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The following is a '''list of notable people from [[Telangana]]'''.
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==Award winners==
==Award winners==


===Bharat Ratna===
===Bharat Ratna===
* [[Zakir Hussain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]]
* [[Zakir Husain]]
* [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] (2024)


===Padma Vibhushan===
===Padma Vibhushan===
*[[Ravi Narayana Reddy]] (1992)
*[[Kaloji]] (1992)
*[[Ali Yavar Jung]]
*[[Ali Yavar Jung]]
*[[Mehdi Nawaz Jung]]
*[[Mehdi Nawaz Jung]]
*[[Kaloji]] (1992)
*[[Ravi Narayana Reddy]] (1992)


===Padma Bhushan===
===Padma Bhushan===
* [[Nawab Zain Yar Jung]]
* [[Zehra Ali Yavar Jung]]
* [[C. Narayanareddy]]
* [[C. Narayanareddy]]
* [[C. H. Hanumantha Rao]]
* [[Haroon Khan Sherwani]]
* [[Haroon Khan Sherwani]]
*[[Nawab Zain Yar Jung]]
*[[Zehra Ali Yavar Jung]]
*[[C. H. Hanumantha Rao]]


=== Padmasri Award ===
=== Padma Shri Award ===
*[[Mohammad Ahmed Zaki]], Service
*[[Gajam Anjaiah]], Arts
*[[Gajam Anjaiah]], Arts
*[[Laxma Goud]], Arts
*[[Gopi Chand Mannam]], Medicine
*[[Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri]], Arts
*[[Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri]], Arts
*[[Gopi Chand Mannam]], Medicine
*[[Mohammad Ahmed Zaki]], Service
*[[Laxma Goud]], Arts


=== Dada Saheb Phalke Award ===
=== Dada Saheb Phalke Award ===
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===Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu===
===Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu===


* [[Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu]], for his book ''Timiramotho Samaram'' (1974)
* [[Cingireddy Narayana Reddy]], for his book ''Mantalu Manavudu'' (1973)
* [[Suravaram Pratap Reddy]], for his social history book ''Andhrula Sanghika Charitamu'' (1955)
* [[Suravaram Pratap Reddy]], for his social history book ''Andhrula Sanghika Charitamu'' (1955)
* [[Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu]], for his Timiramotho Samaram 1974
* [[Cingireddy Narayana Reddy]], for his Mantalu Manavudu 1973
===Military Gallantry Awards===
* [[Major Cingireddy Bharat Kumar, SENAMEDAL]], For Leading Commandos in extermination of top Terrorist Commanders in Kashmir Valley


==Education==
==Education==
* [[Prof. K. Venkata Ramiah]], founder Vice-chancellor of [[Kakatiya University]]; former member of the [[Union Public Service Commission|UPSC]]
* [[Arjula Ramachandra Reddy]], distinguished biologist; founder Vice-chancellor of [[Yogi Vemana University]]; Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore
*[[Gerald Jaideep]], Chief Executive Officer, Medvarsity Online Limited and Co-Chair FICCI Task Force on Ed-Tech.
* [[Chukka Ramaiah]], MLC, educationist and Telangana activist
* [[Chukka Ramaiah]], MLC, educationist and Telangana activist
* Dr. Anantha R. Ganta, research scientist and Telangana activist
* Prof. [[Kailasa Venkata Ramiah]], founder vice-chancellor of [[Kakatiya University]]; former member of the [[Union Public Service Commission|UPSC]]
* [[Arjula Ramachandra Reddy]], distinguished biologist; founder vice-chancellor of [[Yogi Vemana University]]; Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore
 
== Business/industry ==
* [[Jupally Rameswar Rao]], My Home group
* [[Sashi Reddi]], AppLabs


