Historical personalities

• Timmarusu
  Timmarusu
  Saluva Timmarusu or simply Timmarasa was Prime minister of Krishna Deva Raya. He had also served as prime minister under Viranarasimha Raya. He belonged to a Niyogi Telugu Brahmin family....
  
  : Prime Minister of Krishnadeva Raya
• Madanna and Akkanna
  Madanna and Akkanna
  Madanna and Akkanna were two brothers who rose to prominence in the sultanate of Golkonda between 1674 and 1685. Towards the end of their lives in October 1685 they came to dominate state affairs in Golkonda...
  
  : Ministers in Tana Shah court and built Akkanna Madanna Temple
  Akkanna Madanna Temple
  Akkanna Madanna Temple is a Hindu temple located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is popular during the festival of Bonalu that is celebrated in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad...
  
  
• Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya : Diwan of Mysore & engineer.
• Tenali Ramakrishna
  Tenali Ramakrishna
  Garlapati Tenali Ramakrishna , popularly known as Tenali Rama and Vikata Kavi, was a court-poet of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 16th century. He was one of the Ashtadiggajas who belonged to the court of Krishnadevaraya in Vijayanagar....
  
  : Vikata kavi in the Royal Court of Sri Krishnadevaraya

Social leaders, reformers and freedom fighters

• Kandukuri Veeresalingam
  Kandukuri Veeresalingam
  Rao Bahadur Kandukuri Veeresalingam , also known as Kandukuri Veeresalingham Pantulu , was a social reformer of Andhra Pradesh. He was born in an orthodox Niyogi Telugu Brahmin family...
  
  
• Bulusu Sambamurti
  Bulusu Sambamurti
  Bulusu Sambamurti was an Indian lawyer, politician and freedom-fighter who served as the President of the Madras Legislative Council from 1937 to 1942. He was popularly Known as Maharshi Bulusu Samamurti.-Early life:...
  
  : First Speaker Madras Legislative Council; freedom fighter; advocate
• Durgabai Deshmukh
  Durgabai Deshmukh
  Durgābāi, Lady Deshmukh was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and politician. She was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and the Planning Commission of India....
  
  : Social activist and participant in the Indian independence movement
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , OM, FBA was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice President of India and subsequently the second President of India ....
  
  : First vice-president and second president of India. He was a recipient of the Bharat Ratna
  Bharat Ratna
  Bharat Ratna is the Republic of India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order." Unlike knights, holders of the Bharat Ratna...
  
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• Varahagiri Venkata Giri: Former president of India. Recipient of the Bharat Ratna
  Bharat Ratna
  Bharat Ratna is the Republic of India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order." Unlike knights, holders of the Bharat Ratna...
  
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• Tanguturi Prakasam
  Tanguturi Prakasam
  Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu was an Indian politician and Freedom Fighter and the first Chief Minister of the Indian province Andhra state...
  
  : Indian independence activist, public server and social reformer. He is also known as Andhra Kesari.
• Tenneti Viswanadham
  Tenneti Viswanadham
  Tenneti Viswanadham was a political figure from Visakhapatnam, on the east coast of India. He took an active part in India's struggle for independence. He is remembered now for his role in the establishment of a modern and shore based steel plant at Visakhapatnam.Tenneti was born at Lakkavaram...
  
  : Indian independence activist, politician
• Pingali Venkayya
  Pingali Venkayya
  Pingali Venkayya was an Indian freedom fighter and the designer of the Indian national flag.-Early life:...
  
  , designer of Indian national flag
• Vavilala Gopalakrishnayya
• Uppuluri Rama Sastry
  Uppuluri Rama Sastry
  Sri Uppuluri Rama Sastry was born in Pedakonduru, Andhra Pradesh, India in the year 1905. In 1921, he joined the Indian Freedom movement and closely followed the preachings of Mahatma Gandhi. He spent his entire life following Gandhian principles and strongly believed the concept of development...
  
  : Freedom fighter influenced by Gandhian principles
• Vennelakanti Raghavaiah
  Vennelakanti Raghavaiah
  Vennelakanti Raghavaiah B.A., B.L. was social worker and Indian freedom activist. He was affectionately called "Girijan Gandhi" for his selfless service to the Adivasi people....
  
  
• Nanduri Prasada Rao
  Nanduri Prasada Rao
  Nanduri Prasada Rao who was popularly known as NPR was a famous freedom fighter who ceaselessly worked to promote for the communist cause in Andhra Pradesh and he was one of the eminent figures who organized the communist movement in India. He came from an upwardly mobile family but he chose to...
  
   : Freedom Fighter.

Politics

• V. V. Giri
  V. V. Giri
  Varahagiri Venkata Giri , commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth President of the Republic of India from 24 August 1969 to 23 August 1974.-Early life:...
  
   Former President of India
  President of India
  The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
  
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• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , OM, FBA was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice President of India and subsequently the second President of India ....
  
   Former President of India
  President of India
  The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
  
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• Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu: First Chief minister of Andhra state.
• Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
  Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
  Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was the first elected Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State who led the struggle against the Nizam in the princely State.-Early life:...
  
  : Second Chief minister of Hyderabad state.
• P. V. Narasimha Rao
  P. V. Narasimha Rao
  Pamulaparti Venkata "Narasimha Rao" was the ninth Prime Minister of India . He led an important administration, overseeing a major economic transformation and several home incidents affecting national security of India. Rao accelerated the dismantling of the Licence Raj. He is often referred to as...
  
  : Tenth Prime Minister
  Prime minister
  A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
  
   of the Republic of India.
• Sitaram Yechuri : CPM
  Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
  
   National leader.
• Vundavalli Aruna Kumar
  Vundavalli Aruna Kumar
  Vundalli Aruna Kumar , is a Member of Parliament in India. He represents the Indian National Congress from Rajahmundry parliamentary constituency of Andhra Pradesh.-Career:...
  
  : MP, Loksabha Rajahmundry
  Rajahmundry
  Rajahmundry is a city and municipal corporation of the Andhra Pradesh state in India. It is located east of the state capital, Hyderabad, on the banks of the River Godavari. Known as the Cultural Capital, Rajahmundry is noted for its intense Veda culture and intellect...
  
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• Chukka Ramaiah
  Chukka Ramaiah
  Dr. Chukka Ramaiah popularly known as IIT Ramaiah is an Indian educationist and MLC of Andhra Pradesh. He is an acclaimed expert in IIT coaching in mathematics...
  
   (MLC).
• Padmasri Kallur Subba Rao
  Kallur Subba Rao
  Padma Sri Kallur Subba Rao was an Indian freedom activist and Politician.He was born in Kallur near Hindupur Tq, Anantapur District. His Father’s name is Sri Surappa and his mother's name is Puttamma. Kallur Subba Rao was born on 25 May 1897, and he was the first person who started Congress...
  
   Freedom Fighter, Ex- MLA ,Anantapur District
• Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
  Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
  Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar was the first Deputy Speaker and then Speaker of Lok Sabha in the Indian Parliament. He was Governor of Bihar also....
  
   - Ex.MP Tirupati and Second Loksabha Speaker.
• Kanuri Lakshmana Rao(K.L.Rao) - Renowned Civil Engineer and M.P.
• Bulusu Sambamurti
  Bulusu Sambamurti
  Bulusu Sambamurti was an Indian lawyer, politician and freedom-fighter who served as the President of the Madras Legislative Council from 1937 to 1942. He was popularly Known as Maharshi Bulusu Samamurti.-Early life:...
  
   - Prominent congress leader.
• Bulusu Subramanyam Sastrulu, (Former Conseiller Municipal De Yanaon, Former Jury De Yanaon, Former Diwan of Manyam Zamindar of French Yanam).
• Tenneti Viswanadham
  Tenneti Viswanadham
  Tenneti Viswanadham was a political figure from Visakhapatnam, on the east coast of India. He took an active part in India's struggle for independence. He is remembered now for his role in the establishment of a modern and shore based steel plant at Visakhapatnam.Tenneti was born at Lakkavaram...
  
