Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
Bharatha Ratna – 1955
Work – Engineering and Administration
Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy
Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award – 2011
Work – Information Technology
Kundapura Vamana Kamath
Padma Bhushan – 2008
Work – Banking
Dr Raja Ramanna
Padma Vibhushan – 1975
Work – Nuclear Scientist
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Theodore Von Karman – 2005
Work – Space Scientist
Chandrasekhra Venkata Raman
Nobel prize Awardee – 1930
Work – Physics
Tonse Madhava Ananth Pai
Padma Shri 1972
Work – Educationist and Banker
Hannumappa R Sudarshan
Right Livelihood – 1994
Work – Social Activist
Kodandera Madappa Cariappa
work : Indian Army
Dr. H.Narasimhaiah
Padma bhushana
Work – Educationist and Freedom Fighter
Harish Hande
Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2011
Work : Social Enterpeneur
Dogganal Mahadevappa Nanjundappa
work : Economist & Administration
Nitte Santosh Hegde
work : Loka Ayuktha & Judiciary
Salu Marada Thimmakka
National awardee
Work – Social Forestry
Babukodi Venkataramana Karantha
Padmashri 1981
Work – Theatre
Girish Kasaravalli
Padmashri 1981
Work – Cinema
Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju
Dadasaheb Phalke Award -1995
Work – Cinema
Shankara Nagarakatte
Work – Cinema & Theatre
Puttanna Kanagal
Work – Cinema
Ganapathi Venkatrama Iyer
National Film Awardee -1984
Work – Cinema(Sanskrit)
Gubbi Veeranna
Work – Theatre
Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Iyer Laxman
Ramon Magsaysay Award – 1984
Work – Journalism & cartoonist
Pandeshwara Kalinga Rao
work – Cinema
K Venkatappa
Painting artist
Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar
Painting artist
Kadri Gopalnath
Padma Shri – 2004.
Work – Saxophone Player
Tirumakudalu Chowdiah
Violinist
Veene Sheshanna
Musician
Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi
Bharat Ratna
work – Hindustani classical music
Gangubai Hangal
Padma Bhushan -2002
work – Hindustani classical music
Mallikarjun Bheemarayappa Mansur
Padma Vibhushan – 1992
work – Hindustani classical music
Puttaraja Gawai
work – Music
Balappa Hukkeri
Sangeetha Nataka Academy awardee
work – Music
Captain Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar Gopinath
Chevalier de la legion d’Honneur -2007
work – Aviation Industry
Prof. M.D. Nanjundaswamy
Work – Socialist leader
Dr Devi Prasad Shetty
Padma shri – 2004
work – Cardiac surgeon
Murugappa Channaveerappa Modi
work – Ophthalmologist
Roddam Narasimha
Trieste Science Prize -2008
work – Aerospace scientist
Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao
Padma Vibhushan -1985
work – scientist
Bhaskara
work – Mathematics & Astronomy
Shakuntala Devi
work – Mathematics
Yellappa Reddy
work – Environmentalist
R. K. Narayan
Kendra Sahitya Academy Awardee
Work – Literature
Shathavadhani Ganesh
Work – Gamaka Literature
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar
Work – Yoga
Mathur Krishnamurthy
Padma Shri awardee
Work – Literature
Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa
Jnanpita Awardee – 1967
Work – Sri Ramayana Darshanam
Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre
Jnanpita Awardee – 1973
Work – Nakutanti
Kota Shivarama Karantha
Jnanpita Awardee – 1977
Work – Mookajjiya Kanasugalu
Maasti Venkatesh Ayengar
Jnanpita Awardee – 1983
Work – Chikkaveera Rajendra
Vinayaka Krishna Gokak
Jnanpita Awardee – 1990
Work – Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi
U. R. Ananthamurthy
Jnanpita Awardee – 1994
Work – contributions to Kannada literature
Girish Karnad
Jnanpita Awardee – 1998
Work – contributions to Kannada literature and theater
Chandrashekhara Kambara
Jnanpita Awardee – 2010
Work – contributions to Kannada literature
Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa
Padmabhushan Awardee – 1974
Work – Mankuthimmana Kagga
B M Shrikantayya
Work – Kannada Literature
Manjeshwara Govinda Pai
Rashtrakavi – 1949
Work – Kannada Literature
G.S. Shivarudrappa
Rashtrakavi – 2006
Work – Kannada Literature
G.P. Rajarathnam
Work – Literature
K.S. Nisar Ahmed
Padma Shri – 2008
Work – Kannada Literature
Gopala krishna adiga
work : Bhoomi Geetha
Arkalagodu Narasinga Krishna Rao
work – Literature
Bengaluru Gundappa Lakshminarayana Swamy
Kendra Sahitya Academy Awardee
work – Botany & Literature
Rayasam Bheemasena Rao
work –Literature
G.P. Rajarathnam
Work – Literature
Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar
Work – Literature
Palegar Lankeshappa
Work – Journalist & Literature
Harogadde Manappa Nayak
Kendra Sahitya Academy Awardee
Work – Literature
Kuppali Puttappa Poornachandra Tejaswi
Kendra Sahitya Academy Awardee
Work – Literature
Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa
Saraswati Samman awardee 2011
Work – Literature
Thyagaraja Paramasiva Kailasam
Work – Literature
Adi kavi Pampa
Work : Vikramarjuna vijaya & Adi purana
Kumara vyasa
work : Karnataka bharatha katha manjari
Sarvagna
work : Philosopher & Vachana Sahitya
Kanaka Dasa
work : Karnataka Music compositions
Purandara dasa
work : Karnataka Music compositions
Basaveshwara
work : Philosopher & Vachana Sahitya
Akka Mahadevi
work : Philosopher & Vachana Sahitya
Allama Prabhu
work : Philosopher & Vachana Sahitya
Shishunala Sharifa
work : Philosopher and Social reformer
Krupakara and Senani
Green Oscar award 2011
work – Wildlife Film makers
Gundappa Rangnath Viswanath
C K Naidu Lifetime Achievement Award – 2009
work – Cricket
Rahul Sharad Dravid
Padma Shri 2004
work – Cricket
Anil Kumble
Padma Shri 2005
work – Cricket
Bhagwat Subramanya Chandrasekhar
Wisden Cricketer of the Year – 1972
work – Cricket
M. P. Ganesh
Arjuna Award in 1973.
work – Hockey
Prakash Padukone
Padma Sri – 1982
work – Badminton
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi
Padma Sri – 2001
work – Tennis
Pankaj Arjun Advani
Padma Shri 2009
work – Billiards
Chetan Baboor
Arjuna Award -1997
work – Table Tennis
