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(Top) 1 Founder and Architect of Bengaluru 2 Scientists 3 Politicians 4 Kannada writers 5 Other writers 6 Entrepreneurs 7 Sportspersons 7.1 Athletics 7.2 Badminton 7.3 Billiards 7.4 Cricket 7.5 Hockey 7.6 Motorsports 7.7 Swimming 7.8 Tennis 8 Entertainers 8.1 Kannada and Indian cinema 9 Architects 10 Spiritual leaders 11 Other notable people 12 See also 13 References

List of people from Bangalore

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Culture of Karnataka
Emblem of Karnataka
History Political history of medieval Karnataka Unification of Karnataka Etymology Historical sites of North Karnataka Alupa dynasty. Kadamba dynasty. Chalukya dynasty. Rashtrakuta dynasty. Hoysala Empire. Western Ganga dynasty Vijayanagara: (Origin. Empire. Musicological nonet. Medieval city. Military. Haridasa. Battle of Raichur. Battle of Talikota) Sultanate: (Ahmadnagar. Berar. Bidar. Bijapur. Deccan. Golconda) Kodagu: (History. Kodavas captivity. Kingdom of Coorg. Coorg State. Coorg War)
People Kannadigas Tuluvas Kodavas Konkani Veerashaiva Kota Brahmins Komarpant Vokkaliga/Gowda Kodagu Gowda Tulu Gowda Kunchitiga Ethnic groups Lists: (Kannadigas. Tuluvas. Kodavas. Bangaloreans) Tulu Nadu state movement Belgaum border dispute Gokak agitation
Languages Kannada: (Language. Grammar. Prosody. Old Kannada) Byari Kodava Konkani Kurumba Sholaga Tulu Urdu Urali Dialects: (Kundagannada. Havigannada. Arebhashe) In cities: (Bangalore Kannada. Bangalori Urdu. Mangalore Kannada)
Mythology Kannada epic poetry Vedic mythology Buddhist mythology
Cuisine Common cuisine North Karnataka South Karnataka Udupi Malenadu Kodagu Coastal/Malenadu Mangalorean Navayath Mavalli Tiffin Room (MTR)
Festivals State: (Kannada Rajyotsava. Nada habba)
Religion Hinduism Buddhism in North Karnataka Jainism: (In Karnataka. In North Karnataka. Jain Bunt) Lingayatism
Art Architecture: (State. Kadamba. Dravidian. Badami Chalukya. Western Chalukya. Hoysala. Vijayanagara. Islamic) Inscriptions: (Kannada. Halmidi. Shravanabelagola. Atakur. Doddahundi nishidhi. Kannada inscription people) Tourism: (State. Bangalore. Mangalore. Mysore) Culture: (Bangalore. Mysore)
Literature Poetry Literature: (Kannada. Mysore literature in Kannada. Milestones. Modern Kannada. Dasa sahitya. Vachana sahitya. Hoysala. Rashtrakuta. Western Chalukya. Vijayanagara. Vijayanagara literature in Kannada. Western Ganga) Extinct Kannada literature Kadamba script Telugu-Kannada script Tigalari- Tulu script Conference: (Kannada Sahitya Sammelana)
Music and performing arts Jaanapada Art and culture Haridasas and Carnatic music Vasanta Habba Folk arts: (Kamsale) Yakshagana: (Playlist. Raga. Tala. Poetry. Bayalaata. Artists. Instruments: Bells. Maddale. Chande) Dances: (Aati kalenja. Buta Kola. Veeragase) Puppet shows: (Togalu Gombeyaata. Gaarudi Gombe) Tala-Maddale
Media Cinema Newspapers Magazines Television Radio
Sport Cricket: (Governing body (KSCA). Men's cricket team. Women cricket team. List of Karnataka cricketers. KPL. CCL) Tennis: (Bangalore Open) Badminton: (CBL) Hockey: (Kodava hockey players. Kodava Hockey Festival)
Monuments National interest monuments: (Main list. Bangalore circle. Belgaum. Bidar. Bijapur. Dharwad. Gulbarga. North Kanara. Raichur) State protected monuments list List of forts List of temples: (Vijayanagara era. Hindu temples. Chola temples in Bangalore. Tulu Nadu. Mahakuta group. Badami cave temples. Western Chalukya. North Karnataka) Mahakuta Pillar Tyagada Brahmadeva Pillar Gol Gumbaz Gumbaz
Symbols Flag Coat of arms
Organisations Legislative: (Assembly. Council. Vidhana Soudha) Karnataka Public Works Department Museums: (List. Janapada Loka) Cultural: (Kannada Sahitya Parishat. Bangalore Gayana Samaja. Ranga Shankara. Rangayana. Chowdiah Memorial Hall. Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. Nrityagram. Ravindra Kalakshetra. Gubbi Veeranna Rangamandira. Rangayana. Ninasam. Prabhat Kalavidaru. Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Sangha. Karnataka Rakshana Vedike)
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Political history of medieval Karnataka