==Film industry==
==Film industry==
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*[[Shashi Preetam]], music director
* [[Nag Ashwin]], Indian film director and screenwriter
*[[Vandemataram Srinivas]]
* [[Shabana Azmi]], Indian actress
* [[Vijay Deverakonda]]
* [[Sampoornesh Babu]], Indian film actor
* [[Aditi Rao Hydari]]
* [[Shyam Benegal]], Indian director and screenwriter
* [[Udaya Bhanu (actress)|Udaya Bhanu]], Indian presenter and film actress
* [[Tharun Bhascker]], Indian actor, director and film producer
* [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]], Musical artist
* [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]], Lyricist in Telugu cinema
* [[Vijay Deverakonda]], Indian actor and film producer
* [[Tabassum Hashmi]], Indian actress
* [[Aditi Rao Hydari]], Indian actress
* [[Puri Jagannadh]], Indian film director and producer
* [[P. Jairaj]], Indian actor
* [[Sekhar Kammula]], Indian film director
* [[Vennela Kishore]], Indian actor
* [[Dasarathi Krishnamacharya]], poet and writer
* [[Nagesh Kukunoor]], filmmaker and screenwriter
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]], Indian actor
* [[Dia Mirza]], Indian actress
* [[Farah Naaz]], Bollywood actress
* [[Sampath Nandi]], film director
* [[C. Narayanareddy]], writer and poet
* [[Nithiin (actor)|Nithiin Kumar Reddy]], Indian actor
* [[Vamshi Paidipally]], filmmaker
* [[Shashi Preetam]], music director
* [[Priyadarshi (actor)|Priyadarshi]], actor
* [[Dil Raju]], Indian film producer and distributor
* [[Rahul Ramakrishna]], actor and writer
* [[Thagubothu Ramesh]], Actor
* [[B. Narsing Rao]], film director
* [[Kiran Rao]], film director
* [[Kanta Rao]], actor
* [[Reshma Rathore]], model and actress
* [[M. Prabhakar Reddy]], actor and writer
* [[Madhura Sreedhar Reddy]], film director
* [[Nandini Reddy]], actress
* [[Sankalp Reddy]], film director
* [[Siva Reddy]], actor
* [[Srinivasa Reddy]], Indian actor
* [[Surender Reddy]], film director
* [[Tanishq Reddy]]
* [[Tanishq Reddy]]
* [[Kiran Rao]]
* [[Sushmita Sen]], actress
* [[B. Narsing Rao]]
* [[Harish Shankar]], film director
* [[Nithiin (actor)|Nithiin]]
* [[N. Shankar]], film director
* [[C. Narayanareddy]]
* [[Nikhil Siddhartha]], actor
* [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]], composer
* [[Vandemataram Srinivas]], music director
* [[Rahul Sipligunj]], Indian Playback singer and Pop artist
* [[Suddala Ashok Teja]], Indian poet and lyricist
* [[Ram Gopal Varma]], Indian film director
* [[Sandeep Reddy Vanga]], Indian film director and screenwriter
 
==Poets and writers==
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* [[Waheed Akhtar]], Urdu poet, writer and one of the leading Muslim scholars and philosophers of the 20th century
* [[Vattikota Alwar Swamy]]
* [[Fani Badayuni]], noted Urdu poet
* [[Rasamayi Balakishan]], folk singer, poet and political activist
* [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
* [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
* [[Dasarathi Krishnamacharya]]
* [[Dasarathi]] (1925–1987), poet and political activist
* [[Madhura Sreedhar Reddy]]
* [[Gaddar]], singer
* [[Dil Raju]]
* [[Harish Shankar]]
* [[Kanta Rao]]
* [[M. Prabhakar Reddy]]
* [[N.Shankar]]
* [[Nandini Reddy]]
* [[Nikhil Siddharth]]
* [[Paidi Jairaj]]
* [[Rahul Ramakrishna]]
* [[Reshma Rathore]]
* [[Shyam Benegal]]
* [[Rahul Sipligunj]]
* [[Priyadarshi (actor)|Priyadarshi]]
* [[Rahul Ramakrishna]]
* [[Vamshi Paidipally]]
* [[Suddala Ashok Teja]]
* [[Surender Reddy]]
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]]
* [[Udaya Bhanu (actress)|Udaya Bhanu]]
* [[Sampath Nandi]]
* [[Shekhar Kammula]]
* [[Dasharath]]
* [[Siva Reddy]]
* [[Vennela Kishore]]
* [[Thagubothu Ramesh]]
* [[Shabana Azmi]]
* [[Farah Naaz]]
* [[Tabassum Hashmi]]
* [[Dia Mirza Handrich]]
* [[Sampoornesh Babu]]
* [[Sushmita Sen]]
* [[Rajnesh Domalpalli]], Telugu film director
* [[Nagesh Kukunoor]], filmmaker and screenwriter
* [[Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam]]
* [[Sandeep Reddy Vanga]]
* [[Nag Ashwin]]
* [[Sankalp Reddy]]
 
==Lawyers==
* [[Subodh Markandeya]], Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India.
 
