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[[Lingayat]], also known as [[Veerashaiva]] {{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|ɪər|ə|ʃ|aɪ|v|ə}}, are a community in [[India]] who adhere to [[Lingayatism]]. This is a list of notable Lingayats:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.veerashaiva.info/literature/society/prominent-figures.html |title=Prominent Figures – Veerashaiva.info |access-date=2010-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005091307/http://www.veerashaiva.info/literature/society/prominent-figures.html |archive-date=2011-10-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=R84n-Wv1S-8C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Community dominance and political modernisation: the Lingayats]</ref><ref>[http://www.virashaiva.com/prominent-lingayat-figures/ Prominent Lingayat Figures]</ref>
[[Lingayats]], also known as [[Veerashaiva]] {{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|ɪər|ə|ʃ|aɪ|v|ə}}, are a community in [[India]] who adhere to [[Lingayatism]], a religious sect of [[Shaivism]] within [[Hindu denominations|Hinduism]]. This is a list of notable Lingayats:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.veerashaiva.info/literature/society/prominent-figures.html |title=Prominent Figures – Veerashaiva.info |access-date=2010-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005091307/http://www.veerashaiva.info/literature/society/prominent-figures.html |archive-date=2011-10-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=R84n-Wv1S-8C Community dominance and political modernisation: the Lingayats]</ref><ref>[http://www.virashaiva.com/prominent-lingayat-figures/ Prominent Lingayat Figures]</ref>


==Saints==
==Saints==
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* [[Basavanna]]<ref>[http://www.freeindia.org/biographies/sages/basaveshwara/page1.htmWho is Basavanna?]</ref>
* [[Akka Mahadevi]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.virashaiva.com/prominent-lingayat-figures/ | title=Prominent Lingayat Figures | publisher=virashaiva.com | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Allama Prabhu]]<ref>[http://lingayatreligion.com/Sharanaru/Sharanaru.htm Sharanas]</ref>
* [[Allama Prabhu]]<ref>[http://lingayatreligion.com/Sharanaru/Sharanaru.htm Sharanas]</ref>
* [[Akka Mahadevi]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.virashaiva.com/prominent-lingayat-figures/ | title=Prominent Lingayat Figures | publisher=virashaiva.com | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Basava]]<ref>[http://www.freeindia.org/biographies/sages/basaveshwara/page1.htmWho is Basavanna?]</ref>
* [[Channabasavanna]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://lingayatreligion.com/Sharanaru/Channabasavanna.htm | title=Channabasavanna | publisher=lingayatreligion.com | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Channabasavanna]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://lingayatreligion.com/Sharanaru/Channabasavanna.htm | title=Channabasavanna | publisher=lingayatreligion.com | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Ambigara Chowdaiya]]
* [[Devar Dasimayya]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/devar-dasimayya-jayanti-utsav-celebrated/article7031984.ece | title='Devar Dasimayya Jayanti Utsav' celebrated | work=The Hindu | date=25 March 2015 | accessdate=18 November 2015| last1=Patil | first1=Vijaykumar }}</ref>
* [[Devar Dasimayya]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/devar-dasimayya-jayanti-utsav-celebrated/article7031984.ece | title='Devar Dasimayya Jayanti Utsav' celebrated | work=The Hindu | date=25 March 2015 | accessdate=18 November 2015| last1=Patil | first1=Vijaykumar }}</ref>
* [[Madivala Machideva]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://lingayatreligion.com/Sharanaru/Madivala_Machideva.htm | title=Madivala Machideva - Lingayat Religion | publisher=lingayatreligion.com | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Madivala Machideva]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://lingayatreligion.com/Sharanaru/Madivala_Machideva.htm | title=Madivala Machideva - Lingayat Religion | publisher=lingayatreligion.com | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Siddheshwar|Siddharama]] – of Solapur, [[Maharashtra]]
* [[Siddheshwar]] – of Solapur, [[Maharashtra]]
* [[Yediyur Siddhalingeshwara Swamy Temple|Yediyur Siddhalingeshwara]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://veerashaivainfo.page.tl/Veerashaiva.htm | title=Veerashaiva | publisher=veerashaivainfo | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Viswabandhu Marulasiddha]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://travel.goudar.com/2011/05/ujjaini-marulasiddeshwara-temple.html | title=Ujjini Marulasiddeshwara Temple | publisher=Goudar.com | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Viswabandhu Marulasiddha]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://travel.goudar.com/2011/05/ujjaini-marulasiddeshwara-temple.html | title=Ujjini Marulasiddeshwara Temple | publisher=Goudar.com | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Sri Revanna Siddeshwara Swamy Temple|Sri Revanna Siddeshwara Swamy]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.holidaylandmark.com/holidaylandmark/tourism-in-karnataka.html | title=Tourism in Karnataka | publisher=HolidayLandmark.com | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Sharane Sri Danamma Devi]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/sri-danamma-devi/story.html | title=Story of Danamma Devi | publisher=Filmibeat | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref> – of Guddapura, Maharashtra
* [[Sharane Sri Danamma Devi|Sri Danamma Devi]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/sri-danamma-devi/story.html | title=Story of Danamma Devi | publisher=Filmibeat | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref> – of Guddapura, Maharashtra
* [[Sarvajna]]  
* [[Sarvajna]]  
* [[Vemana]]
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* [[Sharane Sri Danamma Devi]]


==Historical rulers==
==Historical rulers==
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* [[Kittur Chennamma]](1778–1829)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/154400/lingayats-asked-work-progress-all.html | title=Lingayats asked to work for progress of all groups | work=The Hindu | date=17 April 2011 | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref> – queen of the princely state of [[Kitturu]], [[Karnataka]]; fought against [[Doctrine of lapse]]
* [[Kittur Chennamma]](1778–1829)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/154400/lingayats-asked-work-progress-all.html | title=Lingayats asked to work for progress of all groups | work=The Hindu | date=17 April 2011 | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref> – queen of the princely state of [[Kitturu]], [[Karnataka]]; fought against [[Doctrine of lapse]]
