List of people from Karnataka

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This is a list of famous and notable people from Karnataka, India. 'Criteria of Name' Inclusion: Names of people whose work has been appreciated by the public has been included in the list, not considering the critical views of some people.

[edit] Arts and entertainment

[edit] Cinema


Aishwarya Rai Ambareesh Ananth Nag Amrita Rao Arjun Sarja Arthi B.R.Pantalu B.S.Ranga B.V. Karanth Balakrishna Bharathi Bhavana Comedy Time Ganesh Chandulal Jain Deepika Padukone Dwarakesh Feroz Khan G V Iyer	Geetha Girish Karnad Girish Kasaravalli Guru Dutt Jaggesh Kalpana Kalyan Kumar Kashinath M.R. Vittal M.S. Satyu Manjula Master Manjunath Nagabharna Nagathihalli Chandrashekar Narasimha Raju NTR JR (telugu actor with kannadigan heritage) Pattabhirama Reddy Pradeep Uppoor Prakash Rai	Prema Puneeth Rajkumar Puttana Kanagal Raghavendra Rajkumar Rajanikanth Rajesh Rajkumar Rakshita Ramesh Ramya Ravichandran Rockline Venkatesh Roopa Iyer Sadashiv Salian Sakshi Shivanand Sanjay Khan Shankar Nag Shashi Kumar Shilpa Shetty	Shivarajkumar Shyam Benegal Siddalingiah Sneha Ullal Soundarya Srinath Sudha Rani Suman Ranganath Sunil Kumar Desai Suniel Shetty Tara Tiger Prabhakar Uday Kumar Upendra Vasundhara Das Vishnu Vardhan Vishwanath Ayengar Yogeshwar

[edit] Theatre


A.S. Moorthi Arundhati Nag Ashok Mandanna B.V. Karanth Bhargavi Narayana C.P. Krishnamurthy Chandrashekhar Kambara Chindodi Leela Enagi Baalappa Enagi Nataraja	Garuda Sadashivarao Girish Karnad Gubbi Veeranna Jayashree K.V. Subbana Kalpana Lokesh Makeup Nani Master Hirannayya	Mukhyamantri Chandru Nagaratnamma Prasanna Preetham Venky RJ Anjaan Setumadhavarao Manvi Shankar Nag Shivananda Sihikahi Chandru	Subbayya Naidu Subhadramma Mansoor Sudhir Umashree Vajramuni Vasanth Kavali Vishaya Jevur Yashwant Sardeshpande

[edit] Ancient Architecture & Sculpture

[edit] Modern Artists - Painting & Sculpture


B.K.S. Varma B.V. Rama Murthy Biju Jose	K.K. Hebbar K.K. Raghava K.Venkatappa	M.S. Umesh R.K. Laxman R M Hadpad	Ramya Nagraj Sheela Gowda Yusuf Arakkal

[edit] Music

[edit] Classical Music - Karnataka


Bidara Krishnappa Gopala Dasa Harikesanallur Muthayya Bhagavathar Jagannatha Dasa Kadri Gopalnath Kamalesha Vittala Kanakadasa Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Mysore Manjunath	Mysore Nagaraj Mysore Sadashiva Rao Mysore V. Ramarathnam Mysore Vasudevacharya N. Ravikiran Purandaradasa R.K. Srikantan R.R. Keshavamurthy S. Seshagiri Rao	Sripadaraya T. Chowdiah Vadiraja Vijaya Dasa Vyasatirtha Veene Doreswamy Iyengar Veene Sheshanna Veene Subbanna Vittal Ramamurthy