==Military chiefs==
* [[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Idris Hasan Latif]], Chief of Staff, [[Indian Air Force]], 1978–81
* 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
 
==Poets==
* [[Bammera Pothana]], one of the most acclaimed Telugu poets
* [[Amjad Hyderabadi]]
* [[Makhdoom Mohiuddin]], Urdu poet and Marxist political activist of India
* [[Krishnamacharyulu Dasaradhi]] (1925–1987), poet and political activist
* [[Kaloji Narayana Rao]] (1914–2002), poet and political activist
* [[Suddala Hanmanthu]], poet, best known for the Telugu folk song "Palletoori Pillagada"
* [[Suddala Hanmanthu]], poet, best known for the Telugu folk song "Palletoori Pillagada"
* [[Gummadi Vittal Rao]], balladeer and [[Naxalite]] activist
* [[Agasthya Kavi]]
* [[Goreti Venkanna]], poet and folk singer
* [[Vajjala Shiva Kumar]]
* [[Rasamayi Balakrishna]], folk singer, poet and political activist
* [[Rama Chandra Mouli]]
* [[Ampasayya Naveen]]
* [[Ampasayya Naveen]]
* [[Fani Badayuni]], noted Urdu poet
* [[Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad]], Urdu poet
* [[Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad]], Urdu poet
* [[Bulemoni Venkateshwarlu]]
* [[Bammera Pothana]], one of the most acclaimed Telugu poets
* [[C. Narayanareddy]]
* [[Suravaram Pratapareddy]]
* [[Sunkireddy Narayana Reddy]]
* [[Bhadrachala Ramadasu]] or Kancherla Gopanna
* [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
* [[Dasaradhi Rangacharya]]
* [[Gaddar]]
* [[Gummadi Vittal Rao]], balladeer and [[Naxalite]] activist
* [[Kancherla Gopanna]] or Bhakta Ramadasu
* [[Kaloji Narayana Rao]] (1914–2002), poet and political activist
* [[Palkuriki Somanna]]
* [[Pamulaparthi Sadasiva Rao]]
* [[Pamulaparthi Sadasiva Rao]]
* [[Suddala Hanmanthu]]
* [[Suddala Ashok Teja]]
* [[Suravaram Pratapareddy]]
* [[Vajjala Shiva Kumar]]
* [[Varavara Rao]]
* [[Varavara Rao]]
* [[Vattikota AlwarSwamy]]
* [[Malliya Rechana]] (940 CE), Jain poet
* [[C. Narayana Reddy]], Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan award recipient
* [[Gona Budda Reddy]]
* [[Gona Budda Reddy]]
* [[Waheed Akhtar]],  Urdu poet, writer and one of the leading Muslim scholars and philosophers of the 20th century
* [[Nandini Sidda Reddy]]
* [[Marana]]{{disambiguation needed|date=February 2022}}
* [[Sunkireddy Narayana Reddy]]
* [[Palkuriki Somanna]]
* [[Ande Sri]]
* [[Ayinampudi Srilakshmi]], poet and writer
* [[Mallinātha Sūri]]
* [[Mallinātha Sūri]]
* [[Agasthya Kavi]]
* [[Suddala Ashok Teja]]
* [[Andesri]]
* [[Goreti Venkanna]], poet and folk singer
* [[Dasaradhi Rangacharya]]
* [[Bulemoni Venkateshwarlu]]
* [[Nandini Sidda Reddy]]


==News writers==
== Politicians ==
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* [[Tanguturi Anjaiah]], ex-CM of Andhra Pradesh
* [[Vattikota Alwar Swamy]] (1915–1961), Telugu writer, human rights activist, communist leader, journalist and publisher
* [[Renuka Chowdhury]], former Union minister of State and member of numerous parliamentary committees
* [[Suravaram Pratapareddy]] (1896–1953), social historian
* [[Suddala Ashok Teja]], Tollywood lyric writer
* [[Arunodaya Vimala]], balladeer and social activist
 
