List of Telugu people

• Satavahana dynasty,[1] is also refer as Andhras (2nd BCE to 3rd CE)
• Andhra Ikshvaku (3rd CE to 4th CE)
• Salankayanas[2] (300 CE - 440 CE)
• Vishnukundina Dynasty[3] (420 - 624 CE)
• Eastern Chalukyas[4] (624 - 1189)

• Pericchedi Kingdom (626 CE - 1292 AD)
• Chalukyas of Vemulavada (7th CE - 10th CE)
• Chola Dynasty (Chalukya-Cholas) (1070 CE – 1279 CE)
• Kakatiya dynasty[5] (1163 - 1323)
• Kota Dynasty[6] (1100 AD - 1270 AD)
• Chagi Dynasty[6] (1100 AD - 1477 AD)
• Reddy dynasty[7][3] (1325 - 1448)
• Gona Dynasty (13th Century)
• Vijayanagara Empire (Aravidu Dynasty) [8] (1336 - 1646)

• Renati Chodas[6] (5th CE - 9th AD)
• Velanati Chodas[6] (1076 AD - 1216 AD)
• Pottapi Chodas[6] (11th Century)
• Konidena Chodas[6] (1050 AD - 1300 AD)
• Nannuru Chodas[6] (12th Century)
• Nellore Chodas[6] (11th AD - 12th AD)

• Musunuri Nayakas[9] (14th Century)
• Recherla Nayakas[10] (1368 CE - 1435 CE)
• Pemmasani Nayaks[11] (1423 - 1685)
• Sayapaneni Nayaks[12] (16th Century)
• Nayaks of Gingee (1509 - 1649)
• Madurai Nayak dynasty[13] (1529 - 1736)
• Nayaks of Tanjore (1532 - 1673)
• Nayaks of Kalahasti[14] (1542 AD - 1646 AD)
• Nayaks of Kandy[15][16] (1739 - 1815)

• Maharaja of Vizianagaram[17]
• Venkatagiri estate[17]
• Thotapalle Estate[17]
• Nuzvid Estate[17]
• Pithapuram Estate[17]
• Ettayapuram estate [17]
• Bobbili Estate[17]
• Rekapalle Estate[17]
• Raja of Panagal[17]
• Manyam Zamindar[17]
• Gadwal Samsthanam[17]
• Papannapet Samsthanam[17]
• Wanaparthy Samsthanam[17]

• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan - Former President of India[18] and Former Vice President of India
• V.V. Giri - Former President of India[19] and Former Vice President of India
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Former President of India[20]

• Venkaiah Naidu - Current Vice President of India [21]

• P. V. Narasimha Rao - Former Prime minister of India[22]

• Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju,[27] Maharaja of Vizianagaram, He Awarded Order of the Indian Empire From United Kingdom.
• Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra,[28] Maharaja of Venkatagiri,He Awarded Order of the Indian Empire From United Kingdom.
• Vogeti Ramakrishnayya, [17] Maharaja of Rekapalle Estate, He Awarded Order of the Indian Empire From United Kingdom.
• Rao Venkata Kumara Mahipati Surya Rau,[17] Maharaja of Pithapuram, He Awarded Order of the Indian Empire From United Kingdom.
• Venkata Ranga Rao,[17] Maharaja of Bobbili,He Awarded Order of the Indian Empire From United Kingdom.
• Panaganti Ramarayaningar,[17] He is Raja of Panagal,He Awarded Order of the Indian Empire From United Kingdom.

• Rani Rudrama Devi,[29] She is the Most Powerful Queen of Kakatiya Dynasty.
• Rani Mangammal,[30] She is the Most Powerful Queen of Madurai Nayak Dynasty.
• Bhagmati[31] was a mystic Hindu queen.
• Govindamamba Pemmasani[12]
• Nayakuralu Nagamma[32] was a renowned statesperson and minister to King Nalagama, the ruler of Palanadu in Guntur District.In the epic war - Palnati Yudham (War of Palnad)
• Kuyili[33],is was Commander of Rani Velunachiyar, First Female Suicide Bomber.