* [[Belawadi Mallamma]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article340629.ece?service=print | title=Power not permanent: Yeddyurappa | publisher=The New Indian Express | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Belawadi Mallamma]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article340629.ece?service=print | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118185830/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article340629.ece?service=print | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 November 2015 | title=Power not permanent: Yeddyurappa | publisher=The New Indian Express | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Haleri|Haleri Kings]] –<ref name="deccanherald1">[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/20079/on-haleri-trail.html On the Haleri Trail - Deccan Herald]</ref> of [[Madikeri]]
* [[Haleri|Haleri Kings]] –<ref name="deccanherald1">[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/20079/on-haleri-trail.html On the Haleri Trail - Deccan Herald]</ref> of [[Madikeri]]
* [[Linga Rajendra II]] – Haleri king of Kodagu
* [[Linga Rajendra II]] – Haleri king of Kodagu
* [[Chikka Virarajendra]] –<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kodagufirst.in/?tag=lingayat-rajhas | title=The Lingayat Rajas | publisher=Kodagu First | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref> last ruler of [[Madikeri]]
* [[Chikka Virarajendra]] –<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kodagufirst.in/?tag=lingayat-rajhas | title=The Lingayat Rajas | date=2 September 2011 | publisher=Kodagu First | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref> last ruler of [[Madikeri]]
* [[Keladi Nayaka|Keladi Nayaka Kingdom]]<ref name="Mittal Publications">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R84n-Wv1S-8C&q=keladi+nayaka+veerashaiva&pg=PA396 | title=Keladi Nayakas - Shivappa Nayaka and Chennamma, Community Dominance and Political Modernisation: The Lingayats | publisher=Shankaragouda Hanumanthagouda Patil | work=Mittal Publications | year=2002 | isbn=9788170998679 | accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref>  
* [[Keladi Nayaka|Keladi Nayaka Kingdom]]<ref name="Mittal Publications">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R84n-Wv1S-8C&q=keladi+nayaka+veerashaiva&pg=PA396 | title=Keladi Nayakas - Shivappa Nayaka and Chennamma, Community Dominance and Political Modernisation: The Lingayats | publisher=Shankaragouda Hanumanthagouda Patil | work=Mittal Publications | year=2002 | isbn=9788170998679 | accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref>  
* [[Keladi Chennamma]]<ref name="Mittal Publications"/>
* [[Keladi Chennamma]]<ref name="Mittal Publications"/>
* [[Shivappa Nayaka]]<ref name="Mittal Publications"/>
* [[Shivappa Nayaka]]<ref name="Mittal Publications"/>
* [[Hande Hanumappa Nayaka]]- Savior of Vijayanagara empire and first Hande ruler of Ballari
* Kenchana Gouda- After whom Kenchanagudda got its name
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==Philanthropists==
==Philanthropists==
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* [[Shivakumara Swamiji]] – head of [[Siddaganga Matha]]; [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee<ref name="List of Prominent Lingayats">
* [[Shivakumara Swamiji]] – head of [[Siddaganga Matha]]; [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee<ref name="List of Prominent Lingayats">
[http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/people/lingayats/prominent_lingayats.htm List of Prominent Lingayats]</ref>
[http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/people/lingayats/prominent_lingayats.htm List of Prominent Lingayats]</ref>
* [[Gubbi Thotadappa]] - founder of famous Thotadappa hostel.
* [[Gubbi Thotadappa]] - founder of famous Thotadappa hostel.
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==Education, science and technology==
==Education, science and technology==
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* [[D. C. Pavate]] - Vice chancellor of Karnataka University, Dharawada, Padmabhushan awardee.  
* [[D. C. Pavate]] - Vice chancellor of Karnataka University, Dharawada, Padmabhushan awardee.  
* Dr. [[Gudleppa Hallikeri|DG Hallikeri]] – freedom fighter and educationist
* Dr. [[Gudleppa Hallikeri|DG Hallikeri]] – freedom fighter and educationist
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* [[M. Mahadevappa]] – [[Agricultural science|agricultural scientist]] and [[Plant breeding|plant breeder]]; [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
* [[M. Mahadevappa]] – [[Agricultural science|agricultural scientist]] and [[Plant breeding|plant breeder]]; [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
* [[Murugappa Channaveerappa Modi|Dr. MC Modi]] – eye surgeon and [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec202005/spectrum1291520051219.asp |title=Man with a vision |access-date=2012-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212072444/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec202005/spectrum1291520051219.asp |archive-date=2012-02-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Murugappa Channaveerappa Modi|Dr. MC Modi]] – eye surgeon and [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec202005/spectrum1291520051219.asp |title=Man with a vision |access-date=2012-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212072444/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec202005/spectrum1291520051219.asp |archive-date=2012-02-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Sharan Patil]] – [[philanthropist]] and [[orthopaedic surgeon]]
* [[S. G. Balekundri]] – [[irrigation]] expert and architect of [[Upper Krishna Project|Alamatti Dam]]<ref>[https://kannada.oneindia.com/literature/people/2010/0511-sg-balekundri-irrigation-expert-engineer.html Second Visveswarayya]</ref>
* [[S. G. Balekundri]] – [[irrigation]] expert and architect of [[Upper Krishna Project|Alamatti Dam]]<ref>[http://kannada.oneindia.in/literature/people/2010/0511-sg-balekundri-irrigation-expert-engineer.html Second Visveswarayya]</ref>
* [[Y. G. Parameshwara]] – first Indian blind doctor
* [[Y. G. Parameshwara]] – first Indian blind doctor
* [[A.N. Prabhu Deva]] – former vice-chancellor of [[Bangalore University]]
* [[A.N. Prabhu Deva]] – former vice-chancellor of [[Bangalore University]]
* [[S. J. Nagalotimath]] – medical writer
* [[S. J. Nagalotimath]] – medical writer
* [[A. S. Kiran Kumar]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.namasthetelangaana.com/TelanganaNews-in-Telugu/lingayat-veerashaiva-compound-1-2-495832.html | title=A S Kiran Kumar felecitation - awarded ''Veerashaiva Vaijnyanika Ratna'' | publisher=Namaste Telangana | accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref> – Chairman of [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO), Secretary, [[Department of Space]], Chairman of Space Commission and [[Padma Shri]] awardee
* [[A. S. Kiran Kumar]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.namasthetelangaana.com/TelanganaNews-in-Telugu/lingayat-veerashaiva-compound-1-2-495832.html | title=A S Kiran Kumar felecitation - awarded ''Veerashaiva Vaijnyanika Ratna'' | publisher=Namaste Telangana | accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref> – Chairman of [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO), Secretary, [[Department of Space]], Chairman of Space Commission and [[Padma Shri]] awardee
* Dr. [[K Bhogishayana]] - Former Vice Chancellor of Shivaji University, Kolhapur (1983 - 1988).
