List of people from Karnataka

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This is a list of famous and notable people from Karnataka, India. This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity.

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[edit] Arts and entertainment

[edit] Cinema

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[edit] Theatre

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  • Shivananda
  • Jayashree
  • Master Hirannayya
  • Garuda Sadashivarao
  • Enagi Baalappa
  • Enagi Nataraja
  • Chindodi Leela
  • Vasanth Kavali
  • A.S.Moorthi
  • Sudhir
  • Kalpana
  • Lokesh
  • Vajramuni
  • Makeup Nani
  • Bhargavi Narayana
  • Chandrashekar Kambara
  • Yashwant Sardeshpande
  • Arundhati Nag
  • Shankar Nag
  • Vishaya Jevur
  • Setumadhavarao Manvi
  • C.P.Krishnamurthy
  • Prasanna
  • Sihikahi Chandru
  • Umashree


[edit] Ancient Architecture & Sculpture

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[edit] Artists

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  • B V Rama Murthy Cartoonist - Mr. Citizen fame
  • R M Hadpad
  • Yusuf Arakkal
  • Biju Jose
  • MS Umesh
  • Sheela Gowda

[edit] Music

[edit] Classical Music - Carnatic

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[edit] Classical Music - Hindustani

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A
  • Abdulla Khaja (Bansuri)
  • Arjunsa Nakod (Vocal)
  • Ashok Huggannanavar (vocal)

[edit] B
  • Bale Khan (Sitar)
  • Basavaraja Rajaguru (Vocal)
  • Bhimsen Joshi (Vocal)

[edit] D
  • Dhananjaya Hegde

[edit] F
  • Fayyaz Khan (Sarangi)

[edit] G

[edit] H
  • Hanumanna Nayak Dore (Vocal)

[edit] I
  • I.N. Kalaburgi (Vocal)

[edit] J

[edit] K

[edit] M
  • Madhava Gudi (Vocal)
  • Madhava Rao Nayak
  • Mallikarjuna Mansur (Vocal)

[edit] N
  • Nachiketa Sharma (Vocal)
  • Nagaraja Rao Havaldar (Vocal)

[edit] O
  • Omkarnath Havaldar (Vocal)

[edit] P
  • Panchakshari Gawai (Vocal)
  • Panchakshari Swami Mattigatti (Vocal)
  • Parameshwara Hegde(Vocal)
  • Pravin D. Rao
  • Pravin Godkhindi (Bansuri)
  • Puttaraja Gawai (Vocal)

[edit] R
  • Raghunath Nakod (Tabla)
  • Rajabhau Sontakke (Vocal)
  • Rajashekhara Mansur (Vocal)
  • Rajeev Taranath (Sarod)
  • Rajendra Kulkarni (Bansuri)
  • Rajendra Nakod (Tabla)
  • Ravindra Yavagal (Tabla)

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[edit] T

[edit] V
  • Venkatesh Godkhindi (Bansuri)
  • Vinayak Torvi (Vocal)
  • Vishwanath Nakod (Tabla)
  • Vyasamurthy Katti (Harmonium)

[edit] Modern musicians

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[edit] Fashion

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[edit] Education

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[edit] Sanskrit

  • Dr. Susheela R. Reddy

[edit] Secondary

  • M. Srirama Reddy
  • Dr. Chandrashekhara Damle

[edit] Great Kings and Nobles

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[edit] Industrialists

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[edit] Science and Technology

SCIENCE

MATHEMATICS

TECHNOLOGY

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[edit] Literature

[edit] Classical litterateurs

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[edit] Modern literateurs

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[edit] Politics & Bureaucrats

  • Devaraj Urs, Former Chief Minister and National Leader
  • Basappa Danappa Jatti, former Vice-President of India
  • B.Vaikunta Vaikunta Baliga, a legal luminary and then minister of Law, and Speaker of Government of Mysore.
  • M Krishnappa, former Member of Legislative Council, Karnataka
  • George Fernandes, former Defense Minister of India
  • H.D. Deve Gowda, former Prime Minister of India
  • 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
  • Veerendra Patil, former Chief Minister
  • S.R.Bommai, Former Chief Minister.
  • S.M. Krishna, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and current Governor of Maharashtra
  • Dharma Singh, former Chief Minister of Karnataka.
  • Siddaramaiah, Former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
  • Veerappa Moily, former Chief Minister of Karnataka
  • S.Bangarappa, former Chief Minister of Karnataka
  • H.N.Ananth Kumar, Former Union Minister & Member of Parliament.
  • H.D.Kumaraswamy, Chief Minister of Karnataka.
  • B.S.Yediyurappa, Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka.
  • Qamar ul Islam, Former Housing & Labour Minister of Karnataka.
  • H.Vishwanath, Backward Classes leader and ex minister.
  • Dr.K.Sreenivasan IPS, Former Director General & Inspector General (DG&IGP) of Karnataka.
  • B.G.Garudhachar IPS, Former Director General & Inspector General (DG&IGP) of Karnataka.
  • Dr Yellapa Reddy IFS, Former Secretary Environment and Forest, Karnataka Govt.

[edit] Religion and philosophy

[edit] Yoga

[edit] Wildlife and Environment

[edit] Historians, Epigraphists and Archaeologists

  • Dr. Krisnanand L. Kamat
  • Dr. Jyotsna Kamat, (Karnataka Literary Academy Award, 1988)
  • Dr. P.B. Desai
  • Dr. B.A. Saletore
  • Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat (Sahitya academy award, 1973)

[edit] Sports

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Hockey

  • B.P. Govinda (former captain, Arjun award)
  • M.P. Ganesh (former captain, Arjun Award)
  • Arjun Halappa
  • M M Somaiya (former captain)
  • Len Aiyappa

[edit] Other

[edit] War and peace

  • Field Marshall Cariappa Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army 1949-1953
  • Gen. Thimmaiah
  • Kempaiah -Super Cop

[edit] See also
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