• General K. V. Krishna Rao, Chief of the Army Staff (India), 1981–83
• Syed Ahmed El Edroos (1899–1962), veteran of both World Wars; last Commander-in-chief of the Hyderabad State Army
• Captain Mateen Ansari (1916–1943), British Indian Army officer; graduate of Indian Military Academy; served in the British Indian Army as a part of the 5th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment in World War II; posthumous recipient of the George Cross
• Mohammad Ahmed Zaki (b. 1935), former Lieutenant General and Director General of the Indian Army Infantry
• Jameel Mahmood (1938–1997), Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Eastern Command of the Indian Army
• Hashim Ali Khan, Commandant of the 2nd Lancers, Hyderabad Imperial Service Troops
• Sultan Mehmood, former Major General of the Indian Army
• Ibrahim Habibullah, former Major General of the Indian Army; former Commandant of Indian National Defence Academy
• Sami Khan, former Lieutenant General of the Indian Army; former Commandant of Indian National Defence Academy

• Abid Hasan (d. 1984), major in the Azad Hind Fauj[18]

• Admiral Ram Dass Katari, First Chief of Naval Staff in India Chief of the Naval Staff, 1958-62

• Air Chief Marshal Denis La Fontaine – Chief of Staff, Indian Air Force, 1985–88
• Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major – Chief of Staff, Indian Air Force, 2007–09
• Idris Hasan Latif (1923–2018), former Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force.

• Syed Mohammad Ahsan (1920–1989), Admiral and former Chief of Naval Staff, Pakistan Navy; Weapon Engineer Officer for Royal Naval Engineers, United Kingdom during the Second World War; recipient of the United Kingdom's Distinguished Service Order military medal
• Shahid Karimullah, Admiral and former four-star naval officer; Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Pakistan Navy, 2002–2005; graduate of the United States Naval War College; recipient of the United States military Legion of Merit medal and French military Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honour) medal; former senior officer of the Pakistan Navy Elite Special Service Group (Navy), SSGN commando division

• N. T. Rama Rao, Founder of Telugu Desam Party.
• N. Chandrababu Naidu
• Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy.
• K. Chandrashekar Rao, Founder of Telangana Rashtra Samithi
• Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Founder of YSR Congress Party
• Pawan Kalyan, Founder of Jana Sena Party
• Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi (1931–2008), served six terms as Member of Parliament; former AIMIM President
• Asaduddin Owaisi (b. 1969), President Of AIMIM and Member of Parliament
• Akbaruddin Owaisi (b. 1970), MLA from Chandrayangutta constituency
• Shabbir Ali, Minister during Indian National Congress rule in AP.
• Vijayakanth- Former Leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu and leader DMDK.[59][60]
• Vaiko- Leader of MDMK, Tamil Nadu.[61][62]
• K. S. Alagiri- Tamil Nadu Congress Party representative INC

• Suhail A. Khan, American conservative political activist
• Aruna Miller - American Politician and former members of the Maryland House of delegates representing District 15 in Montgomery County, Maryland
• Upendra Chivukula - is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Commissioner on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities after serving more than 12 years in the New Jersey General Assembly , where he had been the Deputy Speaker.
• Surya Yalamanchili - Democratic nominee who ran for Congress in Ohio's 2nd congressional district in 2010.
• Vinai Thummalapally - U.S. Ambassador to Belize.

