List of Famous people born in Andhra Pradesh, India

Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1978. He has garnered two National Film Awards, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1975, the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor in 1991, for his contribution towards arts, the Mahatma Gandhi Silver Medal from UNESCO in 1995, the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government in 2005, the Sangeetha Kalanidhi by Madras Music Academy, and the Sangeetha Kalasikhamani in 1991, by the Fine Arts Society, Chennai to name a few.

Renuka Chowdhury is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress, she represents the political party in the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh. She has also served as the Union minister of State for Ministry of Women and Child Development and Tourism in the Government of India.

Jiddu Krishnamurti was a philosopher, speaker and writer. In his early life, he was groomed to be the new World Teacher, but later rejected this mantle and withdrew from the Theosophy organization behind it. His interests included psychological revolution, the nature of mind, meditation, inquiry, human relationships, and bringing about radical change in society. He stressed the need for a revolution in the psyche of every human being and emphasised that such revolution cannot be brought about by any external entity, be it religious, political, or social.

Kodi Ramakrishna was an Indian film director and writer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, and a few Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. One of the prolific film director in Telugu, Kodi Ramakrishna has directed a wide range of films, in a variety of genres such as drama films; Intlo Ramayya Veedilo Krishnayya (1982), Mangamma Gari Manavadu (1984), Thalambralu (1986), Aahuthi (1987), Bharatamlo Bala Chandrudu (1988), Station Master (1988), Muddula Mavayya (1989), Maa Aavida Collector (1996), Pelli (1997), and Dongaata (1997).

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy pronunciation (help·info) was the sixth President of India, serving from 1977 to 1982. Beginning a long political career with the Indian National Congress Party in the Indian independence movement, he went on to hold several key offices in independent India—as the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, a two-time Speaker of the Lok Sabha and a Union Minister—before becoming the youngest-ever Indian president.

Bhuma Nagi Reddy was an Indian politician. He was elected in a by-election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1992 after the sudden death of his brother, Bhuma Sekhar Reddy, an MLA from Allagadda constituency in Kurnool district. In 1996, Reddy was the Telugu Desam Party candidate against Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao in the Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency election. He served in the 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabhas. Reddy died in office on 12 March 2017 after a massive heart attack at his home in Allagadda.

Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju was a popular Telugu film producer. He is the younger brother of Krishnam Raju and father of Prabhas. His movie banner is Gopi Krishna Movies and he is the producer of Bhakta Kannappa.

Gautami Tadimalla is an Indian film actress who has worked mainly in Tamil and Telugu films, although she also appeared successful in Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. She is one of the most top actress and active in the films from 1987-1998. She is also a television actress, television host, the founder of Life Again Foundation, and a costume designer.

Bindu Madhavi is an Indian model and film actress, working in Tamil-language and Telugu-language cinema. After starting her acting career in Telugu, she shifted to Tamil cinema where she was part of several successful films including Veppam (2011), Kazhugu (2012), Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013) and Pasanga 2 (2015). She currently plays the role of Gauri, a major role, in the webseries Mastis (2020) on Aha.

Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Kadapa constituency of Andhra Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Congress. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Kadapa constituency in Andhra Pradesh. He was brutally stabbed to death at his residence in Pulivendula, Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh in March 2019. It took a political turn when YS Jaganmohan Reddy and YSR Congress Party blamed the Telugu Desam Party. TDP also countered YS Jagan for running conspiracy around murder, taking turns on demanding CBI enquiry and being least bothered probing his own uncle's murder case after forming his own Government in Andhra Pradesh after 2019 General Elections.