List of people from Andhra Pradesh
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This is a list of famous and notable people from Andhra Pradesh, India. This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity.

Arts

Music

Traditional

• Saint Tyagaraja (17?? - 1848) - chief among the trinity of Carnatic music.
• Tallapaka Annamacharya (13th century) - widely known as Pada kavitha pitamaha
• Bhadradri Ramadasu
• Syama Sastri - one among the trinity of Carnatic music.

Modern

• Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna - 20th century doyen of Carnatic music
• Chitti Babu - Doyen of Veena

Dance

• Sidhendra Yogi - the father of Kuchipudi dance style.
• Vempati Chinna Satyam
• Narasimhacharis
• Raja Reddy and Radha Reddy.

Business and Industry

Literature

Movies

Directors

Actors

Actresses

Politics

• P.V. Narasimha Rao, former Prime Minister of India.
• Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Current Chief Minister
• N.T. Rama Rao, former Chief Minister

Science

Religion

• Sathya Sai Baba, popular but controversial guru

Sports

Others

See also: List of people by India state

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