Entertainment/Movies
- Ambarish – has been active in politics, currently a Member of Parliament from Mandya District [Congress]
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
- B Jayamma
- Bellary Raghava
- Bellave Narahari Sastri – The Dramatist of Yore
- Daisy Bopanna Daisy Bopanna is a familiar face in regional films in all four South Indian languages.
- Dharamavaram Ramakrishnamacharyulu – He was a play writer.
- Girish Karnad
- Girish Kasaravalli
- Guru Dutt – Hindi movie actor born and brought up in Karnataka. Graduated from Bangalore Central College
- Leena Chandavarkar – Hindi movie actress from Dharwad
- Mahesh Dattani
- Gubbi Veeranna – He was a drama producer, director
- M.S. Satyu
- Nagabharana
- Nagathihalli Chandrashekar – best known for producing movies like America America.
- Narasinga Rao Parwathavani
- Nikhil Chinappa – Radio, Video Jockey
- Nidhi Subbaiah
- Prasad Bidappa – A fashion designer and consultant
- Puttanna Kanagal
- Rajnikant – Worked in Bangalore before becoming a Tamil movie superstar
- Dr. Rajkumar – a versatile actor, singer. Religiously practices yoga. An introvert, got into spotlight when he was kidnapped by Veerappan in 2000. He has acted in more than 220 Kannada movies.
- Shankar Nag
- Shanta Ram – Hindi movie producer/director
- Shyam Benegal
- Vishnuvardhan – The hero of Kannada film field. A great and versatile actor.
- Yasmin Ponnappa
- Zulfi Syed
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