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==Literature==
==Literature==
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* [[Sarvajna]] – [[Kannada]] poet
* [[Sarvajna]] – [[Kannada]] poet
* [[Chamarasa]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dli.gov.in/data/upload/0041/644/TXT/00000078.txt | title=Chamarasa | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref> – author of ''[[Prabhulingaleele]]''
* [[Chamarasa]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dli.gov.in/data/upload/0041/644/TXT/00000078.txt | title=Chamarasa | accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref> – author of ''[[Prabhulingaleele]]''
* [[Harihara (poet)|Harihara]] – known as Ragaleya Kavi
* [[Harihara (poet)|Harihara]] – known as Ragaleya Kavi
* [[Raghavanka]] – known as Shatpadi Brahma
* [[Palkuriki Somanatha]]<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YCJrUfVtZxoC&pg=PA39 | title=A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850 - Palkuriki Somanatha | accessdate=18 November 2015 | author=Sujit Mukherjee| year=1998 | publisher=Orient Blackswan | isbn=9788125014539 }}</ref> – [[Telugu people|Telugu]] poet, author of [[Basava purana]]
* [[Palkuriki Somanatha]]<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YCJrUfVtZxoC&pg=PA39 | title=A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850 - Palkuriki Somanatha | accessdate=18 November 2015 | author=Sujit Mukherjee| year=1998 | isbn=9788125014539 }}</ref> – [[Telugu people|Telugu]] poet, author of [[Basava purana]]
*[[Nijaguna Shivayogi]] – 15th-century Kannada poet
*[[Nijaguna Shivayogi]] – 15th-century Kannada poet
* [[Hardekar Manjappa]] – known as Gandhi of Karnataka<ref>[http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/people/lingayats/prominent_lingayats.htm Hardekar Manjappa]</ref>
* [[Hardekar Manjappa]] – known as Gandhi of Karnataka<ref>[http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/people/lingayats/prominent_lingayats.htm Hardekar Manjappa]</ref>
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* [[Jayadevi Taayi Ligade]] – writer; first lady president of akhila Bharatha Kannada saahitya sammelana
* [[Jayadevi Taayi Ligade]] – writer; first lady president of akhila Bharatha Kannada saahitya sammelana
* [[M. M. Kalburgi]] – [[Kannada]] scholar, Researcher, Vice Chancellor or Hampi Kannada University
* [[M. M. Kalburgi]] – [[Kannada]] scholar, Researcher, Vice Chancellor or Hampi Kannada University
* [[H.S. Shivaprakash]]- Poet, Playwright
* [[L. Basavaraju]] – Kannada eminent scholar and writer of several books on Sharana Sahitya
* [[L. Basavaraju]] – Kannada eminent scholar and writer of several books on Sharana Sahitya
* [[Sangamesh Saundattimath]] – Dravidian linguist
* [[Sangamesh Saundattimath]] – Dravidian linguist
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* [[K. Marulasiddappa]] – Kannada writer
* [[K. Marulasiddappa]] – Kannada writer
* [[Chandrashekhar Patil]] – Kannada poet and playwright
* [[Chandrashekhar Patil]] – Kannada poet and playwright
* [[Patil Puttappa]] – Kannada writer and former [[Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
* [[Patil Puttappa]] – Kannada writer and former [[member of parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
* [[Manu Baligar]] – former bureaucrat, and current president of [[Kannada Sahitya Parishat]]
* [[Manu Baligar]] – former bureaucrat, and current president of [[Kannada Sahitya Parishat]]
* [[T. V. Sadasiva Pandarathar]] - Tamil Historical writer
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==Art and music==
==Art and music==
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* [[Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai|Pandit Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai]] – Hindustani and classical musician
* [[Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai|Pandit Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai]] – Hindustani and classical musician
* [[Basavaraj Rajguru]] – classical vocalist, [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
* [[Basavaraj Rajguru]] – classical vocalist, [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
* [[Mallikarjun Mansur]] – classical vocalist, [[Padma Vibhushan]], [[Kalidas Samman]] awardee
* [[Mallikarjun Mansur]] – Hindustani vocalist, [[Padma Vibhushan]], [[Kalidas Samman]] awardee
*[[Rajshekhar Mansur]]-Hindustani vocalist
* [[Kumar Gandharva]] – Hindustani vocalist, Padma Vibhushan, [[Kalidas Samman]] awardee
* [[Kumar Gandharva]] – Hindustani vocalist, Padma Vibhushan, [[Kalidas Samman]] awardee
* [[Pandit Puttaraj Gawai]] – Hindustani and classical musician, [[Padma Bhushan]], [[Kalidas Samman]] awardee
* [[Pandit Puttaraj Gawai]] – Hindustani and classical musician, [[Padma Bhushan]], [[Kalidas Samman]] awardee
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* [[Vyjayanthi Kashi]] – artist and [[Kuchipudi]] dancer
* [[Vyjayanthi Kashi]] – artist and [[Kuchipudi]] dancer
* [[Prateeksha Kashi]] – kuchipudi dancer
* [[Prateeksha Kashi]] – kuchipudi dancer
* [[Jayadevi Jangamshetti|Dr. Jayadevi Jangamashetti]] – Hindustani Music Vocalist
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==Politics==
==Politics==
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*[[S. Nijalingappa]] – Freedom fighter and former [[Chief Minister]] of [[Karnataka]] 1956-58, 1962–68 and president [[All India Congress Committee]]<ref name="The Times of India">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karnataka-CM-banks-on-Lingayat-card/articleshow/6972839.cms|title=Karnataka CM banks on Lingayat card|work=The Times of India|accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>
 
*[[Basappa Danappa Jatti]] – [[President of India]] 1977, [[Vice President of India]] 1974–1979, [[Chief Minister]] of [[Karnataka]]1958-1962, [[Governor]] of [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] 1972–1974<ref>[http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/people/lingayats/prominent_lingayats.htm%20List%20of%20Prominent%20Lingayats B. D. Jatti]</ref>
=== Chief Ministers ===
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|[[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
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|[[File:Jagadish Shettar.jpg|75px]]
|[[Jagadish Shettar]]
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|[[File:Bommai at the inauguration of Metroline (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|[[Basavaraj Bommai]]
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=== Other politicians ===
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*[[Shivraj Patil]] – [[Home Minister of India]] 2004–2008, [[Speaker of Lok Sabha]] 1991–1996, [[Minister of Defence]] 1980–1989, [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] 2010–2015, [[Governor of Rajasthan]] 2010-2012<ref name="Virasaiva">{{cite web | url=http://www.virashaiva.com/prominent-lingayat-figures/ | title=Prominent Lingayat Figures | publisher=Virasaiva.com | accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>
*[[Shivraj Patil]] – [[Home Minister of India]] 2004–2008, [[Speaker of Lok Sabha]] 1991–1996, [[Minister of Defence]] 1980–1989, [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] 2010–2015, [[Governor of Rajasthan]] 2010-2012<ref name="Virasaiva">{{cite web | url=http://www.virashaiva.com/prominent-lingayat-figures/ | title=Prominent Lingayat Figures | publisher=Virasaiva.com | accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[K. P. Puttanna Chetty]] – First President of Bangalore Municipality
* [[K. P. Puttanna Chetty]] – First President of Bangalore Municipality
* [[M. S. Gurupadaswamy]] – [[Leader of the House (Rajya Sabha)|Leader of House of Rajya Sabha]] 1989-1990, [[Leader of the Opposition (India)#List of Leaders of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha|Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha]] 1971-1972, [[Minister of Agriculture (India)|Minister of Agriculture]]<ref name=bio2>{{cite web |url= http://www.in.com/m-s-gurupadaswamy/biography-1957625.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150328035648/http://www.in.com/m-s-gurupadaswamy/biography-1957625.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 28 March 2015|title= M. S. Gurupadaswamy biography|publisher= [[In.com]]|accessdate=4 April 2013}}</ref>
