List of people from Hyderabad explained
This is a list of eminent people from Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana State of India. A person from Hyderabad is called a Hyderabadi. People born in Hyderabad, of Hyderabadi descent, or those who have spent a large part of their career in Hyderabad are included.
Academics
Advocates
Arts, music and cinema
- Mast Ali, actor
- Rashid Ali, singer
- Ali Asgar, actor and comedian
- Talat Aziz (1956–), ghazal singer
- Mohammad Ali Baig, producer-director, heads the Hyderabad-based Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation
- Shyam Benegal (1934–), director and screenwriter
- Sreerama Chandra, singer
- Sherlyn Chopra (1984–), model, actor, singer
- Rana Daggubati (1984–), actor, producer
- Gifton Elias (1987–), composer, conductor
- Farah (1968–), Bollywood actor
- Diana Hayden (1973–), Miss World
- Vedala Hemachandra, singer
- Aditi Rao Hydari, actor
- Hyderabad Brothers (D. Raghavachari and D. Seshachari), carnatic music duo
- Mohammed Irfan, playback singer
- N. C. Karunya (1986–), singer
- Ajit Khan (1922–98), actor, film maker.
- Ateeq Hussain Khan (1980–), qawwali, musician
- Kabir Khan, film director
- Razak Khan (1958–2016), actor, comedian, director
- Rohit Khandelwal (1989–), actor, Mr. World
- Anjali Parvati Koda, playwright, stand-up comedian
- Nagesh Kukunoor (1967–), filmmaker, screenwriter
- Gopichand Lagadapati, actor, writer, director, producer
- Vennu Mallesh, singer
- Manasa Varanasi, Miss India World 2021
- Asmita Marwa, fashion designer
- Dia Mirza (1981–), model, actor, Miss Asia Pacific International
- Aziz Naser (1980–), actor
- Vivek Oberoi (1976–), actor
- Shashi Preetam (1970–), music director
- Priyadarshi Pulikonda, actor
- Bairu Raghuram (1949–), painter
- Radhika Rao (1976–), writer, director, filmmaker
- Vithal Rao (1929–2015), ghazal singer
- Rathna Shekar Reddy (1908–), theatre and film actor, founder of Samahaara
- Payal Rohatgi (1980 or 1984–), actor
- Sushmita Sen (1975–), actor, Miss Universe
- Mani Shankar (1957–), filmmaker
- Tabu (1971–), actor
- Vinay Varma, theatre, film and voice actor, scriptwriter, casting director, founder Sutradhar
- Warsi Brothers, qawwali group
- Anwar Maqsood, Pakistani actor, playwright, lyricist, satirist
Business
Civil servants and diplomats
Information technology
Literature
- Indira Devi Dhanrajgir (1929–), poet
- Amjad Hyderabadi (1878–1961), Urdu poet
- Khamakha Hyderabadi (1929–2017), poet and writer
- Jwalamukhi (1938 – 2008), poet, novelist, essayist and political activist
- Sarojini Naidu (1879 – 1949), poet and political activist
- Jameela Nishat (1955), Urdu poet, feminist and social activist
- Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad (pen name: Shad) (1864–1940), scholar of Urdu, Arabic and Persian[9]
- Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri (1909–1985), poet, journalist, writer, translator, literary critic, educationist and politician
- Sayyid Shamsullah Qadri (1885–1953), historian
- Ali Haider Tabatabai or Syed Ali Hyder Nazm Tabatabai (1854–1933), poet and translator
- Naseer Turabi (1945–2021) Urdu poet
- Mohiuddin Qadri Zore (1905–1962), poet, literary critic and historian
Media and television
Military
Sports
Badminton
- Pullela Gopichand, All England badminton winner; coach of Indian badminton team
- Jwala Gutta, doubles player, quarterfinalist in 2012 Olympics
- Parupalli Kashyap, Olympian, won gold medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Srikanth Kidambi, Indonesia open winner
- Shruti Kurien, former doubles player
- Saina Nehwal, former world no. 1
- Ashwini Ponnappa, 2011 world badminton championship bronze medalist
- B. Sai Praneeth, Swiss grand prix open 2018
- P. V. Sindhu, won a silver medal at 2016 Rio Olympics
Cricket
- Ghulam Ahmed, test player
- Syed Abid Ali, former cricketer
- Arshad Ayub (1987–1990)
- Mohammad Azharuddin, former captain of Indian Cricket Team
- Abbas Ali Baig
- Noel David, former cricketer
- Syed Mohammad Hadi, nicknamed Indian Rainbow Hadi
- M. L. Jaisimha, known as 'cultivated stylist' in cricket team
- V. V. S. Laxman, former Indian cricketer
- C. K. Nayudu (1895–1967), first captain of the Indian test cricket team
- Pragyan Ojha, former Indian cricketer
- Mithali Raj, Indian cricket team captain
- Venkatapathy Raju, former Indian cricketer
- Ambati Rayudu, Indian professional cricket player
- Mohammed Siraj, Indian cricketer
- Gouher Sultana, Indian cricketer
- Shivlal Yadav (1979–1987), former Indian cricketer
Football
Hockey
Tennis
Bodybuilding
Others
Politics
- Zakir Husain (1897–1969), 3rd President of India
- Mohammad Majid Hussain, former Mayor of Hyderabad
- Amanullah Khan, politician
- Mohammed Vizarat Rasool Khan, former MLA
- Idris Hasan Latif (1923–2018), former Governor of Maharashtra
- Aruna Miller, politician
- Danam Nagender, former MLA and Minister of Labour
- Akbaruddin Owaisi, MLA, present MLA and Managing Director of Owaisi Hospital
- Asaduddin Owaisi, MP, present MP of Hyderabad and chairman of Dar-us-salaam Trust
- Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, former MLA and President of AIMIM
- Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri, MLA and General secretary of AIMIM
- G. Sanjeeva Reddy, president INTUC, former MP and Minister of Labour
- Kiran Kumar Reddy, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
- Mohammed Ali Shabbir, politician
Recipients of National Awards
Bharat Ratna
Padma Vibhushan
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Mohan Babu, film actor and producer
- Mohammad Ali Baig, theatre activist
- Mujtaba Hussain
- Bilkees I. Latif, social worker
- Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri, poet, journalist, writer, translator, literary critic, educationist and politician
- Shantha Sinha, anti-child labour activist
- Mohammad Ahmed Zaki, former lieutenant general
Nizams of Hyderabad
See also
Notes and References
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