List of Telangana people
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A list of notable Telangana people.Contents
Literature and religious
- Bammera Pothana, most prominent Telugu poet ever born, well known for his Sanskrit to Telugu translation of Bhagavata Purana
- Kancherla Gopanna, 17th century devotee of Rama and composer of Carnatic music
- Khaja Arifuddin, Amir, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, AP & Orissa
Royalty
- Rani Rudrama Devi
- Prataparudra
- Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk (1518–1543)
- Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah (1543–1550)
- Subhan Quli Qutb Shah (1550)
- Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah (1550–1580)
- Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1580–1612)
- Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah (1612–1626)
- Abdullah Qutb Shah (1626–1672)
- Abul Hasan Qutb Shah (1672–1689)
- Qamar-ud-din Khan, Asaf Jah I
- Ali Khan Asaf Jah II
- Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III
- Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV
- Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V
- Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI
- Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII
- Sir Vicar-ul-Umra
- Sir gayala sambaraju warangal wardhannapet
Poets
- Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad, Urdu poet.
- Bammera Pothana
- Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
- 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
- Dr. Ande Sri
- Fani Badayuni, noted Urdu poet
- Bulemoni Venkateshwarlu
- C. Narayanareddy
- Chandrabose
- Dasarathi Krishnamacharya
- Daasaradhi Rangacharyulu
- Deshpati Srinivas
- Gaddar
- Kancherla Gopanna or Bhakta Ramadasu
- Kalogi
- Palkuriki Somanna
- Pamulaparthi Sadasiva Rao
- Suddala Hanmanthu
- Suddala Ashok Teja
- Suravaram Pratapareddy
- Seshappa
- Vajjala Shiva Kumar
- Varavara Rao
- Vemulavada Bheemakavi
- 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.
- Palkuriki Somanatha
- Hulukki Bhaskara
- Marana
- Kandukuru Rudra Kavi
- Mallinātha Sūri
- Vidya Natha
- Vishweshwara
- Agasthya Kavi
- Dr. Koride Rajanna Sastry, a well known poet in Sanskrit, retired professor of Osmania University and writer of Dharmapuri sri laxminarasimha swamy suprabhatam
Awards
Bharat Ratna
Padma Vibhushan
- Zakir Hussain (politician)
- Ravi Narayan Reddy (1992)
- Kaloji
- Cingireddy Narayana Reddy (2000)
- Ali Yavar Jung
- Padmaja Naidu
- Katta Bhagavantha Reddy
- Gillela Anasuya Devi
Dada Saheb Phalke Award
- Paidi Jairaj (1980)
Padma Bhushan
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)
Arjuna Award
- Mohammad Azharuddin - Cricket
- Mithali Raj - Cricket
- Mukesh Kumar - Hockey
- Ravikanth reddy - Volleyball
- Venkata Narayana Goud - Volleyball
- V.V.S.Laxman-Cricket
Padmasri Award
- Nerella Venu Madhav
- Mohammad Ahmed Zaki
- Mukesh Kumar (field hockey)
- Lalji Singh
- Sania Mirza
- Gajam Anjaiah
- Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri
- V.V.S.Laxman
Bhatnagar Award
Sports
- Victor Amalraj - Football
- Victor John - Football
- Mukesh Kumar (field hockey)
- Mohammad Azharuddin - Cricket(Indian team captain)
- Mithali Raj - Cricket
- Sania Mirza - Tennis
- Mir Mohtesham Ali Khan - Body Building
- Saina Nehwal- Badminton(olympic medal winner)
- V.V.S. Laxman-Cricket
Notable Religious Figures
Sanatana Dharma/HinduismBuddhism
Islam
Secular
Political
- Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, first elected Chief Minister of the Hyderabad State (Independent India)
- P. V. Narasimha Rao, Ex-CM of AP and ninth Prime Minister of India
- Punjala 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
- Jalagam Vengala Rao, Ex - CM of Andhra Pradesh
- Tanguturi Anjaiah, Ex - CM of Andhra Pradesh
- G. Venkat Swamy Ex - MP (14th Lok Sabha), Ex- Minister, GOI
- Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao MP, Ex- central Minister, Telangana rashtra samithi
- P.Janardhan ReddyMLA 1978, 1985, 1989, 1994, and 2004 EX Minister(Labour)1980,CLP Leader 1994-1999
- Tadur Bala Goud Champion of Backward Class community and was former Minister, MLA and twice a MP in 8th & 9th Lok Sabha
- Renuka Chowdhury, Ex - MP (13th and 14th Lok Sabha, Ex - Minister of Women and Child Development, GOI
- Dr.Alladi Rajkumar, Ex - MP ( Lok Sabha )
- Bandaru Dattatreya, Ex - MP (Lok Sabha) and Minister, GOI
- Jaipal Reddy, MP (13th, 14th and 15th Lokh Sabha), Minister, GOI
- V. Hanumanth Rao, MP ( Rajya Sabha )
- Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi,EX-MP(8th and 13th Lok Sabhas) AND MLA (1978 TO 1984)
- Asaduddin Owaisi, MP (14th and 15th Lok Sabhas)
- Ponnam Prabhakar Goud, MP (15th Lok Sabha)
- Manda Jagannadham, MP (15th Lok Sabha)