   (Freedom Fighter, former law, endowments, and revenue minister).
• S. N. Somayajulu
  S. N. Somayajulu
  Somayajulu was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Tirunelveli constituency in 1952 election. He was one of the winners from the constituency, the other being...
  
  : Ex. MLA from Tirunelveli.
• Dronamraju Satyanarayana
  Dronamraju Satyanarayana
  Dronamraju Satyanarayana was an Indian politician and member of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in Indian Parliament.He was born to Shri Appala Narasihmam on 19 December 1933....
  
   - Former congress MLA from Visakhapatnam
• Kala Venkata Rao
  Kala Venkata Rao
  Kala Venkata Rao was freedom fighter, politician in Andhra Pradesh, India. He was former Vice-President and General Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee .-Birth:...
  
   - Former Minister
• V. Rama Rao
  V. Rama Rao
  V Rama Rao was the Governor of the Indian state of Sikkim from October 25, 2002 to October 25, 2007. He was born near Machilipatnam in Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party. His academic qualifications include the B.A and LLB...
  
   (Ex.Sikkim Governor) - BJP Leader.
• Komarraju Atchamamba
  Komarraju Atchamamba
  Dr. Komarraju Atchamamba L.R.C.P. was an Indian lawyer, obstetrician, gynecologist, politician and a former Member of Parliament.- Life sketch :...
  
   Ex. MP
• Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya
  Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya
  Dr Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya ,was born in a Telugu 6000 Niyogi Brahmin family on November 24, 1880 in Gundugolanu village, Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh, was an Indian independence activist and political leader in the state of Andhra Pradesh.Pattabhi graduated from the prestigious...
  
   - Congress leader and founder of Andhra Bank.
• Madapati Hanumantha Rao
  Madapati Hanumantha Rao
  Madapati Hanumantha Rao was the first mayor of the city of Hyderabad, India. He was a social reformer and also started one of the first schools for girls in India, the Madapati Hanumantha Rao Girl's High School, in Narayanguda, Hyderabad. This school was set up exclusively for female students...
  
   - First Mayor of Hyderabad.
• Sistla Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao
  Sistla Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao
  S. V. L. Narasimha Rao or Sistla Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao BA, B.L. was Senior Advocate, Trade Union activist and the 1st Lok Sabha member from Guntur constituency, Andhra Pradesh, India.He was born to Shri S. V. Purushottam on May 24, 1911...
  
   - First Loksabha MP From Guntur.
• Ananth Kumar
  Ananth Kumar
  Ananth Kumar, is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Bangalore South constituency of Karnataka and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.-Early life:...
  
   - BJP National General Secretary

Journalists

• Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao
  Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao
  Kasinadhuni Nageswararao , better known as Nageswara rao pantulu was rare combination of a journalist, nationalist, politician, a staunch supporter of Khaddar movement and an enthusiastic pioneer in library movement in Andhra. His participation in Indian independence movement and in Indian...
  
   (Famous journalist of early twentieth century and Father of the library movement in Andhra, Founder of Andhra patrika)
• P. Sainath
  P. Sainath
  Palagummi Sainath is an Indian journalist. He calls himself a 'rural reporter', or simply a 'reporter' – and photojournalist focusing on social problems, rural affairs, poverty and the aftermaths of globalization in India...
  
   (an award winning Indian development journalist - also Grand Son of Sri V V Giri, former President of India)
• N. Subba Rao Pantulu
  N. Subba Rao Pantulu
  Nyapathi Subba Rao Pantulu was an Indian politician and social activist who served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council. between 1893 and 1909. He was also one of the founders of The Hindu.- Early life :...
  
   and D.Kesava Rao pantulu (Co Founders of The Hindu)
• Pamulaparthi Sadasiva Rao
  Pamulaparthi Sadasiva Rao
  Pamulaparthi Sadasiva Rao was a thinker, philosopher, and took up free lance journalism for some part of his life. He started the magazine Kakatiya Patrika in Warangal India in 1948 with his cousin P. V. Narasimha Rao, later Prime Minister of India.-Early life:Sadasiva Rao was born in Warangal,...
  
   - Kakatiya Patrika.
• Varavara Rao
  Varavara Rao
  Varavara Rao is a communist, activist, naxalite sympathizer,renowned poet, journalist, literary critic, and public speaker from Andhra Pradesh, India. He has been writing poetry for the last four decades. He is considered as one of the best Marxist critics in Telugu literature and taught Telugu...
  
  : Viplava Rachaytala Sangham (VI-RA-SAM)
• Uma Pemmaraju: Fox News Channel.
• Devulapalli Amar
  Devulapalli Amar
  -Early life:Devulapalli Amar was born to D. Madanmohan Rao and Saraswathi. He did his B.A. and Bachelors in Journalism.-Career:Devulapalli Amar started his career as a correspondent for Prajatantra in 1975....
  
   (ex-president of Andhra Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ))

Classical

• Prativadi Bhayankara Annangaracharya: Sanskrit scholar and composer of the Subrapatham is the 1430 A.D.
• Nannayya
  Nannayya
  Nannaya Bhattaraka is the earliest known Telugu author, and the author of the first third of the Andhra Mahabharatamu, a Telugu retelling of the Mahabharata. Nannaya is held in high regard as the person who revived the Telugu language...
  
  : Telugu Author of Mahabharatha
• Tikkana
  Tikkana
  Tikkana was born into a family of Shaivite family during the Golden Age of the Kakatiya dynasty. He was the second poet of the "Trinity of Poets " that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over a period of centuries. Nannaya Bhattaraka was the first, though he translated only two and a half...
  
  : Telugu Author of Mahabharatha
• Yerrapragada
  Yerrapragada
  Errana was a great Telugu poet in the court of Prolaya Vemareddy , the founder of Reddy dynasty of Kondaveedu, who ruled Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, and Kurnool districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh. Errana was also known as Yellapregada or Errapregada...
  
  : Telugu Author of Mahabharatha
• Srinatha
  Srinatha
  Srinatha was a well-known 15th-century Telugu poet who popularised the Prabandha style of composition.-Biography:Srinatha was born to Bhimamba and Marayya in 1370....
  
  : popularly known as Kavi Sarvabhowma.
• Potana: Author of Bhagavatham in Telugu.
• Tallapaka Annamacharya
• Tenali Ramakrishna
  Tenali Ramakrishna
  Garlapati Tenali Ramakrishna , popularly known as Tenali Rama and Vikata Kavi, was a court-poet of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 16th century. He was one of the Ashtadiggajas who belonged to the court of Krishnadevaraya in Vijayanagar....
  
  : court poet of Vijayanagara Empire
  Vijayanagara Empire
  The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
  
  , also called 'Vikata Kavi'
• Allasani Peddana
  Allasani Peddana
  Allasani Peddana was a famous Telugu poet and was ranked as the foremost of the Astadiggajalu the title for the group of eight poets in the court of King Krishnadevaraya, a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire.-Biography:...
  
  : court poet of Vijayanagara Empire
  Vijayanagara Empire
  The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
  
  
• Dhurjati
  Dhurjati
  Dhurjati was a Telugu poet in the court of the king Krishnadevaraya and was one of the astadiggajalu there.-Biography:...
  
  : court poet of Vijayanagara Empire
  Vijayanagara Empire
  The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
  
  
• Pingali Suranna: court poet of Vijayanagara Empire
  Vijayanagara Empire
  The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
  
  
• Movva Kshetrayya
  Kshetrayya
  Kshetrayya was a prolific Telugu poet and composer of Carnatic music. He lived in the area of Andhra Pradesh in South India. He composed a number of padams and keertanas, the prevalent formats of his time. He is credited with more than 4000 compositions, although only a handful have survived...
  
