People from Guntur
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This gives a rough list of People of importance from (or related to) the Guntur City and its Region/District (of India
) in the last 2200 years. Some of these have international, national recognition and many other with local importance.
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) in the last 2200 years. Some of these have international, national recognition and many other with local importance.
Medieval
- Jayapa NayuduJayapa NayuduJayapa Nayudu or Jayapa Senani was the military commander under Ganapatideva, the Kakatiya king who ruled Andhra Pradesh during the medieval period from his seat in Warangal....
- Kakatiya military commander and writer on Indian Dance forms. - Pierre Jules César Janssen (Detected first evidence of HeliumHeliumHelium is the chemical element with atomic number 2 and an atomic weight of 4.002602, which is represented by the symbol He. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, inert, monatomic gas that heads the noble gas group in the periodic table...
during solar eclipse in Guntur) - Sri Narayana Tirtha (Advaita Philosopher)
- Sri Thikkana somayajiTikkanaTikkana was born into a family of Shaivite family during the Golden Age of the Kakatiya dynasty. He was the second poet of the "Trinity of Poets " that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over a period of centuries. Nannaya Bhattaraka was the first, though he translated only two and a half...
, Andhra Mahabharatam - Tenali RamakrishnaTenali RamakrishnaGarlapati Tenali Ramakrishna , popularly known as Tenali Rama and Vikata Kavi, was a court-poet of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 16th century. He was one of the Ashtadiggajas who belonged to the court of Krishnadevaraya in Vijayanagar....
(One of the Ashtadiggajas) - Vasireddy Venkatadri NayuduVasireddy Venkatadri NayuduVasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu was the last king of the Vasireddy Clan that ruled parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh from 1413 until the advent of the British. He was popularly known as the first king who revolted against British in India. The original seat of power was Chintapalli in present-day...
- Ruler of Amaravati.
Recent
- Amma Anasuyadevi of Jillellamudi(Philosopher)
- ChakrapaniChakrapaniAluri Chakrapani or Aluri Venkata Subbarao was a multilingual genius and a popular writer and director of South Indian films.-Early life:...
(Motion Pictures) - Chadalavada Umesh ChandraChadalavada Umesh ChandraChadalavada Umesh Chandra was one of the most reputed Police officers in the history of Andhra Pradesh. In his tenure as Superintendent of Police of Cuddapah district, he restored normal conditions within a short time...
(IPS) - Chittor V. NagaiahChittor V. NagaiahChitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The...
(Motion Pictures) - DhulipalaDhulipala Seetharama SastryDhulipala Seetharama Sastry , popularly known as Dhulipala is a veteran Telugu film and Stage Actor of Andhra Pradesh, India....
(Motion Pictures) - Ghantasala Balaramayya (Motion Pictures)
- Krishna (actor)Krishna (actor)Warning: It is not an impartial presentation and it seems to be written by an Aficionado without any citations. Superfluous and presumptious.Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna , commonly referred to as Krishna, is a Telugu film actor...
(Motion Pictures) - Gurram Joshua (Poet)
- Jandhyala Papayya SastryJandhyala Papayya SastryJandhyala Papayya Sastry was an eminent Telugu Writer and Lyricist. He was popularly known as Karunasri because his writings expressively show Karuna or Karunyam, one of the Nine Rasa...
(Poet) - Jagarlamudi KuppuswamyJagarlamudi KuppuswamyJagarlamudi Kuppuswamy Chowdary was a prominent philanthropist and educationist in Andhra Pradesh. He hailed from Karamchedu in Prakasam district. JKC college in Guntur is named after him.-External links:*...
(Philanthropist) - Kodavatiganti KutumbaraoKodavatiganti KutumbaraoKodavatiganti Kutumba Rao B.Sc. , also known as Ko Ku, was an exponent of the Telugu literature in the 20th century...
(Literature) - Konda Venkatappayya (Freedom fighter, Philanthropist)
- Gummadi Venkateswara RaoGummadi Venkateswara RaoGummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character...
(Motion Pictures) - Jamuna RamanaraoJamuna RamanaraoJamuna is a veteran Telugu actress, a director and a politician.-Early life and background:Jamuna was born in Nidamaru, Guntur to Nippani Srinivas Rao, a Madhwa Brahmin business man, and Kausalya Devi, an Arya Vysya. She grew up in Duggirala, Guntur District in Andhra Pradesh state,...
(Motion Pictures) - KanchanamalaKanchanamalaKanchanamala or Kanchana Mala was a popular Telugu film actress. She was the first glamorous film personality during those early days of Telugu cinema....
(Motion Pictures) - Kongara JaggayyaKongara JaggayyaKongara Jaggayya was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known as "Kanchu Kantam" Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 August 2004; also transliterated as Jaggaiah) was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known...
(Motion Pictures) - Kosaraju RaghavaiahKosaraju RaghavaiahKosaraju or Kosaraju Raghavaiah or Kosaraju Raghavaiah Chowdary was a Telugu poet and writer. His lyrics are stepped in Telugu folklore and rural idiom. Born in 1905 in an agricultural family in Appikatla village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Raghavaih studied Telugu literature, epics and...
