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This is a list of notable Telugu people, also referred to as the Andhras in the Puranas. Telugu people are an ethnolinguistic group that speak Telugu, a Dravidian language in Southern India.

Ancient dynasties and kingdoms

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Satavahana Dynasty is also refers as Andhras
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Eastern Chalukyas
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Golkonda Fort
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Reddy dynasty
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Madurai Nayak Dynasty
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Nayaks of Tanjore

Ancient dynasties

Medieval dynasties

Telugu Chodas

Nayaks of South India

Foreign countries

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Royalty

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Main Entrance of Vizianagaram Fort
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Nuzvid Estate
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Wanaparthy Samsthanam's Palace

Historical warriors and rulers

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Emperor Rajaraja Narendra
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Kapaya Nayaka
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Tirumala Nayaka
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Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
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Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra
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Sir Venkata Svetachalapathi Ranga Rao Bahadur
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Rani Rudramadevi
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Wedding procession of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah with Rani Bhagmati.
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Statue of Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy

Order of the Indian Empire

Women Rulers

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Governors of States

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Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Chief Ministers

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Deputy Chief Ministers

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Presidents, Governors-General, Vice-Presidents & Prime Ministers

Presidents

Vice Presidents

Governors-General

Prime Ministers

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Revolutionaries

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Alluri Sitarama Raju
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Komaram Bheem
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Puchalapalli Sundarayya With Comrade's Association
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Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
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Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy
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Chakali Ilamma
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Militants and Rebels

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Military Chiefs

Indian Army

Indian Navy

Politicians

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India

United States of America

South Africa

Freedom fighters

Scientists

Economists and Policy makers

Writers

Contribution to Telugu Language

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Medieval Poets

  • Adikavi Pampa(c. 10th century) wrote a Jain text called the Jinendra Puranam
  • Malliya Rechana wrote the first Telugu prosody (chandassu) book called Kavijanasrayam.
  • Nannaya Bhattaraka, also known as the First Poet "Aadi Kavi", the first poet of the Kavi Trayam, or "Trinity of Poets", that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over the course of a few centuries
  • Tikkana also called "Tikkana Somayaji" (1205–1288), poet and member of Kavi Trayam
  • Errana also known as "Yellapregada" or "Errapregada" (fl. 14th century).
  • Gona Budda Reddy, 13th-century poet
  • Annamacharya (1408–1503), mystic saint composer of the 15th century, widely regarded as the Telugu pada kavita pitaamaha (grand old man of simple poetry); husband of Tallapaka Tirumalamma
  • Sri Krishnadevaraya, Vijayanagar Emperor, Telugu language patron, Telugu language poet
  • Allasani Peddana, 15th century poet and known as foremost of Asthadiggajas (Eight elite Telugu poets under Sri Krishnadevaraya)
  • Nandi Thimmana, a member of Ashtadiggajas
  • Madayyagari Mallana, a member of Ashtadiggajas
  • Dhurjati, a member of Ashtadiggajas
  • Ayyalaraju Ramambhadrudu, a member of Ashtadiggajas
  • Pingali Surana, a member of Ashtadiggajas
  • Ramarajabhushanudu, a member of Ashtadiggajas
  • Tenali Ramakrishna, poet, scholar, thinker and a special advisor in the court of Krishnadevaraya, nicknamed Vikatakavi
  • Molla, also known as "Mollamamba", both popular names of Atukuri Molla (1440–1530), poet who wrote Telugu Ramayan; a woman
  • Potana, born Bammera Pothana (1450–1510), poet best known for his translation of the Bhagavata Purana from Sanskrit; the book is popularly known as Pothana Bhagavatham
  • Tallapaka Tirumalamma, also known as "Timmakka" and "Thimmakka" (fl. 15th century), poet who wrote Subhadra Kalyanam; wife of singer-poet Annamacharya and was popularly known as Timmakka
  • Vemana (fl. 14th century), poet
  • Bhadrachala Ramadasu, 17th-century Indian devotee of Lord Rama and a composer of Carnatic music

