List of people from Karnataka
This is a list of notable people from Karnataka , India. In order to be included, a person of influence needs only to have been born in Karnataka. This article can be expanded to accommodate newly surfacing information.
Arts and entertainment
Cinema
Theatre
Ancient architecture and sculpture
Modern and contemporary art, art criticism
Music
Classical music - Carnatic
Classical music - Hindustani
Basavaraja Rajaguru , vocal
Bhimsen Joshi , vocal
Bapu Padmanabha , bansuri
S. Ballesh , vocal and shehnai
Ganapati Bhat , vocal
Gangubai Hangal , vocal
Gururao Deshpande , vocal
Jayateerth Mevundi , vocal
Kumar Gandharva , vocal
Lalith J. Rao , vocal
Madhava Gudi , vocal
Mallikarjun Mansur , vocal
Milind Chittal , vocal
Nachiketa Sharma , vocal
Nagaraja Rao Havaldar , vocal
Pravin Godkhindi , bansuri
Puttaraja Gawai , vocal
Rajeev Taranath , sarod
Sanjeev Chimmalgi , vocal
Sangeetha Katti , vocal
Sawai Gandharva , vocal
Shobha Gurtu , vocal
Smita Bellur , vocal
Taranath Ram Rao Hattiangadi , tabla
Pandit Venkatesh Kumar , vocal
Vinayak Torvi , vocal
Keshav Ginde , flute
Madhav Gudi , vocal
Panchakshari Gawai , vocal
Modern musicians
Mysore Ananthaswamy , bhavageete
P. Kalinga Rao , bhavageete
Pandit Narasimhalu Vadavati
S. Ballesh , shehnai and vocal
Mysore Manjunath
Pravin Godkhindi , flute
Shimoga Subbanna , Sugama Sangeetha
C. Ashwath , Sugama Sangeetha
Balappa Hukkeri , folklore
G.V. Atri , bhavageete
Ganesh Hegde , choreography
Biddu Appaiah , composer
Bapu Padmanabha , flute
Film music
Film singers
Dance
Maya Rao (1928-2014), Kathak Guru and founder of NIKC, Bangalore[ 1]
Fashion
Kings and nobles
Industrialists and businesspeople
A. B. Shetty , founder of Vijaya Bank
Ammembal Subba Rao Pai , founder of Canara Bank
B. R. Shetty , NMC Group
G. R. Gopinath , founder of Deccan Aviation
Gururaj Deshpande , venture capitalist
K. V. Kamath , managing director and CEO of ICICI Bank
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw , Biocon India Ltd.
N. R. Narayana Murthy , Infosys Technologies, Ltd.
N S Narendra , founder of FirePro
Nandan Nilekani , Infosys Technologies, Ltd.
Phaneesh Murthy , iGATE Global Solutions, Ltd.
R. N. Shetty , Murdeshwar Group
T. M. A. Pai , co-founder of Syndicate Bank and Manipal Academy of Higher Education
V. G. Siddhartha , Cafe Coffee Day
Vaman Srinivas Kudva , co-founder of Syndicate Bank
Vijay Mallya , UB Group
Vijay Sankeshwar , Vijayanand Group
Vittal Mallya , UB Group
Pradeep Kar , Microland
Ashok Kheny , NICE
Thumbay Moideen , founder of Thumbay Group and Gulf Medical University
Health care
Science and technology
Science
C. N. R. Rao , chemistry
C. R. Rao , statistics
N. K. Naik , Professor Emeritus at IIT Bombay
M. C. Modi , ophthalmology
Narayan Hosmane , biochemistry, cancer research
Raja Ramanna , physics
Roddam Narasimha , aerospace, atmospheric sciences
U. R. Rao , space science
M.L. Kulkarni , pediatrician
B. N. Suresh
S. K. Shivkumar
K. N. Shankara
S. G. Balekundri
Nandan Nilekani
Sudha Murthy
Vivek Kulkarni
Narayan Hosmane
Gururaj Deshpande
Mathematics
Technology
Engineering
Economics
Literature
Classical writers
Modern writers
Politicians
K.C. Reddy , former chief minister
Kadidal Manjappa , former chief minister
Kengal Hanumanthaiah , former chief minister
Siddaramaiah , former chief minister
Shantaveri Gopala Gowda , Socialist leader, former MLA
S. Nijalingappa , former chief minister
Devaraj Urs , former chief minister
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya , freedom fighter
Basappa Danappa Jatti , former vice-president
Gudleppa Hallikeri , freedom fighter, former chairman of the Legislative Council.
