List of people from Telangana

People from Telangana

Rudrama Devi Pothana Palkuriki Somanatha Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah Asaf Jah I Osman Ali Khan Suravaram Pratapareddy Paidi Jairaj P. V. Narasimha Rao Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu C. Narayana Reddy Sania Mirza
Total population
(3,52,86,757)
Regions with significant populations
Primary populations in: Telangana
Languages
Telugu (Spoken by Hindus) Hyderabadi Urdu (Spoken by all Muslims of Telangana)
Religion
predominantly Hinduism & Islam, Minorities of Christianity, Buddhism & Jainism
Related ethnic groups
Dravidian, Indo-Aryan

This is a list of famous and notable people from Telangana, a state in India. The criteria of this list includes those persons who were born in the state of Telangana and that part of the former Hyderabad State that now are part of the modern state of Telangana.

Royalty

• Rani Rudrama Devi
• Prataparudra II

The Nizam of Hyderabad

• Mir Ahmed Ali Khan
• Mir Nizam Ali Khan
• Mir Akbar Ali Khan
• Mir Tahniyath Ali Khan
• Mir Mahbub Ali Khan
• Mir Osman Ali Khan

Award winners

Bharat Ratna

• Zakir Hussain (politician)

Padma Vibhushan

• Zakir Hussain (politician)
• Ravi Narayan Reddy (1992)
• Kaloji
• Cingireddy Narayana Reddy (2000)
• Ali Yavar Jung
• Padmaja Naidu

Dada Saheb Phalke Award

• Paidi Jairaj (1980)

Padma Bhushan

• C. Narayanareddy
• Harindranath Chattopadhyay
• Haroon Khan Sherwani
• Raja and Radha Reddy
• Saina Nehwal
• Sania Mirza

Jnanpith Award

• C. Narayanareddy for his Telugu poetic work Viswambara (1988)

Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu

• Suravaram Pratap Reddy for his social history book Andhrula Sanghika Charitamu (1955)
• Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu for his Timiramotho samaram 1974

Arjuna Award

• Mohammad Azharuddin - Cricket
• Mithali Raj - Cricket
• Mukesh Kumar - Hockey
• Sania Mirza - Tennis

Padmasri Award

• Nerella Venu Madhav
• Mohammad Ahmed Zaki
• Mukesh Kumar (field hockey)
• Sania Mirza
• Gajam Anjaiah
• Raja and Radha Reddy
• Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri
• Saina Nehwal

Bhatnagar Award

• Suresh Venapally (field Mathematical Sciences)

Education

• Prof. K. Venkata Ramiah ,Founder Vice-chancellor of Kakatiya University , Former Member UPSC
• Arjula Ramachandra Reddy, Distinguished Biologist, Founder Vice-chancellor of Yogi Vemana University & Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences,Bangalore.
• Chukka Ramaiah, MLC, educationist and Telangana activist

Film Industry

• Aditi Rao Hydari
• B. Narsing Rao
• Nithiin (actor)
• C. Narayanareddy
• Chandrabose (lyricist)
• Dasarathi Krishnamacharya
• Dil Raju
• Harish Shankar
• Kanta Rao
• M. Prabhakar Reddy
• N.Shankar
• Nandini Reddy
• Nikhil siddhartha (actor)
• Paidi Jairaj
• Shyam Benegal
• Suddala Ashok Teja
• Surender Reddy
• Venu Madhav (actor)
• Udaya Bhanu (actress)
• Sampath Nandi
• Dasharath
• Siva Reddy
• Vennela Kishore
• Thagubothu Ramesh
• Shabana Azmi
• Farah Naaz
• Tabassum Hashmi
• Dia Mirza Handrich
• Sampoornesh Babu
• Rajnesh Domalpalli, a Telugu film director
• Nagesh Kukunoor, filmmaker and screenwriter
• Posani Krishna Murali, actor screen writer Director and Producer

Lawyers

• Subodh Markandeya Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India

Military Chiefs

• Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, Chief of Staff Indian Air Force 1978–81.
• 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.

Poets

• Bammera Pothana
• Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
• Amjad Hyderabadi
• Makhdoom Mohiuddin, Urdu poet and Marxist political activist of India.
• Krishnamacharyulu Dasaradhi (1925–1987), poet and political activist
• Kaloji Narayana Rao (1914–2002), poet and political activist
• Suddala Hanmanthu, poet best known for the Telugu folk song "Palletoori Pillagada"
• Gummadi Vittal Rao, balladeer and Naxalite activist
• Goreti Venkanna, poet and folk singer
• Rasamayi Balakrishna, folk singer, poet and political activist
• Ampasayya Naveen
• Fani Badayuni, noted Urdu poet
• Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad, Urdu poet.
• Bulemoni Venkateshwarlu
• C. Narayanareddy
• Sunkireddy Narayana Reddy
• Chandrabose
• Gaddar
• Kancherla Gopanna or Bhakta Ramadasu
• Palkuriki Somanna
• Pamulaparthi Sadasiva Rao
• Suddala Hanmanthu
• Suddala Ashok Teja
• Suravaram Pratapareddy
• Seshappa
• Vajjala Shiva Kumar
• Varavara Rao
• Pamulaparthi Sadasiva Rao
• Vattikota AlwarSwamy
• Gona Budda Reddy
• Waheed Akhtar, an Urdu poet, writer and one of the leading Muslim scholars and philosophers of the 20th century.
• Marana
• Mallinātha Sūri
• Agasthya Kavi
• Andesri
• Dasaradhi Rangacharya
• Khaja Arifuddin, Amir, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, AP & Orissa