• Bahadur Yar Jung, prominent figure of the Pakistan movement
• Mir Laiq Ali, last Prime Minister of Hyderabad State
• Hassan Nasir, Pakistani communist activist
• Mohammad Majid Hussain, former Mayor of Hyderabad
• Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri, politician

• Nannaya Bhattaraka , also known as the First Poet "Aadi Kavi", the first poet of the Kavi Trayam, or "Trinity of Poets", that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over the course of a few centuries
• Tikkana also called "Tikkana Somayaji" (1205–1288), poet and member of Kavi Trayam
• Errana also known as "Yellapregada" or "Errapregada" (fl. 14th century).
• Gona Budda Reddy – 13th-century poet
• Annamacharya (1408–1503), mystic saint composer of the 15th century, widely regarded as the Telugu pada kavita pitaamaha (grand old man of simple poetry); husband of Tallapaka Tirumalamma
• Sri Krishnadevaraya , Vijayanagar Emperor, Telugu language patron, Telugu language poet
• Allasani Peddana , 15th century poet and known as foremost of Asthadiggajas (Eight elite Telugu poets under Sri Krishnadevaraya)
• Nandi Thimmana, a member of Ashtadiggajas
• Madayyagari Mallana, a member of Ashtadiggajas
• Dhurjati, a member of Ashtadiggajas
• Ayyalaraju Ramambhadrudu, a member of Ashtadiggajas
• Pingali Surana, a member of Ashtadiggajas
• Ramarajabhushanudu, a member of Ashtadiggajas
• Tenali Ramakrishna, poet, scholar, thinker and a special advisor in the court of Krishnadevaraya, nicknamed Vikatakavi
• Molla, also known as "Mollamamba", both popular names of Atukuri Molla (1440–1530), poet who wrote Telugu Ramayan; a woman
• Potana, born Bammera Pothana (1450–1510), poet best known for his translation of the Bhagavata Purana from Sanskrit; the book is popularly known as Pothana Bhagavatham
• Tallapaka Tirumalamma, also known as "Timmakka" and "Thimmakka" (fl. 15th century), poet who wrote Subhadra Kalyanam; wife of singer-poet Annamacharya and was popularly known as Timmakka
• Vemana (fl. 14th century), poet
• Bhadrachala Ramadasu , 17th-century Indian devotee of Lord Rama and a composer of Carnatic music.

• Kandukuri Veeresalingam (1848–1919), social reformer, poet, scholar, founded the journal Vivekavardhani, introduced the essay, biography, autobiography and the novel into Telugu literature
• Gurajada Apparao (1862–1915), poet, writer and playwright who wrote the first Telugu play, Kanyasulkam; also an influential social reformer sometimes called Mahakavi ("the great poet")
• Gurram Jashuva (1895–1971), a dalit poet and writer and producer of All India Radio, awarded "Padma Bhushan" by the Govt of India, known for poetry on social evils
• Srirangam Srinivasa Rao (1910–1983), marxist poet notable for his work Maha Prasthanam
• Jwalamukhi, pen name of Veeravalli Raghavacharyulu (1938–2008), poet, novelist, writer and political activist
• Viswanatha Satyanarayana (1895–1976), popularly known as the Kavi Samraat ("Emperor of Poetry")
• Balijepalli Lakshmikantham (1881–1953), poet and dramatist
• Chellapilla Venkata Sastry, poet and scholar
• Devulapalli Krishna Sastry (1887–1981), poet and writer of radio plays, known as "Andhra Shelly"
• Devarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak
• Divakarla Tirupati Sastry
• Rayaprolu Subba Rao
• C. R. Reddy

• C. Narayana Reddy (born 1931), poet, academic and songwriter
• Aarudhra , pen name of Bhagavatula Siva Sankara Sastry (1925–1998), author, poet, essayist, writer of stories (including detective stories), playwright, translator, composer of film songs
• Ismail, popular name of Mohammad Ismail (born 1928)
• Suravaram Pratap Reddy, writer and historian from Telangana
• Kethu Viswanatha Reddy, poet from Rayalaseema
• Gunturu Seshendra Sarma (1927–2007), also known as Yuga Kavi
• Papineni Sivasankar, poet and critic from Andhra Pradesh
• Sirivennela Sitaramasastri , popular poet and lyricist

• V.V. Giri, awarded 1975
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, awarded 1954
• Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraiah,awarded 1955
• Zakir Husain, awarded 1963
• C. N. R. Rao, awarded 2013

