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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
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
Manasa Varanasi , Miss india world 2021
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
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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
Mohammad Azharuddin , former captain of
Indian Cricket Team
Ghulam Ahmed , test player
Syed Abid Ali , former cricketer
Arshad Ayub (1987–1990)
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 woman cricket team captain
Venkatapathy Raju , former Indian cricketer
Ambati Rayudu , Indian professional cricket player
Mohammed Siraj , Indian cricketer
Gouher Sultana , Indian woman cricketer
Shivlal Yadav (1979–1987), former Indian cricketer
Hockey
Tennis
Bodybuilding
Others
Politics
Zakir Husain (1897-1969), 3rd
President of India
Mohammad Majid Hussain , former Mayor of Hyderabad
Mohammed Vizarat Rasool Khan , former
MLA
Amanullah Khan
Idris Hasan Latif (1923-2018), former
Governor of Maharashtra
Danam Nagender , former MLA and Minister of Labour
Aruna Miller , politician
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,
Nallari 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
References