  : a prolific Telugu poet and composer of Carnatic music
• Tallapaka Timmakka: first Telugu poetess. She was the wife of Tallapaka Annamacharya
  Annamacharya
  Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya was the official songmaster of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, and a Telugu composer who composed around 36000 keertana songs, many of which were in praise of Venkateswara, the presiding deity of the temple...
  
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• Tarikonda Venkamamba
  Tarikonda Venkamamba
  Tarigonda Vengamamba was a poetess and staunch devotee of Lord Venkateswara in the 18th century. She wrote numerous poems and songs.-Early years:...
  
  
• Nandi Thimmana
  Nandi Thimmana
  Nandi Thimmana was a Telugu poet and one of the Astadiggajas in the court of the king Krishnadevaraya.-Biography:...
  
  : court poet of Vijayanagara Empire
  Vijayanagara Empire
  The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
  
  
• Madayyagari Mallana
  Madayyagari Mallana
  Mallana was a Telugu poet and one of the Astadiggajas in the court of the king Krishnadevaraya.-Biography:...
  
  : court poet of Vijayanagara Empire
  Vijayanagara Empire
  The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
  
  
• Ayyalaraju Ramabhadrudu
  Ayyalaraju Ramabhadrudu
  Ayyalaraju Ramabhadrudu was a famous Telugu poet and was one among the Astadiggajas, which was the title of the group of eight poets in the court of King Krishnadevaraya, a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire.-Biography:...
  
  : court poet of Vijayanagara Empire
  Vijayanagara Empire
  The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
  
  
• Ramarajabhushanudu
  Ramarajabhushanudu
  Ramarajabhushanudu was a Telugu poet and a notable musician was one of the Astadiggajas .-Biography:...
  
  (Bhattu Murthi): court poet of Vijayanagara Empire
  Vijayanagara Empire
  The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
  
  
• Palkuriki Somanatha
  Palkuriki Somanatha
  Palkurthy Somanatha was one of the most noted Telugu language writers of the 12th or 13th century. He was also an accomplished writer in the Kannada and Sanskrit languages and penned several classics in them...
  
  

Modern

• Gurazada Appa Rao: Writer of the play/novel Kanya Sulkam
• Viswanatha Satyanarayana
  Viswanatha Satyanarayana
  Viswanatha Satyanarayana , popularly known as the Kavi Samraat , was a modern Telugu poet.He was a disciple of the Tirupati Venkata Kavulu duo...
  
  
• Chellapilla Venkata Sastry
  Chellapilla Venkata Sastry
  Chellapilla Venkata Sastry was a Telugu language poet laureate and scholar. He was one of the two poets known as Tirupati Venkata Kavulu and other being Divakarla Tirupati Sastry.-Early life:...
  
   (1870–1950): One of the Tirupati Venkata Kavulu
  Tirupati Venkata Kavulu
  Tirupati Venkata Kavulu refers to the Telugu poet duo Divakarla Tirupati Sastry and Chellapilla Venkata Sastry . This twin poets are acclaimed as harbingers of modern poetry in Telugu. They have dramatized several of the Hindu epics into dramas and plays consisting of singable verses set to...
  
   poet duo
• Divakarla Tirupati Sastry (1872–1919): One of the Tirupati Venkata Kavulu
  Tirupati Venkata Kavulu
  Tirupati Venkata Kavulu refers to the Telugu poet duo Divakarla Tirupati Sastry and Chellapilla Venkata Sastry . This twin poets are acclaimed as harbingers of modern poetry in Telugu. They have dramatized several of the Hindu epics into dramas and plays consisting of singable verses set to...
  
   poet duo
• Devulapalli Krishnasastri
  Devulapalli Krishnasastri
  Devulapalli Venkata Krishnasastri was a Telugu poet, playwright and translator. He is famously known as Andhra Shelley.-Early life:Krishnasastri was born in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India...
  
  : Poet
• Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao
  Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao
  Panuganti Lakshmi Narasimha Rao was one of the famous modern Telugu writers. He was born at SeethaNagaram, East Godavari District. Most of his education was in Rajahmundry. After his education, he became a teacher in Peddapuram High School...
  
  
• Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham
  Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham
  Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham was an Indian playwright, novelist and author of short stories, who wrote in the Telugu language. He was a romantic and a social reformer in the tradition founded by Veeresalingam...
  
  
• Paravastu Chinnayya Soori
  Paravastu Chinnayya Soori
  Paravastu Chinnayasuri is a well-known Telugu writer. He was born in 1807 in Perambur of Chengalpattu district and died in 1861. Suri was the son of Venkata Rangayya a Vaishnavite Scholar. He worked as a Telugu teacher at Pachaiyappa's College in Madras. He also worked as a law scholar for the...
  
  
• Balijepalli Lakshmikantham
  Balijepalli Lakshmikantham
  Balijepalli Lakshmikantham or Lakshmikantha Kavi actor, poet, dramatist and freedom fighter. He is remembered for the masterpiece Harischandra written in 1924, which is popular even today and has been played by many drama troupes...
  
  
• Veturi Prabhakara Sastri
  Veturi Prabhakara Sastri
  Veturi Prabhakara Sastri was a Pundit in both Sanskrit and Telugu languages.-Contribution:As a publisher and writer, he introduced to Telugu people several ancient texts, in association with Manavalli Ramakrishna from prachya likhita pustaka bhandagaram...
  
  
• Gudipati Venkata Chalam
• Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
  Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
  Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna is a Carnatic vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and a playback singer. He is also acclaimed as a poet, composer and respected by all Indian classical musicians for his knowledge of Carnatic Music....
  
  : Great Carnatic Singer, Composer and Poet; Winner of Padmashree, Padmabhushan, Padmavibhushan and winner of Chevalier, The highest civilian award by French Government.
• Veturi Sundararama Murthy
• Srirangam Srinivasarao
  Srirangam Srinivasarao
  Srirangam Srinivasarao , often called Sri Sri , was a popular modern Telugu poet and lyricist. Sri Sri was given the title Mahakavi .-Early life:...
  
  
• Arudra
• Garimella Satyanarayana
  Garimella Satyanarayana
  Garimella Satyanarayana was a Poet and Freedom Fighter of Andhra Pradesh, India.Satyanarayana Garimella was a great nationalist who influenced and mobilized the Andhra people against the British with his patriotic songs and writings for which he was jailed several times by the British...
  
  - Maakoddi Telladora tanamu song.
• Rayaprolu Subbarao: Writer of several songs including "Ea desameginaa endhu kaalidina"
• Puttaparthi Narayanacharyulu
• Gidugu Venkata Ramamoorty
  Gidugu Venkata Ramamoorty
  Sri Gidugu Ramamoorty is the grandfather of “colloquial telugu language movement a.k.a vyavaharika telugu bhasha”. He has brought literary prose to the colloquial language...
  
  : grandfather of the colloquial Telugu language movement, a.k.a Vyavaharika Telugu Bhasha
• Mallampalli Sarabheswara Sarma
  Mallampalli Sarabheswara Sarma
  Mallampalli Sarabheswara Sarma popularly known as 'Sarabhayya' was a perfect 'sahrudaya' and an Indian poet, critic, translator and a great exponent of classical literature.-Biography:...
  
  
• Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry
  Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry
  Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry was an Indian, Telugu language novelist.His major work was the humorous novel, Barrister Parvateesam.- References :...
  
  : He wrote Barrister Parvateesam
  Barrister Parvateesam
  Barrister Parvateesam is a Telugu language humorous novel written by Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry in 1924. It was printed in 3 parts.-First Novel:...
  
  , a humorous novel.
• Kaloji Narayana Rao
• Vedam Venkataraya Sastry
  Vedam Venkataraya Sastry
  Vedam Venkataraya Sastry B.A. was a Sanskrit and Telugu poet, critic and dramatist. He is respected for providing authoritative editions of Sanskrit and Telugu classics.-Life sketch:...
  
