List of people from Guntur
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This gives a rough list of People of importance from (or related to) the Guntur City and its Region/District (of India) in the last 2200 years. Some of these have international, national recognition and many other with local importance.
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[edit] Pre-Medieval
- Acharya Nagarjuna (Philosopher)
- Ammaraja (Chalukyan King)
[edit] Medieval
- Jayapa Nayudu
- Pierre Jules César Janssen (Detected first evidence of Helium during solar eclipse in Guntur)
- Sri Narayana Tirtha (Advaita Philosopher)
- Sri Thikkana somayaji, Andhra Mahabharatam
- Tenali Ramakrishna (One of the Ashtadiggajas)
- Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu - Ruler of Amaravati.
[edit] Recent
- Amma Anasuyadevi of Jillellamudi(Philosopher)
- Chakrapani (Motion Pictures)
- Chittor V. Nagaiah (Motion Pictures)
- Dhulipala (Motion Pictures)
- Ghantasala (Motion Pictures)
- Krishna (actor) (Motion Pictures)
- Gurram Joshua (Poet)
- Jandhyala Papayya Sastry (Poet Pushpa Vilapam, Kunthi Vilapam)
- Jagarlamudi Kuppuswamy (Philanthropist)
- Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao (Literature)
- Konda Venkatappayya (Freedom fighter, Philanthropist)
- Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (Motion Pictures)
- Jamuna (Motion Pictures)
- Kanchanamala (Motion Pictures)
- Kongara Jaggayya (Motion Pictures)
- Madabhushi Srinivasacharyulu (Theatrical, Motion Pictures)
- Madhavapeddi Satyam (Motion Pictures)
- Mukkamala (Motion Pictures)
- N.G. Ranga (Politics)
- Paluvayi Bhanumathi (Motion Pictures)
- Satyam Sankaramanchi (Amaravati Kathalu)
- Savitri Kommareddy (Motion Pictures)
- Sistla Narasimharao (Freedom fighter, First MP of Guntur City[1] [2])
- Tanguturi Prakasam (Freedom Fighter, First Chief Minister of AP)
- Tellakula Jalayya (Philanthropist)
- Tripuraneni Ramaswamy "Kaviraju" (Poet)
- Tummala Seetharama Murthy "Tenugulenka" (Poet)
- Vasireddy Seethadevi - Novelist
- Tripuraneni Gopichand - Novelist and Movie Director
- Y. Nayudamma- Renowned scientist.
- Uppu Sobhanadri (Sobhan Babu) (Motion pictures)
- Vattikuti Venkata Subbaiah "Guntur Gandhi" (Philanthropist)
- Vavilala Gopalakrishnayya (Freedom Fighter, Philanthropist)
- Yeleswarapu Kutumba Sastry (Theatrical, Motion Pictures)
[edit] Current
- Brahmanandam (Motion Pictures)
- D. Ramanaidu (Motion Pictures)
- Dr. Jandhyala (Motion Pictures)
- Dr. Reddy [Pharma, Labs] (Entrepreneur) [3]
- Dr. Y. Nayudamma (Medicine)
- Sri Chinna Jeer Swamy - Sitanagaram (Philosopher)
- S. Janaki (Motion Pictures)
- Sri Viswaguru Viswamji [4] (Philosopher and Spiritual Guru)
- Venkata Krishna Digumarthi