- Writer and poet - Madabhushi Srinivasacharyulu (Theatrical, Motion Pictures)
- Madhavapeddi Satyam (Motion Pictures)
- Mukkamala (Motion Pictures)
- N.G. RangaN.G. RangaGogineni Ranga nayukulu , better known as N. G. Ranga , was an Indian freedom fighter, parliamentarian, and kisan leader...
(Politics) - Bhanumathi Ramakrishna (Motion Pictures)
- Satyam SankaramanchiSankaramanchiSatyam Sankaramanchi is a storyteller who was born in the tiny village of Amaravati near Guntur City, in Andhra Pradesh, India. He started telling all of his stories by weaving a whole new world around this tiny village Amaravati...
(Amaravati KathaluAmaravati KathaluAmaravati Kathalu is a collection of Telugu short stories written by Satyam Sankaramanchi.The stories are about the people of the village of Amaravati and were first published in the AandhraJoyti newspaper. The series ran for two years...
) - Savitri KommareddySavitri KommareddyKommareddy Savitri or Savitri Ganesh , was an Indian actress, director and producer. She had appeared in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi languages...
(Motion Pictures) - Sistla Narasimharao (Freedom fighter, First MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
of Guntur City ) - Tellakula Jalayya (Philanthropist)
- Tripuraneni RamaswamyTripuraneni RamaswamyTripuraneni Ramaswamy was a lawyer, playwright and reformer active among the Telugu-speaking people. He was part of a growing movement in India to reassess the culture of India...
"Kaviraju" (Poet) - Tummala Seetharama MurthyTummala Seetharama MurthyTummala Seetharama Murthy was an Indian poet writing in Telugu.Murthy was born in Kavuru village in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Works such as "Rashtragaanamu" reflect patriotism and the Indian independence struggle. He was honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1969, and with the...
"Tenugulenka" (Poet) - Vasireddy SeethadeviVasireddy SeethadeviVasireddy Seethadevi was a Telugu writer of Andhra Pradesh, India.Seethadevi published around forty-two novels, ten short-story collections, and several essays. Her novel Mareechika was banned by the state government of Andhra Pradesh. She waged a war against the government in the court, and got...
- Novelist - Tripuraneni GopichandTripuraneni GopichandTripuraneni Gopichand was a Telugu short story writer, novelist, editor, essayist, playwright and film director. Gopichand's writings are remarkable for interplay of values, ideas and 'isms' - materialism, rationalism, existentialism, realism and humanism...
- Novelist and Movie Director - Y. Nayudamma- Renowned scientist.
- Vattikuti Venkata Subbaiah "Guntur Gandhi" (Philanthropist)
- Vavilala Gopalakrishnayya (Freedom Fighter, Philanthropist)
- Yeleswarapu Kutumba Sastry (Theatrical, Motion Pictures)
Current
- BrahmanandamBrahmanandamBrahmanandam Kanneganti is an Indian actor, commonly appearing in Telugu films. He was born into a Viswakarma gold smith family. He holds Guinness World Record for acting in the most number of films in a single language. He was starred in over 900 films till date. He is noted for Physical comedy...
(Motion Pictures) - D. RamanaiduD. RamanaiduDaggubati Ramanaidu is an Indian movie producer. In 2010, He was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The Guinness Book of Records lists him as the most prolific producer with 130 films...
(Motion Pictures) - Dr. ReddyAnji ReddyKallam Anji Reddy is an Indian entrepreneur in the pharmaceutical industry, the founder-chairman of Dr Reddy's Labs, which he established in 1984, and chairman of Dr Reddy’s Foundation , the corporate social responsibility arm of the group, established 1996.-Early life and education:He spent his...
[Pharma, Labs] (Entrepreneur) - Yarlagadda NayudammaYarlagadda NayudammaDr. Yarlagadda Nayudamma is a renowned pediatric surgeon based in Guntur. He hails from Karamchedu in Prakasam district. He has several firsts to his credit including the separation of Siamese Twins joined at various parts of the body. Dr.Y.Nayudamma is the only Surgeon in the Country to separate 3...
- Renowned Pediatric Surgeon - K.Rosaiah (Former Chief Minister of APAndhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
). - Kasinadhuni ViswanathKasinadhuni ViswanathKasinadhuni Vishwanath is an Indian film director and actor from Telugu Cinema. He is a multiple winner of National Film Award and Nandi Award...
(Motion Pictures) - Sri Chinna Jeer Swamy - SitanagaramSitanagaramSitanagaram is a small town and an ancient site located in the District of Guntur in East-Coast part of India. It is 18 miles north of Guntur City on the bank of River Krishna near Vijayawada...
(Philosopher) - S. JanakiS. JanakiS. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
(Motion Pictures) - Sri Viswaguru 'Viswamji' - Philosopher and Spiritual Guru
- Dr.Prasadaraya Kulapathi (Peetadhipathi of Sri Siddeshwari Peetham, Courttalam(TN))