List of Tulu people
This is a list of notable people who belong to an ethnic Tuluva community and who natively speak Tulu language.[1]
Rulers
- Krishnadevaraya
- Viranarasimha Raya
- Tuluva Narasa Nayaka
- Achyuta Deva Raya
- Sadasiva Raya
- Venkata I
- Ravivarma Narasimha Domba Heggade: Raja of Vitla
- Maipady Venkatesh Varma Raja: Raja of Kumbla
- Abbakka Rani: 16th-century queen of Ullal
Veera ballal
Journalists
- Kayyar Kinhanna Rai: Indian independence activist
- V. T. Rajshekar: founder and editor of the Dalit Voice
- K. K. Shetty (1901–?), journalist
Judiciary and lawyers
- K.S. Hegde: former Speaker of Lok Sabha; former Judge of the Supreme Court of India
- Nitte Santhosh Hegde: Karnataka Lokayuktha; former Judge of the Supreme Court of India
- Rohini Salian: public prosecutor
- Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty: former Judge of the Supreme Court of India
- Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty (1926–2015), former judge, Supreme Court of India
Literature, philosophy, and religion
- Sri Vishwesha Teertharu (Pejavara Shreegalavaru)
- Bannanje Govindacharya: Vedic scholar
- Ratnavarma Heggade
- Veerendra Heggade: philanthropist
- M.K.Seetharam Kulal: Tulu-Kannada dramatist, author, poet; Karnataka State Tulu Sahithya Academy Award (2014)
- Muddana: poet
- Kayyar Kinhanna Rai: poet and activist
- Bola Chittaranjan Das Shetty: author
Health care
- Belle Monappa Hegde: educationist and surgeon
- Dinker Belle Rai: Indian American vascular surgeon, inventor, athlete and philosopher[2]
- Devi Prasad Shetty: Philanthropist and surgeon
Politics
- Dr C. Natesa Mudaliar : Founder of Justice Party
- Rao Bahadur Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar : Diwan of Mysore; Founding leader of UNESCO
- k. Raghupathi bhat :MLA udupi Karnataka
- A. Shanker Alva: former Member of Parliament, Mangalore
- K. Nagappa Alva: former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(1970–1976) and Health Minister, Karnataka State (1962–1967)
- Janardhana Poojary:former Union Minister of State for Finance,
- K. Jayaprakash Hegde: former member of parliament
- V. Dhananjay Kumar: former Union Minister
- Manorama Madhwaraj: former Member of Parliament, Udupi; former MLA Udupi
- Lalaji Mendon: former member of the MLA
- Veerappa Moily: member of the 16th Lok Sabha
- I. Rama Rai: former Member of Parliament, Kasaragod
- Ramanath Rai: Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology
- Halady Srinivas Shetty: MLA 2013 assembly for Kundapura, Karnataka
- I. M. Jayarama Shetty: former Member of Parliament, Udupi
- K. K. Shetty: former Member of Parliament, Mangalore
- Suresh Shetty: MLA, Andheri (East), Maharashtra
- A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), politician and philanthropist
Artists
- Prakash Shetty: cartoonist
- R.Verman: art director
- Sudarshan Shetty (born 1961), artist
- Vilas nayak: Asia's fastest painter
Film directors and producers
- Ranjith Bajpe: Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work in Tulu cinema
- Ramchandra P. N.: filmmaker
- Manmohan Shetty: founder of Adlabs Films[3]
- Rohit Shetty: film director and producer
Actors
- Anushree
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
- Anoop Sagar
- Anushka Shetty
- Avanthika Shetty
- Athiya Shetty
- Anup Bhandari
- Aravind Bolar
- Bhojaraj Vamanjoor
- Dayanand Shetty
- Fighter Shetty: 70s Bollywood actor
- Naveen D Padil
- Nirup Bhandari
- Prakash Raj
- Pooja Hegde
- Radhika
- Rakshit Shetty: Kannada actor, director
- Rishab Shetty
- Rohit Shetty
- Shamita Shetty
- Shilpa Shetty
- Shubha Poonja
- Srinidhi Shetty: Miss Supranational 2016
- Suman
- Suniel Shetty
- Vinaya Prasad
- Yagna Shetty
Music
- Sandeep Chowta: music director
- Kadri Gopalnath: saxophonist
- Gurukiran: music director
- Ganesh Hegde: singer, performer, video director and Bollywood choreographer
- Manikanth Kadri: film score and soundtrack composer and singer
- V.Manohar: music director, lyricist, film director and actor
- Vittal Ramamurthy: violinist
- Shweta Shetty: pop singer
- Vidyabhushana: vocalist
- Chandan Shetty: rapper
Science and technology
- Udupi Ramachandra Rao: scientist
- Vittal Rai: scientist
- Kalidas Shetty: food scientist
Sports
- Ashwini Akkunji: national level athlete
- Ashish Kumar Ballal: former captain of the Indian Field Hockey team and Arjuna awardee
- Budhi Kunderan: cricketer
- Mamatha Poojary: kabadi player
- Nikhil Poojary: footballer
- Satheesha Rai: Indian weightlifter, Olympian and Arjuna awardee
- Shodhan Rai: international bodybuilder and Ekalavya Award winner
- Vandana Rao: national sprinter, 90s
- Atulya Shetty: American chess player
- Vijith Shetty: Indian football player
- Vikrant Shetty: United Arab Emirates cricketer
- Gundibail Sunderam: cricketer
- Siddhanth Thingalaya: national sprinter
- Chirag Shetty Indian Batminton Player
- KL Rahul India cricketer
Bankers
- U. R. Bhat: director of Karnataka Bank
- A. B. Shetty: founder of Vijaya Bank and prominent politician
- Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty: Chairman of Vijaya Bank
- V. P. Shetty: Chairman of JM Financial Asset Reconstruction Co. Pvt. Ltd., JM Financial Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd. and JM Financial Products Ltd.
Business persons
- Muthappa Rai: Indian businessman
- A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), founder of Vijaya Bank
- Manmohan Shetty, founder of Adlabs Imagica, india's first & only Theme Park.
- Ajit Shetty,is a Belgian businessman.He was chairman of the board of directors of Janssen Pharmaceutica, a pharmaceutical company, with its headquarters in Beerse, Belgium
- Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty , Chairman of Vijaya Bank
- B. R. Shetty, CMD New Medical Centre, billionaire and Padma Shri awardee
- Raj Shetty, founder of Ramee Hotels, a billionaire Hotelier from Dubai,
- Devi Shetty, founder of Narayana Health,
- R. N. Shetty, CMD RNS Infrastructure and hereditary administrator of Murudeshwara Shiva Temple
War heroes
- Dinesh Chandra Bhandary: Vir Chakra awardee
Gallery
Aishwarya Rai
K.S. Hegde
Nitte Santhosh Hegde
Sri Madhavacharya
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Pakhi Hegde
References
- "Tulu speakers to meet in Madikeri on June 12". Mangaloreannews.com.
- Joe Gonsalves (20 February 2008). "M'lore: Dr Dinkar Rai Conferred Chairmanship of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan". Daijiworld Media Network. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- D.P. Satish (29 January 2007). "Shilpa Shetty, Aishwarya Rai – Bunts and Bubblies". CNN-INB. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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