This is a list of notable Telugu people, also referred to as the Andhras in the Puranas. Telugu people are an ethnolinguistic group that speak Telugu, a Dravidian language in Southern India.
Ancient dynasties and kingdoms
Ancient dynasties Satavahana dynasty, also referred to as Andhras (2nd Century BCE – 3rd Century CE) Andhra Ikshvaku (3rd Century CE – 4th Century CE) Bruhatpalayana (270 CE – 285 CE) Salankayanas (300 CE – 440 CE) Eastern Ganga dynasty (505 CE – 1434 CE) Vishnukundina Dynasty (420 CE – 624 CE) Eastern Chalukyas (624 CE – 1189 CE) Medieval dynasties Pericchedi Kingdom (626 CE – 1292 CE) Chalukyas of Vemulavada (7th Century CE – 10th Century CE) Kakatiya dynasty (1163 CE – 1323 CE) Kota Dynasty (1100 CE – 1270 CE) Kondapadumati Dynasty (1114 CE – 1250 CE) Chagi Dynasty (1100 CE – 1477 CE) Reddy dynasty (1325 CE – 1448 CE) Gona Dynasty (13th Century CE) Aravidu Dynasty (1336 CE – 1646 CE) Telugu Chodas Renati Chodas (5th Century CE – 9th Century CE) Velanati Chodas (1076 CE – 1216 CE) Pottapi Chodas (11th Century CE) Konidena Chodas (1050 CE – 1300 CE) Nannuru Chodas (12th Century CE) Nellore Chodas (11th Century CE – 12th Century CE) Nayaks of South India Musunuri Nayakas (14th Century CE) Recherla Nayakas (1368 CE – 1435 CE) Pemmasani Nayaks (1423–1685) Sayapaneni Nayaks (16th Century CE) Nayaks of Gingee (1509–1649) Madurai Nayak dynasty (1529–1736) Nayaks of Tanjore (1532–1673) Nayaks of Kalahasti (1542 CE – 1646 CE) Foreign countries Nayaks of Kandy (1739–1815) ruled Sri Lanka.
Royalty
Maharaja of Vizianagaram Bastar State Venkatagiri estate Thotapalle Estate Nuzvid Estate Pithapuram Estate Ettayapuram estate Bobbili Estate Rekapalle Estate Raja of Panagal Manyam Zamindar Gadwal Samsthanam Papannapet Samsthanam Wanaparthy Samsthanam
Historical warriors and rulers
Gautamiputra Satakarni, He is the most powerful king of Satavahana Dynasty, King Kandara Madhava Varma II, He is the most powerful king of Vishnukundina Dynasty, He fought and won many more battles and he defeated Vakatakas King Prithivishena II. Rajaraja Narendra, He is the most powerful king of Eastern Chalukyas, and patronage to Telugu language. Ganapati Deva, He is the greatest king of Kakatiya Dynasty, He Unified Telugu Lands. Kulottunga I, He is the first Chalukya Cholas emperor, He Conqueror Kalinga, Sri Lanka, and Victory In Battle. Gonka II, He was regarded as greatest among of all Chodas and also fought as general in earlier battles during his father reign. Gopana, Army commander of Vijayanagara Empire. Madanna and Akkanna, Two Brothers and Historical Warriors. Jayapa Nayudu, He defeated a Velanati Chodas, Jayapa participated in the Kakatiya conquest of Ganapatideva and was honoured with the title "Vairigodhuma Gharatta". Gona Budda Reddy, He was a poet and ruler lived in Southern India. Prolaya Vema Reddy, First ruler of Reddi Kingdom, He was part of the confederation of states that started a Guerilla Tactics Movement against the invading Turkic Muslim armies of the Delhi Sultanate. Rama Raya, Vijayanagara Emperor, Founder of Aravidu Dynasty. Venkatapati Raya, Aravidu dynasty. He dealt successfully with the Deccan Sultans of Bijapur and Golkonda, the internal disorders, promoting economic revival in the country. Timmarusu, was the Prime Minister of Krishna Deva Raya . He had also served as Prime Minister under Viranarasimha Raya and Tuluva Narasa Nayaka. Kapaya Nayaka, Historical warrior and opposed Muslim rule. Palanati Brahmanaidu, Historical warrior. Nagama Nayaka, He defeated Veerasekhara chola, and is the father of Viswanatha Nayak. Viswanatha Nayak, Founder of Madurai Nayak Dynasty; defeated five Pandiyan kings. Thirumala Nayaka, He is the most powerful king of Madurai Nayak Dynasty, war Against Bijapur Sultanate and Victory in the Battle. Bangaru Thirumala Nayaka, He was a member of Madurai Nayak royal family and Military Commander of the Madurai Nayak King Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha (1704–1731). Sevappa Nayak, first ruler of Nayaks of Tanjore. Raghunatha Nayak, He is the most powerful king of Nayaks of Tanjore. Khem Nayak, He led a Rebellion as the Military Commander of Thanjavur Nayak against the Portuguese in their conquest of the Jaffna kingdom in 1619. Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu, won the Battle of Raichur for Sri Krishna Devaraya. Commander of Vijayanagara Empire Army. Malik Maqbul Tilangani, He was a Military Commander in the Kakatiya Dynasty. Shitab Khan, He joined as a foot soldier in the army of Humayun Shah, the Bahmani Sultan. Damarla Chennappa Nayaka, Notable Ruler of Nayaks of Kalahasti. Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, Last king of the Kingdom of Kandy Venkatarama Reddy, was the first Hindu kotwal of Kingdom of Hyderabad as in the late 19th and early 20th century,
Order of the Indian Empire Sir Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju, Maharaja of Vizianagaram, awarded Grand Commander of theOrder of the Indian Empire from the United Kingdom. Sir Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra, Maharaja of Venkatagiri, awarded Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire and Companion of the Order of the Star of India from the United Kingdom. Rao Venkata Kumara Mahipati Surya Rau, Maharaja of Pithapuram, He Awarded Order of the Indian Empire From United Kingdom. Venkata Ranga Rao, Maharaja of Bobbili, He Awarded Order of the Indian Empire From United Kingdom. Panaganti Ramarayaningar, He is Raja of Panagal, He Awarded Order of the Indian Empire From United Kingdom. Women Rulers Rani Rudrama Devi, She is the most powerful queen of Kakatiya Dynasty. Rani Mangammal, She is the most powerful queen of Madurai Nayak Dynasty. Bhagmati was a mystic Hindu queen. Govindamamba Pemmasani Nayakuralu Nagamma was a renowned statesperson and minister to King Nalagama, the ruler of Palanadu in Guntur District. In the epic war—Palnati Yudham (War of Palnadu).