Unification of Karnataka

Etymology

Historical sites of North Karnataka

Alupa dynasty. Kadamba dynasty. Chalukya dynasty. Rashtrakuta dynasty. Hoysala Empire. Western Ganga dynasty

Vijayanagara:
(Origin. Empire. Musicological nonet. Medieval city. Military. Haridasa. Battle of Raichur. Battle of Talikota)

Sultanate:

(Ahmadnagar. Berar. Bidar. Bijapur. Deccan. Golconda)

Kodagu:
(History. Kodavas captivity. Kingdom of Coorg. Coorg State. Coorg War)

Kannadigas

Lists:
(Kannadigas. Tuluvas. Kodavas. Bangaloreans)

Kannada:
(Language. Grammar. Prosody. Old Kannada)

Dialects:
(Kundagannada. Havigannada. Arebhashe)

In cities:
(Bangalore Kannada. Bangalori Urdu. Mangalore Kannada)

Kannada epic poetry

Vedic mythology

Buddhist mythology

Common cuisine

Mavalli Tiffin Room (MTR)

State:
(Kannada Rajyotsava. Nada habba)

Hinduism

Buddhism in North Karnataka

Jainism:
(In Karnataka. In North Karnataka. Jain Bunt)

Lingayatism

Architecture:
(State. Kadamba. Dravidian. Badami Chalukya. Western Chalukya. Hoysala. Vijayanagara. Islamic)

Inscriptions:
(Kannada. Halmidi. Shravanabelagola. Atakur. Doddahundi nishidhi. Kannada inscription people)

Tourism:
(State. Bangalore. Mangalore. Mysore)

Culture:
(Bangalore. Mysore)

Poetry

Literature:
(Kannada. Mysore literature in Kannada. Milestones. Modern Kannada. Dasa sahitya. Vachana sahitya. Hoysala. Rashtrakuta. Western Chalukya. Vijayanagara. Vijayanagara literature in Kannada. Western Ganga)

Conference:
(Kannada Sahitya Sammelana)

Jaanapada

Art and culture

Haridasas and Carnatic music

Vasanta Habba

Folk arts:
(Kamsale)

Yakshagana:
(Playlist. Raga. Tala. Poetry. Bayalaata. Artists. Instruments: Bells. Maddale. Chande)

Dances:
(Aati kalenja. Buta Kola. Veeragase)

Puppet shows:
(Togalu Gombeyaata. Gaarudi Gombe)

Tala-Maddale

Cinema

Cricket:
(Governing body (KSCA). Men's cricket team. Women cricket team. List of Karnataka cricketers. KPL. CCL)

Tennis:
(Bangalore Open)

Badminton:
(CBL)

Hockey:
(Kodava hockey players. Kodava Hockey Festival)

