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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
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
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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
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
Hockey
Tennis
Bodybuilding
Others
Politics
Zakir Husain (1897–1969), 3rd
President of India
Mohammad Majid Hussain , former Mayor of Hyderabad
Kausar Jahan , chairperson of the Delhi Haj Committee
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
References