==Politicians==
* [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]], third President of India and former governor of Bihar
*[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]], ex-CM of AP and ninth [[Prime Minister of India]]
*[[Sarojini Naidu]], first Indian woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress and the first woman governor (to United Provinces)
*[[Padmaja Naidu]], founder of INC in the Hyderabad State, former governor of West Bengal
*[[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]], first elected Chief Minister of the Hyderabad State (Independent India)
*[[Marri Chenna Reddy]], ex-CM of Andhra Pradesh
*[[Jalagam Vengal Rao]], ex-CM of Andhra Pradesh
*[[Tanguturi Anjaiah]], ex-CM of Andhra Pradesh
* [[Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao]], Chief Minister of Telangana State; founder of TRS;
* [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar|Bandi Sanjay]], MP and BJP Telanagana Chief
* [[Bandaru Dattatreya]], Governor of Himachal Pradesh from 2019, ex-MP Sec-bad
* [[Bandaru Dattatreya]], Governor of Himachal Pradesh from 2019, ex-MP Sec-bad
* [[Jaipal Reddy]], ex-MP (13th, 14th and 15th Lokh Sabha); Minister, GOI
* [[Ponnam Prabhakar Goud]], ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
* [[Naini Narshimha Reddy]], ex-Home Minister of Telangana, MLC, TRS Party Senior Leader
* [[Sabita Indra Reddy]], Education Minister of Telangana from 2019
* [[R. Krishnaiah]], MLA, national backward caste president; officially announced CM candidate from TDP party
* [[Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy]], ex-MP, former General Secretary for the Communist Party of India
* [[Renuka Chowdhury]], former Union minister of State and member of numerous parliamentary committees
* [[Alimineti Madhava Reddy]], ex-Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh
* [[P. Shiv Shankar]], ex-MP, Union Law Minister - GOI
* [[G. Sanjeeva Reddy]], ex-MP Rajya Sabha, Ex-Minister of labour
* [[G. Venkat Swamy]], ex-MP (14th Lok Sabha); ex-Minister, GOI
* [[Linganna Pujari]], [[Mumbai]]
* [[Ponnala Lakshmaiah]], President, [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]]; ex-Minister of AP
* [[Tadur Bala Goud]], Champion of the Backward Class community; former Minister, MLA; twice an MP in 8th and 9th Lok Sabha
* [[Tadur Bala Goud]], Champion of the Backward Class community; former Minister, MLA; twice an MP in 8th and 9th Lok Sabha
* [[V. Srinivas Goud]], MLA, AP
* [[V. Srinivas Goud]], MLA, AP
* [[Bandaru Dattatreya]], MP (Lok Sabha) and Minister, GOI
* [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]], third President of India and former governor of Bihar
* [[Manda Jagannadham]], MP (15th Lok Sabha)
* [[K. Kavitha]], MP; founder and President of Telangana Jagruthi Samithi
* [[R. Krishnaiah]], MLA, National backward caste president; officially announced CM candidate from TDP
* [[Ponnala Lakshmaiah]], former president, [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]]; ex-Minister of AP
* [[Madan Mohan]], MLA
* [[Padmaja Naidu]], founder of INC in the Hyderabad State, former governor of West Bengal
* [[Sarojini Naidu]], first Indian woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress and the first woman governor (to United Provinces)
* [[Nagabhairava Jaya Prakash Narayana]], founder of [[Lok Satta Party]]
* [[Akbaruddin Owaisi]], MLA, Floor Leader in Telangana Assembly from AIMIM
* [[Asaduddin Owaisi]], MP, president of AIMIM
* [[Etela Rajender]], MLA
* [[Chukka Ramaiah]], Ramaiah Academy, Educationalist, MLC
* [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]], first elected Chief Minister of the Hyderabad State (Independent India)
* [[Jalagam Vengal Rao]], ex-CM of Andhra Pradesh
* [[K. T. Rama Rao]], MLA
* [[Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao]], former Chief Minister of Telangana State; founder of TRS/BRS;
* [[Muralidhar Rao|P. Muralidhar Rao]], National General Secretary, BJP
* [[Muralidhar Rao|P. Muralidhar Rao]], National General Secretary, BJP
* [[Ponnam Prabhakar Goud]], ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
* [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]], ex-CM of AP and ninth [[Prime Minister of India]]
* [[Manda Jagannadham]], MP (15th Lok Sabha)
* [[T. Harish Rao]], MLA
* [[Ramesh Rathod]], ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
* [[Ramesh Rathod]], ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
* [[Gutha Sukender Reddy]], Chairman of Telangana Legislative Council from 2019
* [[Alimineti Madhava Reddy]], ex-Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh
* [[Anumula Revanth Reddy]], second Chief Minister of Telangana State
* [[C. Laxma Reddy]], MLA Jadcherla, ex-Health Minister
* [[G. Kishan Reddy]], MLA, president of the BJP, AP
* [[G. Sanjeeva Reddy]], ex-MP Rajya Sabha, ex-Minister of labour
* [[Gutha Sukender Reddy]], chairman of Telangana Legislative Council from 2019
* [[Jaipal Reddy]], ex-MP (13th, 14th and 15th Lokh Sabha); Minister, GOI
* [[Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy]], ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
* [[Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy]], ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
* [[Sabita Indra Reddy]], ex-Minister, Andhra Pradesh
* [[Komatireddy Venkat Reddy]], ex-minister, AP
* [[Komatireddy Venkat Reddy]], ex-minister, AP
* [[Kunduru Jana Reddy]], ex-Minister Panchayat Raj (2010), AP
* [[Kunduru Jana Reddy]], ex-Minister Panchayat Raj (2010), AP
* [[Madan Mohan]], MLA
* [[Marri Chenna Reddy]], ex-CM of Andhra Pradesh
* [[K. T. Rama Rao]], MLA
* [[T. Harish Rao]], MLA
* [[K. Kavitha]], MP; founder and President of Telangana Jagruthi Samithi
* [[G. Kishan Reddy]], MLA, President of the BJP, AP
* [[Marri Shashidhar Reddy]], MLA, member of the National Disaster Management Authority
* [[Marri Shashidhar Reddy]], MLA, member of the National Disaster Management Authority
* [[Etela Rajender]], MLA
* [[Naini Narshimha Reddy]], ex-Home Minister of Telangana, MLC, TRS Party Senior Leader
* [[Ramreddy Damodar Reddy]], MLA
* [[Revanth Reddy]], MP, Malkajgiri
* [[Sabita Indra Reddy]], ex-Education Minister of Telangana from 2019
* [[Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy]], ex-MP, former General Secretary for the Communist Party of India
* [[P. Shiv Shankar]], ex-MP, Union Law Minister - GOI
* [[Kadiyam Srihari]], MP
* [[Kadiyam Srihari]], MP
* [[Konda Surekha]], MLA, ex-Minister, AP
* [[Konda Surekha]], MLA, ex-Minister, AP
*[[Nagabhairava Jaya Prakash Narayana]], founder of [[Lok Satta Party]]
* [[G. Venkat Swamy]], ex-MP (14th Lok Sabha); ex-Minister, GOI
* [[Ramreddy Damodar Reddy]], MLA
* [[Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy]], ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
* [[Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka]], MLA, [[Chief Whip]] for the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]]
* [[Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka]], MLA, [[Chief Whip]] for the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]]
* [[Chukka Ramaiah]], MLC, educationalist
 