* [[M. S. Gurupadaswamy]] – [[Leader of the House (Rajya Sabha)|Leader of House of Rajya Sabha]] 1989–1990, [[Leader of the Opposition (India)#List of Leaders of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha|Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha]] 1971–1972, [[Minister of Agriculture (India)|Minister of Agriculture]]<ref name=bio2>{{cite web |url= http://www.in.com/m-s-gurupadaswamy/biography-1957625.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150328035648/http://www.in.com/m-s-gurupadaswamy/biography-1957625.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 28 March 2015|title= M. S. Gurupadaswamy biography|publisher= [[In.com]]|accessdate=4 April 2013}}</ref>
* [[S. R. Bommai]]<ref name="The Times of India"/> – former [[Chief Minister]] of [[Karnataka]] and [[Minister of Human Resource Development (India)|Union Minister of Human Resource Development]]
* [[Laxman Savadi]] – former Deputy Chief Minister, former Minister for Transport and Minister for [[Co-operation]], Government of Karnataka
* [[S. R. Kanthi]] – former Chief Minister of Karnataka<ref name="The Times of India"/>
* [[J. C. Madhu Swamy]] - ex Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, and Minor Irrigation, [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[Veerendra Patil]] – former Chief Minister of Karnataka<ref name="The Times of India"/>
* [[B. C. Patil]] - ex Minister for Agriculture, [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[Jayadevappa Halappa Patel]] – former Chief Minister of Karnataka<ref name="Virasaiva"/>
* [[V. Somanna]] - ex Minister for Housing, [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]] – former [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]]<ref name="Virasaiva"/>
* [[C. C. Patil]] – ex [[Minister (government)|Minister]] for Public Works Department, former [[Minister (government)|Minister]] for Mines and Geology, [[Government of Karnataka]]<ref name="Virasaiva"/>
* [[Jagadish Shettar]] – former Chief Minister of Karnataka and Leader of opposition, [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]], Present Minister for Heavy and Medium Scale Industries, [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle]] – ex Minister for Women and Child development, Senior Citizen and differently abled Empowerment, [[Government of Karnataka]] and [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Nippani]]
* [[Basavaraj Bommai]] – Current [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]], former Minister for [[Interior minister|Home Affairs]], Law and Justice, Legislature, Parliamentary Affairs, [[Water resources]] and [[Co-operation]], [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[Laxman Savadi]] – former Deputy Chief Minister, Minister for Transport and Minister for [[Co-operation]], Government of Karnataka
* [[J. C. Madhu Swamy]] - Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, and Minor Irrigation, [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[B. C. Patil]] - Minister for Agriculture, [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[V. Somanna]] - Minister for Housing, [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[C. C. Patil]] – current [[Minister (government)|Minister]] for Public Works Department, former [[Minister (government)|Minister]] for Mines and Geology, [[Government of Karnataka]]<ref name="Virasaiva"/>
* [[Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle]] – Minister for Women and Child development, Senior Citizen and differently abled Empowerment, [[Government of Karnataka]] and [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Nippani]]
* [[Eshwara Bhimanna Khandre]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] and former Minister, [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[Eshwara Bhimanna Khandre]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] and former Minister, [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[K. S. Nagarathanamma]] - former Speaker and Leader of opposition of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]], and minister for Health and family welfare.<ref>[https://vijaykarnataka.indiatimes.com/district/chamarajnagara/-/articleshow/57522787.cms First Woman Speaker of Karnataka - K. S. Nagarathnamma]</ref>
* [[K. S. Nagarathanamma]] - former Speaker and Leader of opposition of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]], and minister for Health and family welfare.<ref>[https://vijaykarnataka.indiatimes.com/district/chamarajnagara/-/articleshow/57522787.cms First Woman Speaker of Karnataka - K. S. Nagarathnamma]</ref>
* [[S. Mallikarjunaiah]] – former MP [[Tumkur]] and [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] (1991–1996)<ref name="Virasaiva"/>  
* [[S. Mallikarjunaiah]] – former MP [[Tumkur]] and [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] (1991–1996)<ref name="Virasaiva"/>  
* [[M.P. Prakash]] – Congress Leader and Former Deputy Chief Minister of [[Karnataka]]<ref name="Virasaiva"/>
* [[M.P. Prakash]] – Congress Leader and former deputy chief minister of [[Karnataka]]<ref name="Virasaiva"/>
* [[M. B. Patil]] – former Minister for [[Water Resources]], [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[M. B. Patil]] – former Minister for [[Water Resources]], [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[Suresh Angadi]] – Minister of State for Railways, Government of India
* [[Suresh Angadi]] – Minister of State for Railways, Government of India
* [[Suresh Shetkar]] – former MP of [[Zahirabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[Telangana]]
* [[Suresh Shetkar]] – former MP of [[Zahirabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[Telangana]]
* [[Gudleppa Hallikeri]] – freedom fighter and former Chairman of Legislative Council,
* [[Gudleppa Hallikeri]] – freedom fighter and former chairman of Legislative Council,
* [[M. V. Rajasekharan]] – former [[Minister of State]] in the Ministry of Planning, [[Government of India]]
* [[M. V. Rajasekharan]] – former [[Minister of State]] in the Ministry of Planning, [[Government of India]]
* [[H.Siddhaveerappa]] – former minister for Home, Industries and Health, Leader of opposition, [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[H.Siddhaveerappa]] – former minister for Home, Industries and Health, Leader of opposition, [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[Murugesh Nirani]] – former [[Minister (government)|Minister]] for [[Heavy Industry]], Government of Karnataka
* [[Murugesh Nirani]] – former [[Minister (government)|Minister]] for [[Heavy Industry]], Government of Karnataka
* [[Shamanur Mallikarjun]] – former [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Karnataka]] and Former Minister for Horticulture, Youth Services and Sports, Government of Karnataka
* [[S. S. Mallikarjun]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Karnataka]] and Minister for Horticulture, Mines & Geology, Government of Karnataka
* [[S. A. Ravindranath]] – former minister for [[Horticulture]] and [[Sugar]], government of Karnataka
* [[S. A. Ravindranath]] – former minister for [[Horticulture]] and [[Sugar]], government of Karnataka
* [[Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeswara]] – Union [[Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (India)|Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises]]
* [[Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeswara]] – Union [[Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (India)|Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises]]
* [[Basavarajeshwari|Smt.Basavarajeswari]] – three time MP from [[Bellary]] and former [[Ministry of Women and Child Development (India)|Union Minister of India]]<ref name="Virasaiva"/>
* [[Basavarajeshwari|Smt.Basavarajeswari]] – three time MP from [[Bellary]] and former [[Ministry of Women and Child Development (India)|Union Minister of India]]<ref name="Virasaiva"/>
* [[Siddappa Kambli]] – politician, freedom fighter and contributor for [[Unification of Karnataka]]
* [[Siddappa Kambli]] – politician, freedom fighter and contributor for [[Unification of Karnataka]]
* [[Ratnappa Kumbhar]] – former MP, MLC and Minister of Home, Food and Civil Supplies in [[Maharashtra]] Government<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kolhapur.nic.in/Htmldocs/rkumbhar.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-05-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721175628/http://kolhapur.nic.in/Htmldocs/rkumbhar.htm |archivedate=2011-07-21 }}</ref>
* [[Ratnappa Kumbhar]] – former MP, MLC and Minister of Home, Food and Civil Supplies in [[Maharashtra]] Government<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kolhapur.nic.in/Htmldocs/rkumbhar.htm |title=Ratnappanna Kumbhar |accessdate=2010-05-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721175628/http://kolhapur.nic.in/Htmldocs/rkumbhar.htm |archivedate=2011-07-21 }}</ref>
