List of people from Andhra Pradesh

This is a list of people from Andhra Pradesh, India, throughout history.

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History

Indian independence movement Quit India Movement

Culture

Architecture Art Cinema Cuisine Dance Festivals Literature Music Sports

Languages

Hindi English (Indian) Other regional languages

Religion

Hinduism (Temples) Islam Christianity Sikhism Jainism (Temples) Buddhism in India Zoroastrianism Bahá'í Faith

Advocates or lawyers

Subodh Markandeya

Independence advocates

Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy – Freedom fighter, early opponent of British rule
Alluri Sita Rama Raju – Revolutionary, Freedom Fighter, Lead the Rampa Rebellion, VIPLAVA JYOTI.
Vedre Ramachandra Reddy Bhoodhan - Social Reformer, Satyagraha Movement leader
Pingali Venkayya – Designed the Indian National Flag
Komaram Bheem – Revolutionary, fought for liberation of Hyderabad
Potti Sreeramulu – Revolutionary, fasted to death in protest for separate Andhra Pradesh
Arutla Ramchandra Reddy - Indian freedom fighter & Telangana movement leader from Nalgonda
N. G. Ranga – Freedom fighter
Gouthu Latchanna - Freedom fighter
Tanguturi Prakasam – Known as Andhra Kesari
Potu Narsimha Reddy - Social Reformer, Satyagraha Movement leader from Adilabad
Kaloji Narayana Rao – Freedom fighter
Swami Ramanand Tirtha – Educator and social activist
Puchalapalli Sundaraiah – Founding member of Communist Party in India
Raavi Narayana Reddy – Freedom fighter
Makhdoom Mohiuddin – Revolutionary poet
Suravaram Pratapareddy - Freedom fighter and social historian
Makineni Basavapunnaiah – Indian Communist leader
Madapati Hanumantha Rao – First mayor of Hyderabad
Koratala Satyanarayana – Communist politician
Vavilala Gopalakrishnaya – Freedom fighter
Kaneganti Hanumanthu – Freedom fighter
Kalluri Chandramouli – Freedom fighter
Veerapandiya Kattabomman – Palaiyakkarar, early opponent of British rule
Gottipati Brahmaiah – Freedom fighter
Sarojini Naidu – Freedom fighter and poet (Bengali, married to a Telugu person)
Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao – Politician
Raja Sri V R G K M Prasad – Member of Legislative Assembly, infrastructure creation in India

Reserve Bank of India Governors

Y. Venugopal Reddy, Governor of Reserve Bank of India from September, 2003 – September, 2008.
Duvvuri Subbarao, Governor of Reserve Bank of India from September, 2008 – September, 2012.

Chief Ministers

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
Tanguturi Prakasam
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy later the President of India
Bezawada Gopala Reddy
Damodaram Sanjivayya
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
P.V. Narasimha Rao later the Prime Minister of India
Jalagam Vengala Rao
Marri Chenna Reddy
Tanguturi Anjaiah
Bhavanam Venkataram Reddy
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Konijeti Rosaiah
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy

Military Chiefs

Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, Chief of Staff Indian Air Force 1978–81.
General K. V. Krishna Rao, Chief of the Army Staff (India) 1981–83.
Air Chief Marshal Denis La Fontaine, Chief of Staff Indian Air Force 1985–88.
Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, Chief of Staff Indian Air Force 2007–09.

Government Officials

IAS Officers from AP

A. V. S. Reddy, IAS, AP Cadre
Jayanth Munigala, IAS, Jharkhand Cadre (VRS)
K. Vijayanand, IAS, AP Cadre

IPS Officers from AP

G. Raghava Reddy - IPS, Famous for Innovative Farming

Education

Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy, Founder & Vice-chancellor of Andhra University, Vice-chancellor of Mysore University
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan,Vice-chancellor of Andhra University
G. Ram Reddy - Former University Grants Commission chairman
J. N. Reddy - Oscar S. Wyatt Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University
Arjula Ramachandra Reddy - Biologist, First vice-chancellor of Yogi Vemana University
Prof. K. Venkata Ramiah, Founder Vice-chancellor of Kakatiya University
Chukka Ramaiah, MLC, educationist and Telangana activist.
Vasireddy Sri Krishna, Former Vice-chancellor of Andhra University.

Business and industry

Kallam Anji Reddy - Founder, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories.
Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao – Chairman, GMR Group, First Telugu Person in Forbes Magazine's Billionaires List.
Prathap C. Reddy - Founder, Apollo Hospitals, India.
Gunupati Venkata Krishna Reddy - Founder, GVK (conglomerate)
Prem Reddy - Founder, Prime Healthcare Services, which owns several hospitals in the United States.
Ramoji Rao – Head of Eenadu Group, Ramoji Film city.
T. Subbarami Reddy - Founder, Gayatri group,Philanthropist.
Rayapati Sambasiva Rao - Jayalaxmi Group of Companies.
Mullapudi Harishchandra Prasad - Founder, Andhra Sugars.
P Obul Reddy - Founder, Nippo batteries.
S. P. Y. Reddy - Chairman of Nandi Pipes, Panyam Cements and S.P.Y.Agro Industries.
Lagadapati Rajagopal - Founder & Chairman of Lanco Group
Nimmagadda Prasad – Founder,Chairman of Matrix Laboratories.
Byrraju Ramalinga Raju – Founder, Satyam Computers.
G. Pulla Reddy - Businessman,Philanthropist,Eduationist
Galla Ramachandra Naidu – Founder, Amar Raja Group.
Ramesh Gelli - Founder & chairperson of the erstwhile and now defunct Global Trust Bank.
Gireesh Kumar Sanghi – Founder, Vaartha News Paper.

