaeologist
* [[J. N. Reddy (engineer)|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
* [[Mohammed Vizarat Rasool Khan]] (1946–2013) - founder of Shadan Group of Institutions<ref name="Saudi Gazette">{{Cite web |url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20131022184262 |title=Indian educationist succumbs to illness |work=[[Saudi Gazette]] |author=Amtul, Syeda |date=22 October 2013 |access-date=7 November 2014 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107235146/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20131022184262 |archive-date=7 November 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*[[Ali Yavar Jung]] (1906–1976) - served as Vice-Chancellor of the [[Osmania University]] as well as the [[Aligarh University|Aligarh Muslim University]]

==Award winners==
===Bharat Ratna===
* [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]], awarded 1954
* [[M. Visvesvaraya|Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraiah]], awarded 1955
* [[V.V. Giri]], awarded 1975

===Padma Vibhushan===
* [[M. Balamuralikrishna]]
* [[N. G. Ranga]]
* [[Kotha Satchidananda Murthy]]
* [[Ravi Narayan Reddy]] (1992)
* [[Kaloji Narayana Rao]] (1992)
* [[V. Ramalingaswami]]
* [[Cingireddy Narayana Reddy]] (2000)
* [[Y. Venugopal Reddy]] (2010)
* [[Prathap C. Reddy]] (2010)
* [[Ramoji Rao]] (2016)

===Padmabhushan===
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* [[A. S. Rao]]
* [[Satya N. Atluri]]
* [[Viswanadha Satyanarayana]]
* [[Pavani Parameswara Rao]]
* [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]
* [[Jaggayya]]
* [[Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana]]
* [[V. Ramalingaswami]]
* [[Raja and Radha Reddy]] (2000)
* [[Raj Reddy]] (b. 1937) (2001)
* [[K. Srinath Reddy]] (2005)
* [[Chiranjeevi]]
* [[K. Anji Reddy]]
* [[Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy]]
* [[Boyi Bhimanna]]
* [[Shiv K. Kumar]]
* [[P. Susheela]]
* [[Ghattamaneni Krishna]]
}}

===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"
* [[Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao]] for ''Andhra Vaggeyakara Charitramu''
* [[Suravaram Pratap Reddy]] for his social history book Andhrula Sanghika Charitamu (1955)
* [[Kethu Viswanatha Reddy]] for his Short Stories Book Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kathalu

===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)
* (( L v Prasad))
* [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] (1990)
* [[D. Ramanaidu]] (2009)
* [[K. Viswanath]] (2016)

'''Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award'''
* [[Pullela Gopichand]] - Badminton (2000–2001)

'''Arjuna Award'''
* [[V.V.S. Laxman]] - Cricket
* [[Mukesh Kumar (field hockey)|Mukesh Kumar]] - Hockey
* [[PV Sindhu]] - Badminton
* [[Koneru Humpy]] - Chess