* [[Babagouda Patil]] –  BJP Leader, former MP and Union Minister of Rural Areas & Employment<ref name="Virasaiva"/>  
* [[Babagouda Patil]] –  BJP Leader, former MP and Union Minister of Rural Areas & Employment<ref name="Virasaiva"/>  
* [[Basangouda Patil]] – former Union minister of state for [[Railways]] and [[Textiles]]<ref name="Virasaiva"/>  
* [[Basangouda Patil]] – former Union minister of state for [[Railways]] and [[Textiles]]<ref name="Virasaiva"/>  
* Dr [[Neeraj Patil]] – former Mayor of [[Lambeth]], [[London]]
* Dr [[Neeraj Patil]] – former mayor of [[Lambeth]], [[London]]
* [[Vatal Nagaraj]] –  former [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] and founder leader of [[Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha]]
* [[Vatal Nagaraj]] –  former [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] and founder leader of [[Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha]]
* [[B. Y. Raghavendra]] – MP [[Shimoga]]; son of CM [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]]
* [[B. Y. Raghavendra]] – MP [[Shimoga]]; son of CM [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]]
* [[M. P. Renukacharya]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] and former Minister for [[Excise]], [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[M. P. Renukacharya]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] and former Minister for [[Excise]], [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[Vinay Kore]] – former Minister of Non-Conventional Energy & Horticulture, Govt. of Maharashtra and the Chairman of the Warana Group of Industries
* [[D. C. Srikantappa]] – former three time MP from [[Chikmagalur]]
* [[D. C. Srikantappa]] – former three time MP from [[Chikmagalur]]
* [[Basavaraj Patil Sedam]] – former Member of [[Lok Sabha]] and [[Rajya Sabha]]
* [[Basavaraj Patil Sedam]] – former member of [[Lok Sabha]] and [[Rajya Sabha]]
* [[M. Rajasekara Murthy]] – former [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Union minister for Surface Transport]],  MP, [[Lok Sabha]] and [[Rajya Sabha]], and former minister for [[Finance]], [[Revenue]], [[Excise]] and [[Commerce]] and [[Industrial sector|Industry]], Karnataka<ref name="Virasaiva"/>  
* [[M. Rajasekara Murthy]] – former [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Union minister for Surface Transport]],  MP, [[Lok Sabha]] and [[Rajya Sabha]], and former minister for [[Finance]], [[Revenue]], [[Excise]] and [[Commerce]] and [[Industrial sector|Industry]], Karnataka<ref name="Virasaiva"/>  
* [[Dilip Gangadhar Sopal]] – former [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Barshi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barshi, Solapur]], and former minister for [[Law]] and [[Judiciary]], and [[Water supply]] and [[Sanitation]], [[Government of Maharashtra]]
* [[Dilip Gangadhar Sopal]] – former [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Barshi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barshi, Solapur]], and former minister for [[Law]] and [[Judiciary]], and [[Water supply]] and [[Sanitation]], [[Government of Maharashtra]]
* [[Shashil G. Namoshi]] – former [[Member of Legislative Council]], [[Karnataka]]
* [[Shashil G. Namoshi]] – former [[Member of Legislative Council]], [[Karnataka]]
*[[Basavaraj Patil Attur]] – former minister for Higher Education, Small Scale Industries, and Minor Irrigation
*[[Basavaraj Patil Attur]] – former minister for Higher Education, Small Scale Industries, and Minor Irrigation
* [[Anant Gudhe]] – former [[Member of Parliament]], [[Amravati]]
* [[Anant Gudhe]] – former [[member of parliament]], [[Amravati]]
* [[Chandrakant Khaire]] – former Member of Parliament, [[Aurangabad (Maharashtra Lok Sabha constituency)|Aurangabad]]
* [[Chandrakant Khaire]] – former member of parliament, [[Aurangabad (Maharashtra Lok Sabha constituency)|Aurangabad]]
* [[Shamanuru Shivashankarappa]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA, Davanagere South]], former Minister for [[Horticulture]] and [[Agricultural produce market committee|Agro Marketing]], [[Government of Karnataka]]<ref name="Virasaiva"/> and President, Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva Mahasabha
* [[Shamanuru Shivashankarappa]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA, Davanagere South]], former Minister for [[Horticulture]] and [[Agricultural produce market committee|Agro Marketing]], [[Government of Karnataka]]<ref name="Virasaiva"/> and President, Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva Mahasabha
* [[H. K. Patil]] – former Minister for [[Rural Development]] and [[Panchayat Raj]], Government of Karnataka<ref>[http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cong-balances-caste-equation-in-first-list/1098470/ H. K. Patil]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/the-importance-of-being-patil/article4655921.ece The importance of being Patil]</ref>
* [[H. K. Patil]] – former Minister for [[Rural Development]] and [[Panchayat Raj]], Government of Karnataka<ref>[http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cong-balances-caste-equation-in-first-list/1098470/ H. K. Patil]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/the-importance-of-being-patil/article4655921.ece The importance of being Patil]</ref>
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* [[H. S. Mahadeva Prasad]] – former Minister for [[Co-operation]], Government of Karnataka
* [[H. S. Mahadeva Prasad]] – former Minister for [[Co-operation]], Government of Karnataka
* [[Prakash Babanna Hukkeri]] – [[Member of Parliament]], [[Chikkodi]] and former Minister for [[Sugar]], Small Scale Industries and [[Land reclamation|Endowments]], Government of Karnataka
* [[Prakash Babanna Hukkeri]] – [[Member of Parliament]], [[Chikkodi]] and former Minister for [[Sugar]], Small Scale Industries and [[Land reclamation|Endowments]], Government of Karnataka
* [[Bhagwanth Khuba]] – [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers]],  [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy|New and Renewable Energy]] [[Government of India|of India]] and [[Member of Parliament]], [[Bidar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bidar]]
* [[Bhagwanth Khuba]] – [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers]],  [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy|New and Renewable Energy]] [[Government of India|of India]] and [[member of parliament]], [[Bidar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bidar]]
* [[P. C. Gaddigoudar]] – [[Member of Parliament]], [[Bagalkot]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/bagalkot-registers-5793-per-cent-polling/article273156.ece | title=Bagalkot registers 57.93 per cent polling | work=The Hindu | date=May 2009 | accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[P. C. Gaddigoudar]] – [[Member of Parliament]], [[Bagalkot]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/bagalkot-registers-5793-per-cent-polling/article273156.ece | title=Bagalkot registers 57.93 per cent polling | work=The Hindu | date=May 2009 | accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Karadi Sanganna Amarappa]] – [[Member of Parliament]], [[Koppal (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/the-bastion-of-lingayats/article2451439.ece | title=The bastion of Lingayats | work=The Hindu | date=14 September 2011 | accessdate=17 November 2015| last1=Rao | first1=D. k Kishan }}</ref>
* [[Karadi Sanganna Amarappa]] – [[Member of Parliament]], [[Koppal (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/the-bastion-of-lingayats/article2451439.ece | title=The bastion of Lingayats | work=The Hindu | date=14 September 2011 | accessdate=17 November 2015| last1=Rao | first1=D. k Kishan }}</ref>
* [[B. Jayashree]] – artist and former Member of [[Rajya Sabha]], [[Padma Shri]] awardee<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tumkurinfo.net/index.php/art-culture-a-sports/498-gubbi-veeranna | title=B. Jayashree | publisher=Tumkurinfo | accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[B. Jayashree]] – artist and former member of [[Rajya Sabha]], [[Padma Shri]] awardee<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tumkurinfo.net/index.php/art-culture-a-sports/498-gubbi-veeranna | title=B. Jayashree | publisher=Tumkurinfo | accessdate=17 November 2015 | archive-date=18 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118024053/http://tumkurinfo.net/index.php/art-culture-a-sports/498-gubbi-veeranna | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Annasaheb Jolle]] - [[Member of Parliament]], [[Chikkodi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chikkodi]].