National interest monuments:
(Main list. Bangalore circle. Belgaum. Bidar. Bijapur. Dharwad. Gulbarga. North Kanara. Raichur)

List of temples:
(Vijayanagara era. Hindu temples. Chola temples in Bangalore. Tulu Nadu. Mahakuta group. Badami cave temples. Western Chalukya. North Karnataka)

Flag

Coat of arms

Legislative:
(Assembly. Council. Vidhana Soudha)

Karnataka Public Works Department

Museums:
(List. Janapada Loka)

Cultural:
(Kannada Sahitya Parishat. Bangalore Gayana Samaja. Ranga Shankara. Rangayana. Chowdiah Memorial Hall. Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. Nrityagram. Ravindra Kalakshetra. Gubbi Veeranna Rangamandira. Rangayana. Ninasam. Prabhat Kalavidaru. Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Sangha. Karnataka Rakshana Vedike)

This is a list of notable people from Bangalore.

Founder and Architect of Bengaluru

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Nada Prabhu Kempe Gowda

Scientists

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C V Raman – Nobel Prize in Physics (1930), Bharat Ratna (1954)

M. Visvesvarayya – Bharat Ratna, in 1955, Indian civil engineer, statesman, Diwan of Mysore

C. N. R. Rao – Bharat Ratna (2014) Indian Institute of Science (Material Sciences) Bharat Ratna (2014)

H Narasimhaiah – Indian physicist, educator, writer, freedom fighter and rationalist Padma Bhushan (1984)

Bangalore Puttaiya Radhakrishna – geologist

Politicians

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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 ministry, seven time MLA from Bangalore

D. K. Shivakumar - former minister of medical education

B.Vaikunta Vaikunta 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); former Union Labour Minister in the Manmohan Singh Government; current 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 the Unique Identification Authority of India (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

Kannada writers

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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 his 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

Other writers

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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

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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

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Athletics

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Ashwini Nachappa – former athlete

Badminton

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Prakash Padukone – badminton player

Ashwini Ponnappa

Billiards

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Pankaj Advani – billiards and snooker World Champion

Cricket

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Mayank Agarwal – Indian cricketer

John Bean – English first-class cricketer and British Army officer

Vijay Bhardwaj – former Indian allrounder

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 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

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Ashish Ballal – hockey goalkeeper

Arjun Halappa – Indian hockey team

Motorsports

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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

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Nisha Millet – Olympian at Sydney Olympics 2000

Tennis

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Rohan Bopanna

Entertainers

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Kannada and Indian cinema

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Ramesh Aravind - actor

Sandeep Chowta - Music Director, Producer

Guru Dutt - actor, director, producer

Dwarkeesh - actor, comedian

Nicole Faria (born 1990) – actress, model

Hamsalekha - music director, lyricist, dramatist

Jaggesh - actor

Amoghavarsha JS - filmmaker

Kalpana - actress, Minugutare

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’s

Soundarya - actress

Srinath - actor, Pranaya Raja, Shubha Mangala

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

Architects

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K. Jaisim

Kamal Sagar

Spiritual leaders

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Shivakumara Swami

Balagangadharanatha Swamiji

Other notable people

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R. K. Baliga – founder of the Electronics City in Bangalore

Shakuntala Devi – known as the "human calculator"

Amit Kumar C Jain – doctor and surgeon^[1]

Trivikrama Mahadeva – organiser 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^[2]

Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan AC, (15 March 1977 – 28 November 2008) – Military officer

DrH. N. Shubhada, educationalist

References

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^ "BENGALURU BASED SURGEON DR AMIT JAIN BECOMES YOUNGEST DOCTOR TO GIVE A PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE IN MEDICAL LITERATURE – Dainik Bharat". 10 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

^ GS Kumar (25 August 2014). ofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/music/Maya-Rao-tookforbidden-dance-to-a-new-level/articleshow/40863459.cms "Maya Rao took forbidden dance to a new level". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