==International Positions==
===United States===
* [[Ajay Naidu]] - Hollywood actor
* [[Arvind Krishna]] - [[Indian-American]] business executive. He is the [[chief executive officer]] (CEO) of [[IBM]].
* [[Saagar Enjeti]]
* [[Adivi Sesh]] - Hollywood actor, director, writer
* [[Varun Sandesh]] - actor
* [[Surya Yalamanchili]] - Democratic nominee who ran for Congress in Ohio's 2nd congressional district in 2010.
* [[Vinai Thummalapally]] - U.S. Ambassador to [[Belize]]
* [[Kris Kolluri]] - [[New Jersey]] Commissioner of Transportation
* [[C.R.Rao]] - mathematician, statistician
* [[Rao Remala]] - first Indian Employee at [[Microsoft]]
* [[Satya Nadella]] - CEO of [[Microsoft]]
* [[Shantanu Narayen]] - CEO of [[Adobe Systems]]
* [[Raj Reddy]] - recipient of Turing Award
* [[Padmasree Warrior]] - former chief executive officer of [[NIO (car company)]]
* [[Vijaya Lakshmi Emani]](1958-2009) - social activist, posthumously awarded [[Presidential Citizens Medal]]
* [[Sarayu Rao]] - Hollywood Actress
* [[Aneesh Chaganty]] - Hollywood director
* [[Akash Vukoti]] - TV personality
* [[Narayana Kocherlakota]] - American economist and is the Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics at the [[University of Rochester]].
* [[Upendra Chivukula]] - Democratic politician who currently serves as a Commissioner on the [[New Jersey Board of Public Utilities]] after serving more than 12 years in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] , where he had been the [[Deputy Speaker]].
* [[Dabeeru C. Rao]] - Director of the Division of Biostatistics at [[Washington University School of Medicine]]
* [[Balamurali Ambati]] - American [[ophthalmologist]] , educator, and researcher. On May 19, 1995, he entered the [[Guinness Book of World Records]] as the world's youngest doctor.
* [[Uma Pemmaraju]] - American anchor and host on the [[Fox News Channel]] cable network.
* [[Vamsi Mootha]] - American physician-scientist and computational biologist of Indian descent.
* [[G. S. Maddala]] - mathematician and economist best known for work in the field of [[Econometrics]]
* [[J. N. Reddy (engineer)|J. N. Reddy]] - professor and holder of the [[Oscar S. Wyatt]] Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering at [[Texas A&M University]]
* [[Neeli Bendapudi]] - President of [[University of Louisville]]
* [[Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao]] - professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University and Research Professor at the university at Buffalo
* [[Ravi V. Bellamkonda]] - Vinik Dean of Engineering Duke University Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School of Engineering.
* [[Yellapragada Subbarao]] - Indian biochemist who discovered the function of adenosine triphosphate as an energy source in the cell
* [[Nina Davuluri]] - Miss American 2014
* [[Dattatreyudu Nori]] - Vice Chairman of the Radiation Oncologist Department at The New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City
* [[V. Mohan Reddy]] - paediatric cardiothoracic surgeon at Stanford
* [[E. Premkumar Reddy]] - oncologist; director of Fels institute of cancer research and molecular biology at [[Temple University]]
* [[Aruna Miller]] - American politician and former members of the Maryland House of delegates representing District 15 in [[Montgomery County, Maryland]]
* [[Laxmi Poruri]] - tennis player
* [[Raja Kumari]] - singer
* [[Mathukumalli Vidyasagar]] - control theorist
* [[Hari Kondabolu]] - stand-up comedian
* [[Ashok Kondabolu]] - DJ, Rapper, former member of hip-hop group [[Das Racist]]
* [[Sashi Reddy]] - entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and philanthropist
* [[Raj Reddy]] - computer scientist, founder of the Robotics Institute at [[Carnegie Mellon University]], winner of [[Turing Award]]
* [[Lakireddy Bali Reddy]] - convicted felon, charged for sex trafficking, visa fraud, and tax code violations
* [[Samina Ali]] - activist, author, feminist
* [[Alluri Satyanarayana Raju]] - first General Secretary in AICC in Nehru Govt.
* [[Ali Yavar Jung]] (1906–1976) - served as the Indian [[ambassador]] to [[Argentina]] (1952–54), [[Egypt]] (1954–58), [[Yugoslavia]] and [[Greece]] (1958–61), [[France]] (1961–65), and the [[United States]] (1968–70)
*[[Abid Hasan]] (1911–1984) - served as India's Ambassador to Denmark<ref name=":0" />
*[[Abid Hussain]] (1926–2012) - IAS; served as [[Embassy of India, Washington, D.C.|India's Ambassador to the United States]] from 1990 to 1992.
*[[Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli]] - former Director of Political Military Affairs, [[United States National Security Council]], US; former research professor at [[Johns Hopkins University]] Foreign Policy Institute at the [[Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies]], in Washington, DC, US
* [[Sohail Mohammed]] - New Jersey Superior Court Judge, 2011
* [[Abdul Razack]] - Judicial Member Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Government of India (1992–2003)