Science

Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya – Engineer of eminence
Yellapragada Subbarow – cancer researcher
D. Bap Reddy - . Deputy Regional Representative (Diplomatic status level position) of Asia and Pacific for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO) - From 1978 to 1982. FAO Representative in Indonesia - From 1982 to 1986 FAO Representative in Nepal - 1987
J. N. Reddy - Distinguished Professor& Holder of Oscar S. Wyatt Endowed Chair

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A& M University

Raj Reddy – World famous scientist in artificial intelligence
Yelavarthy Nayudamma – chemical engineer
N N Murthy Internationally reputed Quality & Environment Expert
C.R.Rao – Statistician and professor emeritus at Penn State University
Prof. Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao – Physicist (Spectroscopy)
U. Aswathanarayana – Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, Hyderabad
A. S. Rao – Indian scientist and founder of the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL)
K.L. Rao - Eminent civil engineer, irrigation expert & political leader
K. Sriramakrishnaiah - Eminent irrigation engineer

Artists

Nandikolla Gopala Rao - Father of Modern Contemporary Art in Andhra Pradesh
Eelapata Raghuramaiah - Stage and Cine Actor in Andhra Pradesh
Vempati Chinna Satyam – Exponent of Kuchipudi dance
Krishna Reddy (artist) - Indian printmaker and sculptor
Nerella Venumadhav – Father of Indian Mimicry
Raja and Radha Reddy - Kuchipudi
Shobha Naidu - Kuchipudi
Yamini Reddy - Kuchipudi

Musicians and Dancers

Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao - Prominent Playback Singer of Old Classical Indian Movies predominantly Telugu
Vempati Chinna Satyam - Famous Dance Guru of the Kuchipudi dance form.
Nataraja Ramakrishna - Famous Dance Guru revived Ancient Andhra Natyam & Perini Style of Dance, Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Nataka Academy
Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna - Famous Carnatic Singer and Musician
Emani Sankara Sastry - Renowned Veena player of Carnatic music.
Raja and Radha Reddy _ Famous Kuchipudi Dancers
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu - Famous Violinist
P. B. Sreenivas - Famous Indian Playback Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam - Prominent male Playback Singer of Indian Movies
S. Janaki - Prominent Female Playback Singer of Indian Films
P.Susheela - Prominent Female Playback Singer of Indian Films
M. M. Keeravani - Famous South Indian Music Director
Yamini Krishnamurthy - Famous Kuchipudi and Bharathanatyam Dancer
Shobha Naidu - Famous Kuchipudi Dancer

Literature

Nannaya – First Telugu writer(Adi kavi),Mahabharatam in Telugu started by him,Out of 18 parvas 3.5parvas written by him
Tikkana – Mahabharatam Last 14 parvas written by him
Potana – Mahabhagavatam, Bhogini Dandakam
Vemana – Telugu poet
Gona Budda Reddy - 13th-century poet
Paravastu Chinnayya Soori – Telugu Scholar
Daasaradhi Krishnamacharyulu – Telugu poet
Gurram Jashuva - Telugu Poet, Author, Telugu & Sanskrit Scholar
D.V.Narasa Raju - Telugu Writer, Novelist
Suddala Hanmanthu – Telugu influential Poet from Telangana
Viswanatha Satyanarayana – Telugu poet
Kethu Viswanatha Reddy - Poet from Rayalaseema
Srirangam Srinivasarao – Telugu poet
Cingireddy Narayana Reddy – poet
Kazi Zainul Abedin – Urdu poet
Wali Mohammed Wali – Urdu poet
Makhdoom Mohiuddin – Urdu poet
Tripuraneni Ramaswamy – playwright
Tripuraneni Gopichand – Author
Vasireddy Seethadevi – novelist
N N Murthy Poet & Environmentalist, Crusader of Paryavaran Kavitodyamam
Tummala Seetharama Murthy – Telugu poet
Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry – Telugu poet
Ushasri – writer
Tirupati Venkata Kavulu – two Telugu poets
Gudipati Venkata Chalam – novelist
Gurazada Apparao – Telugu poet
Rishi Reddi - American author from Andhra
Devulapalli Krishnasastri – Telugu poet
Kavisekhara Dr Umar Alisha – Telugu poet
Ekkirala Krishnamacharya – writer
M. S. Reddy - Writer
Keshava Reddy – Telugu Novelist
Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham – writer
Suravaram Pratapareddy – writer
Garikapati Narasimha Rao - Avadhani