This is a list of notable people who belong to the Hindu Reddy caste.
The origin of the Reddy caste has been linked to the Rashtrakutas by historians. They were feudal overlords and landed gentry. Historically and traditionally they have been the land-owning aristocracy of the Telugu land. Their prowess as rulers and warriors is well documented in Telugu history. The Reddy Kingdom (1325–1448 CE) ruled Kosta Andhra and Rayalaseema for over 120 years.
Today they continue to be a politically and socio-economically dominant group in South India especially in the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Reddys in Modern Era
A list of notable people who belong to Reddy caste. Following Reddy personalities who contributed to Indian society from the times of Kakatiyas to Post Independence.
Reddys have made significant contributions to India in the post-independence era, particularly in politics, state administration, and social development, with a strong presence in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka. Key contributions include holding high constitutional offices, leading the formation of modern states, driving infrastructure and agricultural development, and participating in social movements.
Kings, Queens and Warlords
Recharla Rudra Reddy Gona Ganna Reddy Gona Budda Reddy Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Prolaya Vema Reddy Anavota Reddy Anavema Reddy Kumaragiri Reddy Kataya Vema Reddy Pedda Komati Vema Reddy Racha Vema Reddy Alladi Reddy Raja Veera Krishna Reddy Raja Rameshwar Rao I Raja Bahiri Gopal Rao Raja Somashekara Ananda Bhupala Reddy Raja Janumpally Rameshwar Rao Raja Sadashiva Reddy Raja Narasimha Reddy Maharani Shankarmma Maharani Adhilaxmi Devamma Rani Janakibai Rani Lingayamma Rani Janamma
Freedom Fighters Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy A. Subbarayalu Reddiar Omandur Periyavalavu Ramasamy Reddiyar Arutla Ramchandra Reddy V. Venkatasubba Reddiar B. V. Subba Reddy K. S. Venkatakrishna Reddiar Baddam Yella Reddy Bhimreddy Narasimha Reddy Budda Vengal Reddy Chandra Pulla Reddy Enuga Sreenivasulu Reddy P. Narsa Reddy Ravi Narayana Reddy Suravaram Pratapa Reddy Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Cattamanchi Gopala Krishnamoorthy Reddy
President of India Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Reddy served as the 6th President of India (1977 1982). He was born in Andhra Pradesh.
Governors #Governor Order StateTerm of the officeTerm startTerm endDuration 1 Palagani Chandra Reddy (Acting) Madras State 24 November 1964 7 December 1965 2Kyasamballi Chengalaraya Reddy3rd Madhya Pradesh 11 February 1965 2 February 1966 10 February 1966 7 March 1971 3 Bezawada Gopala Reddy 6thUttar Pradesh 1 May 1967 30 June 1972 4 Marri Chenna Reddy 8th 25 October 1974 1 October 1977 14th Punjab 21 April 1982 6 February 1983 23rd Rajasthan 5 February 1992 30 May 1993 10th Tamil Nadu 31 May 1993 2 December 1996 5 S. Obul Reddy 6th Andhra Pradesh 25 January 1975 10 January 1976 6 Konda Madhava Reddy (Acting)Maharashtra 16 April 1985 30 May 1985 7 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 14th 20 February 1988 18 January 1990 8 Kolli Venkata Raghunatha Reddy 6th Tripura 12 February 1990 14 August 1993 6th Manipur 20 March 1993 30 August 1993 14th West Bengal 14 August 1993 27 April 1998 (Additional charge) Sikkim 12 November 1995 9 February 1996 19th Odisha 31 January 1997 12 February 1997 31 December 1997 27 April 1998 9 Bheemireddy Satya Narayana Reddy 12th Uttar Pradesh 12 February 1990 25 May 1993 26th Odisha 1 June 1995 17 June 1997 (Additional Charge) West Bengal 13 July 1993 14 August 1993 10 Nallu Indrasena Reddy 20th Tripura 26 October 2023 Incumbent
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Reddy served as the 4th Lok Sabha Speaker (1967–1969) & (1977) for two terms.
