Here we have created a list of Personalities From Bangalore. Bengaluru, The Silicon Valley of India, is not only known for its thriving IT industry but has also been the birthplace and residence of several prominent individuals who have made significant contributions to various fields. Here is a glimpse of some of the notable founders, scientists, politicians, writers, entrepreneurs, sportspersons, entertainers, architects, and spiritual leaders associated with Bengaluru:
Founders and Architect:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| Nada Prabhu Kempe Gowda | Founder and Architect of Bengaluru |
Scientists:
| Name | Achievements |
|---|
| C V Raman | Nobel Prize in Physics (1930), Bharat Ratna (1954) |
| M. Visvesvarayya | Bharat Ratna (1955), Indian civil engineer, statesman, Diwan of Mysore |
| C. N. R. Rao | Bharat Ratna (2014), Indian Institute of Science (Material Sciences) |
| H Narasimhaiah | Indian physicist, educator, writer, freedom fighter, Padma Bhushan |
| B.P. Radhakrishna | Geologist |
Politicians:
| Name | Position/Role |
|---|
| H. D. Deve Gowda | Former Prime Minister |
| H. D. Kumaraswamy | Former Chief Minister of Karnataka |
| Gundu Rao | Former Chief Minister |
| Siddaramaiah | Former Chief Minister |
| B S Yediyurappa | Former Chief Minister |
| Ramalinga Reddy | Former State Home Minister and various ministries |
| D. K. Shivakumar | Former Minister of Medical Education |
| B.V. Baliga | Former Law Minister; Former Speaker, Mysore State |
| S. Bangarappa | Former Chief Minister |
| S. R. Bommai | Former Chief Minister |
| George Fernandes | Former Defence Minister |
| Kengal Hanumanthaiah | Former Chief Minister |
| Ramakrishna Hegde | Former Chief Minister |
| Qamar ul Islam | Former Housing and Labour Minister |
| Basappa Danappa Jatti | Former Vice-President |
| M.N. Jois | Former M.L.C, Deputy Speaker of Legislative Council – Mysore State |
| Mallikarjun Kharge | Former State Minister (various portfolios); Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha |
| S. M. Krishna | Former External Affairs Minister of India; Former Governor of Maharashtra; Former Chief Minister of Karnataka |
| H.N. Ananth Kumar | Former Union Minister and MP |
| Kadidal Manjappa | Former Chief Minister |
| Veerappa Moily | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Former Chief Minister |
| K. H. Muniyappa | Union Minister of State for Railways |
| S. Nijalingappa | Former Chief Minister |
| Nandan Nilekani | Chairman of UIDAI |
| J. H. Patel | Former Chief Minister |
| Veerendra Patil | Former Chief Minister |
| M. A. M. Ramaswamy | Rajya Sabha MP and industrialist |
| K. C. Reddy | Former Chief Minister |
| Dharam Singh | Former Chief Minister |
| Devaraj Urs | Former Chief Minister |
| H. Vishwanath | Former Minister |
Note: The list continues with more politicians.
Kannada Writers:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| Kuvempu | Poet, Jnanpith awardee |
| U. R. Ananthamurthy | Kannada writer, thinker, and Jnanpith awardee |
| Da Ra Bendre | Poet, Jnanpith awardee |
| S. L. Bhyrappa | Writer, novelist |
| V. K. Gokak | Writer, Jnanapith awardee |
| Masti Venkatesh Iyengar | Jnanpith awardee |
| T. P. Kailasam | Kannada writer, playwright |
| Chandrashekhar Kambar | Jnanapith awardee for contributions to Kannada literature |
| K. Shivaram Karanth | Kannada writer, Jnanapith awardee |
| Girish Karnad | Kannada writer, playwright, actor, Jnanpith awardee |
| K. S. Nissar Ahmed | Kannada poet |
| Sudha Murthy | Author and Social Worker |
Note: The list continues with more Kannada writers.