Civil
administration

Municipal elections

Municipal
Corporation

Wards

Defunct

Buildings

Transport

Roads

Places of
worship

Culture

Periodic events

Cinemas

Kannada films

Sports

Others

Bibliography of Bangalore

Groups

Parks

Localities
North Bengaluru	Abbigere Babusapalya Bagalur Banaswadi Chikkabanavara Devara Jeevanahalli Dollars Colony Ganganagar Hebbal Horamavu Hunasamaranahalli Jalahalli Jakkur Kalkere Kalyan Nagar Kammanahalli Kodigehalli Kothnur Lingarajapuram Mariyannapalya Mathikere Mathkur Muthyalanagar R. T. Nagar Ramachandrapura Sadashivanagar Sahakara Nagar Sanjaynagar Thanisandra Thindlu Vidyaranyapura Yelahanka
West Bengaluru	Basaveshwaranagar Bharathnagar Dasarahalli Herohalli Kamakshipalya Kengeri Kumbalgodu Mahalakshmi Layout Milk Colony Nagarbhavi Nandini Layout Nayandahalli Peenya Rajajinagar Rajarajeshwari Nagar Ullalu Vijayanagar Malleswaram Palace Guttahalli Vyalikaval Yeswanthpur
Central Bengaluru	Austin Town Bangalore Cantonment Bangalore Central Business District Bengaluru Pete Chamarajapet Chickpet Gandhinagar Richmond Town Seshadripuram Shivajinagar Vasanth Nagar Vivek Nagar Wilson Garden Cooke Town Cox Town Frazer Town Adugodi Halasuru Murphy Town
East Bengaluru	Baiyyappanahalli Belathur Bellandur B. M. Kaval Brookefield CV Raman Nagar Domlur Dommasandra Ejipura Garudacharpalya G. M. Palya Hoodi Immadihalli Indiranagar Jeevan Bhima Nagar Kadugodi Kaggadasapura Kodihalli Koramangala Krishnarajapuram Kundalahalli Mahadevapura Marathahalli Murugeshpalya Varthur Vimanapura Whitefield Yemalur Ramamurthy Nagar
South Bengaluru	Agara Ananthnagar Anjanapura Arekere Banashankari Basavanagudi Begur Bilekahalli Bommanahalli Bommasandra BTM Layout Carmelaram Chandapura Chikkalasandra Electronic City Girinagar Gottigere Hanumanthanagar Hebbagodi HSR Layout Hulimavu Ittamadu Jayanagar Jigani J. P. Nagar Kaggalipura Konanakunte Konappana Agrahara Kumaraswamy Layout Madiwala Padmanabhanagar Puttenahalli Shikaripalya Singasandra Suddaguntepalya Ramanjaneyanagar Taverekere Thyagarajanagar Uttarahalli

Institutions
Education	List of schools in Bangalore Bangalore International School Bishop Cotton Boys' School Baldwin Boys High School KV Hebbal Mallya Aditi International School National Public School, Indiranagar St. Joseph's Indian High School St.Germain High School Venkat International Public School
Higher education	List of Bangalore colleges Acharya Institute of Technology Al-Ameen College of Law Bangalore University Bangalore Institute of Technology Bangalore Medical College B.M.S. College of Engineering Christ University Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering Indian Institute of Astrophysics Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Indian Institute of Science Indian Statistical Institute International Institute of Information Technology National Institute of Fashion Technology National Law School of India University National College National Centre for Software Technology Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute Of Technology University of Agricultural Sciences University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship
Hospitals	Apollo Hospitals Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospitals Fortis Hospitals HOSMAT Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology Minto eye hospital Narayana Hrudayalaya NCBS NIMHANS Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics SDS Tuberculosis Sanatorium St. John's Hospital Vanivilas Women and Children Hospital Victoria Hospital
Industry	List of Bangalore telecom companies Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

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