===South Africa===
* [[Anand Naidoo]] - South African journalist
* [[Jailoshini Naidoo]] - South African actress
* [[Leeanda Reddy]] - South African actor

==French Yanam==
*[[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] [[Bouloussou Soubramaniam Sastroulou]] - (Ancien Membre du Conseil Local et [[Conseil Municipal de Yanaon]], Ancien [[Jury]] De [[Yanam, French India|Yanaon]], Former Diwan of Manyam [[Zamindari]] of [[French Yanam]])
*[[Bezawada Bapa Naidou]] - (Ancien Maire De [[Yanam, French India|Yanaon]])
*[[Kamichetty Venugopala Rao Naidou]] - (Ancien Maire De [[Yanam, French India|Yanaon]])
* [[Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu]] - Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Yanam, Pondicherry|Yanam]] for six consecutive terms and [[Deputy Speaker]], [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]].
*[[Dadala Raphael Ramanayya]] - Freedom fighter
*[[Samatam Krishnayya]] - Poet and Pro-French Activist, Maire(interim) de [[Yanam, French India|Yanaon]]
*[[Malladi Krishna Rao]] - Puducherry Health Minister<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/puducherry-health-minister-warns-private-colleges-on-pg-admission-issue-1694887|title=Puducherry Health Minister Warns Private Colleges On PG Admission Issue|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Modern writers==
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [[Tirupati Venkata Kavulu]]
* [[Patanjali]]
* [[Tapi Dharma Rao Naidu]]
* [[Kandukuri Veeresalingam]]
* [[Gurazada Apparao|Gurazada, Apparao]]
* [[Srirangam Srinivasa Rao]]
* [[Devulapalli Krishnasastri|Devulapalli, Krishna Sastry]]
* [[Garimella Satyanarayana]]
* [[Viswanatha Satyanarayana|Viswanadha Satyanarayana]]
* [[Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham]]
* [[Gudipati Venkatachalam]]
* [[Tripuraneni Ramaswamy]]
* [[Tummala Seetharama Murthy]]
* [[C. Narayana Reddy|Dr. C. Naryana Reddy]]
* [[Dasaradhi]]
* [[Gurram Joshua]]
* [[Boyi Bheemanna]]
* [[Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao]]
* [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana|Mullapudi, Venkataramana]]
* [[Vasireddy Seethadevi]]
* [[Tripuraneni Gopichand]]
* [[Atluri Pitcheswara Rao]]
* [[Kaloji]] (Kaloji Narayan Rao)
* [[Suravaram Pratap Reddy]]
* [[Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy]] - Writer
* [[Yandamuri Veerendranath]]
* [[Vegunta Mohan Prasad]]
}}

==Billionaire & CEO==
[[Manoj kumar kolluri]] - CEO, [[Eedupugallu tuppalu]] net worth-2 Swiss accounts in federal bank
* [[Satya Nadella]] - CEO, [[Microsoft]]
* [[Srini Raju]] - Founder TV9
* [[B. V. R. Mohan Reddy|Mohan Reddy]] - Founder and Chairman [[Cyient]]
* [[PMS Prasad]] - CEO, [[Reliance Industries]]
* [[Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao]] - [[GMR Group]]
* [[Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy]] - [[GVK Group]]
* [[Shantanu Narayen]] - CEO, [[Adobe Systems]]
* [[Anji Reddy]] - [[Dr. Reddy's Laboratories]]
* [[Prathap C. Reddy]] - Founder, [[Apollo Hospitals]]
* [[Vikram Akula]] - Founder, [[SKS Microfinance]]
* [[Sashi Reddi]] - Founder Sri Capital
* [[Ramachandra Naidu Galla]] - Founder, [[Amara Raja Group]]
* [[Padmasree Warrior]] - CEO, Cisco Systems
* [[Lagadapati Madhusudan Rao]] - [[Lanco Infra]] Founder, MD
* [[Narayana Kocherlakota]] - President of [[Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis]]
* [[Prasad Nimmagadda]] - [[Matrix Labs]] Founder, MD
* [[Varaprasad Reddy]] - [[Shanta Biotech]] Founder, MD
* [[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
* [[Ramesh Gelli]] - Founder of Global Trust Bank and the only Banker to win Padmashree
* [[P. V. Ramprasad Reddy]] - Founder Aurabindo pharma