*[[Annasaheb Jolle]] - [[Member of Parliament]], [[Chikkodi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chikkodi]].
* [[B B Patil]] – [[Member of Parliament]], [[Zahirabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[Telangana]]<ref>[http://www.primepost.in/basaveswara-statue-tank-bund/ Separate Bhavan in Hyd–Lingayats urge CM]</ref>
* [[B B Patil]] – [[Member of Parliament]], [[Zahirabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[Telangana]]<ref>[http://www.primepost.in/basaveswara-statue-tank-bund/ Separate Bhavan in Hyd–Lingayats urge CM]</ref>
* [[Satish Hiremath]] – former [[Mayor]] of [[Oro Valley, Arizona]], [[United States of America]]
* [[Satish Hiremath]] – former [[mayor]] of [[Oro Valley, Arizona]], [[United States of America]]
* [[Manjunath Kunnur]] – former MP, [[Dharwad South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharwad South]]
* [[Manjunath Kunnur]] – former MP, [[Dharwad South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharwad South]]
* [[Basavraj Madhavrao Patil]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Ausa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ausa, Latur]], and former Minister for Rural Development, [[Government of Maharashtra]]
* [[Basavraj Madhavrao Patil]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Ausa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ausa, Latur]], and former Minister for Rural Development, [[Government of Maharashtra]]
* [[Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Akkalkot (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Akkalkot, Solapur]], and former Minister for Home and Rural Development, [[Government of Maharashtra]]
* [[Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Akkalkot (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Akkalkot, Solapur]], and former Minister for Home and Rural Development, [[Government of Maharashtra]]
* [[Karne Prabhakar]] – [[Member of Legislative Council|MLC]], [[Telangana]], and Spokesperson of [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]]<ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141226/nation-politics/article/queues-say-sop-story-hyderabad Queues say a sop story in Hyderabad]</ref>
* [[Karne Prabhakar]] – [[Member of Legislative Council|MLC]], [[Telangana]], and Spokesperson of [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|BRS]]<ref>[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141226/nation-politics/article/queues-say-sop-story-hyderabad Queues say a sop story in Hyderabad]</ref>
* [[Vijay Deshmukh]]  – former Minister of state for PWD, Transport, Labour and Textiles, [[Government of Maharashtra]], and MLA, [[Solapur|Solapur North]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/3-Western-Maharashtra-leaders-make-it-to-Fadnavis-cabinet/articleshow/45391675.cms | title=3 Western Maharashtra leaders make it to Fadnavis cabinet | accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Vijay Deshmukh]]  – former Minister of state for PWD, Transport, Labour and Textiles, [[Government of Maharashtra]], and MLA, [[Solapur|Solapur North]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/3-Western-Maharashtra-leaders-make-it-to-Fadnavis-cabinet/articleshow/45391675.cms | title=3 Western Maharashtra leaders make it to Fadnavis cabinet | website=[[The Times of India]] | date=6 December 2014 | accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Vinay Kulkarni]] – former Minister for [[Mining|Mines]] and [[Geology]], Government of Karnataka, and [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Dharwad]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newskarnataka.com/bangalore/four-new-ministers-sworn-in-to-cm-siddaramaiahs-cabinet | title=Four more Ministers sworn in Karnataka - Vinay Kulkarni | publisher=News Karnataka | accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Vinay Kulkarni]] – former Minister for [[Mining|Mines]] and [[Geology]], Government of Karnataka, and [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Dharwad]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newskarnataka.com/bangalore/four-new-ministers-sworn-in-to-cm-siddaramaiahs-cabinet | title=Four more Ministers sworn in Karnataka - Vinay Kulkarni | publisher=News Karnataka | accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[Ganesh Hukkeri]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Chikkodi]]
* [[Ganesh Hukkeri]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Chikkodi]]
* [[Lakshmi Hebbalkar]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] and former President, [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee]] women's wing
* [[Lakshmi Hebbalkar]] – [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] and former president, [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee]] women's wing
* [[B. Y. Vijayendra]] - Vice-president of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] Karnataka state unit.
* [[B. Y. Vijayendra]] - president of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] Karnataka state unit
*[[Rahul Siddhvinayak Bondre]] - [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Maharashtra]]
*[[Prabha Mallikarjun]] - [[Member of Parliament]], [[Davanagere Lok Sabha constituency]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://newskarnataka.com/karnataka/davanagere/dr-prabha-mallikarjun-of-congress-wins-davanagere-seat-by-600000-votes/05062024/ | title=Dr. Prabha Mallikarjun of Congress Wins Davanagere Seat by 600000 Votes – News Karnataka | publisher=News Karnataka | accessdate=5 June 2024}}</ref>
*[[Sagar Khandre]] - [[Member of Parliament]], [[Bidar Lok Sabha constituency]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://newskarnataka.com/karnataka/bidar/young-congress-candidate-sagar-khandre-clinches-bidar-seat/05062024/ | title=Congress candidate Sagar Khandre clinches Bidar seat | publisher=News Karnataka | accessdate=5 June 2024}}</ref>
*[[Chandrashekhar S. Patil]] - [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]], [[Kamalapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://newskarnataka.com/karnataka/bidar/young-congress-candidate-sagar-khandre-clinches-bidar-seat/05062024/ | title=Book on Chandrashekhar Patil - Karnataka Legislature | publisher=Karnataka Legislative Assembly | accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref>
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* [[Vinay Kore]] – Chairman of the Warana Group, [[Maharashtra]]
* [[Baba Kalyani]] - Founder and Chairman of Kalyani Group
* [[Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeswara]] – MP and head of GM group<ref>[http://www.gmgroup.in/ Gm Group's]</ref>
* [[Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeswara]] – MP and head of GM group<ref>[http://www.gmgroup.in/ Gm Group's]</ref>
* [[Ashok Kheny]] – head of Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Project (NICE)
* [[Ashok Kheny]] – head of Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Project (NICE)
* [[Baba Kalyani]] – Chairman of [[Bharat Forge]] and [[Kalyani Group]], [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
* [[Prabhakar Kore|Prabhakar B. Kore]] – [[Karnatak Lingayat Education Society]] (largest education society in the state), chairman, MP and former minister
* [[Prabhakar Kore|Prabhakar B. Kore]] – [[Karnatak Lingayat Education Society]] (largest education society in the state), Chairman, MP and former minister
* [[Murugesh Nirani]] – of Nirani Group
* [[Murugesh Nirani]] – of Nirani Group
* [[Shamanuru Shivashankarappa]] – of [[Bapuji Educational Association]]
* [[Shamanuru Shivashankarappa]] – of [[Bapuji Educational Association]]
* [[Vijay Sankeshwar]] – Chairman of [[VRL Group]]
* [[Vijay Sankeshwar]] – Chairman of [[VRL Group]]
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==Media and entertainment==
==Media and entertainment==
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* [[M. P. Shankar]] – veteran Kannada film actor and director
* [[M. P. Shankar]] – veteran Kannada film actor and director
* [[Doddanna]] – veteran Kannada actor
