Lingayats, also known as Veerashaiva , are a community in India who adhere to Lingayatism, a religious sect of Shaivism within Hinduism. This is a list of notable Lingayats:
Saints
Historical rulers
Philanthropists
Education, science and technology
Literature
- Sarvajna â Kannada poet
- Chamarasa â author of Prabhulingaleele
- Harihara â known as Ragaleya Kavi
- Palkuriki Somanatha â Telugu poet, author of Basava purana
- Nijaguna Shivayogi â 15th-century Kannada poet
- Hardekar Manjappa â known as Gandhi of Karnataka
- Phakirappa Gurubasappa Halakatti â Kannada writer
- G. S. Shivarudrappa â Poet and critic, Rashtra Kavi
- Chennaveera Kanavi â poet and critic
- Panchakshari Hiremath â writer and poet, short story writer, essayist, critic, translator, orator, editor, who writes in Kannada, Urdu and Hindi
- P. Lankesh â writer and journalist, writing in the Kannada language
- Jayadevi Taayi Ligade â writer; first lady president of akhila Bharatha Kannada saahitya sammelana
- M. M. Kalburgi â Kannada scholar, Researcher, Vice Chancellor or Hampi Kannada University
- H.S. Shivaprakash- Poet, Playwright
- L. Basavaraju â Kannada eminent scholar and writer of several books on Sharana Sahitya
- Sangamesh Saundattimath â Dravidian linguist
- M. Chidananda Murthy â Kannada writer, researcher and historian
- Channappa Uttangi â interfaith pioneer and writer
- K. Marulasiddappa â Kannada writer
- Chandrashekhar Patil â Kannada poet and playwright
- Patil Puttappa â Kannada writer and former member of parliament, Rajya Sabha
- Manu Baligar â former bureaucrat, and current president of Kannada Sahitya Parishat
Art and music
Politics
Chief Ministers
Other politicians
- Shivraj Patil â Home Minister of India 2004âÂÂ2008, Speaker of Lok Sabha 1991âÂÂ1996, Minister of Defence 1980âÂÂ1989, Governor of Punjab 2010âÂÂ2015, Governor of Rajasthan 2010-2012
- K. P. Puttanna Chetty â First President of Bangalore Municipality
- M. S. Gurupadaswamy â Leader of House of Rajya Sabha 1989âÂÂ1990, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha 1971âÂÂ1972, Minister of Agriculture
- Laxman Savadi â former Deputy Chief Minister, former Minister for Transport and Minister for Co-operation, Government of Karnataka
- J. C. Madhu Swamy - ex Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, and Minor Irrigation, Government of Karnataka
- B. C. Patil - ex Minister for Agriculture, Government of Karnataka
- V. Somanna - ex Minister for Housing, Government of Karnataka
- C. C. Patil â ex Minister for Public Works Department, former Minister for Mines and Geology, Government of Karnataka
- Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle â ex Minister for Women and Child development, Senior Citizen and differently abled Empowerment, Government of Karnataka and MLA, Nippani
- Eshwara Bhimanna Khandre â MLA and former Minister, Government of Karnataka
- K. S. Nagarathanamma - former Speaker and Leader of opposition of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, and minister for Health and family welfare.
- S. Mallikarjunaiah â former MP Tumkur and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1991âÂÂ1996)
- M.P. Prakash â Congress Leader and former deputy chief minister of Karnataka
- M. B. Patil â former Minister for Water Resources, Government of Karnataka
- Suresh Angadi â Minister of State for Railways, Government of India
- Suresh Shetkar â former MP of Zahirabad (Lok Sabha constituency), Telangana
- Gudleppa Hallikeri â freedom fighter and former chairman of Legislative Council,
- M. V. Rajasekharan â former Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning, Government of India
- H.Siddhaveerappa â former minister for Home, Industries and Health, Leader of opposition, Government of Karnataka
- Murugesh Nirani â former Minister for Heavy Industry, Government of Karnataka
- S. S. Mallikarjun â MLA, Karnataka and Minister for Horticulture, Mines & Geology, Government of Karnataka
- S. A. Ravindranath â former minister for Horticulture and Sugar, government of Karnataka
- Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeswara â Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
- Smt.Basavarajeswari â three time MP from Bellary and former Union Minister of India
- Siddappa Kambli â politician, freedom fighter and contributor for Unification of Karnataka
- Ratnappa Kumbhar â former MP, MLC and Minister of Home, Food and Civil Supplies in Maharashtra Government
- Babagouda Patil â BJP Leader, former MP and Union Minister of Rural Areas & Employment
- Basangouda Patil â former Union minister of state for Railways and Textiles
- Dr Neeraj Patil â former mayor of Lambeth, London
- Vatal Nagaraj â former MLA and founder leader of Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha
- B. Y. Raghavendra â MP Shimoga; son of CM B. S. Yeddyurappa
- M. P. Renukacharya â MLA and former Minister for Excise, Government of Karnataka
