Notable People From Kodagu
- Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa
- General K. S. Thimayya
- Lt Gen Apparanda Aiyappa
- C B Muthamma, first woman IFS officer
- P. K. Monnappa police officer
- Prema Cariappa, former mayor of Bangalore, Rajya Sabha MP
- Prema (actress), Kannada actress.
- Biddu Appaiah, music composer
- Arjun Halappa, hockey player
- M. P. Ganesh, former hockey team captain, Olympian and coach, 1973 Arjuna Award.
- B. P. Govinda, team hockey player, 1975 Arjuna Award.
- Ashwini Nachappa, athlete, 1988 Arjuna Award
- Joshna Chinappa, squash player
- Robin Uthappa, international cricket player
- Rohan Bopanna, tennis player
- Ashwini Ponnappa, badminton player
- Jagat and Anita Nanjappa, former national rally champions
- Venu Uthappa, an international hockey referee and father of Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa
- D. V. Sadananda Gowda (26th Chief Minister of Karnataka + ex-BJP President Karntaka State unit)
- Guddemane Appaiah Gowda (the first freedom fighter of kodagu, during 1834-1837)
- Kedambadi Rama Gowda, who fought against Brit ish Rule during 1835-39
- Shri. Nidyamale Somana, Member, First Lok Sabha (1952–1957), Parliament of India, represented the State of Coorg; MLA (1957–1958), Karnataka State, represented Piriyapatna Constituency
- Dr. Kurunji Venkatramana Gowda,founder president of AOLE, also renowned as "Amara Shilpi of Sullia"
- K.G. Bopaiah (Speaker of Legislative Assembly/ Virajpet MLA)
- Dr.Purushothama Bilimale (Director of American Institute of Indian Studies), October 2009
- Dr. KV Chidananda Gowda, Former Vice Chancellor, Kuvempu University and NASA Scientist,
- Baddana Raj Chengappa - Editor-in-Chief, Printer & Publisher, The Tribune; Chandigarh, India.
- Shri Kolambe Puttanna Gowda, who wrote Kaluru Cheluve and an excellent Talamaddale artist
- Kedagadi Guddappa Gowda, finest Yakshagana performer
- N.S.Deviprasad (Sampaje Deviprasad), Film Producer and Cultural activist & Activist for 'Praja Vedike'
- Dambekodi S. Madappa (Ex-MLA)
- Dr. K.V. Venkataramana, Poet, Reviewer, Translator and Writer
- Shobha Karandlaje, BJP Leader and Minister, Government of Karnataka
- Nangaru Nanaiah, Deputy Commissioner(Commercial Tax)
- Nidhi Subbaiah, actress
- Harshika Poonacha, actress
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