* [[Doddanna]] – veteran Kannada actor
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* [[Sumanth Shailendra]] – Kannada actor
* [[Sumanth Shailendra]] – Kannada actor
* [[Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah]] - Kannada Producer
* [[Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah]] - Kannada Producer
* [[S. N. Surendar]]- Playback Singer (Malayalam)
* [[Aditi Prabhudeva]] - Kannada actress
* [[C. Rudraiah]] – Tamil director
*[[Chitkala Biradar]] - actress
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==Sports==
==Sports==
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* [[Prarthana Thombare]] – Indian tennis player
* [[Prarthana Thombare]] – Indian tennis player
* [[Nanjangud Shivananju Manju]] – Indian footballer
* [[Nanjangud Shivananju Manju]] – Indian footballer
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* [[Harishchandra Birajdar]] – [[wrestler]] and first Hind Kesari from Maharashtra, Commonwealth Games gold medallist, [[Dhyanchand Award]] recipient
* [[Harishchandra Birajdar]] – [[wrestler]] and first Hind Kesari from Maharashtra, Commonwealth Games gold medallist, [[Dhyanchand Award]] recipient
* [[Yere Goud]] – Indian cricketer
* [[Yere Goud]] – Indian cricketer
* [[KL Rahul]] – Indian cricketer
* [[Kruthik Hanagavadi]] - Indian Cricketer
* [[Kruthik Hanagavadi]] - Indian Cricketer
*[[Kashiling Adake]] - Kabbadi player
* [[Shreyanka Patil]] - Indian woman Cricketer
* [[Aditi Ashok]] - Indian golfer
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==Military and police==
==Military and police==
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* [[S. M. Shrinagesh|General Satyawant Mallanna Shrinagesh]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.udayavani.com/kannada/news/rajangana/128710/palella-political-leaders-military-leaders-and-the-fame | title=S. M. Shrinagesh | publisher=Udayavaani | accessdate=20 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122212337/http://www.udayavani.com/kannada/news/rajangana/128710/palella-political-leaders-military-leaders-and-the-fame | archive-date=22 January 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> – 3rd [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff - Indian Army]], and former Governor of [[Assam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Mysore state]]
* [[S. M. Shrinagesh|General Satyawant Mallanna Shrinagesh]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.udayavani.com/kannada/news/rajangana/128710/palella-political-leaders-military-leaders-and-the-fame | title=S. M. Shrinagesh | publisher=Udayavaani | accessdate=20 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122212337/http://www.udayavani.com/kannada/news/rajangana/128710/palella-political-leaders-military-leaders-and-the-fame | archive-date=22 January 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> – 3rd [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff - Indian Army]], and former governor of [[Assam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Mysore state]]
* [[Lieutenant General]] [[B. S. Raju]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]] – [[List of military operations of India|Director General of Military Operations]] of the Indian Army of [[Indian Army]]
* [[Lieutenant General]] [[B. S. Raju]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]] – [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army]], former [[List of military operations of India|Director General of Military Operations]]  
* [[Lieutenant General]] [[M. V. Suchindra Kumar]],  PVSM, AVSM, YSM & bar, VSM is a serving general officer – Vice Chief of [[Indian Army]]
* [[Lieutenant General]] [[Ramesh Halagali]], AVSM, SM – former Deputy Chief of [[Indian Army]]
* [[Lieutenant General]] [[Ramesh Halagali]], AVSM, SM – former Deputy Chief of [[Indian Army]]
* [[Magod Basappa Ravindranath|Col M. B. Ravindranath]] [[Vir Chakra|VrC]] - Inidan Army Officer and Vir Chakra Awardee
* [[Magod Basappa Ravindranath|Col M. B. Ravindranath]] [[Vir Chakra|VrC]] - Indian Army Officer and Vir Chakra Awardee
* [[Shankar Bidari]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] – former [[Director general of police]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Bangalore City Police|Commissioner of Police]] of [[Bangalore]] city
* [[Shankar Bidari]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] – former [[Director general of police]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Bangalore City Police|Commissioner of Police]] of [[Bangalore]] city
* [[L. Revanasiddaiah]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] – former Additional Director, [[Central Bureau of Investigation]], [[Director general of police|DGP]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Bangalore City Police|Commissioner of Police]] of [[Bangalore]] city
* [[L. Revanasiddaiah]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] – former additional director, [[Central Bureau of Investigation]], [[Director general of police|DGP]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Bangalore City Police|Commissioner of Police]] of [[Bangalore]] city
* [[B. G. Jyothi Prakash Mirji]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] – former [[Bangalore City Police|Commissioner of Police]] of [[Bangalore]] city
* [[B. G. Jyothi Prakash Mirji]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] – former [[Bangalore City Police|Commissioner of Police]] of [[Bangalore]] city
* [[Veeranna Aivalli]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] – former Chairman of Aviation Security Audit Programme, [[International Civil Aviation Organization]], [[United Nations]]<ref name="List of Prominent Lingayats"/>
* [[Veeranna Aivalli]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] – former chairman of Aviation Security Audit Programme, [[International Civil Aviation Organization]], [[United Nations]]<ref name="List of Prominent Lingayats"/>
* [[Mallikarjun Bande]] – slain Indian Police Sub-Inspector
* [[Mallikarjun Bande]] – slain Indian Police Sub-Inspector
* [[Hanumanthappa Koppad|Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad]] – Indian soldier
* [[Hanumanthappa Koppad|Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad]] – Indian soldier
* [[V. C. Sajjanar]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/students-exhorted-to-keep-off-social-media-546697 | title=Students exhorted to keep off social media | publisher=Hans News Service | accessdate=14 July 2019}}</ref> - [[Telangana]] Police officer known as an Encounter Specialist
* [[V. C. Sajjanar]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/students-exhorted-to-keep-off-social-media-546697 | title=Students exhorted to keep off social media | publisher=Hans News Service | accessdate=14 July 2019}}</ref> - [[Telangana]] Police officer known as an Encounter Specialist
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==Law and judiciary==
==Law and judiciary==
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* [[V. S. Malimath]] – former Chief Justice of [[Kerala]] and Karnataka
* [[V. S. Malimath]] – former Chief Justice of [[Kerala]] and Karnataka
* [[Shivaraj Patil]] – former Judge of [[Supreme Court of India]] and former Chief justice of [[Rajasthan]]
* [[S. R. Bannurmath]] – Chairman, [[Maharashtra]] [[Human rights commission]] and former Chief Justice of [[Kerala]]
* [[Pramila Nesargi]] – advocate, politician and activist
* [[Pramila Nesargi]] – advocate, politician and activist
* [[Ashok B. Hinchigeri]] – Judge, [[Karnataka High Court]]
* [[Mohan Shantanagoudar]] – Former Judge of the [[Supreme court of India]] and former Chief Justice of [[Kerala High Court]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Supreme Court Judge Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar Dies At 62|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/supreme-court-judge-justice-mohan-m-shantanagoudar-dies-at-gurgaon-hospital-2421297|work=[[NDTV]]|date=25 April 2021 |accessdate=30 June 2021}}</ref>