- Ramesh Rathod, MP (15th Lok Sabha)
- Gutha Sukender Reddy, MP (15th Lok Sabha)
- Vijaya Shanti, MP (15th Lok Sabha), actress
- Nama Nageswara Rao, MP (15th Lok Sabha)
- Sarvey Sathyanarayana, MP (15th Lok Sabha)
- Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy, MP (15th Lok Sabha)
- G. Vivekanand, MP (15th Lok Sabha)
- Madhu Goud Yaskhi, MP (15th Lok Sabha)
- Anjan Kumar Yadav, MP (15th Lok Sabha)
- Dr. K. Laxman, Ex-MLA, AP
- Sripathi Rajeshwar Rao - Late, MLA - Ex-Minister, AP
- E. Lakshminarayana, MLA, AP
- Jetti Geeta Reddy, Minister for Major Industries (2010), AP
- Sabita Indra Reddy, Home Minister(2010), Andhra Pradesh
- Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Minister for infrastructure and ports (2010), AP
- Kunduru Jana Reddy, Minister Panchayat Raj(2010), AP
- Sridhar Babu, Minister for Legislative Affairs (2010), AP
- Mukesh Goud, Revenue Minister (2010), AP
- Ponnala Lakshmaiah, Minister for Information Technology & Communications (2010), AP
- Damodar Raja Narasimha, Minister for Higher Education and Agriculture (2010), AP
- Tanguturi Manemma, MLA, Musheerabad Constituency, EX MP
- Janardhan Goud, EX MLA, Andhra Pradesh
- S.Ganga Ram, EX MLA, Andhra Pradesh
- Akbaruddin Owaisi, MLA, floor leader in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly AIMIM
- K. T. Rama Rao, MLA
- T. Harish Rao, MLA
- 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,Ex-MLA
- Konda Surekha, MLA, Ex - Minister, AP
- Ramreddy Damodar Reddy, MLA
- Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, MLA, Chief Whip for the Congress Party
- D. Srinivas, Ex - MLA, PCC Former President, Andhra Pradesh
- Tulla Devender Goud, Ex - Minister Backward Classes welfare, Co-operation, and total Prohibition, AP
- Yerrabelli Dayakararao, Ex - MLA
- Chukka Ramaiah, MLC, educationalist
Well known People from Telangana
- Konda Laxman Bapuji, freedom fighter who participated in the Telangana Rebellion, founder of the Nava Telangana Praja Party
- Komaram Bheem, 20th century freedom fighter
- Kothapalli Jayashankar (born 1934), political activist and academic
- K. Kavitha (Born 1978), political activist, founder and President of Telangana Jagruthi Samithi
- M. Kodandaram (Born 1955), Political Activist and Chairman of All-Party Telangana Joint Action Committee ( TJAC )
- V. Srinivas Goud, President, Telangana Gazetted Officers Association
- C. Vittal, Political Activist and Co-Chairman of All-Party Telangana Joint Action Committee ( TJAC )
- V. Prakash, Political Activist
- Hamid Mohammed Khan, President, Movement for Peace and Justice
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
- J.K. Bharavi,Tollywood Story writer and director
- Nandini sidhareddy, nandi award winner and senior writer
- Guggilla Parameshwaracharyulu, writer and Research Scholar by UGC
Telangana Actors in Tollywood
- B. Narsing Rao
- Nithiin (actor)
- Tanisshq Reddy
- C. Narayanareddy
- Chandrabose (lyricist)
- Chakri
- Dasarathi Krishnamacharya
- Dil Raju
- Harish Shankar
- Kanta Rao
- M. Prabhakar Reddy
- N.Shankar
- Nandini Reddy
- Paidi Jairaj
- Shankar of Shankar Jaikishan
- Shyam Benegal
- Suddala Ashok Teja
- Surender Reddy
- Venu Madhav (actor)
- Udaya Bhanu (anchor/ actor)
- sampath nandi
- Dasharath
- Siva Reddy
- Ram
IAS/IPS/IFS officers
- Jayanth Munigala, IAS 1986 Jharkhand - First IAS officer from Adilabad District
Nagireddy,IAS, 1984 batch from medak dist
C.Parthasarathi,IAS from Nizamabad dist
Jagadeeswar,IAS
P.Mallikarjuna Rao,IFS,1985 from Khammam dist
gayala sambaraju warangal dist wardhannapet
Ramulu Pervaram, IPS Former DGP AP
Laxminarayana Paka, IAS 1992 Batch from Warangal.
E. Venkat Reddy, IFS 2000 AGMUT cadre from Karimnagar district.
Other Notable People from Telangana
( List of people from Hyderabad )- Chukka Ramaiah, acclaimed expert in IIT coaching in mathematics.
- Nerella Venu Madhav, often regarded as the Father of Indian Mimicry.
- Rajnesh Domalpalli, a Telugu film director.
- Diana Hayden, crowned Miss World 1997.
- Malik Motasim Khan, Leader, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
- Aditi Rao Hydari, actress.
- Nagesh Kukunoor, Indian filmmaker and screenwriter.
- Suresh Venapally, Indian mathematician known for his research work in algebra.
- Pailla Malla Reddy, founder of Bactolac Pharmaceuticals, New York.
- Dr. Bandi Parthasaradhi Reddy, founder of Hetero Drugs Limited.
- Dil Raju, Film Producer.
- Surender Reddy, Film Director.
- Dr. G.Surender. Rao, Yashoda Hospitals.
- chakri, Music Director.
- Potlapalli Kamala Mahohar Rao, first director of tribal welfare, AP
- Shiva Reddy, film actor, Mimicry.
- D.Uday Kumar Reddy, founder of Tanla Solutions Limit
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