[edit] Classical Music - Hindustani


Abdulla Khaja (Bansuri) Arjunsa Nakod (Vocal) Ashok Huggannanavar (Vocal) Bale Khan (Sitar) Bapu Padmanabha(Bansuri) Basavaraja Rajaguru (Vocal) Bhimsen Joshi (Vocal) Dhananjaya Hegde (?) Fayyaz Khan (Sarangi) Ganapati Bhat (Vocal) Gangubai Hangal (Vocal) Gururao Deshpande (Vocal) Hanumanna Nayak Dore (Vocal) I.N. Kalaburgi (Vocal) Jayateerth Mevundi (Vocal)	Keerti Kumar Badseshi (Vocal) Krishna Hangal (Vocal) Kumar Gandharva (Vocal) Madhava Gudi (Vocal) Madhava Rao Nayak (?) Mallikarjun Mansur (Vocal) Nachiketa Sharma (Vocal) Nagaraja Rao Havaldar (Vocal) Omkarnath Havaldar (Vocal) Panchakshari Gawai (Vocal) Panchakshari Swami Mattigatti (Vocal) Parameshwara Hegde(Vocal) Pravin D. Rao (Tabla, Keyboards) Pravin Godkhindi (Bansuri) Puttaraja Gawai (Vocal) Raghunath Nakod (Tabla) Rajabhau Sontakke (Vocal)	Rajashekhara Mansur (Vocal) Rajeev Taranath (Sarod) Rajendra Kulkarni (Bansuri) Rajendra Nakod (Tabla) Ravindra Yavagal (Tabla) Sanjeev Chimmalgi (Vocal) Sangameshwara Gurav(Vocal) Sawai Gandharva (Vocal) Shantaram Hegde (Vocal) Sheikh Hannumiya (Vocal) Taranath Ram Rao Hattiangadi (Tabla) Venkatesh Godkhindi (Bansuri) Vinayak Torvi (Vocal) Vishwanath Nakod (Tabla) Vyasamurthy Katti (Harmonium)

[edit] Modern musicians

Bapu Padmanabha , (Bamboo Flute)
C. Aswath ,Sugama Sangeetha Singer
Balappa Hukkeri, folklorist
G.V. Atri , Bhavageete Singer in Kannada
Ganesh Hegde ,Choreography in Hindi movies
Lucky Ali , Singer and Cine artist
Mysore Ananthaswamy , Bhavageete Singer in Kannada
P. Kalinga Rao , Bhavageete Singer
Pravin Godkhindi , Flute player
Pravin D. Rao , Tabla and Keyboard Player
Shimoga Subanna , Sugama Sangeetha Singer

[edit] Film Music

[edit] Fashion

[edit] Great Kings and Nobles


Pulakesi II Vikramaditya II Vikramaditya VI Tailapa II Vishnuvardhana Veera Ballala II Veera Ballala III Amoghavarsha I Dhruva Dharavarsha Govinda III Indra III Krishna III	Mayuravarma Durvinita Chavundaraya Rani Chennamma of Kittur Rani Chennamma of Keladi Sangolli Rayanna of Kittur Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Hyder Ali Tippu Sultan Kempe Gowda Kantheerava Narasaraja Wodeyar	Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar Raja Wodeyar Bijjala II Basaveshwara Harihara I and Bukka Raya I Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya Krishnadevaraya Aliya Rama Raya Mahmud Gawan (Bahmani) Ibrahim Adil Shah II Chand Bibi

[edit] Industrialists

N.R. Narayana Murthy, Infosys Technologies, Ltd.
Vijay Mallya, UB Breweries, Kingfisher Beer.
Azim Premji, Wipro Technologies, Ltd.
Dr.Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Biocon India Ltd.
Mark Mascarenhas, WorldTel.
Phaneesh Murthy, iGATE Global Solutions, Ltd.
Nandan Nilekani, Infosys Technologies, Ltd.
Gururaj Deshpande, Tejas Networks, Sycamore Networks.
K.V. Kamath, Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank
Siddartha Hegde, Cafe Coffee Day.
Vijay Sankeshwar, Vijayanand Group.
R.N. Shetty, Murdeshwar Group.
B.R. Shetty, NMC Group.
Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, Founder of Canara Bank
Shri A.B.Shetty, Founder of Vijaya Bank
Upendra Ananth Pai, Co-founder of Syndicate bank
Dr. T. M. A. Pai, Co-founder of Syndicate bank
Vaman Srinivas Kudva,Co-founder of Syndicate bank