• M. Balamuralikrishna
• N. G. Ranga
• Kotha Satchidananda Murthy
• Ravi Narayan Reddy (1992)
• Kaloji Narayana Rao (1992)
• V. Ramalingaswami
• Cingireddy Narayana Reddy (2000)
• Y. Venugopal Reddy (2010)
• Prathap C. Reddy (2010)
• Ramoji Rao (2016)

• Viswanatha Satyanarayana for his work "Ramayana Kalpavrukshamu" for the year 1970.
• C. Narayanareddy for his Telugu poetic work Viswambara for the year 1988.
• Ravuri Bharadhwaja for his Telugu poetic work "Pakudu Rallu" (Crawling Stones) for the year 2012.

• Viswanadha Satyanarayana for his Poetry book "Viswanadha Madhyakaralu"
• Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao for Andhra Vaggeyakara Charitramu
• Suravaram Pratap Reddy for his social history book Andhrula Sanghika Charitamu (1955)
• Kethu Viswanatha Reddy for his Short Stories Book Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kathalu

• Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy (1974) - First South Indian to receive the highest award in movies in India.
• Paidi Jairaj (1980)
• B.Nagi Reddy (1986)
• Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1990)
• D. Ramanaidu (2009)
• Kasinathuni Viswanath (2016)

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

• Pullela Gopichand - Badminton (2000–2001)

Arjuna Award

• V.V.S. Laxman - Cricket
• Mukesh Kumar - Hockey
• PV Sindhu- Badminton
• Koneru Humpy - Chess

• Ajay Naidu - Hollywood Actor
• Arvind Krishna - is an Indian-American business executive. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of IBM.
• Saagar Enjeti
• Adivi Sesh - Hollywood actor, director, writer
• Varun Sandesh - Actor
• Surya Yalamanchili - Democratic nominee who ran for Congress in Ohio's 2nd congressional district in 2010.
• Vinai Thummalapally - U.S. Ambassador to Belize
• Kris Kolluri - New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation
• C.R.Rao - Mathematican, Statisitician
• Rao Remala - First Indian Employee at Microsoft
• Satya Nadella - CEO of Microsoft
• Shantanu Narayen - CEO of Adobe Systems
• Raj Reddy - Recipient of Turing Award
• Padmasree Warrior - Former Chief Executive Officer of NIO (car company)
• Vijaya Lakshmi Emani(1958-2009) - Social activist, posthumously awarded Presidential Citizens Medal
• Sarayu Rao - Hollywood Actress
• Aneesh Chaganty - Hollywood Director
• Akash Vukoti - TV Personality
• Narayana Kocherlakota - is an American economist and is the Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester.
• Upendra Chivukula - is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Commissioner on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities after serving more than 12 years in the New Jersey General Assembly , where he had been the Deputy Speaker.
• Dabeeru C. Rao - Director of the Division of Biostatistics at Washington University School of Medicine
• Balamurali Ambati - is an American ophthalmologist , educator, and researcher. On May 19, 1995, he entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's youngest doctor.
• Uma Pemmaraju - is an American anchor and host on the Fox News Channel cable network.
• Vamsi Mootha - is an American physician-scientist and computational biologist of Indian descent.
• G. S. Maddala - Mathematician and Economist best known for work in the field of Econometrics
• J. N. Reddy - Professor and holder of the Oscar S. Wyatt Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University
• Neeli Bendapudi - President of University of Louisville
• Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao - professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University and Research Professor at the University at Buffalo
• Ravi V. Bellamkonda - Vinik Dean of Engineering Duke University Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School of Engineering.
• Yellapragada Subbarao - Indian biochemist who discovered the function of adenosine triphosphate as an energy source in the cell
• Nina Davuluri - Miss American 2014
• Dattatreyudu Nori - Vice Chairman of the Radiation Oncologist Department at The New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City
• V. Mohan Reddy - Paediatric cardiothoracic surgeon at Stanford
• E. Premkumar Reddy - Oncologist; director of Fels institute of cancer research and molecular biology at Temple University
• Aruna Miller - American Politician and former members of the Maryland House of delegates representing District 15 in Montgomery County, Maryland
• Laxmi Poruri - Tennis Player
• Raja Kumari - Singer
• Mathukumalli Vidyasagar - Control Theorist
• Hari Kondabolu - Stand-up Comedian
• Ashok Kondabolu - DJ, Rapper, former member of hip-hop group Das Racist
• Sashi Reddy - Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist,and a Philanthropist
• Raj Reddy - computer scientist, founder of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, winner of Turing Award
• Lakireddy Bali Reddy - convicted felon, charged for sex trafficking, visa fraud, and tax code violations
• Samina Ali - Activist, Author, Feminist
• Alluri Satyanarayana Raju - First General Secretary in AICC in Nehru Govt.
• Ali Yavar Jung (1906–1976), served as the Indian ambassador to Argentina (1952–54), Egypt (1954–58), Yugoslavia and Greece (1958–61), France (1961–65), and the United States (1968–70)
• Abid Hasan (1911–1984), served as India's Ambassador to Denmark[18]
• Abid Hussain (1926–2012), IAS; served as India's Ambassador to the United States from 1990 to 1992.
• Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli, former Director of Political Military Affairs, United States National Security Council, US; former research professor at Johns Hopkins University Foreign Policy Institute at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, in Washington DC, US
• Sohail Mohammed, New Jersey Superior Court Judge, 2011
• Abdul Razack, Judicial Member Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Government of India (1992–2003)

