Prominent Personalities
Some prominent Vokkaliga personalities are: Kempe Gowda I, founder of Bangalore, Kuvempu writer and poet, H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister of India & Chief Minister of Karnataka, K.C. Reddy, first chief minister of Karnataka, D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Chief Minister of Karnataka, H. D. Kumaraswamy, Chief Minister of Karnataka, H. N. Nage Gowda, Poet, H. L. Nage Gowda, author, Dr. K. Chidananda Gowda, Vice Chancellor Kuvempu University, Dr. M. H. Marigowda, horticultural expert, Tirumakudalu Chowdiah, Violinist, Ambarish, actor and politician, B. Saroja Devi, actress, Nagathihalli Chandrashekar, director, S M Krishna, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ex-Chief Minister, Karnataka, Ramya, actress, Jaggesh, actor, V. G. Siddhartha, founder of Cafe Coffee Day, Kavya Shivashankar, National Spelling Bee Champion, Arjun Halappa, mens hockey and Dodda Ganesh, Indian pace Bowler, Vikas Gowda, Athlete, Capt Smitha Lakshman, currently with the Indian Army, is the first woman from Karnataka to conquer Mount Everest.
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