Mr. Lawrence D'souza,Founder, Caesar's Group

[edit] Health Care

Dr M.C. Modi, Eye Surgeon
Dr. R. M. Varma, Neuro Surgeon, Founder Director of NIMHANS, Bangalore
Dr.Devi Prasad Shetty, Cardiovascular Surgery, Narayana Hrudhayalaya

[edit] Science and Technology

SCIENCE

Dr. C.N.R. Rao, Chemistry
C.R. Rao, Statistics
Prof. Dr. Narayan Hosmane, Biochemistry/Cancer Research
Dr. M.C. Modi, Ophthalmology
Dr. Raja Ramanna [1], Physics
Roddam Narasimha, Aerospace, Atmospheric Sciences
U.R. Rao, Space Science

MATHEMATICS

TECHNOLOGY

Arun Netravali, Bell Lab
Sir M. Visveswaraya

[edit] Literature

[edit] Classical literateurs


Nripatunga Amoghavarsha Ranna Janna Adikavi Pampa Sri Ponna Shivakotiacharya Muddana Andayya Gangadevi Kumaravyasa Harihara	Raghavaanka Rudrabhatta Basavanna Akka Mahadevi Sarvajna Tirumalamba Purandaradasa Kanakadasa Shishunaala Sharif Saheba Trivikrama Panditacharya Narayana Panditacharya

[edit] Modern literateurs


A.N. Krishna Rao (Anakru) Anupama Niranjana Adya Rangacharya (Sriranga) Arya B.G.L. Swamy B.M. Srikanthaiah (B.M. Sri) B.T. Desai Beechi Chandrashekhara Kambara D.R. Bendre (Da Ra Bendre) D.V. Gundappa (DVG) G.B.Joshi (Jadabharata) G.P. Rajarathnam Girish Karnad Gopalakrishna Adiga	Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar Ha Ma Nayak K.S. Narasimhaswamy K. S. Nissar Ahmed K.V. Tirumalesh K. Anantharamu Kota Shivarama Karanth Kuvempu Lavanya Sankaran M. Govinda Pai M.V. Seetaramiah Maasti Venkatesh Ayengar Mena Ramakrishna Bhat P. Lankesh Panchakshari Hiremath	Panje Mangesh Rao Poornachandra Tejaswi Pu.Thi.Narasimhachar R.K. Narayan Raja Rao S.L. Bhairappa S.V.Parameshwara Bhatt Samsa Shashi Deshpande T.P. Kailasam Tha Ra Subbarao Thee Nam Shree U. R. Ananthamurthy V. K. Gokak

[edit] Politicians


K.C. Reddy, Former Chief Minister Kadidal Manjappa, Former Chief Minister S. Shivappa, Former Oppostion Leader Devaraj Urs, Former Chief Minister Basappa Danappa Jatti, Former Vice-President B.Vaikunta Vaikunta Baliga, Former Law Minister, & Former Speaker, Mysore State M Krishnappa, Former M.L.C. George Fernandes, Former Defense Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Former Prime Minister Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Former Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde, Former Chief Minister J.H.Patel, Former Chief Minister Gundu Rao, Former Chief Minister S Nijalingappa, Former Chief Minister M.N.Jois, Former M.L.C, Deputy Speaker of Legislative Council - Mysore State, Eminent Freedom Fighter Veerendra Patil, Former Chief Minister S.R.Bommai, Former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, Governor of Maharashtra & Former Chief Minister	Dharam Singh, Former Chief Minister Byre Gowda, Former Cabinet Minister B.N. Bacche Gowda, Former Cabinet Minister Siddaramaiah, Former Deputy Chief Minister Veerappa Moily, Former Chief Minister S.Bangarappa, Former Chief Minister H.N.Ananth Kumar, Former Union Minister & Former M.P. H.D.Kumaraswamy, Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa, Deputy Chief Minister K.N. Nage Gowda, Former Cabinet Minister Qamar ul Islam, Former Housing & Labour Minister H.Vishwanath, Former Minister Jayalalitha, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu V.S.Acharya, Minister for Medical Education of Karnataka Shamanur Shivashankarappa, Davangere MLA and senior Congress leader Dr.M.A.M.Ramaswamy, Rajya Sabha MP and Industrialist S. K. Amin, Ex-vice president of the South Kanara District Congress Committee and MLA Veershetty Kushnoor,Former M.L.A.,Cabinet Minister,Member of Parliament back to top

