List of people from Bangalore
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This is a list of notable people from Bangalore.
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[edit] Medical and health experts
- Dr. H. Sudarshan - graduated from Bangalore Medical College. Went on to win the Right Livelihood Award and Padma Sri for work with the Soliga tribe of Biligirirangan Hills.
- Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty -Cardiac surgeon(Bangalore)
[edit] Scientists
- Sir M. Visvesvarayya, engineer and statesman
- Bangalore Puttaiya Radhakrishna, geologist
- Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, astrophysicist, former Chairman of ISRO, member of Rajya Sabha
- Dr. C. N. R. Rao, Indian Institute of Science (Material Sciences)
[edit] Politicians
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[edit] Kannada writers
- Kuvempu Poet, Jnanpith awardee
- Da Ra Bendre Poet, Jnanpith awardee
- K.Shivaram Karanth,Kannada writer,jnanapith awardee
- Masti Venkatesh Iyengar, Jnanpith awardee
- V K Gokak, writer,jnanapith awardee
- Girish Karnad, Kannada writer, playwright, actor, Jnanpith awardee
- U. R. Ananthamurthy- Kannada writer,thinker and Jnanpith awardee
- T. P. Kailasam, Kannada writer, playwright.
- K. S. Nissar Ahmed, Kannada Poet.
- Sudha Murthy
B.Basavalingappa former minister
[edit] Other writers
- Malathi Rao, English language writer and Sahitya Akademi award winner
- Mahesh Dattani, English playwright and Sahitya Akademi award winner
- Anita Nair, English author of the books Ladies Coupe and Mistress
N.Nashimaiah Pattedhari Phithamaha( 1928-2011)
[edit] Entrepreneurs
- Azim Premji, India's richest man (as of 2004[update]). Founder of Wipro Technologies
- Vijay Mallya, CEO of UB Group, owner of the Kingfisher brand, Royal Challengers Bangalore Cricket team and Force India F1 team.
- Kiran Mazumdar, founder of Biocon, a bio-technology company
- N.R. Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys
- Ramjee Chandran, founder, Managing Director of Explocity Group of magazines and websites.
- Captain G R Gopinath, Managing Director of Air Deccan
[edit] Sportspersons
[edit] Athletics
- Ashwini Nachappa, Former athlete
[edit] Badminton
- Prakash Padukone, Badminton player
[edit] Billiards
- Pankaj Advani, Billiards & Snooker World Champion
[edit] Cricket
- Gundappa Ranganath Vishwanath, Former Indian cricket captain (1979–80) and most stylish batsman.
- Rahul Dravid, Former India Captain and has taken highest number of catches in international cricket
- Anil Kumble, Leg Spinner, Test Captain, India's highest wicket taker
- B.S. Chandrashekhar, Retired India's legendary Leg Spinner, Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1972
- Erapalli Prasanna, Retired [India's legendary Off Spinner]
- Javagal Srinath, retired fast bowler, Match Refree
- Shantha Rangaswamy, Former India Women's Cricket Team Captain
- Syed Kirmani, Retired Wicket Keeper
- Venkatesh Prasad, retired fast bowler, India's former Bowling Coach.
- Vijay Bhardwaj,
- Roger Binny, all rounder
- Raghuram Bhat, left-arm spinner
- Dodda Ganesh, medium pacer .
- Robin Uthappa
[edit] Hockey
- Ashish Ballal, Hockey goalkeeper
- Arjun Halappa, Indian hockey team
[edit] Swimming
- Nisha Millet, Olympian at Sydney Olympics 2000
[edit] Entertainers
[edit] Kannada & Indian Cinema
- Ambareesh, actor, 'Mandyada Gandu'
- Anant Nag, actor, brother of Shankar Nag
- Deepika Padukone, model, actress
- Dwarkeesh, actor, comedian
- Hamsalekha, music director, lyricist, dramatist
- Prema, actress
- Puneet Rajkumar, actor, youngest son of Dr. Rajkumar
- Puttanna Kanagal, late director
- Raghavendra Rajkumar, actor, second son of Dr. Rajkumar
- Dr. Rajkumar, actor, singer, cultural icon
- Rakshita, actress
- V. Ravichandran, actor, director, producer, music director, editor
- Shankar Nag, late actor, producer, director
- Shivaraj Kumar, actor, eldest son of Dr. Rajkumar
- Soundarya, late actress, also acted in other South Indian films.
- Sreenath, actor, Pranaya Raja, 'Shubha Mangala'
- Upendra, director, actor, producer
- Vasundhara Das, actress and singer
- Jaggesh, actor
- Kashinath, actor
- Sathyabhama, a very senior artist coming from Professional Drama background.
[edit] Other entertainers
- Lara Dutta, actress, Miss Universe
- Lucky Ali, singer
- RJ Lucky, Radio Jockey -93.5 REDFM
[edit] Architects
[edit] Spiritual leaders
[edit] Others
- Haji Sir Ismail Sait - Philanthropist & Benefactor who has contributed to some of the landmarks of Bangalore
- Shakuntala Devi - Popularly known as the Human computer
- R. K. Baliga, Founder of the Electronics City in Bangalore
- A. N. Prahlada Rao, Kannada crossword writer
- Lakshmi Menon, the first internationally successful Indian model
- Pemmaiah N S, MBA Graduate from M P Birla Institute of Management
- C P B Prasad Professional Artist. Created 480+ Paintings
