Sports
Cricket
- C.K. Nayudu
- Buchi Babu Naidu
- Cota Ramaswami
- Mohammed Azharuddin
- Bharath Reddy
- Venkatapathy Raju
- V.V.S. Laxman
- M.S.K. Prasad
- Yalaka Venugopal Rao
- Ambati Rayudu
- Shivlal Yadav
- M.L. Jaisimha
- Ghulam Ahmed
- Syed Mohammad Hadi
- Abid Ali
- Abbas Ali Baig
- Arshad Ayub
- Noel David
Athletics
- Kodi Rammurthy Naidu
- Neelapu Rami Reddy - Former sprinter and athletics champion
Chess
- Pendyala Harikrishna
- Koneru Humpy
- Dronavalli Harika
Tennis
- Sania Mirza
Weightlifting
- Karnam Malleswari – Olympic Bronze Medallist
Hockey
- Mukesh Kumar (field hockey)
Badminton
- Pullela Gopichand, Badminton
- Saina Nehwal, Badminton
- Chetan Anand, Badminton
- Jwala Gutta, Badminton
- Parupalli Kashyap,Badminton
Other sports
- Achanta Sharath Kamal, Table Tennis
- A. Ramana Rao, Volleyball
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