Union Cabinet Ministers #NamePortfolioTerm of the OfficeDurationCabinetStartEnd 1 Kyasamballi Chengalaraya Reddy 2nd Union Minister of Production 15 April 1952 16 April 1957 Nehru II 2nd Union Minister of Works, Housing & Supply 17 April 1957 4 April 1961 Nehru III 3rd Union Minister of Commerce & Industry 4 April 1961 19 July 1963 Nehru IV 2 Bezawada Gopala Reddy 4th Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting 10 April 1962 31 August 1963 3Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 3rd Union Minister of Steel 9 June 1964 24 January 1966 Shastri 5th Union Minister of Mines 11 January 1966 24 January 1966 Nanda II 8th Union Minister of Transport & Aviation 24 January 1966 13 March 1967 Indira I4Marri Chenna Reddy 5th Union Minister of Steel16 March 196727 April 1968Indira II 7th Union Minister of Mines & Metals5K. V. Raghunatha Reddy 7th Minister of Company Affairs 20 June 1970 18 March 1971 18 March 1971 5 February 1973 Indira III 6 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 10th Union Minister of Communications 11th Union Minister of Home Affairs 11 January 1974 10 October 1974 10 October 1974 24 March 1977 7Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy 20th Union Minister of Shipping and Transport 2 February 1983 7 September 1984 Indira IV 24th Union Minister of Industry 7 September 1984 31 October 1984 4 November 1984 31 December 1984 Rajiv I 18th Union Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs 21 June 1991 9 October 1992 PVN Rao 8 Sudini Jaipal Reddy 23rd Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting 1 May 1997 19 March 1998 Gujral 22 May 2004 18 November 2005 Singh I 4th Union Minister of Culture 23 May 2004 29 January 2006 35th Union Minister of Urban Development 18 November 2005 25 May 2009 26 May 2009 19 January 2011 Singh II 38th Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas 19 January 2011 28 October 2012 6th Union Minister of Earth Sciences 19 October 2012 18 May 2014 17th Union Minister of Science and Technology 29 October 2012 18 May 2014 9 Gangapuram Kishan Reddy 34th Union Minister of Tourism 21 July 20219 June 2024 Modi II 12th Union Minister of Culture 9th Union Minister of the Development of North Eastern Region 25th Union Minister of Coal10 June 2024Incumbent Modi III 45th Union Minister of Mines
Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Sudini Jaipal Reddy Reddy served as the 7th Leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha (1991–1992). He was born in Telangana.
Chief Ministers #Chief MinisterOrderState / Union Territory Term of the Office Start EndDuration 1 Agaram Subbarayalu Reddiar 1stMadras Presidency 17 December 1920 11 July 1921 2 Omanthur Periyavalavu Ramaswamy Reddiyar 10th 23 March 1947 6 April 1949 3 Kyasamballi Chengalaraya Reddy 1st Mysore State 25 October 1947 30 March 1952 4 Bezawada Gopala Reddy 2nd Andhra State 28 March 1955 1 November 1956 5 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy1stAndhra Pradesh (Combined) 1 November 1956 11 January 1960 12 March 1962 20 February 1964 6 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 3rd 21 February 1964 30 September 1971 7 V. Venkatasubba Reddiar2ndPuducherry 11 September 1964 8 April 1967 6 March 1968 17 September 1968 8 Marri Chenna Reddy6thAndhra Pradesh (Combined) 6 March 1978 10 October 1980 3 December 1989 17 December 1990 9M. D. R. Ramachandran5thPuducherry 16 January 1980 23 June 1983 8 March 1990 3 March 1991 10 Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy 8thAndhra Pradesh (Combined) 24 February 1982 20 September 1982 11 Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy9th 20 September 1982 9 January 1983 9 October 1992 12 December 1994 12 Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy 11th 17 December 1990 9 October 1992 13 V. Vaithilingam6thPuducherry 4 July 1991 13 May 1996 4 September 2008 15 May 2011 14 Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy14thAndhra Pradesh (Combined) 14 May 2004 20 May 2009 20 May 2009 2 September 2009 15 Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy 16th 25 November 2010 1 March 2014 16 Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy 17th Andhra Pradesh 30 May 2019 12 June 2024 17 Anumula Revanth Reddy 2nd Telangana 7 December 2023 Incumbent
Judges of Supreme Court
# Name Date of appointment Date of retirementTenure length1Pingle Jaganmohan Reddy1 August 196922 January 19752O. Chinnappa Reddy17 July 197824 September 19873K. Jayachandra Reddy4B.P. Jeevan Reddy5P. Venkatarama Reddi6B. Sudarshan Reddy7Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy
Union Ministers of State Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy 27th Union Minister of State for Railways (2012–2014) T. Subbarami Reddy Union Minister of State for Mines, (2006–2008) Napoleon Union Minister of State for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, (2009–2013) Gangapuram Kishan Reddy Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (2019–2021)
Governor of the Reserve Bank of India Yaga Venugopal Reddy
Reddy is an IAS officer who served as the 21st Governor of RBI between 2003 and 2008. He was born in Andhra Pradesh.