* [[G. Vivekanand]], ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
== Sport ==
* [[Revanth Reddy]], MP, Malkajgiri
 
* [[R. Krishnaiah]], MLA, national backward caste president; officially announced CM candidate from TDP
=== Badminton ===
* [[Asaduddin Owaisi]], MP, President Of AIMIM
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* [[Akbaruddin Owaisi]], MLA, Floor Leader in Telangana Assembly from AIMIM
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* [[C. Laxma Reddy|C.Laxma Reddy]], MLA Jadcherla, ex-Health Minister
* [[Jwala Gutta]]
* [[Parupalli Kashyap]]
* [[Saina Nehwal]]
* [[P.V. Sindhu]]
 
=== Cricket ===
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* [[Arshad Ayub]], former India team player and manager
* [[Mohammad Azharuddin]]
* [[Abbas Ali Baig]], player and coach of India Cricket Team
* [[Harsha Bhogle]], popular cricket commentator and founder of cricbuzz.com
* [[Noel David]], former Team India cricketer
* [[M. L. Jaisimha]], Team India cricket player
* [[V. V. S. Laxman]]
* [[Pragyan Ojha]]
* [[Mithali Raj]]
* [[Kanwaljit Singh (cricketer)|Kanwaljit Singh]], multiple Ranji record-breaking all-rounder
* [[Mohammed Siraj]], represented Team India in cricket
* [[Shivlal Yadav]], former India team player
 
=== Hockey ===
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* [[Mukesh Kumar (field hockey)|Mukesh Kumar]]
 
=== Other sports ===
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* [[Abdul Basith (volleyball)|Abdul Basith]], former captain of the Indian men's volleyball team
* [[Sania Mirza]], tennis player
* [[Gagan Narang]], shooter
* [[Nikhat Zareen]], boxer
 