M.N. Jois , freedom fighter, former M.L.C, Dy Speaker of Legislative Council
Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga , former law minister; former speaker, Mysore State
Gundu Rao , former chief minister
Khedinji Kanthappa Hegde , former Karnataka Minister of Health
Ramakrishna Hegde , former chief minister
Sudheendra Kulkarni
Prabhakar Kore , member of Rajya Sabha from Karnataka
S.R.Kanti , former chief minister
Neeraj Patil , Mayor of Lambeth district of London
S.R.Bommai , former chief minister
Veerendra Patil , former chief minister
S.Bangarappa , former chief minister
Veerappa Moily , former chief minister
L. G. Havanur , former law minister
H.D. Deve Gowda , former prime minister
J.H.Patel , former chief minister
George Fernandes , former defense minister
S.M. Krishna , Governor of Maharashtra, former chief minister
Dharam Singh , former chief minister
H.D.Kumaraswamy , former chief minister
B.S.Yediyurappa , former chief minister, MP
D.V. Sadananda Gowda , former chief minister and present union Statistics and Program implementation minister
Jagadish Shettar , former chief minister
Ramesh Jigajinagi , former home minister, currently Union Minister of state for drinking water and sanitation and M.P
M.P. Prakash , former deputy chief minister
Oscar Fernandes , former Union Minister
Jaffer Sharief , former Union Minister
Margaret Alva , former Union Minister
U. Srinivas Mallya , former member of parliament
H.N.Ananth Kumar , Union Minister for chemicals and fertilizers & M.P.
Mallikarjun Kharge , former home minister, former Union Railway Minister
K.H. Muniyappa , former Union minister of state for Railways
V.S.Acharya , former Minister for Home affairs & Medical Education
H.Vishwanath , former Minister, former M.P
Vatal Nagaraj , former MLA
Vishweshwara Hegde , former Education Minister
Bhagwanth Khuba , Member of Parliament, Bidar
Shri Thanedar , United States Representative
Bureaucrats
C B Muthamma , first woman IFS officer
C. G. Somiah , Comptroller and Auditor General of India (1990-1996)
Shankar Bidari , IPS, DG & IPG, Karnataka
Abdul Rahman Infant , IPS, DG & IGP, Karnataka
Dr.M.H.Marigowda , former director of Horticulture
H. T. Sangliana , former police officer, and M.P. Lok Sabha
Daya Nayak
Kempaiah
Veeranna Aivalli
Vivek Kulkarni
Cooperative movement
S. K. Amin , founder of South Kanara District Co-Operative Fish Marketing Federation
Religion and philosophy
Yoga
Wildlife and environment
Historians, epigraphists and archaeologists
Social service
Sports
Cricket
Hockey
Athletics
Badminton
Tennis
Others
Military
Ajjamada B Devaiah , Pilot in Indian air force, Maha Vir Chakra (posthumous), war martyr.
Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa , Commander-in-Chief, Indian Armed Forces
Gen.K. S. Thimayya , Chief of Staff, Indian Army
Gen. A C Iyappa , Prisoner-of-War in World War II, Indian Army , BEL chief.
Air Marshal C D Subbaiah , VrC, PVSM, World War II fighter pilot, Indian Army .
Ramesh Halagali , AVSM, SM, Deputy Chief of Indian Army .
Major M C Muthanna , killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, Shaurya Chakra awardee.
Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan , killed in action during the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, consequently awarded the Ashoka Chakra, Indian Army
Judiciary
Award winners
Bharat Ratna
Jnanpith Award
Kuvempu , for his epic Sri Ramayana Darshanam , in 1969
D. R. Bendre , for his anthology of poems Naku Thanthi , in 1974[ 4]
K. Shivaram Karanth , for his novel Mookajjiya Kanasugalu , in 1977
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar , for his historical novel Chikkaveera Rajendra , in 1983
V. K. Gokak , for Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi , in 1990
U. R. Ananthamurthy , for his monumental contributions, in 1994
Girish Karnad , for his monumental contributions to Kannada literature and for contributions to Kannada theatre (Yayati), in 1998
Chandrashekhara Kambara , for his monumental contributions to Kannada literature, in 2010
Saraswati Samman
Militants
Others
See also
References