Other Writers:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| Mahesh Dattani | English playwright and Sahitya Akademi award winner |
| Ramachandra Guha | Historian and Sahitya Akademi award winner |
| Anita Nair | English author of the books “Ladies Coupe” and “Mistress” |
| Malathi Rao | English-language writer, Sahitya Akademi award winner |
| Madhuri Vijay | English-language writer, Pushcart Prize winner |
Entrepreneurs : Personalities From Bangalore:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| G. R. Gopinath | Founder of Deccan Aviation and Deccan 360 |
| Kiran Mazumdar | Founder of Biocon, a biotechnology company |
| N. R. Narayana Murthy | Founder of Infosys |
| Nandan Nilekani | Co-founder of Infosys |
| V. G. Siddhartha | Founder of Café Coffee Day |
Sportspersons Personalities From Bangalore:
Athletics:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| Ashwini Nachappa | Former athlete |
Badminton:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| Prakash Padukone | Badminton player |
| Ashwini Ponnappa | Badminton player |
Billiards Personalities From Bangalore:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| Pankaj Advani | Billiards and snooker World Champion |
Cricket Personalities From Bangalore:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| Mayank Agarwal | Indian cricketer |
| John Bean | English first-class cricketer and British Army officer |
| Vijay Bhardwaj | Former Indian all-rounder |
| Raghuram Bhat | Former Indian left-arm spinner |
| Roger Binny | Former Indian all-rounder |
| Stuart Binny | All-rounder |
| B. S. Chandrasekhar | Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1972 |
| Rahul Dravid | Batsman, former India Captain, and has taken the highest number of catches in international cricket |
| Dodda Ganesh | Former medium pacer |
| Sunil Joshi | Retired all-rounder |
| Syed Kirmani | Retired wicket-keeper |
| Prasidh Krishna | Fast bowler |
| Veda Krishnamurthy | Indian woman cricketer |
| Vinay Kumar | Medium pacer |
| Anil Kumble | Leg spinner, Test Captain, India’s highest wicket-taker, former Indian National Cricket Team coach |
| Abhimanyu Mithun | Indian cricketer |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Ranji player |
| Manish Pandey | Indian cricketer |
| Venkatesh Prasad | Retired fast bowler; India’s former bowling coach |
| Erapalli Prasanna | Retired off-spinner |
| KL Rahul | Indian cricketer |
| Javagal Srinath | Retired fast bowler, match referee |
| Robin Uthappa | Indian cricketer |
| Vellaswamy Vanitha | Former Indian woman cricketer |
| Sadanand Viswanath | Former Indian wicket-keeper |
| Gundappa Ranganath Vishwanath | Former Indian cricket captain (1979–1980) |
Hockey:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| Ashish Ballal | Hockey goalkeeper |
| Arjun Halappa | Indian hockey team |
Note: The list continues with more sportspersons in various disciplines.
Motorsports:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| Arjun Maini | Asian Le Mans Series and Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Driver |
| Akhil Rabindra | GT4 European Series Driver |
| Nikhil Pai | Indian Rallying Co-driver |
| Shreyas Hareesh | Indian Motorcycle Racer |
Swimming:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| Nisha Millet | Olympian at Sydney Olympics 2000 |
Tennis:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| Rohan Bopanna | Professional tennis player |
Entertainers :
Kannada and Indian Cinema:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| Ramesh Aravind | Actor |
| Sandeep Chowta | Music Director, Producer |
| Guru Dutt | Actor, director, producer |
| Dwarkeesh | Actor, comedian |
| Nicole Faria | Actress, model |
| Hamsalekha | Music director, lyricist, dramatist |
| Jaggesh | Actor |
| Amoghavarsha JS | Filmmaker |
| Kalpana | Actress |
| Puttanna Kanagal | Director |
| Girish Kasaravalli | Director |
| Kashinath | Actor |
| Feroz Khan | Actor, editor, producer, director |
| Sanjay Khan | Producer, director, and actor |
| Bangalore Latha | Playback singer |
| Malashree | Actress |
| Manjula | Actress |
| Nithya Menen | Actress |
| Anant Nag | Actor, brother of Shankar Nag |
| Shankar Nag | Actor, producer, director |
| Nayanthara | Actress, producer (born in Bengaluru from Malayali ancestry) |
| Deepika Padukone | Model, actress |
| Prema | Actress |
| Prakash Raj | Actor, director, producer |
| Rajinikanth | Actor |
| Dr. Rajkumar | Actor, singer, producer |
| Puneeth Rajkumar | Actor, son of Dr. Rajkumar |
| Raghavendra Rajkumar | Actor, son of Dr. Rajkumar |
| Shiva Rajkumar | Actor, son of Dr. Rajkumar |
| Ramya | Actress, politician |
| Kiran Rao | Producer, screenwriter, and director |
| V. Ravichandran | Actor, director, producer, music director, editor |
| Anushka Sharma | Actress |
| Soundarya | Actress |
| Srinath | Actor |
| Sudeepa | Actor, director, producer, singer, host |
| Darshan Thoogudeep | Actor |
| Chi. Udayashankar | Dialogue writer and lyricist |
| Upendra | Director, actor, producer |
| Rockline Venkatesh | Actor, film producer |
| Dr. Vishnuvardhan | Actor, singer |
| Yash | Actor |
Note: The list continues with more entertainers.
Architects Personalities From Bangalore:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| K. Jaisim | Architect |
| Kamal Sagar | Architect |
Spiritual Leaders:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| Shivakumara Swami | Spiritual Leader |
| Balagangadharanatha Swamiji | Spiritual Leader |
Other Notable Individual Personalities From Bangalore:
| Name | Contribution |
|---|
| R. K. Baliga | Founder of the Electronics City in Bangalore |
| Shakuntala Devi | Known as the “human calculator“ |
| Amit Kumar C Jain | Doctor and Surgeon |
| Trivikrama Mahadeva | Organizer of funerals for tens of thousands of paupers |
| Thomas Mohan (born 1959) | Wildlife photographer and civil engineer |
| Maya Rao (1928–2014) | Kathak Guru; founder of Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography |
| Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan AC (15 March 1977 – 28 November 2008) | Military officer |
| Dr. H. N. Shubhada | Educationalist |
Note: The list continues with more notable individuals in various fields.
