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This is a list of eminent people from [[Hyderabad, Telangana State|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==
* [[Rafi Ahmed]], [[Indians in US|Indo-American]] virologist and immunologist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://med.emory.edu/gamechangers/researchers/ahmed/bio.html|title=Biography of Rafi Ahmed - Game Changers - School of Medicine, Emory University|website=med.emory.edu|access-date=21 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015135924/https://med.emory.edu/gamechangers/researchers/ahmed/bio.html|archive-date=15 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Saleh Muhammad Alladin]], astronomer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.com/hafiz-saleh-muhammad-alladin/biography-1955537.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708220020/http://www.in.com/hafiz-saleh-muhammad-alladin/biography-1955537.html|url-status=dead|title=Hafiz Saleh Muhammad Alladin Biography, Hafiz Saleh Muhammad Alladin …|date=8 July 2012|archive-date=8 July 2012|website=archive.is|access-date=21 June 2019}}</ref>
* [[Muhammad Hamidullah]]
* [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]]
* [[Ali Yavar Jung]], former Vice Chancellor of [[Osmania University]] and [[Aligarh University]]
* [[Mohammed Vizarat Rasool Khan]], founder of Shadan Group of Institutions
* [[Yousuf Hussain Khan]], Pro-Vice-Chancellor, [[Aligarh University]]

==Arts, music and cinema==
* [[Mast Ali]], actor
* [[Rashid Ali (singer)|Rashid Ali]], singer
* [[Ali Asgar (actor)|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 (actress)|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 (singer)|Mohammed Irfan]], playback singer
* [[N. C. Karunya]] (1986-), singer
* [[Ajit Khan]] (1922–98), actor, film maker.
* [[Ateeq Hussain Khan]] (1980-), [[qawwali]], musician
* [[Kabir Khan (director)|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
* [[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 (actress)|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==
* [[Fazal Nawaz Jung]] (c. 1894–1964), financier and politician
* [[Ravi Kailas]] businessman<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/ideas/a-maverick-entrepreneurs-playbook/100689|title=A maverick entrepreneur’s playbook|website=www.fortuneindia.com|access-date=21 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124203624/https://www.fortuneindia.com/ideas/a-maverick-entrepreneurs-playbook/100689|archive-date=24 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Mehboob Alam Khan]], restaurateur<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/hyderabad-times/Most-Hyderabadi-cuisine-is-dying/articleshow/1978463.cms? | title='Most Hyderabadi cuisine is dying' | date=30 April 2007 | newspaper=The Times of India | first=Mona | last=Ramavat | access-date=21 February 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519082522/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/hyderabad-times/Most-Hyderabadi-cuisine-is-dying/articleshow/1978463.cms | archive-date=19 May 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Shah Alam Khan]] (1921-2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/180316/nawab-shah-alam-khan-who-misses-the-royal-culture.html|title=Nawab who misses the royal culture|first=christopher|last=isaac|date=18 March 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=21 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327104900/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/180316/nawab-shah-alam-khan-who-misses-the-royal-culture.html|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/nawab-shah-alam-khan-no-more/article19907547.ece|title=Nawab Shah Alam Khan no more|date=23 October 2017|access-date=21 June 2019|via=www.thehindu.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108111207/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/nawab-shah-alam-khan-no-more/article19907547.ece|archive-date=8 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Prem Watsa]], CEO of Fairfax Financial Holdings (1950–present)

==Civil servants and diplomats==
* [[Syed Akbaruddin]]
* [[Abid Hussain]] (1926–2012), diplomat<ref>{{cite news |title=Peers lavish praise on Abid Hussain |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article3619353.ece |publisher=The Hindu |date=9 July 2012 |access-date=11 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712090652/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article3619353.ece |archive-date=12 July 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Idris Hasan Latif]], former Indian ambassador to [[France]]
* [[Ausaf Sayeed]] (1989–present), diplomat

==Information technology==
*[[Satya Nadella]], CEO OF [[Microsoft Corporation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-satya-nadella/itslideshowviewall/29900286.cms|title=All you need to know about Satya Nadella|website=The Times of India|access-date=21 June 2019}}</ref>
*[[Shantanu Narayen]], CEO and President of Adobe Systems