[edit] Bureaucrats

H. T. Sangliana, Former Police Officer, and M.P. Lok Sabha.
Dr.K.Sreenivasan, IPS, Former D.G. & I.G.P.
B.N.Garudhachar, IPS, Former D.G. & I.G.P.
Dr Yellapa Reddy, IFS, Former Secretary, Environment and Forest.
J.C.Lynn, IAS, Former Chief Secretary, Karnataka.
Dr.M.H.Marigowda, Former Director of Horticulture.

[edit] Cooperative movement

S. K. Amin Founder of South Kanara District Co-Operative Fish Marketing Federation
Veershetty Kushnoor,Former Chairman of All India Cooperative banks federation,Former Chairman of Karnataka State Cooperative Apex Bank limited,Bangalore,Former Minister of Cooperatives,Government of Karnataka,Former Member of Parliament.
B.S.Vishwanathan,Chairman of National Cooperative Union of India,Chairman of Karnataka state land development Bank limited,Former M.L.C.

[edit] Religion and philosophy

Madhvacharya
Mangesh V. Nadkarni
Vidyaranya - 12th Shankaracharya of Sringeri, spiritual guide to Vijayanagar Empire.
Raghavendra Swami
Basaveswara
Akka Mahadevi
Jayatirtha
Sripadaraya
Vyasatirtha
Vadirajatirtha
Naraharitirtha
Padmanabha Tirtha

[edit] Yoga

Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
BKS Iyengar
Geeta Iyengar
Prashant Iyengar
Pattabhi Jois
Saraswathi Rangaswamy
R. Sharath
T. K. V. Desikachar
T.K. Sribhashyam
Srivatsa Ramaswami
Malladihalli Sri Raghavendra Swamiji

[edit] Wildlife and Environment

Ullas Karanth, Tiger conservation.
Vandana Shiva
Krupakara - Senani
Hanumappa Sudarshan

[edit] Historians, Epigraphists and Archaeologists

Dr.P.Gururaja Bhat
Dr. Krisnanand L. Kamat
Dr. Jyotsna Kamat
Dr. P.B. Desai
Dr. B.A. Saletore
Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat

[edit] Social Service

[edit] Sports

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Hockey

B.P. Govinda (former captain, Arjun award)
M.P. Ganesh (former captain, Arjun Award)
Ashish Ballal
Arjun Halappa
M M Somaiya (former captain)
Len Aiyappa
Sandeep Michael
V.R.Raghunath

[edit] Other

Vandana Rao, Athletics
Ashwini Nachappa, Athletics
Chetan Baboor, Table Tennis
Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis
Nisha Millet, Swimming
Pankaj Advani, Billiards
Prakash Padukone, Badminton
Rohan Bopanna, Tennis

[edit] Military

Gen. Gurunath.G.Bewoor, Chief of Staff, Indian Army
Field Marshall K.M. Cariappa, Commander-in-Chief, Indian Armed Forces
Gen. K.S. Thimayya, Chief of Staff, Indian Army

[edit] Others

A.N.Prahlada Rao, Crossword writer, created 18,000 crosswords

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