==Sports==
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* [[Buchi Babu Naidu]] - Father of South Indian Cricket
* [[Cotah Ramaswami]] - Represented India in both International Cricket and Tennis
* [[M.Baliah Naidu]] - Cricketer
* [[M. Suryanarayan]]- Indian Test Cricketer
* [[M. S. K. Prasad]] - Cricketer
* [[M. L. Jaisimha]] - Cricketer
* [[Shivlal Yadav]] - Cricketer
* [[Bharath Reddy (cricketer)|Bharath Reddy]] - Test Cricketer (1978–1981)
* [[Yalaka Venugopal Rao|Venugopal Rao]] - Cricketer
* [[Ambati Rayudu]] - Cricketer
* [[V. V. S. Laxman]] - Cricketer
* [[Venkatapathy Raju]] - Cricketer
* [[Sharath Kamal]] - Table Tennis
* [[Koneru Humpy]] - Chess Grand Master, Arjuna Award winner
* [[Chetan Anand (badminton)|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
* [[Dandamudi Rajagopal|Dandamudi Rajagopal Rao]] First Indian weightlifting champion continuously for 13 years from 1945 to 1958 popularly known as Indian Tarzan
* [[Srikanth Kidambi]] - Badminton player
* [[Laxman Reddy]] - Body Building champion - Winner, Mr. World 2010
* [[Pendyala Harikrishna]] - Chess Grand Master
* [[P.V.Sindhu]] - Olympic Badminton Silver Medalist
* [[Hanuma Vihari ]] - Indian test cricket team player
}}

