list of people from karnataka

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.

Arts and entertainment

Cinema

Theatre

Artists

Yusuf Arakkal

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
Kumaravyasa
Harihara
Raghavaanka
Basavanna
Akka Mahadevi
Sarvajna
Purandaradaasa
Kanakadaasa
Shishunaala Sharif Saheba

Modern litterateurs

Maasti Venkatesha Iyengar
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
S L Bhairappa
P Lankesh
S.V.Parameshwara Bhatt
Tha. Ra. Subbarao
Thee. Nam. Shree

Maharajas and kings

Pulakeshi II (Chalukya dynasty)
Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala dynasty)
Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I (Rashtrakoota dynasty)
Mayura Varma (Kadamba dynasty)
Krishnadevaraya (Vijayanagar dynasty)
Krishnaraja Wodeyar
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

List Of People From Karnataka