List of people from Andhra Pradesh
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This is a list of famous and notable people from Andhra Pradesh, India. This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity.
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Arts
Music
Traditional
- Tyagaraja (17?? - 1848) - chief among the trinity of Carnatic music.
- Tallapaka Annamacharya (13th century) - widely known as Pada kavitha pitamaha
- Bhadradri Ramadasu - A ardent devotee of Lord Sree Rama - His actual Name is Kancherla Gopanna
- Syama Sastri - one among the trinity of Carnatic music.
Modern
Classical
- Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna - 20th century doyen of Carnatic music
- Emani Sankara Sastry - Doyen of Veena
- Dwaram Venkataswami Naidu, violin vidwan, founder of a music school in Vizianagaram.
- Chitti Babu, known for his novel style of playing Veena.
- Oleti Venkateswarulu, singer.
- U.Srinivas, Mandolin player.
Filmi music
- Ghantasala, noted composer and singer.
- Leela and Suseela, noted veteran singers of South
- Saluri Rajeswara Rao, noted composer.
- S P Balasubrahmanyam, noted singer.
Dance
- Sidhendra Yogi - the father of Kuchipudi dance style.
- Vempati Chinna Satyam
- Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana
- Tadepalli Perayya
- Chinta Krishna Murthy
- Narasimhacharis
- Raja Reddy and Radha Reddy
Business and Industry
- Ramalinga Raju (Founder Satyam group, Hyderabad)
- Ramesh Gelli, founder of Global Trust Bank
- Dr. Anji Reddy (Chairman Dr.Reddy's Labs, Hyderabad)
- Ramoji Rao (Chairman Eenadu group, Hyderabad)
- Dr Pratap.C.Reddy (Chairman Apollo Group of Hospitals, Hyderabad)
- Ramachandra N. Galla (Chairman Amara Raja Batteries)
Literature
- Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry
- Challapilla Venkata Sastry (1870-1950)
- Divakarla Tirupati Sastry (1872-1919)
- Srirangam Srinivasa Rao
Movies
Directors
Actors
Actresses
Politics
- Alluri Sitaramaraju (1897-1923), led Rampa Rebellion against British occupation
- P.V. Narasimha Rao, former Prime Minister of India
- Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Former Chief Minister (1995-2004), stepped down after losing majority in 2004
- N.T. Rama Rao(d.1996), former Chief Minister
- Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Former President of India
Science
- Prof.Madhunapantula Suryanarayana Murty (Nuzividu, India): Eminent Applied Mathematician
- Dr.Yellapragada Subba Rao (http://www.ysubbarow.com/index.html): Miracle Man of Miracle Drugs
- Dr. CNR Rao (http://www.jncasr.ac.in/cnrrao/): First recipient of India Science Award
- Dr.Raj Reddy: Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
Religion
- Sathya Sai Baba, internationally popular but controversial guru.
Sports
- P.Harikrishna Chess
- Koneru Humpy Chess
- P.Gopichand Badminton
- Karnam Malleswari Weightlifting
- V. V. S. Laxman, Cricket
- Mohammed Azharuddin,Cricket
- Mahesh Bhupathi Tennis
- Sania Mirza Tennis
Others
See also: List of people by India state