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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  • A.S. Moorthi
  • Arundhati Nag
  • B.V. Karanth
  • Bhargavi Narayana
  • C.P. Krishnamurthy
  • Chandrashekhar Kambara
  • Chindodi Leela
  • Enagi Baalappa
  • Enagi Nataraja
  • Sudhir
  • Umashree
  • Vajramuni
  • Vasanth Kavali
  • Vishaya Jevur
  • Yashwant Sardeshpande

[edit] Ancient Architecture & Sculpture

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[edit] Modern Artists - Painting & Sculpture

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  • B.K.S. Varma
  • B.V. Rama Murthy
  • Biju Jose
  • K.K. Hebbar
  • K.Venkatappa
  • M.S. Umesh

[edit] Music

[edit] Classical Music - Carnatic

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  • Mysore Vasudevacharya
  • Dr. R. K. Srikantan
  • Harikesanallur Muthayya Bhagavathar
  • Bidara Krishnappa
  • Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar
  • Mysore Sadashiva Rao
  • Veene Doreswamy Iyengar
  • T. Chowdiah

[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)
  • 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

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[edit] Fashion

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[edit] Education

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  • Dr. Chandrashekhara Damle, Secondary
  • H. Narasimhayya, (?)
  • Dr. K.S. Mune Gowda, Political Science
  • M. Srirama Reddy, Secondary
  • Dr. Susheela R. Reddy, Sanskrit

[edit] Great Kings and Nobles

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[edit] Industrialists

  • Prafulla Chandra, Malnad Agriculturist.
  • Sidharth Hegde, Cafe Coffee Day.
  • Vijay Sankeshwar, Vijayanand Group.
  • R.N. Shetty, Murdeshwar Group.
  • B.R. Shetty, NMC Group.
  • Phaneesh Murthy, iGate Global Solutions.
  • M.S. Deve Gowda, Coffee Planter.
  • Capt. G.R. Gopinath, Air Deccan.
  • Chandrashekar, BPL.

[edit] Science and Technology

SCIENCE

MATHEMATICS

TECHNOLOGY

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[edit] Health care

  • Dr. Rahul Shetty, Cardiac Surgeon.
  • Dr. Mune Gowda, Vascular Surgery, Plastic Surgeon.
  • Dr. Javali, Cardiac Surgeon.
  • Dr. Devi Shetty, Cardiac Surgeon.
  • Dr. Manjunath, Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology.

[edit] Literature

[edit] Classical literateurs

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[edit] Modern literateurs

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  • 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

[edit] Politics & Bureaucrats

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  • Dharma 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, Former Chief Minister
  • B.S.Yediyurappa, Former Deputy Chief Minister
  • K.N. Nage Gowda, Former Cabinet Minister
  • Qamar ul Islam, Former Housing & Labour Minister
  • H.Vishwanath, Former Minister
  • Dr.K.Sreenivasan, IPS, Former D.G. & I.G.P.
  • B.G.Garudhachar, IPS, Former D.G. & I.G.P.
  • Dr Yellapa Reddy, IFS, Former Secretary, Environment and Forest
  • Jayalalitha, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

[edit] Religion and philosophy

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[edit] Yoga

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[edit] Wildlife and Environment

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[edit] Historians, Epigraphists and Archaeologists

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[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
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[edit] Other

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[edit] War and peace

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[edit] See also

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