List of people from Hyderabad

Academics

• Zakir Hussain
• Yousuf Hussain Khan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh University
• Mohammed Vizarat Rasool Khan, founder of Shadan Group of Institutions
• Ali Yavar Jung, former Vice Chancellor of Osmania University and Aligarh University
• Muhammad Hamidullah
• Rafi Ahmed, Indo-American virologist and immunologist.
• Saleh Muhammad Alladin, astronomer

  Arts, music and cinema

• Mast Ali, actor
• Rashid Ali, singer
• Ali Asgar, actor and comedian.
• Talat Aziz, ghazal singer
• Mohammad Ali Baig, producer-director, heads the Hyderabad-based Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation
• Shyam Benegal , director and screenwriter
• Mynampati Sreerama Chandra, singer
• Sherlyn Chopra, model, actor, singer
• Rana Daggubati, actor, producer
• Gifton Elias, composer, conductor
• Farah, Bollywood actor
• Diana Hayden, Miss World
• Vedala Hemachandra, singer
• Aditi Rao Hydari, actor
• Hyderabad Brothers, Carnatic music duo
• Mohammed Irfan, playback singer
• N. C. Karunya, singer
• Ajit Khan, actor, film maker.
• Ateeq Hussain Khan, qawwali, musician
• Kabir Khan, film director
• Razzak Khan, actor, comedian, director.
• Rohit Khandelwal, actor
• Anjali Parvati Koda, playwright, stand-up comedian
• Nagesh Kukunoor, filmmaker, screenwriter
• Gopichand Lagadapati, actor, writer, director, producer
• Vennu Mallesh, singer
• Asmita Marwa, fashion designer
• Dia Mirza, model, actor
• Aziz Naser, actor
• Vivek Oberoi, actor
• Shashi Preetam, music-director
• Bairu Raghuram, painter
• Radhika Rao, writer, director, filmmaker
• Vithal Rao, ghazal singer
• Rathna Shekar Reddy, theatre and film actor, founder of Samahaara
• Payal Rohatgi, actor
• Sushmita Sen, actor
• Mani Shankar, filmmaker
• Tabu, actor
• Warsi Brothers, qawwali group
• Priyadarshi Pulikonda, Actor

  Business

• Fazal Nawaz Jung, financier and politician
• Ravi Kailas businessman
• Mehboob Alam Khan, restaurateur
• Prem Watsa, CEO of Fairfax Financial Holdings
• Shah Alam Khan

  Civil servants and diplomats

• Idris Hasan Latif, former Indian ambassador to France
• Syed Akbaruddin
• Abid Hussain, diplomat
• Ausaaf Sayeed, diplomat

  Information technology

• Satya Nadella, CEO OF Microsoft Corporation
• Shantanu Narayen, CEO and President of Adobe Systems

  Literature

• Amjad Hussain , Urdu poet
• Khamakha Hyderabadi, poet and writer.
• Jwalamukhi, poet, novelist, essayist and political activist
• Sarojini Naidu, poet and political activist
• Jameela Nishat, Urdu poet, feminist and social activist
• Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad , scholar of Urdu, Arabic and Persian
• Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri, poet, journalist, writer, translator, literary critic, educationist and politician
• Sayyid Shamsullah Qadri, historian
• Ali Haider Tabatabai or Syed Ali Hyder Nazm Tabatabai, poet and translator
• Mohiuddin Qadri Zore, poet, literary critic and historian

  Media and television

• Harsha Bhogle, cricket commentator and journalist
• Rajiv Chilaka, creator and director of animated TV and film
• Anees Jung, author and journalist
• Baseer Ali, reality TV Star

  Military

• Idris Hasan Latif, former Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force
• Mohammad Ahmed Zaki, former Lieutenant General and Vir Chakra recipient
• Mateen Ansari, George Cross 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
• Shruti Kurien-Kanetkar, former doubles player
• Saina Nehwal, former world no. 1
• Ashwini Ponnappa, 2011 world badminton championship bronze medalist
• P. V. Sindhu, won a Silver medal at 2016 Rio Olympics
• Kidambi Srikanth, Indonesia open winner
• Sai Praneeth, Swiss grand prix open 2018

  Cricket

• Mohammad Azharuddin, former captain of Indian Cricket Team
• Ghulam Ahmed, test player
• Syed Abid Ali, former cricketer
• Arshad Ayub
• 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 cricketer
• C. K. Nayudu, first captain of the Indian test cricket team
• Pragyan Ojha, cricketer
• Mithali Raj, Indian woman cricket team captain
• Venkatapathy Raju, former cricketer
• Ambati Rayudu, Indian professional cricket player
• Mohammed Siraj, cricketer
• Mehdi Hassan
• Shivlal Yadav, played

  Football

• Syed Nayeemuddin, former captain of the Indian football team
• Shabbir Ali
• Yousuf Khan
• Syed Abdul Rahim

  Hockey

• Mukesh Kumar, former Indian Hockey Player

  Tennis

• Sania Mirza
• Syed Mohammed Hadi

  Bodybuilding

• Mir Mohtesham Ali Khan, Mr. World 2007
• Esa Misri
• Osman Misri

  Others

• Abdul Basith

  Politics

• Zakir Husain, 3rd President of India
• Idris Hasan Latif, former Governor of Maharashtra
• Kiran Kumar Reddy, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Mohammed Vizarat Rasool Khan, former MLA
• G. Sanjeeva Reddy President INTUC, Former MP and Minister of Labour,
• 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
• Amanullah Khan
• Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri, MLA and General secretary of AIMIM
• Mohammed Ali Shabbir, politician
• Mohammad Majid Hussain, former Mayor of Hyderabad

  Recipients of National Awards

Bharat Ratna

• Zakir Husain, former President of India.

  Padma Vibhushan

• Zakir Husain, former President of India.
• Ali Yavar Jung, former Governor of Maharashtra

  Padma Bhushan

• Sania Mirza, tennis player.
• Saina Nehwal, badminton player
• Ali Yavar Jung, former Governor of Maharashtra
• Yousuf Hussain Khan, educationist
• Abid Hussain, diplomat

  Padma Shri

• Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri, poet, journalist, writer, translator, literary critic, educationist and politician
• Mithali Raj, Indian Women Cricket Team captain
• S. S. Rajamouli, director, screenwriter
• P.V. Sindhu, badminton player
• Mohammed Ahmed Zaki, former Lieutenant General
• Bilkees I. Latif, social worker
• Mujtaba Hussain
• Mohammad Azharuddin
• Mohammad Ali Baig, theatre activist

  Nizams of Hyderabad

• Qamar-ud-din Khan, Asif Jah I
• Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II
• 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