This is a list of notable people from Andhra Pradesh, India, throughout history.

Independence advocates Alluri Sitarama Raju – revolutionary, led the Rampa Rebellion of 1922-1924 Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy – early opponent of British rule Vedre Ramachandra Reddy Bhoodhan – social reformer, Satyagraha Movement leader Gottipati Brahmaiah Chowdary Satyanarayana – human rights activist, Legislator Puchalapalli Sundaraiah – founding member of Communist Party in India Kalluri Chandramouli Vavilala Gopalakrishnaya Kaneganti Hanumanthu Veerapandiya Kattabomman – Palaiyakkarar, early opponent of British rule Chandra Pulla Reddy – communist leader Gouthu Latchanna Makineni Basavapunnaiah – communist leader Sarojini Naidu – poet Tanguturi Prakasam – known as "Andhra Kesari" Muktyala Raja – Member of Legislative Assembly, infrastructure creation in India N. G. Ranga Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao – politician Koratala Satyanarayana – communist politician Potti Sreeramulu – revolutionary, fasted to death in protest for separate Andhra Pradesh Swami Ramanand Tirtha – educator and social activist Pingali Venkayya – designed the Indian national flag Kommareddi Suryanarayana Kotagiri Venkata Krishna Rao – poet Digavalli Venkata Siva Rao – lawyer, historian and writer

Reserve Bank of India Governors Y. Venugopal Reddy – Governor of Reserve Bank of India, 2003–2008 Duvvuri Subbarao – Governor of Reserve Bank of India, 2008–2012

Chief Ministers Neelam Sanjiva Reddy – later the President of India Tanguturi Prakasam Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Bezawada Gopala Reddy Bhavanam Venkataram Reddy Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Damodaram Sanjivayya Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Nadendla Bhaskara Rao Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy Nara Chandrababu Naidu Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Konijeti Rosaiah Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy

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 General K. V. Krishna Rao, Chief of the Army Staff (India), 1981–83

Government officials Mohd Amanullah Khan - politician G. Raghava Reddy – IPS, known for innovative farming

Education Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan – vice-chancellor of Andhra University Arjula Ramachandra Reddy – biologist, first vice-chancellor of Yogi Vemana University Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy – founder and vice-chancellor of Andhra University; Vice-chancellor of Mysore University G. Ram Reddy – former University Grants Commission chairman Vasireddy Sri Krishna – former vice-chancellor of Andhra University Lakshmi Chilukuri,Provost Of Sixth College And Mother Of Second Lady Usha Vance.

Business and industry Kallam Anji Reddy – founder of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Prathap C. Reddy – founder of Apollo Hospitals, India G. Pulla Reddy – businessman, philanthropist, educationist Gunupati Venkata Krishna Reddy – founder of GVK P Obul Reddy – founder of Nippo batteries Prem Reddy – founder of Prime Healthcare Services, which owns several hospitals in the United States Ramesh Gelli – founder and chairperson of the erstwhile and now defunct Global Trust Bank Mullapudi Harishchandra Prasad – founder of Andhra Sugars Byrraju Ramalinga Raju – founder of Satyam Computers T. Subbarami Reddy – founder of Gayatri group; philanthropist S. P. Y. Reddy – Chairman of Nandi Pipes, Panyam Cements and S.P.Y. Agro Industries Nimmagadda Prasad – founder of Chairman of Matrix Laboratories Lagadapati Rajagopal – founder and Chairman of Lanco Group Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao – chairman, GMR Group; first Telugu person on Forbes magazine's billionaires list Ramoji Rao – Head of Eenadu Group, Ramoji Film city Rayapati Sambasiva Rao – Jayalaxmi Group of companies Galla Ramachandra Naidu – founder of Amar Raja Group

Science Raj Reddy – scientist in artificial intelligence U. Aswathanarayana – Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, Hyderabad N N Murthy – quality and environment expert Yelavarthy Nayudamma – chemical engineer Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya – engineer Yellapragada Subbarow – cancer researcher A. S. Rao – scientist, founder of the Electronics Corporation of India Limited C.R.Rao – statistician and professor emeritus at Penn State University K.L. Rao – civil engineer, irrigation expert and political leader Prof. Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao – physicist (spectroscopy) Praveen Kumar Gorakavi - Chemical Engineer Kumar Biradha - researcher in the field of crystal engineering Aparajita Datta (born 1970), conservation scientist with the Nature Conservation Foundation