Chief Justices of High Courts
S. No.Chief JusticeDate of AppointmentDate of Retirement High Court1Justice Palagani Chandra Reddy 1958 1964 Andhra Pradesh High Court 15 February 1965 30 June 1966 Madras High Court2 Justice P. Jagan Mohan Reddy 1966 1969 Andhra Pradesh High Court3Justice S. Obul Reddi1974 6 July 1976Andhra Pradesh High Court 18 August 1977 1978 7 July 1976 18 August 1977 Gujarat High Court4 Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy 28 June 1976 23 October 1976 Punjab and Haryana High Court5Justice Konda Madhava Reddy 1982 7 April 1984 Andhra Pradesh High Court 8 April 1984 21 October 1985 Bombay High Court6Justice Palem Chennakesava Reddy 8 April 1984 29 September 1985 Andhra Pradesh High Court 30 September 1985 11 November 1986 Gauhati High Court7 Justice P. V. Reddi 21 October 200016 August 2001 Karnataka High Court8 Justice B. Subhashan Reddy 12 September 2001 20 November 2004 Madras High Court 21 November 2004 2 March 2005 Kerala High Court 5 December 2005 12 January 2007 Manipur High Court9 Justice L. Narasimha Reddy 2 January 2015 31 July 2015 Patna High Court10 Justice Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy 12 February 2016 1 November 2018 Gujarat High Court
Speakers of Legislative Assemblies/Councils
#NameTook office Left office DurationHouse1 Bezawada Ramachandra Reddy October 1930 January 1937 Madras Legislative Council2 B. V. Subba Reddy 20 March 1962 29 September 1971 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly3 K. V. Vema Reddy 25 November 1971 19 March 1972 4Pidatala Ranga Reddy 15 July 1968 20 March 1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council 21 March 1972 25 September 1974 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly5 R. Dasaratha Rami Reddy 28 January 1975 14 March 1978 6Agarala Eswara Reddi 24 February 1981 22 September 1981 7 September 1982 16 January 1983 7 P. Ramachandra Reddy 4 January 1990 22 December 1990 8 K. R. Suresh Reddy 1 June 2004 3 June 2009 9 Kiran Kumar Reddy 4 June 2009 24 November 2010
Civil Servants Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy, Kotwal of Hyderabad (1920–1934) Gongireddi Raghava Reddy, IPS 1956 Batch Yaga Venugopal Reddy, IAS 1964 Batch Venambake Dinesh Reddy, IPS 1977 Batch Mudireddy Mahendar Reddy, IPS 1986 Batch Battula Shivadhar Reddy, IPS 1994 Batch
Military Officers Kakatiya Military Chief Gona Budda Reddy Kakatiya Military Chief Gona Ganna Reddy Lieutenant General ARK Reddy Sepoy Maruprolu Jaswanth Kumar Reddy Squadron Leader Sindhu Reddy Lieutenant Colonel Palugulla Mastan Reddy Sapper Sangi Reddy Sanjeeva Reddy Captain Rapolu Veera Raja Reddy Lieutenant General GAV Reddy Lieutenant SDV Prasad Reddy
Science-Technology-Engineer-Mathematics (STEM) Dabbala Rajagopal Reddy, Computer Scientist Solipuram Madhusudhan Reddy, Mycologist Prem Sagar Reddy, Cardiologist Kolli Srinath Reddy, Physician Bodanape Venkat Ram Mohan Reddy, Engineer Basani Vijayapal Reddy, Pediatrician Batmanathan Dayanand Reddy, Scientist Dumbala Srinivasa Reddy, Chemist Amulya Kumar N Reddy, Indian Scientist Junuthula N Reddy, Engineer Arjula Ramachandra Reddy, Biologist G. Satheesh Reddy, Aerospace Scientist Manjula Reddy, Bacterial Geneticist Gayatri Reddy, Anthropologist
Poets, Writers and Teachers Gona Budda Reddy – 13th-century poet Vemana/Kumaragiri Vema Reddy – 14th-century poet Annamalai Reddiyar – 19th-century poet Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy, Poet & Teacher Suravaram Pratapareddy, poet & historian Gunapati Keshavaa Reddy, journalist G. Ram Reddy, professor Kethu Viswanatha Reddy, poet