==Movies==
===Actors===
* [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] - Film actor/producer/studio owner
* [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao|Dr. Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] - Film actor and Studio owner
* [[Adivi Sesh]] - Actor
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] - Film Actor
* [[Allu Rama Lingaiah]] - Actor/Comedian
* [[Allari Naresh]] - Film Actor
* [[Allu Arjun]] -Film Actor/dancer
* [[Aryan Rajesh]] - Film Actor
* [[Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao|Padmanabham]] - Film Actor, Producer
* [[Babu Mohan]] - Standup comedian
* [[Brahmanandam]] - Film Actor, Guinness record holder for acting more than 700 films
* [[Chalam (actor)|Chalam]] - Actor and Produce
* [[Chiranjeevi]] - Telugu actor, producer, politician, businessman. Praja Rajyam party President.
* [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]] - Veteran Telugu Act
* [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] - Film Actor
* [[Dasari Narayana Rao]] - Telugu director, actor and producer
* [[Eelapata Raghuramaiah]] - Telugu Film and Stage Actor, Padmasri Award Winner, Kendra Sangeeta Nataka Akademy Award Winner
* [[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] - Telugu film actor
* [[Hari Kondabolu]] - Standup comedian
* [[Jagapati Babu]] - Film Actor
* [[Jayam Ravi]] - Tamil film actor; (Telugu mother)
* [[J.D. Chakravarthy]] - Film Actor
* [[Jaya Prakash Reddy]] - Actor
* [[Johny Lever]] - Film Actor/Stand-up Comedian
* [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] - Actor and producer
* [[Kanta Rao]] - Film Actor
* [[Krishnam Raju]] - Film Actor
* [[Krishna]] - Film Actor/Studio owner
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] - Film Actor
* [[Mahesh Babu]] - Film Actor, Philanthropist
* [[Meka Srikanth]] - Film Actor
* [[M. Prabhakar Reddy]] - Actor
* [[Manchu Manoj]] - Film Actor
* [[Murali Mohan|Maganti Murali Mohan]] - Film Actor/Producer
* [[M.S. Narayana]] - Film Actor
* [[Nani (actor)|Nani]] - Actor
* [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] - Film Actor
* [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]] - Film Actor/Present M.L.A of [[Hindupur]] Constituency of Anantapur Dist, in Andhra Pradesh.
* [[Nandamuri Harikrishna]] - Film Actor/EX.MLA, Ex. Rajya Sabha Member
* [[Nagendra Babu]] - Actor/producer
* [[Naveen Polishetty]] - Telugu and Hindi actor
* [[Nitin Kumar Reddy]] - Film Actor
* [[N.T. Rama Rao]] - Film Actor, Former Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.]] - Actor/Singer
* [[Nandamuri Kalyan Ram]] - Film Actor/Producer
* [[Pawan Kalyan]] - Telugu actor, Jana Sena Party President
* [[Prabhas]] - Film Actor
* [[Raghupathi Venkaiah]] Naidu - Father of Telugu cinema
* [[Rami Reddy (actor)|Rami Reddy]] - Actor
* [[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]]
* [[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]] - Film Actor and Singer
* [[Ramana Reddy]] - Comedian
* [[Rajanala Kaleswara Rao|Rajanala]] - Actor
* [[Rajiv Kanakala]] - Actor
* [[Ram (actor)|Ram]] - Film actor
* [[Ravi Krishna]] - Actor
* [[Rao Gopal Rao]] - Film Actor
* [[Ram Charan Teja]] - Actor
* [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]] - Film Actor
* [[Raviteja]] - Film Actor
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] - Film Actor
* [[Srihari]] - Actor/producer
* [[Sobhan Babu]] - Film Actor
* [[Suthi Veerabhadra Rao]] - Actor
* [[Suthi Velu]] - Actor
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] - Dialogue Writer/Actor
* [[Tarun (actor)|Tarun]] - Film Actor
[[T.Gopichand(actor)|T.Gopichand]] - Film Actor
* [[Uday Kiran]] - Film Actor
* [[Vaibhav Reddy]] - Actor
* [[Vijay Deverakonda]] - Actor
* [[Vishnu Vardhan Babu]] - Film Actor
* [[Vishal Krishna Reddy|Vishal]] - Tamil Film Actor