  
• Dasaradhi Krishnamacharylu
  Dasaradhi
  Dasaradhi Krishnamacharyulu mononymously known as Dasaradhi was an Indian poet and political activist. He was a great pundit in the Telugu, Sanskrit, and Tamil languages and puranas .-Early life:...
  
  
• Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao
  Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao
  Kodavatiganti Kutumba Rao B.Sc. , also known as Ko Ku, was an exponent of the Telugu literature in the 20th century...
  
  
• Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry
  Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry
  Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry is one of the most eminent personalities in pure Telugu literature of recent times. He lived in Rajahmundry in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh of South India. His magnum opus is Andhra Puranam...
  
  
• Madhira Subbanna Deekshitulu
  Madhira Subbanna Deekshitulu
  Madhira Subbanna Deekshitulu is the creator of the famous Kasi Majilee Kathalu, series of short stories in Telugu language, known for their wit and humor....
  
  : Author of Kasi Majilee Kathalu, a series of moral stories
• Devarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak
  Devarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak
  Devarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak was an influential Telugu poet, novelist and short story writer.Initially his poetry, as in his first anthology, Prabhatamu-Sandhya , was written in the romantic vein popular in Indian poetry of the early and mid-20th century...
  
  
• Chaganti Somayajulu
  Chaganti Somayajulu
  Chaganti Somayajulu , also known as ChaasO, was one of the popular Telugu story writers.He was born at Srikakulam to Kanukolanu Lakshminarayana and Thulasamma. He was adopted by Chaganti Bapiraju and Thulasamma and came to Vizianagaram...
  
  
• Gunturu Seshendra Sarma
• Nidudavolu Venkatarao
  Nidudavolu Venkatarao
  Nidudavolu Venkatarao is a famous Telugu writer and research scholar.-Life sketch:He was born to Nidudavolu Sundaram Pantulu and Jogamma on January 3, 1903 in Vizianagaram town in Andhra Pradesh, India. He was married to Sitalakshmi and had five sons and two daughters. His eldest son, Sundareswara...
  
  
• Sripada Krishnamurty Sastry
  Sripada Krishnamurty Sastry
  Krishna Murthy Sastry of Sripada family, lived between AD 1866 – 1960, was a native of Devarapalli of West Godavari district. He was the first poet laureate of Andhra Pradesh. He composed more than a hundred works in Telugu...
  
  
• Adivi Bapiraju
  Adivi Bapiraju
  Bapiraju Adivi was born to Krishnayya and Subbamma, a Niyogi Brahmin family, on October 8, 1895 in Bhimavaram. He graduated from a high school in Bhimavaram. Later after graduating from law school, he practiced law for a while in Bhimavaram...
  
   Story Writer
• Jwalamukhi
  Jwalamukhi
  Jwalamukhi was the pen name of Veeravalli Raghavacharyulu , who was an Indian poet, novelist, writer and political activist....
  
  : Pen name of Veeravalli Raghavacharyulu
• Tenneti Hemalata
  Tenneti Hemalata
  Tenneti Hemalata, , better known as Lata, is a Telugu writer from Andhra Pradesh, India. She is best known for writing about prostitution in India, from the perspective of the prostitutes, and her books created heated discussion in literary circles in the late 70s and 80s.-Biography:Lata was born...
  
  
• Kanuparti Varalakshmamma
• Garikapati Narasimha Rao
  Garikapati Narasimha Rao
  Dr. Garikipati Narasimha Rao "Maha Sahasraavadhani" is a Telugu Avadhani in Andhra Pradesh, India.-Career:He has conducted more than 150 avadhanams, including Dvigunita Avadhanam at Dallas for the American Telugu Association in 2002...
  
   Sahasravadhani.
• Kopparapu Sodara Kavulu
  Kopparapu Sodara Kavulu
  Kopparapu Sodara Kavulu consists of Kopparapu Venkata Subbaraya Kavi and Kopparapu Venkataramana Kavi . They were famous poets and well known for conducting Avadhanams. They were born to Venkatarayalu and Subbamamba at Kopparam village in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, India...
  
  
• Vedam Venkataraya Sastry
  Vedam Venkataraya Sastry
  Vedam Venkataraya Sastry B.A. was a Sanskrit and Telugu poet, critic and dramatist. He is respected for providing authoritative editions of Sanskrit and Telugu classics.-Life sketch:...
  
  
• Abburi Chayadevi: Popular writer and winner of Sahitya Akademi
  Sahitya Akademi
  The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
  
   award
• Gadiyaram Ramakrishna Sarma: Poet and winner of Sahitya Akademi
  Sahitya Akademi
  The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
  
   award
• Sri Utpala Satyanarayana Acharya: Datta Peetha Asthana Vidwan
  Vidwan
  A vidwan is a person who has vidya of a particular science or art. This term is usually used for Indian Classical Musicians to denote their scholarship and experience in performing classical music concerts. Vidwan may also be referred to as a doctorate in layman's terms....
  
  . Winner of Sahitya Akademi
  Sahitya Akademi
  The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
  
   prize for Sri Krishna Chandrodayamu (Poetry) in 2003.
• Ajanta (P.V. Shastri): A poet and winner of Sahitya Akademi
  Sahitya Akademi
  The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
  
   prize for Swapna Lipi (Poetry) in 1997
• Kalipatnam Rama Rao: Short-story writer and Sahitya Akademi
  Sahitya Akademi
  The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
  
   awardee
• Bhamidipati Rama Gopalam: Writer, Got Sahitya Academy award for his work Itlu, Mee Vidheyudu (short stories) in 1991
• Bulusu Venkateswaralu: Writer, Sahitya Akademi winner for his work Bharatiya Tatva Sastramu (translation of Dr Radhakrishnan's History of Indian Philosophy in 1956)
• Prof.G.V.Subrahmanyam: Literary critic and former Vice-Chancellor of Potti Sriramulu Telugu University. Winner of Sahitya Akademi
  Sahitya Akademi
  The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
  
   prize for Andhra Sahitya Vimarsa Angla Prabhavam (literary criticism) in 1986.
• Gollapudi Maruthi Rao
  Gollapudi Maruthi Rao
  Gollapudi Maruthi Rao is a mathematical physicist turned editor, writer , dramatist, cine actor, TV anchor, and journalist who is well known for his many contributions to Telugu literature and culture...
  
  : Writer, journalist, film artist
• Rallapalli Anantha Krishna Sharma
  Rallapalli Anantha Krishna Sharma
  Sangita Kalanidhi Rallapalli Anantha Krishna Sharma was a noted composer of Carnatic music, singer as well as a writer.-Life:...
  
   - Poet - Founding member Annamacharya Project, TTD.
• Pingali Lakshmikantam
  Pingali Lakshmikantam
  Pingali Lakshmikantam was an Indian poet and writer.-Early life:...
  
  

Scientists, academicians and intellectuals

• Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya: Engineer who stabilised Vishakapatnam Harbour and many other builds
• Yellapragada Subba Rao: Indian scientist who made major contributions in the treatment of cancer
  Cancer
  Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
  
  . A new fungus
  Fungus
  A fungus is a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds , as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from plants, animals, and bacteria...
  
   was named in his honor: Subbaromyces splendens
  Subbaromyces
  Subbaromyces is a genus of fungi within the Ophiostomataceae family.-External links:* at Index Fungorum...
  
  
• Suri Bhagavantam
  Suri Bhagavantam
  Suri Bhagavantam B.Sc., M.Sc., D.Sc. , famous Indian scientist and administrator. He was Vice chancellor of Osmania University and Director of Indian Institute of Science and Defence Research and Development Organization.-Brief lifesketch:He was born in Agiripalli village in Andhra Pradesh...
  