- D. C. Srikantappa â former three time MP from Chikmagalur
- Basavaraj Patil Sedam â former member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
- M. Rajasekara Murthy â former Union minister for Surface Transport, MP, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and former minister for Finance, Revenue, Excise and Commerce and Industry, Karnataka
- Dilip Gangadhar Sopal â former MLA, Barshi, Solapur, and former minister for Law and Judiciary, and Water supply and Sanitation, Government of Maharashtra
- Shashil G. Namoshi â former Member of Legislative Council, Karnataka
- Basavaraj Patil Attur â former minister for Higher Education, Small Scale Industries, and Minor Irrigation
- Anant Gudhe â former member of parliament, Amravati
- Chandrakant Khaire â former member of parliament, Aurangabad
- Shamanuru Shivashankarappa â MLA, Davanagere South, former Minister for Horticulture and Agro Marketing, Government of Karnataka and President, Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva Mahasabha
- H. K. Patil â former Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka
- Sharan Prakash Patil â former Minister for Medical Education, Government of Karnataka
- S. R. Patil â former Minister for Infrastructure, Information Technology, Biotechnology, Science and Technology, Planning and Statistics, Government of Karnataka
- H. S. Mahadeva Prasad â former Minister for Co-operation, Government of Karnataka
- Prakash Babanna Hukkeri â Member of Parliament, Chikkodi and former Minister for Sugar, Small Scale Industries and Endowments, Government of Karnataka
- Bhagwanth Khuba â Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, New and Renewable Energy of India and member of parliament, Bidar
- P. C. Gaddigoudar â Member of Parliament, Bagalkot
- Karadi Sanganna Amarappa â Member of Parliament, Koppal (Lok Sabha constituency)
- B. Jayashree â artist and former member of Rajya Sabha, Padma Shri awardee
- Annasaheb Jolle - Member of Parliament, Chikkodi.
- B B Patil â Member of Parliament, Zahirabad (Lok Sabha constituency), Telangana
- Satish Hiremath â former mayor of Oro Valley, Arizona, United States of America
- Manjunath Kunnur â former MP, Dharwad South
- Basavraj Madhavrao Patil â MLA, Ausa, Latur, and former Minister for Rural Development, Government of Maharashtra
- Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre â MLA, Akkalkot, Solapur, and former Minister for Home and Rural Development, Government of Maharashtra
- Karne Prabhakar â MLC, Telangana, and Spokesperson of BRS
- Vijay Deshmukh â former Minister of state for PWD, Transport, Labour and Textiles, Government of Maharashtra, and MLA, Solapur North
- Vinay Kulkarni â former Minister for Mines and Geology, Government of Karnataka, and MLA, Dharwad
- Ganesh Hukkeri â Member of Legislative Assembly, Chikkodi
- Lakshmi Hebbalkar â Member of Legislative Assembly and former president, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee women's wing
- B. Y. Vijayendra - president of Bharatiya Janata Party Karnataka state unit
- Rahul Siddhvinayak Bondre - MLA, Maharashtra
- Prabha Mallikarjun - Member of Parliament, Davanagere Lok Sabha constituency
- Sagar Khandre - Member of Parliament, Bidar Lok Sabha constituency
- Chandrashekhar S. Patil - Member of the Legislative Assembly, Kamalapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency
Business
Media and entertainment
Sports
Military and police
- General Satyawant Mallanna Shrinagesh â 3rd Chief of Army Staff - Indian Army, and former governor of Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Mysore state
- Lieutenant General B. S. Raju, UYSM, AVSM, YSM â Vice Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army, former Director General of Military Operations
- Lieutenant General M. V. Suchindra Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, YSM & bar, VSM is a serving general officer â Vice Chief of Indian Army
- Lieutenant General Ramesh Halagali, AVSM, SM â former Deputy Chief of Indian Army
- Col M. B. Ravindranath VrC - Indian Army Officer and Vir Chakra Awardee
- Shankar Bidari, IPS â former Director general of police, Karnataka and Commissioner of Police of Bangalore city
- L. Revanasiddaiah, IPS â former additional director, Central Bureau of Investigation, DGP, Karnataka and Commissioner of Police of Bangalore city
- B. G. Jyothi Prakash Mirji, IPS â former Commissioner of Police of Bangalore city
- Veeranna Aivalli, IPS â former chairman of Aviation Security Audit Programme, International Civil Aviation Organization, United Nations
- Mallikarjun Bande â slain Indian Police Sub-Inspector
- Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad â Indian soldier
- V. C. Sajjanar, IPS - Telangana Police officer known as an Encounter Specialist
Law and judiciary
Others
References
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