List of people from Karnataka
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This is a list of famous and notable people from Karnataka, 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 and entertainment
Cinema
- Dr. Rajkumar
- Girish Karnad
- Puttana Kanagal
- Girish Kasaravalli
- G.V. Iyer
- Shankar Nag
- Ananth Nag
- M. S. Sathyu
- Vishnu Vardhan
- Ambareesh
- Narasimha Raju
- Balakrishna
- Aishwarya Rai
- Vasundhara Das
Theatre
Artists
Music
Classical musicians
KARNATIC CLASSICAL MUSIC
- Sripada Raja
- Vyasathirtha
- Vadiraja
- Purandara Dasa
- Kanaka Dasa
- Guru Raghavendra Swamy
- Mysore Vasudevacharya
- Hirekasanallur Muthayya Bhagavathar
- Bidaram Krishnappa
- H.H. Jayachamaraja Wodeyar.
- Mysore Sadashiva Rao
- Mysore Doreswamy Iyengar (Veena)
- T. Chowdiah (Violin)
- Sheshanna (Veene Sheshanna)
- Subbanna (Veene Subanna)
- Kadri Gopalnath (Sax)
HINDUSTANI CLASSICAL MUSIC:
- Pt Bhimsen Joshi
- Pt Madhava Rao Nayak
- Mallikarjun Mansur
- Basavaraj Rajguru
- Gangubai Hangal
- Rajeev Taranath
Modern musicians
- P. Kalinga Rao
- C. Ashwath
- Mysore Ananthaswamy
- Shimoga Subanna
- Lucky Ali
Fashion
- Prasad Bidapa
- Nafisa Joseph, former Miss. India and VJ
- Lara Dutta, former Miss World
- Dino Morea
Industrialists
- N.R. Narayana Murthy, Infosys Technologies, Ltd.
- Azim Premji, founder, Wipro Technologies, Ltd.
- Mark Mascrenhas, founder WorldTel
- Vijay Mallya, business magnate, founder of UB Breweries and Kingfisher beer.
Literature
Classical litterateurs
- Ranna
- Janna
- Pampa
- Ponna
- Muddana
- Andayya
- Kumaravyasa
- Harihara
- Raghavaanka
- Basavanna
- Akka Mahadevi
- Sarvajna
- Purandara daasa
- Kanakadaasa
- Shishunaala Sharif Saheba
Modern litterateurs
- Maasti Venkatesh Ayengar
- Kuvempu
- Girish Karnad
- Kota Shivarama Karanth
- D. R. Bendre (Da Ra Bendre)
- U. R. Ananthamurthy
- V. K. Gokak
- Ha Ma Nayak
- M Govinda Pai
- Panje Mangesh Rao
- Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar
- Gopalakrishna Adiga
- G P Rajarathnam
- T. P. Kailasam
- D V Gundappa (DVG)
- Dr. Chandrashekara Kambara
- B M Srikanthaiah (B M Sri)
- S L Bhairappa
- P Lankesh
- S.V.Parameshwara Bhatt
- Tha. Ra. Subbarao
- Thee. Nam. Shree
- Poornachandra Tejaswi
Maharajas and kings
- Pulakeshi II (Chalukya dynasty)
- Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala dynasty)
- Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I (Rashtrakoota dynasty)
- Mayura Varma (Kadamba dynasty)
- Krishnadevaraya (Vijayanagar dynasty)
- Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV
- Jayachamaraja Wodeyar - Last Maharaja of Mysore
- Tipu Sultan - The Tiger of Mysore
- Kempe Gowda
- Kantheerava Narasaraja Wodeyar
- Raaja Wodeyar
Science and Technology
SCIENCE
- Shakuntala Devi, Mathematician
- Dr. Raja Ramanna
- C.R. Rao, National Medal of Science winning statistician
- Dr. C.N.R Rao (Physicist)
TECHNOLOGY
- Sir M. Visveswaraya, Engineer
- Prof. U.R. Rao (Space Engineer)
- Arun Nethravali
Politics
- B.D. Jatti, former Vice-President of India
- K.H. Hanumanthaiah
- Ramakrishna Hegde
- S.M. Krishna, former Chief Minister and visionary
- George Fernandes, former Defense Minister of India
- H.D. Deve Gowda, former Prime Minister of India
- S Nijalingappa
- Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya
Religion and philosophy
- Madhvacharya
- Basaveswara
- Raghavendra Acharya
- Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Sport
Cricket
- EAS Prasanna
- Gundappa Vishwanath
- Javagal Srinath
- Rahul Dravid
- Anil Kumble
- Roger Binny
- Syed Kirmani
- Venkatesh Prasad
- B.S. Chandrashekar
- Sunil Joshi
Other
- Prakash Padukone, former Badminton World no. 1
- Mahesh Bhupati, former Wimbledon doubles champion
- Pankaj Advani
- Nisha Millet
War and peace
- Field Marshall Cariappa Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army 1949-1953