Artists Krishna Reddy – printmaker and sculptor Vempati Chinna Satyam – exponent of Kuchipudi dance Eelapata Raghuramaiah – stage and cinema actor in Andhra Pradesh Raja and Radha Reddy – Kuchipudi Shobha Naidu – Kuchipudi Yamini Reddy – Kuchipudi

Musicians and dancers Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna – Carnatic singer and musician Nataraja Ramakrishna – dance guru; revived ancient Andhra Natyam and Perini styles of dance; Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Nataka Academy Ghantasala – playback singer of old classical Indian movies, predominantly Telugu Emani Sankara Sastry – Veena player of Carnatic music Vempati Chinna Satyam – dance guru of the Kuchipudi dance form S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – male singer Raja and Radha Reddy – Kuchipudi dancers Shobha Naidu – Kuchipudi dancer S. Janaki – female playback singer M. M. Keeravani – music director Yamini Krishnamurthy – Kuchipudi and Bharathanatyam dancer Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu – violinist P. B. Sreenivas – playback singer P. Susheela – playback singer

Literature Gona Budda Reddy – 13th-century poet Vemana – Telugu poet Nannaya – first Telugu writer (Adi kavi), Mahabharatam in Telugu started by him, out of 18 parvas 3.5 parvas written by him Potana – Mahabhagavatam, Bhogini Dandakam Tikkana – Mahabharatam last 14 parvas written by him Gurazada Apparao – Telugu poet Gudipati Venkata Chalam – novelist Gurram Jashuva – Telugu poet, author, Telugu and Sanskrit scholar Tirupati Venkata Kavulu – two Telugu poets Devulapalli Krishnasastri – Telugu poet Tummala Seetharama Murthy – Telugu poet Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham – writer Jatavallabhula Purushottam - poet Kethu Viswanatha Reddy – poet from Rayalaseema D.V.Narasa Raju – Telugu writer, novelist Kavisekhara Dr Umar Alisha – Telugu poet Tripuraneni Ramaswamy – playwright Garikapati Narasimha Rao – Avadhani Keshava Reddy – Telugu novelist M. S. Reddy – writer Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry – Telugu poet Viswanatha Satyanarayana – Telugu poet Vasireddy Seethadevi – Novelist Paravastu Chinnayya Soori – Telugu scholar Tripuraneni Gopichand – author Srirangam Srinivasarao – Telugu poet Ushasri – Writer Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry – Telugu poet Tanikella Bharani - Filmwriter, Actor, Poet Janardhana Maharshi - (author, poet, film writer) Dantu Muralikrishna - Writer, Singer & Scientist

Philosophers Jiddu Krishnamurti – philosopher Sri Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami – mystic

Award winners Bharat Ratna Varahagiri Venkata Giri – former President of India

Padma Vibhushan Cingireddy Narayana Reddy Akkineni Nageswara Rao Ravi Narayana Reddy Prathap C. Reddy Y. Venugopal Reddy Sarvepalli Gopal Kotha Satchidanda Murthy Padmaja Naidu M. Narasimham N. G. Ranga Sri Prakasa C. R. Rao Palle Rama Rao Kaloji Narayana Rao V. Kasturi Ranga Varadarja Rao – Telugu origin, born in Tamil Nadu Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah P. Venugopal Mehdi Nawaz Jung Ali Yavar Jung Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim C. D. Deshmukh Ramoji Rao

Padma Bhushan B.N. Reddy Jaggayya Vempati Chinna Satyam Raj Reddy Akkineni Nageshwara Rao Konidela Chiranjeevi Perugu Siva Reddy Daggubati Ramanaidu P. Susheela G.V.K. Reddy Raja and Radha Reddy Krishna Ghattamaneni K. Srinath Reddy Satya N. Atluri C.K. Nayudu A. S. Rao

Padma Shree V. Nagayya Cingireddy Narayana Reddy Eelapata Raghuramaiah Akkineni Nageswara Rao Ghantasala Venkateswar Rao D. Nageshwar Reddy K.C. Reddy Kallam Anji Reddy Perugu Siva Reddy S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu Shobha Naidu Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri D. V. S. Raju Brahmanandam V.V.S.Laxman Shobha Raju Nataraja Ramakrishna Allu Ramalingaiah Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Raja and Radha Reddy Nerella Venumadhav K. Viswanath Srikanth Kidambi

