List of people from Telangana

The following is a list of notable people from Telangana.

Bharat Ratna

 * Zakir Husain
 * P. V. Narasimha Rao (2024)

Padma Vibhushan

 * Ali Yavar Jung
 * Mehdi Nawaz Jung
 * Kaloji (1992)
 * Ravi Narayana Reddy (1992)

Padma Bhushan

 * Nawab Zain Yar Jung
 * Zehra Ali Yavar Jung
 * C. Narayanareddy
 * C. H. Hanumantha Rao
 * Haroon Khan Sherwani

Padma Shri Award

 * Gajam Anjaiah, Arts
 * Laxma Goud, Arts
 * Gopi Chand Mannam, Medicine
 * Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri, Arts
 * Mohammad Ahmed Zaki, Service

Dada Saheb Phalke Award

 * Paidi Jairaj

Dronacharya Award

 * Mohammad Ilyas Babar, athletics
 * Syed Naeemuddin, football

Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu

 * Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu, for his book Timiramotho Samaram (1974)
 * Cingireddy Narayana Reddy, for his book Mantalu Manavudu (1973)
 * Suravaram Pratap Reddy, for his social history book Andhrula Sanghika Charitamu (1955)

Education

 * Chukka Ramaiah, MLC, educationist and Telangana activist
 * Prof. Kailasa Venkata Ramiah, founder vice-chancellor of Kakatiya University; former member of the UPSC
 * Arjula Ramachandra Reddy, distinguished biologist; founder vice-chancellor of Yogi Vemana University; Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore

Business/industry

 * Jupally Rameswar Rao, My Home group
 * Sashi Reddi, AppLabs

Film industry

 * Nag Ashwin
 * Shabana Azmi
 * Sampoornesh Babu
 * Shyam Benegal
 * Udaya Bhanu
 * Chakri, composer
 * Chandrabose
 * Dasharath
 * Vijay Deverakonda
 * Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam
 * Rajnesh Domalpalli, Telugu film director
 * Dia Mirza Handrich
 * Tabassum Hashmi
 * Aditi Rao Hydari
 * Paidi Jairaj
 * Shekhar Kammula
 * Vennela Kishore
 * Dasarathi Krishnamacharya
 * Nagesh Kukunoor, filmmaker and screenwriter
 * Venu Madhav
 * Farah Naaz
 * Sampath Nandi
 * C. Narayanareddy
 * Nithiin
 * Vamshi Paidipally
 * Shashi Preetam, music director
 * Priyadarshi
 * Dil Raju
 * Rahul Ramakrishna
 * Thagubothu Ramesh
 * B. Narsing Rao
 * Kiran Rao
 * Kanta Rao
 * Reshma Rathore
 * M. Prabhakar Reddy
 * Madhura Sreedhar Reddy
 * Nandini Reddy
 * Sankalp Reddy
 * Siva Reddy
 * Surender Reddy
 * Tanishq Reddy
 * Sushmita Sen
 * Harish Shankar
 * N. Shankar
 * Nikhil Siddharth
 * Vandemataram Srinivas
 * Rahul Sipligunj
 * Suddala Ashok Teja
 * Sandeep Reddy Vanga

Poets

 * Waheed Akhtar, Urdu poet, writer and one of the leading Muslim scholars and philosophers of the 20th century
 * Vattikota AlwarSwamy
 * Andesri
 * Fani Badayuni, noted Urdu poet
 * Rasamayi Balakrishna, folk singer, poet and political activist
 * Chandrabose
 * Krishnamacharyulu Dasaradhi (1925–1987), poet and political activist
 * Gaddar, singer
 * Kancherla Gopanna or Bhakta Ramadasu
 * Suddala Hanmanthu, poet, best known for the Telugu folk song "Palletoori Pillagada"
 * Agasthya Kavi
 * Vajjala Shiva Kumar
 * Rama Chandra Mouli
 * C. Narayanareddy, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan award recipient
 * Ampasayya Naveen
 * Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad, Urdu poet
 * Bammera Pothana, one of the most acclaimed Telugu poets
 * Suravaram Pratapareddy
 * Dasaradhi Rangacharya
 * Gummadi Vittal Rao, balladeer and Naxalite activist
 * Kaloji Narayana Rao (1914–2002), poet and political activist
 * Pamulaparthi Sadasiva Rao
 * Varavara Rao
 * Malliya Rechana (940 CE), Jain poet
 * Gona Budda Reddy
 * Nandini Sidda Reddy
 * Sunkireddy Narayana Reddy
 * Palkuriki Somanna
 * Mallinātha Sūri
 * Suddala Ashok Teja
 * Goreti Venkanna, poet and folk singer
 * Bulemoni Venkateshwarlu