== News writers ==
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* [[Suravaram Pratapareddy]] (1896–1953), social historian
* [[K. Sreenivas Reddy]], Indian journalist
* [[Vattikota Alwar Swamy]] (1915–1961), Telugu writer, human rights activist, communist leader, journalist and publisher
* [[Suddala Ashok Teja]], Tollywood lyric writer
* [[Arunodaya Vimala]], balladeer and social activist
 
== Military chiefs ==
* Air Chief Marshal [[Denis La Fontaine]], Chief of Staff, Indian Air Force, 1985–88
* [[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Idris Hasan Latif]], Chief of Staff, [[Indian Air Force]], 1978–81
* Air Chief Marshal [[Fali Homi Major]], Chief of Staff, Indian Air Force, 2007–09


==Religious figures==
== Religious figures ==
'''[[Hinduism]]'''
* [[Kancherla Gopanna]]
* [[Kancherla Gopanna]]


'''[[Islam]]'''
== Lawyers ==
* [[Khwaja Bande Nawaz]]
* [[Subodh Markandeya]], Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India
* [[Sayyid Sahib Husayni]]
* [[Maulana Mohammad Ali]]


==Other notable people==
== Other notable people ==
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* [[Chakali Ailamma]], revolutionary leader
* [[Chakali Ailamma]], revolutionary leader
* [[Komaram Bheem]], 20th-century freedom fighter
* [[Komaram Bheem]], 20th-century freedom fighter
* [[Gaddar]], artist, singer, politician
* [[Suddala Hanumanthu]], freedom fighter, writer, balladeer
* [[Suddala Hanumanthu]], freedom fighter, writer, balladeer
* [[Kothapalli Jayashankar]], political activist and academic
* Prof. [[Kothapalli Jayashankar]], professor and political activist
* Prof. M. Kodandaram, professor, political activist, and chairman of All-Party Telangana Joint Action Committee
* [[Vani Kola]], venture capitalist, co-founder of Kalaari Capital
* [[K. Kavitha|Kalvakuntla Kavitha]], political activist, founder and President of Telangana Jagruthi Samithi
* [[Malik Motasim Khan]], leader of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Hind]]
* [[Malik Motasim Khan]], leader of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Hind]]
* [[Nerella Venu Madhav]], often regarded as the father of Indian mimicry
* [[Diya Mirza]], former Miss Asia-Pacific pageant winner
* [[Vivek Oberoi]], Hindi film actor
* [[V. Prakash]], educational activist
* [[V. Prakash]], educational activist
* [[Chukka Ramaiah]], educator
* [[Chukka Ramaiah]], educator
* [[Bholekar Srihari]], painter, sculptor and printmaker
* [[Kalpana Ramesh]]
* [[Suresh Venapally]], Indian mathematician known for his research work in algebra
* [[Gaddar]], artist, politician
* [[Varavara Rao]], poet
* [[Varavara Rao]], poet
* [[Ganapathi]], leader of the banned extremist group CPI (Maoist)
* [[Raavi Narayana Reddy]], revolutionary, leader of CPI, parliamentarian
* [[Raavi Narayana Reddy]], revolutionary, leader of CPI, parliamentarian
* [[Noel David]], former Team India cricketer
* [[Bholekar Srihari]], painter, sculptor and printmaker
* [[Kanwaljit Singh (cricketer)|Kanwaljit Singh]], multiple Ranji record-breaking all-rounder
* [[Mohammed Siraj]], represented Team India in cricket
* [[Diya Mirza]], former Miss Asia-Pacific pageant winner
* [[Vivek Oberoi]], Hindi film actor
* [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], Hindi film actress, multiple national awards winner
* [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], Hindi film actress, multiple national awards winner
* [[Harsha Bhogle]], popular cricket commentator and founder of cricbuzz.com
* [[Suresh Venapally]], mathematician known for his research work in algebra, [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]] 2009
* [[M. L. Jaisimha]], Team India cricket player
* [[Arshad Ayub]], former India team player and manager
* [[Shivlal Yadav]], former India team player
* [[Abbas Ali Baig]], player and coach of India Cricket Team
* [[Abdul Basith]], former captain of the Indian Men's Volleyball Team
* [[K. Kavitha]], political activist, founder and President of Telangana Jagruthi Samithi
* [[M. Kodandaram]], political activist and chairman of All-Party Telangana Joint Action Committee
* [[Vani Kola]], venture capitalist, co-founder of Kalaari Capital
* [[Nerella Venu Madhav]], often regarded as the father of Indian mimicry


==See also==
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* [[Telangana Language Day]]
* [[Telangana Language Day]]


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