- male, deceased (1994)
- Kuvempu was born in Hirekodige, Koppa taluk, of Chikmagalur district to a native Kannada family. He was brought up in a place in the lush Malenadu...
- male, 77 years old
- Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy, is a leading contemporary writer and critic in Kannada language and considered as one of the most important...
- female
- Akka Mahadevi (ಅಕ್ಕ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ) Born to Nirmala and Sumati in Udatadi (or Udugani) near the ancient city of Banavasi (in Shikaripura taluk Shim...
- male, deceased (1992)
- Mogeri Gopalakrishna Adiga was one of the fathers of modern Kannada poetry. He is known as the "pioneer of New style" poetry and was part of a...
- male, deceased (1564)
- Purandara Dasa (kannada:ಪುರಂದರ ದಾಸ) is one of the most prominent composers in Carnatic music. His contribution to music is immeasurable, and...
- male, 83 years old
- Dr. G.S. Shivarudrappa (born February 7 1926) is a Kannada poet, writer and researcher who was rewarded as "Rashtrakavi" by the Government of...
- male, deceased (1981)
- Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre was amongst the most famous of Kannada poets of the Navodaya Period and important contributor to the field of Marathi...
- male
- Allama Prabhu(1150 CE) was a mystic "Veerashaiva" saint and poet of the 12th century. He was born in the village of Balligavi near present day...
- male
- Pampa (Kannada: ಪಂಪ) born in 902 C.E., also known as Adikavi Pampa, is one of the greatest Kannada poets of all time. He was born in Vemula...
- male
- Kumara Vyasa is the pen name of Gadhugina Naranappa who is one of the most famous poets in the Kannada language, spoken in the state of Karnataka,...
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