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

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

Industrialists

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 TECHNOLOGY

Politics

Religion and philosophy

Sport

Cricket

Other

War and peace

See also

 

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