• Anand Naidoo - South Africa Journalist
• Jay Naidoo - South Africa Independence Movement Activist
• Ama Naidoo - South Africa Independence Movement Activist
• Kumi Naidoo - South Africa Independence Movement Activist
• Jailoshini Naidoo - South Africa Actress
• Leeanda Reddy - South Africa Actor

• Akkineni Nagarjuna - Film Actor/Producer/Studio owner.
• Dr. Akkineni Nageswara Rao - Film Actor & Studio owner
• Adivi Sesh - Actor
• Ali - Film Actor
• Allu Rama Lingaiah - Actor/Comedian.
• Allari Naresh - Film Actor.
• Allu Arjun - Actor.
• Aryan Rajesh - Film Actor
• Padmanabham - Film Actor, Producer.
• Babu Mohan - Standup comedian
• Brahmanandam - Film Actor, Guinness record holder for acting more than 700 films.
• Chalam - Actor and Producer.
• Chiranjeevi - Telugu actor, producer, politician, businessman.Praja Rajyam party President.
• Chittor V. Nagaiah - Veteran Telugu Actor
• Venkatesh- Film Actor.
• Dasari Narayana Rao - Telugu director, actor and producer.
• Dhanush - Tamil Film Actor
• Eelapata Raghuramaiah - Telugu Film & Stage Actor, Padmasri Award Winner, Kendra Sangeeta Nataka Akademy Award Winner
• Gummadi Venkateswara Rao -Telugu film actor
• Hari Kondabolu - Standup comedian
• Jagapati Babu - Film Actor
• J.D. Chakravarthy - Film Actor
• Jaya Prakash Reddy - Actor
• Johny Lever-Film Actor/Stand-up Comedian.
• Kaikala Satyanarayana - Actor and producer.
• Kanta Rao - Film Actor.
• Krishnam Raju - Film Actor.
• Krishna - Film Actor/Studio owner
• Kota Srinivasa Rao - Film Actor
• Mahesh Babu - Film Actor, Philanthropist.
• Meka Srikanth - Film Actor
• M. Prabhakar Reddy - Actor.
• Manchu Manoj - Film Actor.
• Maganti Murali Mohan - Film Actor/Producer
• M.S. Narayana - Film Actor
• Nani - Actor
• Napoleon - Film Actor
• Nandamuri Balakrishna - Film Actor/Present M.L.A of Hindupur Constituency of Anantapur Dist, in Andhra Pradesh.
• Nandamuri Harikrishna - Film Actor/EX.MLA, Ex. Rajya Sabha Member.
• Nagendra Babu - Actor/producer.
• Nitin Kumar Reddy - Film Actor.
• N.T. Rama Rao- Film Actor, Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
• N. T. Rama Rao Jr. -Actor/Singer
• Nandamuri Kalyan Ram - Film Actor/Producer.
• Pawan Kalyan - Telugu actor,Jana Sena Party President.
• Prabhas - Film Actor.
• Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu - Father of Telugu cinema.
• Rami Reddy - Actor
• Rallapalli - Telugu film actor, producer.
• Relangi Venkata Ramaiah - Film Actor and Singer.
• Ramana Reddy - Comedian.
• Rajanala - Actor.
• R. Parthiban - Tamil Film Actor
• Rajiv Kanakala - Actor
• Ram - Film actor
• Ravi Krishna - Actor
• Rao Gopal Rao - Film Actor.
• Ram Charan Teja - Actor.
• Rajendra Prasad - Film Actor
• Raviteja - Film Actor
• Sunil - Film Actor
• Srihari - Actor/producer.
• Srikanth (Tamil actor, born in 1979)- actor.
• Sobhan Babu - Film Actor.
• Suthi Veerabhadra Rao - Actor
• Suthi Velu - Actor
• Tanikella Bharani - Dialogue Writer/Actor
• Tarun - Film Actor.
• Uday Kiran - Film Actor
• Vaibhav Reddy - Actor
• Vijay Deverakonda, Actor
• Vijay Sethupathi - Film Actor
• Vishnu Vardhan Babu - Film Actor
• Vishal - Tamil Film Actor