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Pullela Gopichand – badminton (2000–2001) Karnam Malleswari – weightlifting (1995–1996) Saina Nehwal – badminton (2009–10)

Arjuna Award Koneru Humpy – chess Sharath Kamal – table tennis Yousuf Khan – football Mukesh Kumar – hockey Karnam Malleswari – weightlifting A. Ramana Rao – volleyball J. J. Shobha – track and field

Dronacharya Award Pullela Gopichand – badminton, 2009

Member of the Order of the British Empire Sekhar Tam Tam – for service as District Medical Officer in the British Caribbean island of Grenada 2006 Birthday Honours List

Judges, advocates and lawyers K. Jayachandra Reddy L. Narasimha Reddy Subodh Markandeya Konda Madhava Reddy K. Punnaiah

Sports

Cricket Buchi Babu Naidu C.K. Nayudu M.S.K. Prasad Bharath Reddy Nitish Kumar Reddy Venkatapathy Raju Yalaka Venugopal Rao Cota Ramaswami Ambati Rayudu

Archery

Jyothi Surekha Vennam

Athletics Kodi Rammurthy Naidu Neelapu Rami Reddy – former sprinter and athletics champion Jyothi Yerraji – hurdler

Chess Dronavalli Harika Pendyala Harikrishna Koneru Humpy

Weightlifting Karnam Malleswari – Olympic bronze medallist

Hockey Mukesh Kumar

Badminton Chetan Anand Pullela Gopichand

Other sports Achanta Sharath Kamal – table tennis A. Ramana Rao – volleyball

Music

Traditional Kshetrayya Tallapaka Annamacharya Bhadradri Ramadasu Tyagaraja – of the trinity of Carnatic music

Classical Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna Nedunuri Krishnamurthy Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu Sripada Pinakapani Emani Sankara Sastry Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana U.Srinivas

Film score

S. Rajeswara Rao – composer Ghantasala – singer, composer S P Balasubrahmanyam – singer K. Chakravarthy – composer Jikki – singer S. Janaki – singer Koti – composer Nagur Babu (Mano) – singer Veturi – lyricist M. M. Keeravani – composer, lyricist, singer Ramana Gogula – composer Ramesh Naidu – composer Devi Sri Prasad – composer, singer S V Krishna Reddy – composer Satyam – composer Mani Sharma – composer Sirivennela Sitaramasastri – lyricist P. B. Sreenivas – singer Sunitha – singer Usha – singer P. Susheela – singer Master Venu – composer

Dance Vempati Chinna Satyam Sidhendra Yogi – originator of the Kuchipudi dance style Raja and Radha Reddy – Kuchipudi, Padma Bhushan awardees Shobha Naidu – Kuchipudi, Padma Sri awardee Jayapa Nayudu

Cinema

Directors

Raghupathi Venkaiah H. M. Reddy B. N. Reddy B. Nagi Reddy C. S. R. Anjaneyulu Bapu K Vishwanath Shyam Benegal L. V. Prasad Dasari Narayana Rao A. Kodandarami Reddy K. Raghavendra Rao S. V. Krishna Reddy V. N. Reddy Jandhyala E V V Satyanarayana S. S. Rajamouli Kodi Ramakrishna Trivikram Srinivas Puri Jagannadh Sukumar Sekhar Kammula Deva Katta Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi (Krish) N.Shankar Srinu Vaitla Krishna Vamsi Ram Gopal Varma V. V. Vinayak Surender Reddy

Producers Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu B. N. Reddy B. Nagi Reddy L V Prasad Allu Aravind Vikram Krishna Murali Mohan M S Raju D. Ramanaidu M. S. Reddy Shyam Prasad Reddy Dil Raju Gopichand Lagadapati

Writers Acharya Aatreya Gopimohan Paruchuri Brothers Mullapudi Venkata Ramana Pingali Nagendra Rao Abburi Ravi B.V.S.Ravi Ajay Sastry Guna Sekhar Trivikram Srinivas Sukumar Tanikella bharani Janardhana Maharshi Kona Venkat Chandra Sekhar Yeleti

Actresses