Renaissance Poets

Modern Poets

Religious Leaders and Philosophers

  • Vallabhacharya – one of the prominent Bhakthi movement leaders
  • Acharya Nagarjuna – Buddhist philosopher and alchemist
  • Yogi Vemana – poet and philosopher
  • Pothuluri Veerabrahmam – well-known saint and astrologer in the 17th century
  • U. G. Krishnamurti – world-famous 20th century philosopher
  • Jiddu Krishnamurti – 20th century spiritual teacher and philosopher
  • Sringeri Shankaracharya
  • Nimbarka – one of the four principal Vaishnav acharyas of India
  • Vishnuswami – one of the four principal Vaishnav acharyas of India
  • Vallabha – another major Vaishnav acharya
  • Satya Sai Baba – internationally renowned Spiritual Master, based in Puttaparti
  • Sadasiva Brahmendra – Bhakthi Poet
  • Bhakta Potana – realised Soul and a Bhakthi poet who translated Bhagavatam to Telugu
  • Kancherla Gopanna – also popularly known as Ramadasu
  • Annamacharya – great devotee of Tirumala Lord Venkateswara who has written 40,000 songs and composed them
  • Tyagaraja – great devotee of Lord SriRama who is excelled in carnatic music and have written and composed some 30,000 songs majorly on Sri Rama. He is born of a Telugu family, and brought up in present Tamil Nadu.
  • Garikapati Narashima Rao - Indian scholar, litterateur, and avadhani from Andhra Pradesh. Received padmashri in 2022 from government of India. In 1996, he performed Avadhanam with 1116 Pruchchakas for 21 days in Kakinada.
  • Syama Sastri – oldest among the Trinity of Carnatic music, Tyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar being the other two. All his compositions are in Telugu. He is born of a Telugu family, and brought up in present Tamil Nadu.
  • Sadhguru – mystic and yogi. Founder of Isha Yoga, a non profit organization. Born in Mysore to a Telugu-speaking family .[53]

Academics

Award winners

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Olympic Medalists

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  • Karnam MalleswariBronze medal for Weightlifting, first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics.
  • P. V. SindhuSilver medal in 2016 and Bronze medal in 2020 for Badminton, the first Indian to become the Badminton World Champion and the only badminton player from India to win two consecutive medals at the Olympic Games.

Commonwealth Games medallists

Bharat Ratna

Padma Vibhushan

Padmabhushan

Padma Shri

Sahitya Akademi Award

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Bala Sahitya Puraskar winners

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Khel Ratna Award

The Khel Ratna Award is India's highest sporting honor.

Jnanpeeth Award

Sahitya Akademi Award

Dada Saheb Phalke award

Academy Award

Golden Globe Award

Critics Choice Movie Awards

Dronacharya Award

  • A. Ramana Rao – Volleyball (1990)
  • Shyam Sunder Rao – Volleyball (1995)
  • S. M. Arif – Badminton (2000)
  • E. Prasad Rao – Kabaddi (2002)
  • Koneru Ashok – Chess (2006)
  • Pullela Gopichand – Badminton (2009)
  • Nagapuri Ramesh – Athletics (2016)
  • G. S. S. V. Prasad – Badminton (2017)
  • Achanta Srinivasa Rao – Table Tennis (2018)

Arjuna Award

Ramon Magsaysay Award

The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in 1957 in memory of Ramon Magsaysay, the late president of the Philippines. It is often considered to be Asia's Nobel Prize.

Guinness World Records

  • S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – holds the Guinness World Record for having sung the most songs for any male playback singer in the world, with the majority of his songs sung in Telugu.
  • P. Susheela – She entered the Guinness Book of World Records for recording the highest number of songs in musical history.
  • Dasari Narayana Rao – holds the Guinness World Record as the most films directed with 151 films.
  • D. Ramanaidu – holds the Guinness World Record as the most prolific producer with 130 films.
  • Ramoji Film City – Guinness Record had been awarded to Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad as the largest film studio complex in the world, it opened in 1996 and measures 674 hectares (1,666 acres). With 47 sound stages, it has permanent sets ranging from railway stations to temples.
  • Brahmanandam – M.R Brahmanandam holds the Guinness World Record for acting in the most films in a single language, 1000+ films.
  • Vijaya Nirmala – in 2002, the Guinness Book of Records named Vijaya Nirmala as the female director with the most films, having made 47 films. In a career spanning approximately two decades, she has acted in over 200 films with 25 each in Malayalam and Tamil and produced 15 films.
  • Chiranjeevi – in 2024, the Guinness Book of Records named Chiranjeevi most prolific film star in the Indian film industry, having danced in 537 songs across 156 films.

Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

International Positions

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United States

South Africa

French Yanam

Modern writers

Industrialists and CEOs


Sports

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Cricket

Tennis

  • Mahesh Bhupathi – First Indian to win a major tournament[citation needed]
  • Saketh Myneni – He won a gold medal in Mixed doubles and a silver medal in Men's doubles event at Incheon Asian Games 2014
  • Laxmi Poruri – the first Indian-American female to play professional tennis on the WTA Tour in the modern era
  • Rushmi Chakravarthi – She won a record 52 ITF titles, the highest number set by an Indian female player
  • Pranjala Yadlapalli – Pranjala has won four singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit
  • Vishnu Vardhan – He won bronze medal in men's doubles at 2010 Asian games in Guangzhou, China. He paired-up with and Sania Mirza for mixed doubles and won silver medal at the same event
  • Jafreen Shaik – She claimed a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics partnering with Prithvi Sekhar
  • Sowjanya Bavisetti – Women Tennis player
  • Rekha Boyalapalli – Women Tennis player
  • Rishika Sunkara – Women Tennis player
  • Vishal Punna – Tennis Player
  • Bhanu Nunna – Tennis Player

Speedcubing

Human Calculator

  • Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash – is a human calculator from India, and is titled as the "World's Fastest Human Calculator". BBC said "Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash is to math (mental calculation) what Usain Bolt is to running".

Chess

Football

  • Tulsidas Balaram – represented the country in international competitions including the Olympic Games[citation needed]
  • K. Appalaraju – He scored a goal in a 2–0 win over South Korea in 1964 Asian Cup. He also scored a hat-trick in a 5–3 win over Sri Lanka in 1964 Summer Olympics Football tournament qualification
  • Soumya Guguloth – Women Football player

Other Countries

  • Vikash Dhorasoo – French international footballer, played for France in 2006 World Cup

Others

Boxing

  • Usha Nagisetty – She won the gold medal at the 2008 Asian Women Boxing Championships[63] and the silver medal at the 2008 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship.[64]
  • Mohammad Hussamuddin – Hussamuddin won a Bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia
  • Nikhat Zareen – She won gold medal at the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships.She has become the fifth Indian woman to win a gold medal at the IBA World Boxing Championships
  • Bharadwaj Dayala – the first Indian to complete a solo tour around the world on an Indian-made Karizma motorcycle
  • Sri Vyshnavi Yarlagadda – the first Indian to set a Junior World Record and also the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in World Junior Memory Championships.She is the youngest and the first woman in India to achieve the International Master of Memory title

Archery

  • Jignas Chittibomma – He is noted as the youngest archer in India's team and being instrumental in winning team silver medal in Commonwealth Games of 2010 that was held at New Delhi in India
  • Pranitha Vardhineni – Pranitha Vardhineni represented India in the women's individual and team archery events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
  • Cherukuri Lenin – he won a silver medal at the Asian Grand Prix in Malaysia
  • Jyothi Surekha Vennam – At the age of 13, she won an Olympic round gold medal at the Mexican Grand Prix. At the Mexican Grand Prix, she also won bronze (20m) and three silver (50m and 40m)
  • Dhiraj Bommadevara
  • Jayalakshmi Sarikonda – She competes in the compound women event. She won medals in international archery events

Volleyball

  • A. Ramana Rao – He was the head coach for the Indian men's volleyball team at the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship at Perth in 1991. He was also the first Indian volleyball coach to qualify as FIVB Instructor in the German Democratic Republic in 1986
  • Shyam Sunder Rao – former Indian volleyball player and coach.He is a recipient of Arjuna award and, in 1995, the Dronacharya award
  • Yejju Subba Rao – He was the President of Volleyball Federation of India honored Y Subba Rao with Five Gold coins for his extraordinary contribution towards Indian volleyball
  • P. V. Ramana – He was a member of the India men's national volleyball team. In the 1986 Asian Games, he was part of the team that won a bronze medal
  • Tilakam Gopal – is a former volleyball player from India. He captained the India national team at the 1966 Asian Games

Handball

  • Boyi Satya – is a handball player from Vijayawada.

Weight Lifting

Body Builders

Table tennis

  • Sharath Kamal – The first Indian table tennis player ever to become ten times Senior National Champion
  • Sreeja Akula – Table Tennis

Field Hockey

  • Mukesh Kumar – represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics. Triple Olympian and winner of Arjuna award-1995, Padmashri Award-2003
  • Rajani Etimarpu – The first Women from Andhra pradesh to be part of the Indian women's hockey team and 2016 Rio Olympics
  • Alloysius Edwards – Olympian Atlanta and Sydney Olympics 1996[65]

Badminton

Racing

Mountain climbing

  • Malavath Purna – Youngest female to climb Mount Everest
  • Malli Mastan Babu – World record of climbing the Seven Summits in the shortest span of time at that point

Films

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Actors

Actresses

Producers, Writer and Directors

Singers

Artists

Musicians and Composers

Journalists

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