==Literature==
* [[Amjad Hussain]] (pen name: Amjad Hyderabadi) (1878-1961), Urdu poet
* [[Khamakha Hyderabadi]] (1929 - 2017), poet and writer.
* [[Jwalamukhi (poet)|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 language|Persian]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=168-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=AkwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6865,1236175|title=The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=21 June 2019}}</ref>
* [[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==
* [[Baseer Ali]], reality TV Star
* [[Harsha Bhogle]], cricket commentator and journalist
* [[Rajiv Chilaka]], creator and director of animated TV and film
* [[Anees Jung]] (b. 1944), author and journalist <ref>{{cite web|url=https://penguin.co.in/|title=Penguin India|website=penguin.co.in|access-date=21 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515130005/https://penguin.co.in/|archive-date=15 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Military==
* [[Mateen Ansari]] (1916-1943), [[George Cross]] recipient
* [[Idris Hasan Latif]] (1923-2018), former [[Chief of Air Staff (India)|Chief of Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/1804|title=Service Record for Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif 1804 F(P) at Bharat Rakshak.com|website=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=21 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513052627/http://bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/1804|archive-date=13 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/139814/idris-hasan-latif-air-chief-marshal-iaf/|title=Meet the IAF Chief Who Chose India over Pakistan, and Became a Legend!|date=2 May 2018|website=The Better India|access-date=21 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107062143/https://www.thebetterindia.com/139814/idris-hasan-latif-air-chief-marshal-iaf/|archive-date=7 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/former-iaf-chief-idris-hasan-latif-passes-away-end-of-a-golden-era/articleshow/63976934.cms|title=Former IAF chief Idris Hasan Latif passes away- End of a golden era - India News - Times of India|first1=Syed Akbar|last1=Apr 30|last2=2018|first3=21:14|last3=Ist|website=The Times of India|access-date=21 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721182050/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/former-iaf-chief-idris-hasan-latif-passes-away-end-of-a-golden-era/articleshow/63976934.cms|archive-date=21 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Mohammad Ahmed Zaki]], former Lieutenant General and [[Vir Chakra]] recipient

==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===
* [[Mohammad Azharuddin]], former captain of [[Indian Cricket Team]]
* [[Ghulam Ahmed (cricketer)|Ghulam Ahmed]], test player
* [[Syed Abid Ali]], former cricketer
* [[Arshad Ayub]] (1987–1990)
* [[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 woman cricket team captain
* [[Venkatapathy Raju]], former Indian cricketer
* [[Ambati Rayudu]], Indian professional cricket player
* [[Mohammed Siraj]], Indian cricketer
* [[Gouher Sultana]], Indian woman cricketer
* [[Shivlal Yadav]] (1979–1987), former Indian cricketer

===Football===
* [[Shabbir Ali]]
* [[Yousuf Khan (footballer)|Yousuf Khan]]
* [[Syed Nayeemuddin]], former captain of the [[Indian football team]]
* [[Syed Abdul Rahim]]

===Hockey===
* [[Mukesh Kumar (field hockey)|Mukesh Kumar]], former Indian Hockey Player

===Tennis===
* [[Syed Mohammad Hadi]]
* [[Sania Mirza]]

===Bodybuilding===
* [[Mir Mohtesham Ali Khan]], Mr. World 2007(silver)
* [[Esa Misri]]
* [[Osman Misri]]

===Others===
* [[Abdul Basith (volleyball)|Abdul Basith]] (volleyball)

==Politics==
* [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]] (1897-1969), 3rd [[President of India]]
* [[Mohammad Majid Hussain]], former Mayor of Hyderabad
* [[Mohammed Vizarat Rasool Khan]], former [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
* [[Amanullah Khan (Indian politician)|Amanullah Khan]]
* [[Idris Hasan Latif]] (1923-2018), former [[Governor of Maharashtra]]
* [[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,
* [[Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy]], former [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[Mohammed Ali Shabbir]], politician

==Recipients of National Awards==

===Bharat Ratna===
* [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]], former [[President of India]].

===Padma Vibhushan===
* [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]], former [[President of India]].
* [[Ali Yavar Jung]], former [[Governor of Maharashtra]]

===Padma Bhushan===
* [[Chiranjeevi]], [[film]] [[actor]] and [[politician]]
* [[Abid Hussain]], diplomat
* [[Ali Yavar Jung]], former [[Governor of Maharashtra]]
* [[Yousuf Hussain Khan]], educationist
* [[Sania Mirza]], tennis player.
* [[Saina Nehwal]], badminton player

===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
* [[Mithali Raj]], Indian Women Cricket Team captain
* [[S. S. Rajamouli]], film director and screenwriter
* [[P. V. Sindhu]], badminton player
* [[Shantha Sinha]], anti-child labour activist
* [[Mohammad Ahmed Zaki]], former Lieutenant General

==Nizams of Hyderabad==
* [[Qamar-ud-din Khan, Asif Jah I]]
* [[Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II]]
* [[Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III|Mir Akbar Ali Khan, Asaf Jah III]]
* [[Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV]]
* [[Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V]]
* [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI]]
* [[Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII]]

==See also==
{{portal|Hyderabad}}
* [[List of notable Hyderabadi Muslims]]

== References ==
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[[Category:People from Hyderabad, India|*]]
[[Category:Lists of people by city in India|Hyderabad]]
[[Category:Hyderabad, India-related lists|People]]

List of people from Hyderabad - Revision history

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