  : Scientist, Collaborator with C.V.Raman, Director of the Indian Institute of Science
  Indian Institute of Science
  Indian Institute of Science is a research institution of higher learning located in Bangalore, India. It was established in 1909.-History:After a chance meeting between Jamsetji N...
  
   and the Defence Research and Development Organization and as adviser to the Indian defense ministry.
• Mathukumalli Vidyasagar
  Mathukumalli Vidyasagar
  Mathukumalli Vidyasagar is a leading control theorist. He is currently the Cecil & Ida Green Professor of Systems Biology Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to that he was an executive vice-president at Tata Consultancy Services where he headed the Advanced Technology Center...
  
  : Former director of Center for Artificial Intelligence
  Artificial intelligence
  Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
  
   and Robotics
  Robotics
  Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...
  
   (CAIR), a DRDO defence lab in Bangalore
  Bangalore
  Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
  
  .
• Vulimiri Ramalingaswami
  Vulimiri Ramalingaswami
  Vulimiri Ramalingaswami was an Indian medical scientist.He was born to an orthodox Brahmin family of Southern India. His father was a lowly paid government servant. He received his medical education from Andhra Medical College and then went on a scholarship to Oxford...
  
  : Indian medical scientist. former Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research
  Indian council of medical research
  The Indian Council of Medical Research , New Delhi, the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world.-History:...
  
  
• Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao
  Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao
  Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao was the founder of the Electronics Corporation of India Limited ....
  
  : Founder of Electronics Corporation of India Limited. He worked in close association with Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai
  Vikram Sarabhai
  Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian physicist. He is considered to be the father of the Indian space program; legendary Homi Bhabha’s successor as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission; and was as at home in the world of the arts as in his favourite laboratory. His interests were vast and...
  
  .
• Mathukumalli V. Subbarao
  Mathukumalli V. Subbarao
  Mathukumalli Venkata Subbarao was an Indian mathematician, specialising in number theory. He was a long-time resident of Edmonton, Canada....
  
  : Indian mathematician
  Mathematician
  A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
  
  , specialising in number theory
  Number theory
  Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers. Number theorists study prime numbers as well...
  
  . He was a long-time resident of Edmonton
  Edmonton
  Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
  
  , Canada
  Canada
  Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
  
  .
• Madhunapantula Suryanarayana Murty
  Madhunapantula Suryanarayana Murty
  Madhunapantula Suryanarayana Murty is a very well known person in Aaraama Dravidulu community and also an Eminent Applied mathematician from Andhra Pradesh in South India. He was born in a middle class Aaraama Dravidulu Telugu Brahmins family, to M.V.Subba Rao and M.Nagaratnam. He is a Professor...
  
  : Eminent Applied mathematician.
• PVN Acharya
  PVN Acharya
  PV Narasimh Acharya : Prativadi Bhayankara Venkat Narasimh Acharya received his PhD in Biochemistry with highest honors from the University of Paris-Sorbonne, and published papers with his professor, the famous French scientist Edgar Lederer...
  
   (1924–1993): Indian born biochemist and University of Paris-Sorbonne
  Sorbonne
  The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
  
  
• Sarvepalli Gopal
  Sarvepalli Gopal
  -Background and education:He was born in a Niyogi Telugu Brahmin family. He was the son of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, India's first Vice-President [1952-1962] and second President [1962-1967].He completed his graduation at Presidency College, Madras, and D.Phil...
  
  : Indian Historian.
• Veluri Venkata Krishna Sastry
  Veluri Venkata Krishna Sastry
  Dr. Veluri Venkata Krishna Sastry is an archaeologist and historian of Andhra Pradesh, India.-Early life:Dr. Krishna Sastry was born on October 23, 1934, Chirivada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India to Veluri Partha Sarathi and Veluri Anasuya...
  
  : archaeologist and historian
  Historian
  A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
  
  
• Vamsi Mootha
  Vamsi Mootha
  Vamsi Mootha is an Indian-American physician-scientist and computational biologist. He holds the position of Professor of Systems Biology and Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School...
  
  : Medical researcher (mitochondrial medicine)
• Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao
  Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao
  Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao , was an Indian historian.-Early life:He was the son of Venkatappaiah and Gangamma. His father died two years after his birth, leaving one daughter and two sons. His early education was imparted at Bhongir under his mother and step brother Shankar Rao...
  
   - Indian Historian.
• Krishna G. Palepu: Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for International Development, at the Harvard Business School
  Harvard Business School
  Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
  
  .
• Bhandaru Acchamamba
  Bhandaru Acchamamba
  __FORCETOC__Bhandaru Acchamamba was one of the pioneers in the early stages of women's movement. She is regarded as one of the early feminist historians in India. Acchamamba, a child widow, studied Telugu, English and Hindi classics under her brother's guidance and became knowledgeable in...
  
   - Indian Historian.
• Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao
  Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao
  Prof. Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao, was an Indian physicist in the field of Spectroscopy.Rangadhama Rao is best known for his work on Spectroscopy, his role in the development of Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance , and his long association with Physics labs of Andhra University...
  
   - Indian Physicist In Spectroscopy.
• Sonti Dakshinamurthy
  Sonti Dakshinamurthy
  Sonti Dakshinamurthy M.B.,B.S., B.S.Sc., D.P.H., D.T.M.H., Ph.D. was an eminent professor of Social and Preventive Medicine in India, medical writer and an expert on Malaria....
  
  : eminent professor of Social and Preventive Medicine in India
  India
  India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
  
  , medical writer and an expert on Malaria
  Malaria
  Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
  
  .
• Sonti Kamesam
  Sonti Kamesam
  Sonti Kamesam was an timber engineer and scientist of India.He was born in Narsapur in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. After primary education at Visakhapatnam, he graduated from Presidency College, Chennai and obtained his B.E...
  
  : is an timber
  Timber
  Timber may refer to:* Timber, a term common in the United Kingdom and Australia for wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S...
  
   engineer
  Engineer
  An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
  
   and scientist
  Scientist
  A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
  
   of India
  India
  India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
  
  .
• K. S. Chandrasekharan
  K. S. Chandrasekharan
  Komaravolu S. Chandrasekharan is a professor emeritus at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. and a founding faculty member of School of Mathematics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research...
  
   : Indian mathematician
• Chavali Vyaghreswarudu
  Chavali Vyaghreswarudu
  Prof Chavali Vyaghreswarudu, MBBS, MS, FICS, FACS was an eminent Orthopedic surgeon of Andhra Pradesh, India. He had spent a greater part of his life for the welfare of polio victims and developed several innovative techniques in the treatment of the disease.He was born in Rajahmundry to an...
  
  : Eminent Orthopedic surgeon of AP.
• Dronamraju Krishna Rao
  Dronamraju Krishna Rao
  Dronamraju Krishna Rao Ph.D is an Indian born Geneticist and currently President of ', Houston, USA. He was born in Pithapuram, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He is the leading world expert on the research of the famous scientist and his late mentor, J. B. S. Haldane...
  
   : Indian Geneticist
• Siva Subrahmanyam Banda : Indian-American Space Engineer.
• Bhavaraju Sarveswara Rao
  Bhavaraju Sarveswara Rao
  Bhavaraju Sarveswara Rao is an Indian economist and a social scientist.He was born in Peddapuram in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh in India in 1915 to parents Parabrahma Murthy and Lakshmi. His early schooling was in Peddapuram and Rajahmundry...
  
   : Indian Economist.

Defence forces and police

• General K V Krishna Rao
  K. V. Krishna Rao
  Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao, better known as K. V. Krishna Rao is a former Chief of Indian army and a former Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura. He was governor of Jammu and Kashmir for the first time from July 11, 1989 to January 19, 1990 and the second time from...
  
  : former Chief of Army and former governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland
  Nagaland
  Nagaland is a state in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south. The state capital is Kohima, and the largest city is Dimapur...
  
