List of Famous people with last name Rao
Rajkummar Rao
Raj Kumar Yadav, known professionally as Rajkummar Rao, is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards, and an Asia Pacific Screen Award.
Rochelle Maria Rao
Rochelle Rao is an Indian model, actor and anchor. She was crowned Miss India International in 2012. She was featured in Kingfisher Calendar and various TV shows. She was a contestant on Bigg Boss 9 in 2015. She also appeared as a main character named 'Lottery' in The Kapil Sharma Show.
Kiran Rao
Kiran Rao is an Indian film producer, screenwriter and director. She is married to Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and is the cousin of actress Aditi Rao Hydari. In 2016, Rao co-founded Paani Foundation, a non-profit organisation working towards the mission of fighting drought in Maharashtra.
Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao is an Indian film actress and model who primarily appears in Hindi-language films. Born and raised in Mumbai, Rao made her screen debut in Ab Ke Baras (2002), for which she was nominated for the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award in 2003. One of her most popular roles was in the romance film Vivah (2006).
Neomi Rao
Neomi Jehangir Rao is an American attorney, jurist, and legal scholar who serves as a Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019, having served in the Trump Administration from 2017 to 2019 as Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
K. Chandrashekar Rao
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao, better known and abbreviated as KCR , is an Indian politician serving as the first and current Chief Minister of Telangana since 2014. He is the leader and founder of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, a regional party in India. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (Telangana) representing the Gajwel constituency. Previously, he served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Siddipet and also as the Member of Parliament from Mahbubnagar, Karimnagar and Medak. He took oath as the first Chief Minister of Telangana in 2014 and was re-elected for the second term in 2018.
Gitanjali Rao
Gitanjali Rao is an Indian-American inventor, author, scientist, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) promoter. She won the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2017, and was recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 for her innovations. Rao was named TIME Top young innovator in 2020 for her innovations and "innovation workshops" she conducts across the globe and, on December 4, 2020 was featured on the cover of TIME magazine and named their first "Kid of the Year".
Suman Rao
Suman Ratan Singh Rao is an Indian model and beauty pageant title holder who was crowned Femina Miss India 2019. She represented India at the Miss World 2019 pageant in ExCeL London in United Kingdom, and was crowned as the 2nd runner-up and as Miss World Asia.
Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao
Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao is an Indian politician from Telangana, associated with Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as Governor of Maharashtra from 2014 to 2019. As a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he had served as a Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government from 1999. He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998 and 1999 from Karimnagar.
Ramoji Rao
Cherukuri Ramoji Rao is an Indian film producer, and media entrepreneur. He is head of the Ramoji Group which owns the world's largest film production facility Ramoji Film City, film production company Ushakiran Movies and ETV Network. He has garnered four Filmfare Awards South, and the National Film Award for his works in Telugu cinema. In 2016, he was honored with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor, for his contributions in journalism, literature and education.