===Actress===
* [[Aditi Rao Hydari]] - Telugu, Hindi and Tamil actress (Telugu mother)
* [[Aishwarya Rajesh]] - Tamil and Telugu actress
* [[Anandhi]] - works in Telugu and Tamil films
* [[Annapoorna (actress)|Annapoorna]] - Telugu actress
* [[Anjali (actress born 1986)|Anjali]] - Telugu & Tamil film actress
* [[Bhanupriya]] - Actress
* [[Bindu Madhavi]] [[Reddy]] - actress
* [[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna]] - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer
* [[Devika]] - Telugu and Tamil actress
* [[Eesha Rebba]] - Telugu actress
* [[Fatafat Jayalaxmi]] - Telugu actress in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada films
* [[Gautami]] - Famous actress of 80's and 90s who worked in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films
* [[G. Varalakshmi]] - actress
* [[Jayasudha]] - Film actress
* [[Jaya Prada]] - Film actress
* [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]] - Telugu actress
* [[Kanchana (actress)]] - 50s, 60s and 70s actress who acted in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films
* [[Kiran Rao]] - Indian film producer and wife of Bollywood actor Amir Khan
* [[Krishnaveni (actress)|Krishnaveni]] - Actress, singer, producer
* [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] - Telugu actress
* [[Keerthi Reddy]] - Actress
* [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] - Telugu and Tamil actress (Telugu father)
* [[Lakshmi Manchu]] - Telugu actress
* [[Laya (actress)|Laya]] - Film Actress
* [[Malashri]] - Kannada actress
* [[P. Kannamba]] - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer
* [[Priya Anand]] - Tamil and Hindi actress (Telugu mother)
* [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] - Actress
* [[Ramya Krishnan]] - Actress. (Telugu father)
*[[Rashmika Mandanna]] - Actress. (Telugu, Tamil, Kannada)
* [[Rohini (actress)]] - Actress
* [[Roja Selvamani]] - Actress
* [[Rekha]] - Mother is Telugu actress Pushpavalli.
* [[Sarayu Rao]] - American actress
* [[Samantha]] - Telugu and Tamil actress
* [[Sameera Reddy]] - Actress (Telugu father)
* [[Santha Kumari]] - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer
* [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer
* [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] - Film actress
* [[Silk Smitha]] - actress in South Indian film industry
* [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] - Actress
* [[Sowkar Janaki]] - Telugu, Tamil actress
* [[Sobhita Dhulipala]] - Telugu, Hindi actress
* [[Sridevi]] - Indian actress (Telugu mother)
* [[Sri Divya]] - Telugu film actress
* [[S. Varalakshmi]] - Telugu, Tamil actress
* [[Shreya Dhanwanthary]] - Hindi, Telugu actress
* [[Shakeela]] - Famous soft porn actress of 80s and 90s
* [[Swara Bhaskar]] - Film actress. (Telugu father)
* [[Swati Reddy]] - Film actress/television presenter
* [[Tina Desai]] - Telugu mother and Gujarathi father
* [[Vijayashanti]] - Actress and politician
* [[Vanisri]] - Telugu and Kannada actress

===Producers, Writer and Directors===
* [[E.V.V. Satyanarayana]] - Film Director
* [[G. Neelakanta Reddy]] - Film Director
* [[S. Gopal Reddy]] - Cinematographer, Producer
* [[Ananth Sreeram]] - Lyricist
* [[Moola Narayana Swamy]] - Producer
* [[P. Pullaiah]] - Producer
* [[Shyam Prasad Reddy]] - Film Producer
* [[D.V. Narasa Raju]] - Writer and Film Director
* [[Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao]] - Film Actor/Director/Producer/Dialogue Delivery Artist/Dubbing Artist/Viswa Vikyatha NataSarwabowma Title Winner/ Ex.Chief minister of Andhra pradesh.
* [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]] - Music director
* [[Gopichand Lagadapati]] - Actor/Director/Writer/Producer
* [[Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy]] - Writer
* [[H.M. Reddy]]- First Telugu, first Tamil & first Kannada film director.
* [[B.N. Reddy]]- Legendary director & producer, Dadasaheb phalke winner.
* [[Ramesh Naidu]] - Music director
* [[B. Nagireddy]] - Legendary director & producer, Dadasaheb phalke winner.
* [[Moola Narayana Swamy]] - [[Vauhini Studios]] owner and producer.
* [[Nandini Reddy]] - Film Director
* [[Sameer Reddy]] - Cinematographer
* [[Midde Rama Rao]] - Film Producer.
* [[Katta Subba Rao]] - Telugu Film Director.
* [[K. Viswanath]] - One of India's most famous directors
* [[L.V. Prasad|Akkineni L. V. Prasad]] - Producer/Director
* [[Edida Nageshwara Rao]] - Producer
* [[Allu Aravind]] - Producer
* [[A.M. Rathnam]] - Producer
* [[Sekhar Kammula]] - Director/producer
* [[Nagesh Kukunoor]] - Director/producer
* [[V.V. Vinayak]] - Director
* [[Krishna Vamsi]] - Director
* [[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]] - Director
* [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]] (Sattiraju Laxminarayana) - Artist/Film Director.
* [[Adurthi Subba Rao]] - Film Producer/Director.
* [[D. Ramanaidu]] - Film Producer/Studio owner.
* [[A. Kodandarami Reddy]] - Film Director.
* [[K. Raghavendra Rao|Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao]] - Director/Producer
* [[Kodi Ramakrishna]] - Director
* [[Paruchuri Brothers]] - Writers
* [[S.V. Krishna Reddy]] - Film Director.
* [[Jandhyala]]- Film Director
* [[Yandamuri Veerendranath]] - Writer/Director
* [[Vamsy]] - Film Director
* [[Pingali Nagendrarao]] - Poet and Lyricist
* [[Chota K. Naidu]] - Cinematographer
* [[Shyam K. Naidu]] - Cinematographer
* [[Devi Sri Prasad]] - Music Director
* [[Surender Reddy]] - Film Director
* [[S.S. Rajamouli]] - Film Director
* [[Samudrala Raghavacharya]] - Poet and Lyricist
* [[Samudrala Ramanujacharya]] - Poet and Lyricist
* [[Selvaraghavan]] - Tamil Film Director
* [[Aatreya (playwright)|Aacharya Aatreya]] - Poet and Lyricist
* [[Aarudhra]] - Poet and Lyricist
* [[Kosaraju Raghavaiah]] - Poet and Lyricist
* [[Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu]] - Poet and Lyricist
* [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy|Veturi Sundara Rama Murthy]] - Poet and Lyricist
* [[jaladi]] - Poet and Lyricist
* [[Rajashri]] - Poet and Lyricist
* [[Vennelakanti]] - Poet and Lyricist
* [[Sirivennela Sitaramasastri]]- Poet and Lyricist
* [[Bhuvana Chandra]]- Poet and Lyricist
* [[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
* [[Aneesh Chaganty]] -Hollywood Film director
* [[Mani Sharma]] - Music Director
* [[M.S. Raju]] - Film Producer
* [[A. Sreekar Prasad]] - Film Editor
* [[Puri Jagannadh]] - Film Director
* [[Trivikram Srinivas]] - Dialogue Writer/Film Director