  , Manipur
  Manipur
  Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of...
  
   and Tripura
  Tripura
  Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...
  
  
• Kambampati Nachiketa
  Kambampati Nachiketa
  Wing Commander Kambampati Nachiketa Vayusena Medal , is currently a serving officer of the Indian Air Force. Wing Commander Nachiketa came into the limelight during the Kargil War when on 27 May 1999, as a Flight Lieutenant, he was captured by Pakistani troops in Kashmir following ejection from his...
  
  : Kargil War
  Kargil War
  The Kargil War ,, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control...
  
   hero

Bureaucrats and administrators

• Duvvuri Subbarao
  Duvvuri Subbarao
  Duvvuri Subbarao is an Indian economist, central banker, and civil servant. He is the 22nd and current Governor of Reserve Bank of India, serving under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh....
  
  : Governor of Reserve Bank of India
  Reserve Bank of India
  The Reserve Bank of India is the central banking institution of India and controls the monetary policy of the rupee as well as US$300.21 billion of currency reserves. The institution was established on 1 April 1935 during the British Raj in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of...
  
   (RBI)
• K. J. Rao
  K. J. Rao
  K. J. Rao was an advisor to the Indian election commission. He was an election observer for 2005 Bihar elections.-Career:K. J. Rao was a member of the investigation team that probed the malpractices in Amethi, the constituency of late Rajiv Gandhi, in 1989, had retired in 2002 but continued with...
  
   (Kommajosyula Jagannatha Rao): Election observer for 2005 Bihar
  Bihar
  Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
  
   elections
• Mohan Kanda
  Mohan Kanda
  Mohan Kanda is an Indian civil servant. He is an IAS officer of the 1968 batch. He retired as Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh in 2005. He is presently working as a member of National Disaster Management Authority.-Early life:...
  
  : Former Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh
  Andhra Pradesh
  Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
  
  
• Narayana Kocherlakota
  Narayana Kocherlakota
  Narayana Kocherlakota is an American economist and is the 12th and current president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.- Early life and education :...
  
  : President of Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States, covers the 9th District of the Federal Reserve, including Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota, northwestern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan...
  
  
• Kota Harinarayana
  Kota Harinarayana
  Kota Harinarayana was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad and the President of the Aeronautical Society of India....
  
  (Vice Chancellor Hyderabad Central University)
• Nanduri Bapiraju
  Nanduri Bapiraju
  Sri Nanduri Bapiraju was born on October 5, 1908 to Sri Nanduri Ramachandrudu and Smt. Venkata Ramanamma. He married Rajeswari, the daughter of a zamindaar in Pulletikurru...
  
   - Former Andhra Highcourt Judge.

Carnatic music and classical arts

• Tyagaraja
  Tyagaraja
  Kakarla Tyagabrahmam , colloquially known as Tyāgarājar and Tyagayya was one of the greatest composers of Carnatic music or classical South Indian music. He, along with his contemporaries Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Shastry, forms the Trinity of Carnatic music...
  
   Carnatic Music Vocalist
• Syama Sastry Carnatic Vocalist
• Tallapaka Annamacharya Pada Kavitha Pithamaha
• Bhadradri Ramadasu Carnatic Vocalist
• Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana
  Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana
  Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana is a Carnatic musician, a classical vocalist, musicologist, author and teacher, a great administrator and motivator. He is a performer on All India Radio and Doordarshan who has participated in Sangeeta Sammelans, outdoor broadcasts and national...
  
   Carnatic Vocalist
• Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
  Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
  Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna is a Carnatic vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and a playback singer. He is also acclaimed as a poet, composer and respected by all Indian classical musicians for his knowledge of Carnatic Music....
  
   - Carnatic Vocalist
• Nedunuri Krishnamurthy
  Nedunuri Krishnamurthy
  Dr. Nedunuri Krishnamurthy is a famous Indian Carnatic vocalist. His tonal quality and "Continuity" are his special assets.-Early life:...
  
   - Carnatic Vocalist.
• Sripada Pinakapani
  Sripada Pinakapani
  Professor Sripada Pinakapaani shortly S. Pinakapani is a medical doctor, administrator, professor in medicine, and carnatic musician.-Early life:...
  
   Sangita Kalanidhi and guru of Voleti Venkateswarlu, Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana, Nedanuri Krishnamurti
• Voleti Venkatesvarulu
  Voleti Venkatesvarulu
  Sri Voleti Venkateswarulu was one of the most prominent South Indian classical musicians of the 20th century. Born in Rajahmundry, he learnt music initially for 10 years from Sri Munuganti Venkata Rao Pantulu of Kakinada, and later underwent exclusive training for 3 years under Dr...
  
   - Carnatic Vocalist
• Puranam Purushottama Sastri
  Puranam Purushottama Sastri
  Puranam Purushottama Sastri was an eminent Carnatic Musician and winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.He is son of Puranam Kanakayya Sastri. He was born in Nallapadu in Guntur district in 1925. His father Kanakayya Sastri was also famous musician and Asthana Vidwan of Gadwal Samsthanam and...
  
  : Carnatic Vocalist.
• Patrayani Seetharama Sastry
  Patrayani Seetharama Sastry
  Patrayani Seetharama Sastry was singer, teacher and music composer of Andhra Pradesh, India. He was also known as Saluru China Guruvu....
  
  : Carnatic Vocalist.
• Uppalapu Srinivas : Mandolin
  Mandolin
  A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
  
   Player
  Musician
  A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
  
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• Malladi Brothers
  Malladi Brothers
  The Malladi Brothers, Malladi Sreeramprasad and Malladi Ravikumar, are a Carnatic music vocalist duo. They started their music education under Malladi Srirammurthy and Malladi Suri Babu, their grandfather and father respectively...
  
   : Sreeram prasad & Ravi kumar - Carnatic Vocalists
• Priya Sisters : Haripriya & Shanmugapriya.- Carnatic Vocalists
• Pantula Rama
  Pantula Rama
  Dr. Pantula Rama is an eminent Carnatic Music vocalist.-Early life and background:Pantula Rama was born into a family with a lineage of music. Her parents are Pantula Gopala Rao and Pantula Padmavathi a veena artiste.She holds a Ph.D...
  
  : Carnatic Vocalists
• A. Kanyakumari : Violin Player
• D. Srinivas : Veena Player
• Chitti Babu : Veena Player
• Emani Sankara Sastry
  Emani sankara sastry
  Emani Sankara Sastry , was a renowned Veena player of Carnatic music.-Life sketch:Sankara Sastry was born on September 23, 1922 in Draksharama, Andhra Pradesh. He came from a family of celebrated classical musicians...
  
   : Veena Player
• Siddendra Yogi
  Kuchipudi
  Kuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance form Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the...
  
  : Father of Kuchipudi
  Kuchipudi
  Kuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance form Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the...
  
  
• Vedantam Sathya Narayana Sarma : Kuchipudi Dancer and Padmasree recipient.
• Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Dasu
  Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Dasu
  Pandit Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Das is known as the versatile genius of Andhra Pradesh. He was a poet, musician, dancer, linguist and philosopher...
  
  : Famous for his Harikadhamrutam
• Vempati Chinna Satyam
  Vempati Chinna Satyam
  Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam was born on October 25, 1929 in Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh. He is a legendary dancer and a guru of Kuchipudi dance form. Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, a great master in the field, initiated Young Vempati into this great art...
  
  : Dancer and guru of Kuchipudi dance form.
• Padma Shri
  Padma Shri
  Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
  
   Srirangam Gopalaratnam
  Srirangam Gopalaratnam
  Srirangam Gopalaratnam is a Telugu singer. She is distinguished in the exposition of Kuchipudi, Yakshagana, Javali and Yenki Patalu....
  
  : Telugu singer.
• Tanguturi Suryakumari
  Tanguturi Suryakumari
  Surya Kumari was a singer, actor and dancer....
  
