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List of people from Andhra Pradesh

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

Independence advocates

Reserve Bank of India Governors

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

Chief Ministers

Military Chiefs

Government officials

Education

  • Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan – vice-chancellor of Andhra University
  • Arjula Ramachandra Reddy – biologist, first vice-chancellor of Yogi Vemana University
  • Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy – founder and vice-chancellor of Andhra University; Vice-chancellor of Mysore University
  • G. Ram Reddy – former University Grants Commission chairman
  • Vasireddy Sri Krishna – former vice-chancellor of Andhra University

Business and industry

Science

  • Raj Reddy – scientist in artificial intelligence
  • U. Aswathanarayana – Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, Hyderabad
  • N N Murthy – quality and environment expert
  • Yelavarthy Nayudamma – chemical engineer
  • Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya – engineer
  • Yellapragada Subbarow – cancer researcher
  • A. S. Rao – scientist, founder of the Electronics Corporation of India Limited
  • C.R.Rao – statistician and professor emeritus at Penn State University
  • K.L. Rao – civil engineer, irrigation expert and political leader
  • Prof. Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao – physicist (spectroscopy)
  • Praveen Kumar Gorakavi - Chemical Engineer
  • Aparajita Datta (born 1970), conservation scientist with the Nature Conservation Foundation

Artists

Musicians and dancers

  • Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna – Carnatic singer and musician
  • Nataraja Ramakrishna – dance guru; revived ancient Andhra Natyam and Perini styles of dance; Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Nataka Academy
  • Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao – playback singer of old classical Indian movies, predominantly Telugu
  • Emani Sankara Sastry – Veena player of Carnatic music
  • Vempati Chinna Satyam – dance guru of the Kuchipudi dance form
  • S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – male singer
  • Raja and Radha Reddy – Kuchipudi dancers
  • Shobha Naidu – Kuchipudi dancer
  • S. Janaki – female playback singer
  • M. M. Keeravani – music director
  • Yamini Krishnamurthy – Kuchipudi and Bharathanatyam dancer
  • Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu – violinist
  • P. B. Sreenivas – playback singer
  • P. Susheela – playback singer

Literature

Philosophers

  • Jiddu Krishnamurti – philosopher
  • Sri Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami – mystic

Award winners

Bharat Ratna

  • Varahagiri Venkata Giri – former President of India

Padma Vibhushan

Padma Bhushan

Padma Shree

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

  • Pullela Gopichand – badminton (2000–2001)
  • Karnam Malleswari – weightlifting (1995–1996)
  • Saina Nehwal – badminton (2009–10)

Arjuna Award

Dronacharya Award

  • Pullela Gopichand – badminton, 2009

Member of the Order of the British Empire

Judges, advocates and lawyers

Sports

Cricket

Athletics

Chess

Weightlifting

Hockey

Badminton

Other sports

  • Achanta Sharath Kamal – table tennis
  • A. Ramana Rao – volleyball

Music

Traditional

Classical

Film score

  • Saluri Rajeswara Rao – composer
  • Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao – singer, composer
  • S P Balasubrahmanyam – singer
  • K. Chakravarthy – composer
  • Jikki – singer
  • S. Janaki – singer
  • Koti – composer
  • Nagur Babu (Mano) – singer
  • Veturi Sundararama Murthy – lyricist
  • M. M. Keeravani – composer, lyricist, singer
  • Ramana Gogula – composer
  • Ramesh Naidu – composer
  • Devi Sri Prasad – composer, singer
  • S V Krishna Reddy – composer
  • Satyam – composer
  • Mani Sharma – composer
  • Sirivennela Sitaramasastri – lyricist
  • P. B. Sreenivas – singer
  • Sunitha – singer
  • Usha – singer
  • P. Susheela – singer
  • Master Venu – composer

Dance

Cinema

Directors

Producers

Writers

Actresses

Actors

Music directors

Journalists

Religion

Sanatana Dharma / Hinduism

  • Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)

Buddhism

  • Acharya Nagarjuna

Secular

  • Sathya Sai Baba

Others

See also

References

  1. ^ 2006 Birthday Honours List Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-11-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Dr. Sekhar Tam Tam MB BS, MBE 2006 Investiture Ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-09-04. Retrieved 2006-08-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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