===Singers===
* [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] - Legendary Singer and music Composer.
* [[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)|Mano]] - Singer
* [[Madhavapeddi Satyam]] - Singer

==Artists==
* [[Pakhal Tirumal Reddy]] - Artist
* [[Siddharth Katragadda]] - Artist Writer Filmmaker Poet
* [[Krishna Reddy (artist)|Krishna Reddy]] - [[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]]

==Musicians and Composers==
* [[Tyagaraja]]
* [[Shyama Shastri]]
* [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]
* [[Tallapaka Annamacharya]]
* [[Kancherla Gopanna|Bhadrachala Ramadas]]
* [[Kshetrayya]], He is popularly known as "Maha Kavi Kshetrayya. He had written poems on Lord Sri Krishna as Kshetrayya Padaalu.
* [[Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Dasu|Aadibhotla Narayana Das]]
* [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao]]
* [[M. Balamuralikrishna]]
* [[P. Suseela]]
* [[S. Janaki]]
* [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
* [[P. B. Sreenivas]]
* [[Nagoor Babu]]
* [[Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu]]
* [[Rakesh Yankaran]], [[Indo-Trinidadian]] singer from [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
* [[U. Srinivas]], He is popularly known as Mandolin Srinivas.
* [[U. Rajesh]], He is popularly known as Mandolin Rajesh.

==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)
* [[K. N. Y. Patanjali|Patanjali]] - ex-chief editor, Sakshi.
* [[G. K. Reddy]] - Journalist
* [[Suravaram Pratapareddy]] - Founder of Golconda Patrika, a journal in Hyderabad State.
* [[Palagummi Sainath]] - Rural India Affairs Reporter, The Hindu.
* [[Puripanda Appala Swamy]].

==See also==
* [[List of Indian poets#Telugu|List of Telugu poets]]
*[[Index of Andhra Pradesh-related articles]]

==References==
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