  : Niece of Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu, and first Miss Andhra
• Devulapalli Krishnasastri
  Devulapalli Krishnasastri
  Devulapalli Venkata Krishnasastri was a Telugu poet, playwright and translator. He is famously known as Andhra Shelley.-Early life:Krishnasastri was born in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India...
  
  
• Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao : Singer, composer
• Garimella Balakrishna Prasad
  Garimella Balakrishna Prasad
  Garimella Balakrishna Prasad is an Indian classical devotional singer and composer. He has been the Asthana Gayaka of the Tirumala temple at Tirupati from 1978 to 2006....
  
  : Vocal Artist in Annamacharya Project, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
• Nanduri Subbarao
  Nanduri Subbarao
  Nanduri Venkata Subbarao F.A., B.A., B.L. was a famous Telugu poet. His famous works include Yenki Patalu ....
  
   Enki paatalu
• Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi
  Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi
  Dr. Avasarala Anasuya Devi is a singer, music composer, musicologist, author and expert in playing harmonium.-Biography:She was the first woman music composer in Andhra Pradesh, first woman music director in South India, first woman music composer in All India Radio, first to sing classical, folk...
  
  : Carnatic music & folk songs
• V. Ramarathnam
  V. Ramarathnam
  V. Ramarathnam was a Carnatic musician, author, teacher and composer. Ramarthnam, the vocalist disciple of Sangeetha Rathna Mysore T. Chowdiah. He was the first Principal of the University College of Music and Dance, University of Mysore since its inception in 1965, a position which he held till...
  
  : Singer, Composer
• Akella Mallikarjuna Sharma: Violin Player

Story writers and other writers

• Madhurantakam Rajaram
  Madhurantakam Rajaram
  Madhurantakam Rajaram is considered one of the foremost of modern Telugu short story writers. He is the winner of Sahitya Akademi Award of 1993 and Katha prize for short stories for the years 1991 and 1993.-Early Life and Literary Career:Rajaram was born in Damalcheruvu village of Chittoor...
  
  
• Bellary Raghava
  Bellary Raghava
  Bellary Raghava was a noted Indian playwright from Bellary, India.Tadpatri Raghavacharlu, populary known as 'Bellary' Raghava, was a renowned actor. He was born on 2 August 1880. He received his early education at Bellary and later graduated in law from the Madras University. His uncle Dharmavaraṃ...
  
   (Bellary Raghavacharyulu) - writer
• Dharmavaram Ramakrishnamacharyulu
  Dharmavaram Ramakrishnamacharyulu
  Dharmavaraṃ Rāmakr̥ṣṇamācāryulu was a renowned Telugu dramatist and playwright from Bellary. He was known as "Andhra Nataka Pithamaha" and wrote more than 30 original plays.-Early life:...
  
   - Playwright,Dramatist
• Dwivedula Visalakshi
  Dwivedula Visalakshi
  Dwivedula Visalakshi , is a well-known Telugu writer. Hailing from Vizianagaram, the cultural capital of Andhra Pradesh, she distinguished herself as a writer of short stories and novels. Her lucid style adorns all her novels from Vaikuntapaali, Vaaradhi to Enta Dooram Ee Payanam. The novel...
  
  : Short Stories.
• Karunasri (Jandhyala Papayya Sastry
  Jandhyala Papayya Sastry
  Jandhyala Papayya Sastry was an eminent Telugu Writer and Lyricist. He was popularly known as Karunasri because his writings expressively show Karuna or Karunyam, one of the Nine Rasa...
  
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• Satyam Sankaramanchi Amaravathi Kathalu
• Kovvali Lakshmi Narasimha Rao
  Kovvali Lakshmi Narasimha Rao
  Kovvali is a popular Novelist of Telugu language in the early 20th century. He is one of the most prolific writer of modern Telugu language. His complete name is Kovvali Lakshmi Narasimha Rao . He wrote about thousand Novels, which is a record not surpassed by any Telugu writer till now...
  
   - author of 1000 Telugu novels, popularly known as Kovvali vari navalalu

Religious leaders

• Sripad Srivallabha / Sripada Sri Vallabha Swami: According to GuruCharitra, he is the first avatar
  Avatar
  In Hinduism, an avatar is a deliberate descent of a deity to earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation," but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation"....
  
   (incarnation) of the deity Shri Dattatreya
  Dattatreya
  Dattatreya or Datta is a Hindu deity encompassing the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, collectively known as Trimurti. The name Dattatreya can be divided into two words - "Datta" and "Atreya" referring to the sage Atri, his physical father.Various Hindu sects worship him differently...
  
   in Kali Yuga
  Kali Yuga
  Kali Yuga is the last of the four stages that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas described in the Indian scriptures. The other ages are Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga and Dvapara Yuga...
  
  
• Chinna Jeeyar Swamy
  Chinna Jeeyar Swamy
  Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Swami is a Hindu pontiff. He is considered one of the foremost preachers and popularizers of Sri Vaishnavism.The Crusader of Peace His Holiness Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji was born on Diwali day, the...
  
  
• Vallabha Acharya
  Vallabha Acharya
  Vallabhacharya was a devotional philosopher, who founded the Pushti sect in India, following the philosophy of Shuddha advaita ....
  
  : He founded Shri Vallabha Sampradayam, now prevalent mostly in Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
• Jiddu Krishnamurti
  Jiddu Krishnamurti
  Jiddu Krishnamurti or J. Krishnamurti or , was a renowned writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual subjects. His subject matter included: psychological revolution, the nature of the mind, meditation, human relationships, and bringing about positive change in society...
  
  : Philosopher
• Master C.V.V
  Canchupati Venkatrao Venkaswami Rao
  Canchupati Venkatrao Vencasami Rao, also known as Master C.V.V. was a Yoga guru.-Biography:...
  
  : Yoga guru
• Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swami Ji
  Ganapathi Sachchidananda
  Sri Sri Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji is the head of Avadhoota Datta Peetham in Mysore. Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji was born at Mekedatu in Karnataka, southern India on May 26, 1942. His devotees believe he was born "fully realised in command of the eight Mahasiddhis", and is...
  
  : Head of Avadhoota Datta Peetham in Mysore
• Sadguru Sivananda Murty
  Sadguru Sivananda Murty
  Kandukuri Sivananda Murty is a well-known Indian scholar and a humanist with a wide following in India and in other countries, who writes about Indian heritage and culture, spirituality and philosophy. He has published many books and articles in newspapers and journals...
  
  : Mystic and founder of Sivaganga Trust, Bhimli
• Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
  Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
  Swami Sahajanand Saraswati , born in a Jijhoutia Brahminfamily of Ghazipur of Uttar Pradesh state of India, was an ascetic of Dashnami Order of Adi Shankara Sampradaya as well as a nationalist and peasant leader of India...
  
   - Guru.
• Ekkirala Bharadwaja
  Ekkirala Bharadwaja
  Sri Ekkirala Bharadwaja Sri Ekkirala Bharadwaja (1938–1989)(Telugu: ఎక్కిరాల భరద్వాజ)Sri Ekkirala Bharadwaja (1938–1989)(Telugu: ఎక్కిరాల భరద్వాజ)(Affectionately called by his followers as 'Mastergaru'(Telugu: మాస్టర్ గారు) is a well known personality and is considered as one of the greatest of all...
  
  : Also known as "Master Gaaru", he popularised 'Sai Baba
  Sai Baba of Shirdi
  Sai Baba of Shirdi , also known as Shirdi Sai Baba , was an Indian guru, yogi, and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim devotees as a saint....
  
  Sampradayam' in Andhra Pradesh
  Andhra Pradesh
  Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
  
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• Ekkirala Krishnamacharya
  Ekkirala Krishnamacharya
  Dr Ekkirala Krisnamacharya also known as Master E K was at Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh to Sri Ananthacharya and Smt Butchamma.-Introduction:...
  