• Aditi Rao Hydari- Hindi and Tamil actress. (Telugu mother).
• Aishwarya Rajesh, Tamil and Telugu actress
• Anandhi, works in Telugu and Tamil films
• Annapoorna, Telugu actress
• Anjali Telugu & Tamil film actress
• Bhanupriya - Actress
• Bindu Madhavi Reddy - Actress
• Bhanumathi Ramakrishna - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer
• Devika - Telugu and Tamil actress.
• Eesha Rebba- Telugu actress.
• Fatafat Jayalaxmi - Telugu actress in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada films.
• G. Varalakshmi - Actress.
• Jayasudha - Film Actress
• Jaya Prada - Film Actress
• Jamuna - Telugu actress.
• Krishnaveni - Actress, singer, producer.
• Krishna Kumari - Telugu actress.
• Keerthi Reddy - Actress
• Lakshmi - Telugu and Tamil Actress. (Telugu father).
• Lakshmi Manchu- Telugu actress.
• Laya - Film Actress
• Malashri- Kannada actress
• Pasupuleti Kannamba - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer.
• Priya Anand- Tamil and Hindi actress. (Telugu mother).
• Rambha - Actress
• Ramya Krishnan- Actress. (Telugu father).
• Rohini (actress)- Actress.
• Roja Selvamani - Actress
• Samantha Akkineni- Telugu and Tamil actress. (Telugu father)
• Sameera Reddy - Actress (Telugu father).
• Santha Kumari - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer.
• Savitri - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer.
• Sharada - Film Actress.
• Silk Smitha- actress in South Indian film industry.
• Sneha - Actress
• Sowkar Janaki - Telugu, Tamil actress.
• Sobhita Dhulipala-Telugu,Hindi actress.
• Sridevi- Indian actress. (Telugu mother).
• Sri Divya - Telugu film actress
• S. Varalakshmi - Telugu, Tamil actress.
• Shreya Dhanwanthary- Hindi, Telugu actress
• Swara Bhaskar - Film Actress
• Swati Reddy - Film actress/television presenter.
• Vijayashanti- Actress and Politician.
• Vanisri - Telugu and Kannada actress.

