List of people from Andhra Pradesh

Last updated February 18, 2025

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

Independence advocates

Alluri Sitarama Raju – revolutionary, led the Rampa Rebellion of 1922-1924
Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy – early opponent of British rule
Vedre Ramachandra Reddy Bhoodhan – social reformer, Satyagraha Movement leader
Gottipati Brahmaiah
Chowdary Satyanarayana – human rights activist, Legislator
Puchalapalli Sundaraiah – founding member of Communist Party in India
Kalluri Chandramouli
Vavilala Gopalakrishnaya
Kaneganti Hanumanthu
Veerapandiya Kattabomman – Palaiyakkarar, early opponent of British rule
Chandra Pulla Reddy – communist leader
Gouthu Latchanna
Makineni Basavapunnaiah – communist leader
Sarojini Naidu – poet
Tanguturi Prakasam – known as "Andhra Kesari"
Muktyala Raja – Member of Legislative Assembly, infrastructure creation in India
N. G. Ranga
Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao – politician
Koratala Satyanarayana – communist politician
Potti Sreeramulu – revolutionary, fasted to death in protest for separate Andhra Pradesh
Swami Ramanand Tirtha – educator and social activist
Pingali Venkayya – designed the Indian national flag
Kommareddi Suryanarayana
Kotagiri Venkata Krishna Rao – poet
Digavalli Venkata Siva Rao – lawyer, historian and writer

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

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

Government officials

Mohd Amanullah Khan - politician
G. Raghava Reddy – IPS, known for innovative farming

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

Kallam Anji Reddy – founder of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Prathap C. Reddy – founder of Apollo Hospitals, India
G. Pulla Reddy – businessman, philanthropist, educationist
Gunupati Venkata Krishna Reddy – founder of GVK
P Obul Reddy – founder of Nippo batteries
Prem Reddy – founder of Prime Healthcare Services, which owns several hospitals in the United States
Ramesh Gelli – founder and chairperson of the erstwhile and now defunct Global Trust Bank
Mullapudi Harishchandra Prasad – founder of Andhra Sugars
Byrraju Ramalinga Raju – founder of Satyam Computers
T. Subbarami Reddy – founder of Gayatri group; philanthropist
S. P. Y. Reddy – Chairman of Nandi Pipes, Panyam Cements and S.P.Y. Agro Industries
Nimmagadda Prasad – founder of Chairman of Matrix Laboratories
Lagadapati Rajagopal – founder and Chairman of Lanco Group
Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao – chairman, GMR Group; first Telugu person on Forbes magazine's billionaires list
Ramoji Rao – Head of Eenadu Group, Ramoji Film city
Rayapati Sambasiva Rao – Jayalaxmi Group of companies
Galla Ramachandra Naidu – founder of Amar Raja Group

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
Kumar Biradha - researcher in the field of crystal engineering
Aparajita Datta (born 1970), conservation scientist with the Nature Conservation Foundation

Artists

Krishna Reddy – printmaker and sculptor
Vempati Chinna Satyam – exponent of Kuchipudi dance
Eelapata Raghuramaiah – stage and cinema actor in Andhra Pradesh
Raja and Radha Reddy – Kuchipudi
Shobha Naidu – Kuchipudi
Yamini Reddy – Kuchipudi

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 – 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

Gona Budda Reddy – 13th-century poet
Vemana – Telugu poet
Nannaya – first Telugu writer (Adi kavi), Mahabharatam in Telugu started by him, out of 18 parvas 3.5 parvas written by him
Potana – Mahabhagavatam, Bhogini Dandakam
Tikkana – Mahabharatam last 14 parvas written by him
Gurazada Apparao – Telugu poet
Gudipati Venkata Chalam – novelist
Gurram Jashuva – Telugu poet, author, Telugu and Sanskrit scholar
Tirupati Venkata Kavulu – two Telugu poets
Devulapalli Krishnasastri – Telugu poet
Tummala Seetharama Murthy – Telugu poet
Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham – writer
Jatavallabhula Purushottam - poet
Kethu Viswanatha Reddy – poet from Rayalaseema
D.V.Narasa Raju – Telugu writer, novelist
Kavisekhara Dr Umar Alisha – Telugu poet
Tripuraneni Ramaswamy – playwright
Garikapati Narasimha Rao – Avadhani
Keshava Reddy – Telugu novelist
M. S. Reddy – writer
Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry – Telugu poet
Viswanatha Satyanarayana – Telugu poet
Vasireddy Seethadevi – novelist
Paravastu Chinnayya Soori – Telugu scholar
Tripuraneni Gopichand – author
Srirangam Srinivasarao – Telugu poet
Ushasri – writer
Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry – Telugu poet
Dantu Muralikrishna - Writer, Singer & Scientist

Philosophers

Jiddu Krishnamurti – philosopher
Sri Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami – mystic

Award winners

Bharat Ratna

Varahagiri Venkata Giri – former President of India

Padma Bhushan

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

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

Arjuna Award

Koneru Humpy – chess
Sharath Kamal – table tennis
Yousuf Khan – football
Mukesh Kumar – hockey
Karnam Malleswari – weightlifting
A. Ramana Rao – volleyball
J. J. Shobha – track and field

Dronacharya Award

Pullela Gopichand – badminton, 2009

Member of the Order of the British Empire

Sekhar Tam Tam – for service as District Medical Officer in the British Caribbean island of Grenada ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Judges, advocates and lawyers

Sports

Cricket

Buchi Babu Naidu
C.K. Nayudu
M.S.K. Prasad
Bharath Reddy
Venkatapathy Raju
Yalaka Venugopal Rao
Cota Ramaswami
Ambati Rayudu

Athletics

Kodi Rammurthy Naidu
Neelapu Rami Reddy – former sprinter and athletics champion

Chess

Dronavalli Harika
Pendyala Harikrishna
Koneru Humpy

Weightlifting

Karnam Malleswari – Olympic bronze medallist

Hockey

Mukesh Kumar

Badminton

Other sports

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

Music

Traditional

Kshetrayya
Tallapaka Annamacharya
Bhadradri Ramadasu
Tyagaraja – of the trinity of Carnatic music

Classical

Film score

S. Rajeswara Rao – composer
Ghantasala – singer, composer
S P Balasubrahmanyam – singer
K. Chakravarthy – composer
Jikki – singer
S. Janaki – singer
Koti – composer
Nagur Babu (Mano) – singer
Veturi – 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

Vempati Chinna Satyam
Sidhendra Yogi – originator of the Kuchipudi dance style
Raja and Radha Reddy – Kuchipudi, Padma Bhushan awardees
Shobha Naidu – Kuchipudi, Padma Sri awardee
Jayapa Nayudu

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

Vijaya Lakshmi Emani (1958–2009) – social activist
Aruna Miller – Maryland State Representative
Laxman Reddy – bodybuilder, Mr. World 2010

References

↑ 2006 Birthday Honours List Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ Dr. Sekhar Tam Tam MB BS, MBE 2006 Investiture Ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London
↑ "School of Medicine Faculty and Administration". Archived from the original on 2006-09-04. Retrieved 2006-08-07.

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[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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] Dr. Sekhar Tam Tam MB BS, MBE 2006 Investiture Ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London

[4] "School of Medicine Faculty and Administration". Archived from the original on 2006-09-04. Retrieved 2006-08-07.

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