   (popularly known as Master E. K.)
• Brahmarshi Subhash Patri
  Brahmarshi Subhash Patri
  Subhash Patri was born in the year 1947 at Shakkar Nagar of Nizamabad dist. to P.V.Ramana Rao and Savitri Devi. With the aim of making ' Dhyana Jagat ' by the year 2012, Patriji founded Pyramid Spiritual Societies movement in the year 1990...
  
   : Pyramid Dhyana Kendra.
• Chittamuru Ramaiah
  Chittamuru Ramaiah
  Chittamuru Ramaiah was a 19th and 20th century Theosophist and translator, and an associate of Annie Besant. The son of Chittamuru Sriramulu, he had five brothers Chittamuru Subbaramaiah, Chittamuru Krishnaiah, Chittamuru Subbarayudu, Chittamuru Lakshmaiah and Chittamuru Ramachandraiah. He...
  
   - Follower of Theosophy
  Theosophy
  Theosophy, in its modern presentation, is a spiritual philosophy developed since the late 19th century. Its major themes were originally described mainly by Helena Blavatsky , co-founder of the Theosophical Society...
  
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• Subba Row
  Subba Row
  For the Subba Row, the cricketer, see the article on Raman Subba Row.Tallapragada Subba Row was a Theosophist from a Hindu background and originally worked as a Vakil within the Indian justice system. His primary instructors in this field were Messrs...
  
   - Follower of Theosophy
  Theosophy
  Theosophy, in its modern presentation, is a spiritual philosophy developed since the late 19th century. Its major themes were originally described mainly by Helena Blavatsky , co-founder of the Theosophical Society...
  
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• Chaganti Koteswara Rao
  Chaganti Koteswara Rao
  Brahmasri Chaganti Koteswara Rao is an eminent speaker on matters related to Sanathana Darma. He was born to Sri Chaganti Sundara Siva Rao and Srimati Suseelamma. He married Srimati Subramanyeswary with whom he has two children...
  
  
• Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma
  Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma
  Brahmasri Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma is a popular figure on television in India, and well appreciated for his commentary/discourses on Rudra Namakam, Vishnu Sahasranamam, Sivanandalahari, Soundarya Lahari, Lalitha Sahasranamam, Siva Tatvam, Ganapathi Tatwam, Sri Krishna Tatwam, Ramayanam,...
  
  
• Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry
  Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry
  Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry , native of Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh, was born to Sriman Dakshinamurthy couple at Hassanabada village, Krosur Mandal, Sattenapalli Taluk in Guntur district on August 28, 1925. He is scion of Malladi family known for its philomathy in the Vedas...
  
  
• Ushasri
  Ushasri
  Ushasri is a radio and literary personality in Telugu. The original name of Ushasri is Puranapanda Dikshithulu. He is from Andhra Pradesh in South India. He lived between 1928 and 1990. He was very famous for his radio programmes broadcast from Vijayawada All India Radio Station...
  
  (Puranapanda Deekshitulu)
• Sribhashyam Appalacharyulu
  Sribhashyam Appalacharyulu
  Sriman Sribhashyam Appalacharyulu was a Vedic scholar, commentator and a great teacher.-Early life:...
  
  
• Garikapati Narasimha Rao
  Garikapati Narasimha Rao
  Dr. Garikipati Narasimha Rao "Maha Sahasraavadhani" is a Telugu Avadhani in Andhra Pradesh, India.-Career:He has conducted more than 150 avadhanams, including Dvigunita Avadhanam at Dallas for the American Telugu Association in 2002...
  
  
• Sri Bharati Tirtha Swaminah - 36th and current Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada Peetham
  Sringeri Sharada Peetham
  Sringeri Sharada Peetham is the southern Advaita Vedanta matha. It is located in Shringeri. It is claimed that it is the first of the four original mathas established by Adi Shankara.-Location:...
  
  
• Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Swaminah- 35th Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada Peetham
• Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati III Swaminah- 34th Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada Peetham
• Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Narasimha Bharathi Swaminah- 33rd Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada Peetham
• Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal
  Vijayendra Saraswati
  His Holiness Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal is the seventieth Shankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, a Hindu religious institution established by Sri Adi Sankara in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.Sri Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal has been...
  
  - Junior pontiff, Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham

Sports

• V V S Laxman: Member of Indian cricket team
• Rohit Sharma
  Rohit Sharma
  Rohit Gurunath Sharma[ Marathi : रोहित गुरुनाथ शर्मा Telugu: రోహిత్ గురునాథ్ శర్మ] is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. Having started his international playing career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his...
  
  : Member of Indian cricket team
• M. L. Jaisimha
  M. L. Jaisimha
  Motganhalli Laxminarsu Jaisimha was an Indian Test cricketer.M.L. Jaisimha a right-handed batsman who was noted for his style on and off the field. He bowled medium pace, often opening the bowling for India, and off breaks and was a brilliant fielder. But it was the way he went about things that...
  
  : Test Cricketer
• Avasarala Rao
  Avasarala Rao
  Avasarala Rao was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and left-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Assam. He was born in Madras....
  
   - Cricket.
• Bhavaraju Venkata Krishna Rao
  Bhavaraju Venkata Krishna Rao
  Krishna Rao was an Indian cricketer. He was a left-handed batmsan and left-arm slow bowler who played for Andhra....
  
   : Cricket.
• Vedam Jaishankar
  Vedam Jaishankar
  Vedam Jaishankar is an experienced cricket correspondent with a career spanning two decades during which he has travelled extensively and covered cricketing in six continents across the globe. Cricket has been an abiding passion with him and he has played school college and club cricket with a...
  
   : Cricket Correspondent.

Business people

• Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao
  Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao
  Kasinadhuni Nageswararao , better known as Nageswara rao pantulu was rare combination of a journalist, nationalist, politician, a staunch supporter of Khaddar movement and an enthusiastic pioneer in library movement in Andhra. His participation in Indian independence movement and in Indian...
  
  : Founder, Andhra Patrika Daily and Amrutanjan Ltd
• Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya
  Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya
  Dr Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya ,was born in a Telugu 6000 Niyogi Brahmin family on November 24, 1880 in Gundugolanu village, Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh, was an Indian independence activist and political leader in the state of Andhra Pradesh.Pattabhi graduated from the prestigious...
  
  : Founder, Andhra Bank
• Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao
  Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao
  Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao was the founder of the Electronics Corporation of India Limited ....
  
  : Founder of ECIL.

Others

• Uppuluri Mallikarjuna Sarma
  Uppuluri Mallikarjuna Sarma
  Uppuluri Mallikarjuna Sarma , S/O Sri Uppuluri Rama Sastry is one of the dedicated members of Khaddar Samsthanam, a trust established by Sri Uppuluri Venkata Krishnaiah and Sri Uppuluri Rama Sastry in the year 1935.He started his association with the Indian National Congress and has been committed...
  
  : Liquor Control Movement.
• K. Balagopal
  K. Balagopal
  Kandalla Balagopal was an uncompromising human rights activist, mathematician and lawyer who was known for his work on the issue of civil liberties and human rights. He was a staunch civil liberties activist in Andhra Pradesh...
  
   - Human Rights Activist,Mathematician,Advocate.
• U. G. Krishnamurti
  U. G. Krishnamurti
  Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti , known as U.G. Krishnamurti, or just U.G., was an Indian thinker who said that there is no "enlightenment"....
  
  : Indian Sage.Modern Philosophy.
• Varavara Rao
  Varavara Rao
  Varavara Rao is a communist, activist, naxalite sympathizer,renowned poet, journalist, literary critic, and public speaker from Andhra Pradesh, India. He has been writing poetry for the last four decades. He is considered as one of the best Marxist critics in Telugu literature and taught Telugu...
  
  : Human Rights Activist, Renowned Poet, Journalist.