News writers

• Vattikota Alwar Swamy (1915–1961), Telugu writer, human rights activist, communist leader, journalist and publisher
• Suravaram Pratapareddy (1896–1953), social historian
• Suddala Ashok Teja, Tollywood lyric writer
• Arunodaya Vimala, balladeer and social activist

Politicians

• Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao First Chief Minister of newly carved Telangana State and founder of TRS, Former central Minister,
• P. V. Narasimha Rao, Ex-CM of AP and ninth Prime Minister of India
• Alimineti Madhava Reddy Ex - Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Owaisi Brothers - MIM (Politics)
• Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, first elected Chief Minister of the Hyderabad State (Independent India)
• P. Shiv Shankar, Ex-MP, Union Law Minister - GOI
• G. Sanjeeva Reddy,Ex-MP Rajya Sabha,Ex-Minister of labour
• Marri Chenna Reddy, Ex - CM of Andhra Pradesh
• Tanguturi Anjaiah, Ex - CM of Andhra Pradesh
• G. Venkat Swamy Ex - MP (14th Lok Sabha), Ex- Minister, GOI
• Linganna Pujari, Mumbai
• Ponnala Lakshmaiah President, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee and Ex-Minister of AP
• Tadur Bala Goud Champion of Backward Class community and was former Minister, MLA and twice a MP in 8th & 9th Lok Sabha
• V. Srinivas Goud, MLA, AP
• Bandaru Dattatreya, MP (Lok Sabha) and Minister, GOI
• Jaipal Reddy, Ex-MP (13th, 14th and 15th Lokh Sabha), Minister, GOI
• P. Muralidhar Rao, National General Secretary, BJP
• Ponnam Prabhakar Goud, Ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
• Manda Jagannadham, MP (15th Lok Sabha)
• Ramesh Rathod, Ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
• Gutha Sukender Reddy, MP (15th Lok Sabha)
• Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy, Ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
• Sabita Indra Reddy, Ex-minister, Andhra Pradesh
• Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Ex-minister, AP
• Kunduru Jana Reddy, Ex-Minister Panchayat Raj(2010), AP
• Madan Mohan, MLA
• K. T. Rama Rao, MLA
• T. Harish Rao, MLA
• K. Kavitha, MP, Founder and President of Telangana Jagruthi Samithi
• G. Kishan Reddy, MLA, President of the BJP, AP
• Marri Shashidhar Reddy, MLA, member of the National Disaster Management Authority
• Etela Rajender, MLA
• Kadiyam Srihari,MP
• Konda Surekha, MLA, Ex - Minister, AP
• Ramreddy Damodar Reddy, MLA
• Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, MLA, Chief Whip for the Congress Party
• Chukka Ramaiah, MLC, educationalist
• G. Vivekanand, Ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
• Revanth Reddy,MLA-Kodangal
• R.krishnaiah ,MLA-[National backward caste president]and [offically announced CM candidate from TDP party]

Religious Figures

Hinduism

• Kancherla Gopanna

Islam

• Khwaja Bande Nawaz
• Sayyid Sahib Husayni
• Maulana Mohammad Ali

Sportspersons

• Mukesh Kumar (field hockey)
• Mohammad Azharuddin - Cricket(Indian team captain)
• Mithali Raj - Cricket(Indian women cricket team captain)
• Sania Mirza - Tennis
• Mir Mohtesham Ali Khan - Body Building
• Parupalli Kashyap - Badminton
• Saina Nehwal - Badminton
• V.V.S.Laxman - Cricket
• Jwala Gutta - Badminton
• Gagan Narang -Shooting

Other notable people from Telangana

• Chakali Ailamma, revolutionary leader
• Komaram Bheem, 20th century freedom fighter
• Suddala Hanumanthu, freedom fighter, writer, balladeer
• Diana Hayden, Miss World 1997
• Kothapalli Jayashankar, political activist and academic
• K. Kavitha, political activist, founder and President of Telangana Jagruthi Samithi
• Malik Motasim Khan, leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
• M. Kodandaram, political activist and Chairman of All-Party Telangana Joint Action Committee
• Vani Kola venture capitalist, co-founder of Kalaari Capital
• Nerella Venu Madhav, often regarded as the father of Indian Mimicry
• V. Prakash, Political Activist
• Chukka Ramaiah, acclaimed expert in IIT coaching in mathematics
• Bholekar Srihari, famous painter, sculptor and printmaker
• Suresh Venapally, Indian mathematician known for his research work in algebra.

See also

• Jaya Jaya He Telangana
• Telangana Language Day