List of people from Bangalore
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[edit] Medical and Health Experts
- Dr. Yogesh K. Pithwa, FNB [Spine Surgery], MS [Ortho], DNB [Ortho], MNAMS [Ortho], D. Ortho-Consultant Spine Surgeon; first Indian officially accredited and recognized as a spine superspecialist by the National Board; visit http://www.spine-surgeon.org/ to know more about Dr. Pithwa
- Dr. H. Sudarshan - graduated from Bangalore Medical College. Went on to win the Right Livelihood Award and Padma Sri for work with the Soliga tribe of Biligirirangan Hills.
- Dr. K. S. S. Bhat - Cardiologist and lifestyle medicine expert, did his postgraduation in New Zealand. Until recently, was the president of the Indian College of Cardiology.
- Dr Thomas Chandy- Orthopaedic surgeon and MD of HOSMAT Hospital
- Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty -Cardiac surgeon.
- Dr. Sundar Sankaran - Nephrologist.
- Dr.Rahul Shetty - Cardiovascular Surgeon.
- Dr. Ajit K. Huilgol - Kidney surgeon.
- Dr. M. C. Modi [1] - Eye surgeon - Performed 833 Cataract operations in a single day, a feat featured in the Guinness Book of World Records.
- Dr. Kishore Kumar - Neo-natologist and Paediatrician - M.B.B.S., D.C.H. (Mysore), D.C.H. (London), M.D.-Paed, M.R.C.P.-Paed, F.R.C.P.C.H. (U. K.), F.R.C.P.I., F.R.A.C.P., worked in 4 continents – Asia (India), Europe (U. K.), North America (U. S. A.) and Australia. Listed in Marqui's Who's Who in Health Care.
[edit] Scientists
- Sir M. Visvesvarayya, engineer and statesman
- Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, astrophysicist, former Chairman of ISRO, member of Rajya Sabha
- Dr. C. N. R. Rao, Indian Institute of Science (Material Sciences)
- Dr. Vasudev. K Aatre,Former SA to RA and DG DRDO
- Dr. G. R. Nagabhushna, Former Chairman H.V Dept. H.V IISc, National Awardee
Dr. V.Ramanarayanan
[edit] Kannada writers and Jnanpith awardees
- Dr. U. R. Anantha Murthy- Kannada writer,thinker and Jnanpith awardee
- Tribhuvan Prasad Issar, Retired Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka, English writer on Bangalore and its environment
- Girish Karnad, Kannada writer, playwright, actor
- T. P. Kailasam, Kannada writer, playwright.
- K. S. Nissar Ahmed, Kannada Poet.
- Kuvempu Poet
- Da Ra Bendre Poet
- Girish Karnad Playwright
- Sudha Murthy
- Masti Venkatesh Iyangar
[edit] Other writers
- Mahesh Dattani, English playwright and Sahitya Akademi award winner
- Lavanya Sankaran, English author of The Red Carpet and Other Stories
- Anita Nair, English author of the books Ladies Coupe and Mistress
[edit] Entrepreneurs
- Azim Premji, India's richest man (as of 2004). Founder of Wipro Technologies
- Kiran Mazumdar, founder of Biocon, a bio-technology company
- N.R. Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys
- Sabeer Bhatia, founder of Hotmail
- Bharat Goenka, founder, Managing Director of Tally Solutions
- Subroto Bagchi, COO of MindTree Consulting
- Vijay Mallya, CEO of UB Group, owner of the Kingfisher brand.
- Balaji Sreenivasan, Founder, CEO Aurigo Software
- Ramjee Chandran, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of CityInfo magazine and 080 Magazine
- Captain G R Gopinath, Managing Director of Air Deccan
- Venkatraman Movva, founder of Movva Associates.
[edit] Sportspersons
[edit] Cricket
- Anil Kumble, Leg Spinner, India's highest wicket taker
- B.S. Chandrashekhar, Retired Leg Spinner
- Erapalli Prasanna, Retired Off Spinner
- Rahul Dravid, Batsman, Captain (2005-present) of the Indian team
- Shantha Rangaswamy, Former India Women's Cricket Team Captain
- Syed Kirmani, Retired Wicket Keeper
- Venkatesh Prasad, retired fast bowler
- Vijay Bhardwaj, all-rounder
- Gundappa Ranganath Vishwanath, retired, India's original Little Master batsman.
- Roger Binny, all-Rounder
- Raghuram Bhat, left-arm spinner
- Dodda Ganesh, medium pacer
- Javagal Srinath, retired fast bowler
[edit] Other Sports
- Jude Felix, former Indian Hockey team captain
- Ashish Ballal, Hockey goalkeeper
- Kenneth L Powell, Olympic level athlete
- Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis player
- Prakash Padukone, Badminton player
- Nisha Millet, Asian swimming champ
- Shikha Tandon, Swimming
- Ashwini Nachappa, Former athlete
- Pankaj Advani, Billiards & Snooker World Champion
- Len Aiyappa, Indian Hockey Team
- Arjun Halappa, Indian Hockey Team
- Neeraj Malve, Adventurer, Bangalore Mountaineering Club
- Amit C. Patil, Trekker, Bangalore Mountaineering Club
[edit] Entertainers
[edit] Kannada Cinema
- Ambareesh, actor, 'Mandyada Gandu'
- Anant Nag, actor, brother of Shankar Nag
- Darshan, actor
- Deepika Padukone, model, actress
- Dwarkeesh, actor, comedian
- Hamsalekha, music director, lyricist, dramatist
- Prema, actress
- Puneet Rajkumar, actor, youngest son of Dr. Rajkumar
- Puttanna Kanagal, late director
- Raghavendra Rajkumar, actor, second son of Dr. Rajkumar
- Dr. Rajkumar, actor, singer, cultural icon
- Rakshita, actress
- Ramya, actress
- Ravichandran, actor, director, producer, music director, editor
- Shankar Nag, late actor, producer, director
- Shivaraj Kumar, actor, eldest son of Dr. Rajkumar
- Soundarya, late actress, also acted in other South Indian films.
- Sreenath, actor, Pranaya Raja, 'Shubha Mangala'
- Sudeep, actor
- Upendra, director, actor, producer
- Vasundhara Das, actress and singer
- Dr. Vishnuvardhan, actor, 'Sahasasimha', 'Abhinava Bhargava'
- Jagesh, actor
- Kashinath, actor
[edit] Other entertainers
- Lara Dutta, actress, Miss Universe 2000
- Lucky Ali, singer
- Manna Dey, playback singer
- Ashok Mandanna, actor
[edit] Architects
- K. Jaisim
[edit] Others
- Shakuntala Devi - Popularly known as the Human computer who holds the Guinness record for fastest mental calculation
- R. K. Baliga, Founder of the Electronics City in Bangalore while he was the Chairman and Managing Director of Keonics in 1978
- A. N. Prahlada Rao, Kannada crossword writer, created 17000 crosswords including 4000 based on kannada cinema, also author of the book Bangarada Manushya, chronicling the life of Dr. Rajakumar
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