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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

Actors, Directors

• Dr. Rajkumar
• Girish Karnad
• Aishwarya Rai
• Vasundhara Das
• Puttana Kanagal
• Gubbi Veeranna
• K V Subbana

Artists

• Yusuf Arakkal

Classical Musicians

• Pt Bhimsen Joshi
• Mallikarjun Mansoor
• Basavaraj Rajguru
• Mysore Doreswamy Iyengar
• Gangubai Hangal

Modern Musicians

• Lucky Ali

Models

• Nafisa Joseph, former Miss. India and VJ
• Lara Dutta, former Miss World

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

• Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, renouned writer
• Kuvempu, renouned poet
• Girish Karnad

Maharajas and Kings

• Krishnadeva Raya, Viyajanagar dynasty
• Krishnaraja Wodeyar
• Tipu Sultan - The Tiger of Mysore

Math and Science

• Shakuntala Devi, Mathematician
• C.V. Raman, renouned physist
• Kempe Gowda, architect of Bangalore
• Sir M. Visveswaraya, engineer

Politics

• S.M. Krishna, former Chief Minister and visionary
• George Fernandes, former Defense Minister of India
• H.D. Deve Gowda, former Prime Minister of India

Religion and Philosophy

• Madhvaacharya
• Basaveswara

Sport

Cricket

• E. Prasanna
• Gundappa Vishwanath
• Javagal Srinath
• Rahul Dravid
• Anil Kumble
• Roger Binny
• Syed Kirmani
• Venkatesh Prasad
• B.S. Chandrashekar
• Sunil Joshi

Other

• Prakash Padukone, former Badminton World no. 1
• Mahesh Bhupati, former Wimbledon doubles champion

War and Peace

• List of people by India state