Governors of States Ashok Gajapathi Raju – Current Governor of Goa B. Satya Narayan Reddy – Former Governor of Odisha Bandaru Dattatreya – Current Governor of Haryana and Former Governor of Himachal Pradesh Bezawada Gopala Reddy – Former Governor of Uttar Pradesh C. Vidyasagar Rao – Former Governor of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu K. V. Krishna Rao – Former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura Kambhampati Hari Babu – Current Governor of Mizoram K. V. Raghunatha Reddy – Former Governor of Tripura Kasu Brahmananda Reddy – Former Governor of Maharashtra Kona Prabhakara Rao – Former Governor of Maharashtra Konijeti Rosaiah – Former Governor of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Marri Chenna Reddy – Former Governor of Tamil Nadu P. Chandra Reddy – Former Governor of Andhra Pradesh P. S. Ramamohan Rao – Former Governor of Tamil Nadu Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah – Former Governor of Bihar V. Rama Rao – Former Governor of Sikkim V. S. Ramadevi – Former Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka V. V. Giri – Former Governor of Karnataka
Speaker of the Lok Sabha Neelam Sanjiva Reddy – Former Speaker of the Lok Sabha G. M. C. Balayogi – Former Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Chief Ministers Tanguturi Prakasam – Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency and Andhra State Burgula Ramakrishna Rao – Former Chief Minister of Hyderabad State A. Subbarayalu Reddiar – Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency Panaganti Ramarayaningar – Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency B. Munuswamy Naidu – Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili – Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu – Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja – Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency Bezawada Gopala Reddy – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Neelam Sanjiva Reddy – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Damodaram Sanjivayya – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Kasu Brahmananda Reddy – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh P. V. Narasimha Rao – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Jalagam Vengala Rao – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Marri Chenna Reddy – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Tanguturi Anjaiah – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Janardhana Reddy – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh K. Rosaiah – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Kiran Kumar Reddy – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh K. C. Reddy – Former Chief Minister of Mysore State V. Venkatasubha Reddiar – Former Chief Minister of Puducherry N. T. Rama Rao – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu – Current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy – Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh K. Chandrashekar Rao – Former Chief Minister of Telangana
Deputy Chief Ministers Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy – Former Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Damodar Raja Narasimha – Former Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Koneru Ranga Rao – Former Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh J.V. Narsing Rao – Former Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh C. Jagannatha Rao – Former Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy – Former Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh K. E. Krishnamurthy – Former Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nimmakayala Chinarajappa – Former Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh T. Rajaiah – Former Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana Kadiyam Srihari – Former Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana M. Bhatti Vikramarka – Current Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana K. Pawan Kalyan – Current Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Presidents, Governors-General, Vice-Presidents & Prime Ministers Presidents Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan – Former President of India and former Vice President of India V. V. Giri – Former President of India and former Vice President of India Neelam Sanjiva Reddy – Former President of India Vice Presidents Venkaiah Naidu – Former Vice President of India Governors-General Anand Satyanand – Governor-General of New Zealand from 2006 to 2011, the first Roman Catholic, Asian, ethnic minority as well as ethnic Indian officeholder of the position Prime Ministers P. V. Narasimha Rao – Former Prime minister of India
Revolutionaries
Alluri Sitarama Raju – freedom fighter & Revolutionary (Viplava Jyothi) Komaram Bheem – was an Indian tribal leader who fought against the Asaf Jahi Dynasty for the liberation of Hyderabad .He took up arms against Nizam's soldiers, who he fought until his last breath. Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy – An Indian freedom fighter and chieftain, widely recognized as one of the first individuals to revolt against the British East India Company in the Telugu regions in the mid-19th century (specifically, the 1846–1847 uprising in Kurnool district). Anabheri Prabhakar Rao – was a Telangana guerrilla leader and is also considered a foremost authority of the Telugu language. He was an Indian freedom fighter, considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. Arutla Ramchandra Reddy – was an Indian freedom fighter. He was among the leaders and fighters in the armed freedom struggle against the rule of Nizam. Kaloji Narayana Rao – was an Indian poet, freedom fighter, anti-fascist and political activist of Telangana. Raavi Narayana Reddy – was a leader in the Telangana Rebellion against the rule of Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII. Baddam Yella Reddy – was an Indian Communist politician from Telangana. He was one of the prominent leaders in the Telangana armed struggle against the Nizam Regiment.