Politicians

 * Tanguturi Anjaiah, ex-CM of Andhra Pradesh
 * Renuka Chowdhury, former Union minister of State and member of numerous parliamentary committees
 * Bandaru Dattatreya, Governor of Himachal Pradesh from 2019, ex-MP Sec-bad
 * Ponnam Prabhakar Goud, ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
 * Tadur Bala Goud, Champion of the Backward Class community; former Minister, MLA; twice an MP in 8th and 9th Lok Sabha
 * V. Srinivas Goud, MLA, AP
 * Zakir Hussain, third President of India and former governor of Bihar
 * Manda Jagannadham, MP (15th Lok Sabha)
 * K. Kavitha, MP; founder and President of Telangana Jagruthi Samithi
 * R. Krishnaiah, MLA, National backward caste president; officially announced CM candidate from TDP
 * Ponnala Lakshmaiah, former president, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee; ex-Minister of AP
 * Madan Mohan, MLA
 * Padmaja Naidu, founder of INC in the Hyderabad State, former governor of West Bengal
 * Sarojini Naidu, first Indian woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress and the first woman governor (to United Provinces)
 * Nagabhairava Jaya Prakash Narayana, founder of Lok Satta Party
 * Akbaruddin Owaisi, MLA, Floor Leader in Telangana Assembly from AIMIM
 * Asaduddin Owaisi, MP, President Of AIMIM
 * Linganna Pujari, Mumbai
 * Etela Rajender, MLA
 * Chukka Ramaiah, Ramaiah Academy, Educationalist, MLC
 * Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, first elected Chief Minister of the Hyderabad State (Independent India)
 * Jalagam Vengal Rao, ex-CM of Andhra Pradesh
 * K. T. Rama Rao, MLA
 * Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, former Chief Minister of Telangana State; founder of TRS/BRS;
 * P. Muralidhar Rao, National General Secretary, BJP
 * P. V. Narasimha Rao, ex-CM of AP and ninth Prime Minister of India
 * T. Harish Rao, MLA
 * Ramesh Rathod, ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
 * Alimineti Madhava Reddy, ex-Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh
 * Anumula Revanth Reddy, second Chief Minister of Telangana State
 * C. Laxma Reddy, MLA Jadcherla, ex-Health Minister
 * G. Kishan Reddy, MLA, President of the BJP, AP
 * G. Sanjeeva Reddy, ex-MP Rajya Sabha, ex-Minister of labour
 * Gutha Sukender Reddy, Chairman of Telangana Legislative Council from 2019
 * Jaipal Reddy, ex-MP (13th, 14th and 15th Lokh Sabha); Minister, GOI
 * Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy, ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
 * Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, ex-minister, AP
 * Kunduru Jana Reddy, ex-Minister Panchayat Raj (2010), AP
 * Marri Chenna Reddy, ex-CM of Andhra Pradesh
 * Marri Shashidhar Reddy, MLA, member of the National Disaster Management Authority
 * Naini Narshimha Reddy, ex-Home Minister of Telangana, MLC, TRS Party Senior Leader
 * Ramreddy Damodar Reddy, MLA
 * Revanth Reddy, MP, Malkajgiri
 * Sabita Indra Reddy, ex-Education Minister of Telangana from 2019
 * Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy, ex-MP, former General Secretary for the Communist Party of India
 * P. Shiv Shankar, ex-MP, Union Law Minister - GOI
 * Kadiyam Srihari, MP
 * Konda Surekha, MLA, ex-Minister, AP
 * G. Venkat Swamy, ex-MP (14th Lok Sabha); ex-Minister, GOI
 * Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy, ex-MP (15th Lok Sabha)
 * Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, MLA, Chief Whip for the Congress Party

Badminton

 * Pullela Gopichand
 * Jwala Gutta
 * Parupalli Kashyap
 * Saina Nehwal
 * P.V. Sindhu

Cricket

 * Arshad Ayub, former India team player and manager
 * Mohammad Azharuddin
 * Abbas Ali Baig, player and coach of India Cricket Team
 * Harsha Bhogle, popular cricket commentator and founder of cricbuzz.com
 * Noel David, former Team India cricketer
 * M. L. Jaisimha, Team India cricket player
 * V. V. S. Laxman
 * Pragyan Ojha
 * Mithali Raj
 * Ambati Rayudu
 * Kanwaljit Singh, multiple Ranji record-breaking all-rounder
 * Mohammed Siraj, represented Team India in cricket
 * Shivlal Yadav, former India team player

Hockey

 * Mukesh Kumar

Other sports

 * Abdul Basith, former captain of the Indian men's volleyball team
 * Sania Mirza, tennis player
 * Gagan Narang, shooter
 * Nikhat Zareen, boxer

News writers

 * Suravaram Pratapareddy (1896–1953), social historian
 * Vattikota Alwar Swamy (1915–1961), Telugu writer, human rights activist, communist leader, journalist and publisher
 * Suddala Ashok Teja, Tollywood lyric writer
 * Arunodaya Vimala, balladeer and social activist

Military chiefs

 * Air Chief Marshal Denis La Fontaine, Chief of Staff, Indian Air Force, 1985–88
 * Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, Chief of Staff, Indian Air Force, 1978–81
 * Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, Chief of Staff, Indian Air Force, 2007–09

Religious figures

 * Kancherla Gopanna

Lawyers

 * Subodh Markandeya, Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India

Other notable people

 * Chakali Ailamma, revolutionary leader
 * Komaram Bheem, 20th-century freedom fighter
 * Gaddar, artist, singer, politician
 * Ganapathi, leader of the banned extremist group CPI (Maoist)
 * Suddala Hanumanthu, freedom fighter, writer, balladeer
 * Prof. Kothapalli Jayashankar, professor and political activist
 * Prof. M. Kodandaram, professor, political activist, and chairman of All-Party Telangana Joint Action Committee
 * Vani Kola, venture capitalist, co-founder of Kalaari Capital
 * Kalvakuntla Kavitha, political activist, founder and President of Telangana Jagruthi Samithi
 * Malik Motasim Khan, leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
 * Nerella Venu Madhav, often regarded as the father of Indian mimicry
 * Diya Mirza, former Miss Asia-Pacific pageant winner
 * Vivek Oberoi, Hindi film actor
 * V. Prakash, educational activist
 * Chukka Ramaiah, educator
 * Varavara Rao, poet
 * Raavi Narayana Reddy, revolutionary, leader of CPI, parliamentarian
 * Bholekar Srihari, painter, sculptor and printmaker
 * Tabu, Hindi film actress, multiple national awards winner
 * Suresh Venapally, mathematician known for his research work in algebra, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2009