* [[Mohan Shantanagoudar]] – Former Judge of the [[Supreme court of India]] and former Chief Justice of [[Kerala High Court]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Supreme Court Judge Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar Dies At 62|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/supreme-court-judge-justice-mohan-m-shantanagoudar-dies-at-gurgaon-hospital-2421297|work=[[NDTV]]|date=25 April 2021 |accessdate=30 June 2021}}</ref>
* [[Ravi Malimath]] - Chief Justice of [[Madhya Pradesh High Court]], former [[Acting (law)|Acting]] [[List of chief justices of the Uttarakhand High Court|Chief Justice]] of [[Uttarakhand High Court]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Justice Malimath to be acting CJ of U'khand HC|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/justice-malimath-to-be-acting-cj-of-ukhand-hc/articleshow/77024888.cms|work=[[Times of India]]|date=18 July 2020 |accessdate=28 July 2020}}</ref>
* [[S. R. Bannurmath]] - former Chief Justice of [[Kerala]]
* [[Ravi Malimath]] - current Chief Justice of [[Madhya Pradesh High Court|Madhya Pradesh]]
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==Others==
==Others==
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* [[M. D. Nanjundaswamy]] – farmer leader and activist
* [[M. D. Nanjundaswamy]] – farmer leader and activist
* [[Subhash Mendhapurkar]] – social activist, [[Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Subhash Mendhapurkar]] – social activist, [[Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[S. R. Hiremath]] – Indian environmental and anti-corruption activist<ref>[http://talkmag.in/cms/people/item/497-man-with-a-mission MAN WITH A MISSION]</ref>
* [[S. R. Hiremath]] – Indian environmental activist, [[Karnataka]]
* [[Malathi Basappa]] – beauty pageant, [[Bharat Sundari|Miss India 1972]], [[Miss India World|Miss India World 1972]], and 4th runner-up, [[Miss World|Miss World 1972]]
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* [[Disha Ravi]] – Indian environmental activist<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/lies-disha-ravi-lawyers-dismiss-social-media-claims-activists-religion-7193822/ Pack of Lies]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=R84n-Wv1S-8C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Community dominance and political modernisation: the Lingayats], Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda Patil, {{ISBN|9788170998679}}
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=R84n-Wv1S-8C Community dominance and political modernisation: the Lingayats], Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda Patil, {{ISBN|9788170998679}}
* [http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/people/lingayats/prominent_lingayats.htm List of Prominent Lingayats]
* [http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/people/lingayats/prominent_lingayats.htm List of Prominent Lingayats]
* [http://lingayatreligion.com Lingayat Religion]
* [http://lingayatreligion.com Lingayat Religion]
* [https://sites.google.com/site/lingayatsite/ Welcome to Lingayat Religion]
* [https://sites.google.com/site/lingayatsite/ Welcome to Lingayat Religion]
* [http://basavadivinecenter.org/home.html Basava Divine Center]
* [http://basavadivinecenter.org/home.html Basava Divine Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131172320/http://basavadivinecenter.org/home.html |date=31 January 2012 }}


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Lingayats
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Lingayat(Lingayatism)
Related ethnic groups

Lingayats, also known as Veerashaiva /ˈvɪərəʃaɪvə/, are a community in India who adhere to Lingayatism, a religious sect of Shaivism within Hinduism. This is a list of notable Lingayats:[1][2][3]

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Photo Name State
S. Nijalingappa Karnataka
B. D. Jatti
S. R. Kanthi
Veerendra Patil
S. R. Bommai
J. H. Patel
B. S. Yediyurappa
Jagadish Shettar
Basavaraj Bommai

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  1. ↑ "Prominent Figures – Veerashaiva.info". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ↑ Community dominance and political modernisation: the Lingayats
  3. ↑ Prominent Lingayat Figures
  4. ↑ "Prominent Lingayat Figures". virashaiva.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Sharanas
  6. ↑ is Basavanna?
  7. ↑ "Channabasavanna". lingayatreligion.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Patil, Vijaykumar (25 March 2015). "'Devar Dasimayya Jayanti Utsav' celebrated". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Madivala Machideva - Lingayat Religion". lingayatreligion.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ujjini Marulasiddeshwara Temple". Goudar.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Story of Danamma Devi". Filmibeat. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Lingayats asked to work for progress of all groups". The Hindu. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Power not permanent: Yeddyurappa". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  14. ↑ On the Haleri Trail - Deccan Herald
  15. ↑ "The Lingayat Rajas". Kodagu First. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Keladi Nayakas - Shivappa Nayaka and Chennamma, Community Dominance and Political Modernisation: The Lingayats. Shankaragouda Hanumanthagouda Patil. 2002. ISBN 9788170998679. Retrieved 22 May 2015. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 List of Prominent Lingayats
  18. ↑ "Man with a vision". Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  19. ↑ Second Visveswarayya
  20. ↑ "A S Kiran Kumar felecitation - awarded Veerashaiva Vaijnyanika Ratna". Namaste Telangana. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  21. ↑ "Chamarasa". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  22. ↑ Sujit Mukherjee (1998). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850 - Palkuriki Somanatha. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 9788125014539. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  23. ↑ Hardekar Manjappa
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 24.8 "Prominent Lingayat Figures". Virasaiva.com. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  25. ↑ "M. S. Gurupadaswamy biography". In.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  26. ↑ First Woman Speaker of Karnataka - K. S. Nagarathnamma
  27. ↑ "Ratnappanna Kumbhar". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  28. ↑ H. K. Patil
  29. ↑ The importance of being Patil
  30. ↑ "Bagalkot registers 57.93 per cent polling". The Hindu. May 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  31. ↑ Rao, D. k Kishan (14 September 2011). "The bastion of Lingayats". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  32. ↑ "B. Jayashree". Tumkurinfo. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  33. ↑ Separate Bhavan in Hyd–Lingayats urge CM
  34. ↑ Queues say a sop story in Hyderabad
  35. ↑ "3 Western Maharashtra leaders make it to Fadnavis cabinet". The Times of India. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  36. ↑ "Four more Ministers sworn in Karnataka - Vinay Kulkarni". News Karnataka. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  37. ↑ "Dr. Prabha Mallikarjun of Congress Wins Davanagere Seat by 600000 Votes – News Karnataka". News Karnataka. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  38. ↑ "Congress candidate Sagar Khandre clinches Bidar seat". News Karnataka. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  39. ↑ "Book on Chandrashekhar Patil - Karnataka Legislature". Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  40. ↑ Gm Group's
  41. ↑ "S. M. Shrinagesh". Udayavaani. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  42. ↑ "Students exhorted to keep off social media". Hans News Service. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  43. ↑ "Supreme Court Judge Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar Dies At 62". NDTV. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

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