• E.V.V. Satyanarayana - Film Director
• G. Neelakanta Reddy - Film Director
• S. Gopal Reddy - Cinematographer, Producer
• Ananth Sreeram - Lyricist
• Moola Narayana Swamy - Producer
• P. Pullaiah - Producer
• Shyam Prasad Reddy - Film Producer
• D.V. Narasa Raju- Writer and Film Director
• Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao - Film Actor/Director/Producer/Dialogue Delivery Artist/Dubbing Artist/Viswa Vikyatha NataSarwabowma Title Winner/ Ex.Chief minister of Andhra pradesh.
• Vidyasagar - Music director
• Gopichand Lagadapati - Actor/Director/Writer/Producer
• Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy - Writer
• H.M. Reddy- First Telugu,first Tamil & first Kannada film director.
• B.N. Reddy- Legendary director & producer, Dadasaheb phalke winner.
• Ramesh Naidu - Music director
• B. Nagireddy - Legendary director & producer, Dadasaheb phalke winner.
• Moola Narayana Swamy - Vauhini Studios owner and producer.
• Nandini Reddy - Film Director
• Sameer Reddy - Cinematographer
• Midde Rama Rao - Film Producer.
• Katta Subba Rao - Telugu Film Director.
• Kasinadhuni Viswanath - One of India's most famous directors
• Akkineni L. V. Prasad - Producer/Director
• Edida Nageshwara Rao - Producer
• Allu Aravind - Producer
• A.M. Rathnam - Producer
• Sekhar Kammula - Director/producer
• Nagesh Kukunoor - Director/producer
• V.V. Vinayak - Director
• Krishna Vamsi - Director
• Sukumar - Director
• Bapu (Sattiraju Laxminarayana) - Artist/Film Director.
• Adurthi Subba Rao - Film Producer/Director.
• D. Ramanaidu - Film Producer/Studio owner.
• A. Kodandarami Reddy - Film Director.
• Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao - Director/Producer
• Kodi Ramakrishna - Director
• Paruchuri Brothers - Writers
• S.V. Krishna Reddy - Film Director.
• Jandhyala- Film Director
• Yandamuri Veerendranath - Writer/Director
• Vamsy - Film Director
• Pingali Nagendrarao - Poet and Lyricist
• Chota K. Naidu - Cinematographer
• Shyam K. Naidu - Cinematographer
• Devi Sri Prasad - Music Director
• Surender Reddy - Film Director
• S.S. Rajamouli - Film Director
• Samudrala Raghavacharya - Poet and Lyricist
• Samudrala Ramanujacharya - Poet and Lyricist
• Selvaraghavan - Tamil Film Director
• Aacharya Aatreya - Poet and Lyricist
• Aarudhra - Poet and Lyricist
• Kosaraju Raghavaiah - Poet and Lyricist
• Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu - Poet and Lyricist
• Veturi Sundara Rama Murthy - Poet and Lyricist
• jaladi - Poet and Lyricist
• Rajashri - Poet and Lyricist
• Vennelakanti - Poet and Lyricist
• Sirivennela Sitaramasastri- Poet and Lyricist
• Bhuvana Chandra- Poet and Lyricist
• C. Ashwini Dutt - Film Producer
• Dil Raju (Venkatramana Reddy) - Film Producer
• K.S. Rama Rao - Film Producer
• Ram Gopal Varma - Film Producer/Director
• M.M. Keeravani - Music Director
• Aneesh Chaganty -Hollywood Film director
• Mani Sharma - Music Director
• M.S. Raju - Film Producer
• A. Sreekar Prasad - Film Editor
• Puri Jagannadh - Film Director
• Trivikram Srinivas - Dialogue Writer/Film Director

• Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao - Legendary Singer and music Composer.
• S.P. Balasubrahmanyam - Singer, Guinness record holder having sung more number of songs by any male.
• S. Janaki - a legendary South Indian playback singer
• P. Susheela - a legendary South Indian playback singer
• S.P. Sailaja - Singer
• Mano - Singer
• Madhavapeddi Satyam - Singer