This is a list of notable people from Karnataka. Founder and Architect of Bengaluru Nada Prabhu Kempe Gowda Scientists C V Raman – Nobel Prize in Physics (1930), Bharat Ratna (1954) M. Visvesvarayya – Bharat Ratna, in 1955, Indian civil engineer, statesman, Diwan of Mysore C. N. R. Rao – Bharat Ratna (2014) Indian Institute of Science (Material Sciences) Bharat Ratna (2014) H Narasimhaiah – Indian physicist, educator, writer, freedom fighter and rationalist Padma Bhushan (1984) Bangalore Puttaiya Radhakrishna – geologist Politicians H. D. Deve Gowda - former prime minister H. D. Kumaraswamy - former chief minister of Karnataka Gundu Rao - former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah - former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa - Chief Minister Ramalinga Reddy - former State Home Minister and various ministry, seven time MLA from Bangalore D. K. Shivakumar - minister of medical education B.Vaikunta Vaikunta Baliga - former Law Minister; former Speaker, Mysore State S.Bangarappa - former Chief Minister S. R. Bommai - former Chief Minister George Fernandes - former Defence Minister Kengal Hanumanthaiah - former Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde - former Chief Minister Qamar ul Islam - former Housing and Labour Minister Basappa Danappa Jatti - former Vice-President M.N. Jois - former M.L.C, Deputy Speaker of Legislative Council - Mysore State Mallikarjun Kharge - former State Minister (various portfolios); former Union Labour Minister in the Manmohan Singh Government; current leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha S. M. Krishna - former External Affairs Minister of India; former Governor of Maharashtra; former Chief Minister of Karnataka H.N.Ananth Kumar - former Union Minister and MP Kadidal Manjappa - former Chief Minister Veerappa Moily - Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; former Chief Minister K. H. Muniyappa - union minister of state for railways S. Nijalingappa - former Chief Minister Nandan Nilekani - Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) J. H. Patel - former Chief Minister Veerendra Patil - former Chief Minister M. A. M. Ramaswamy - Rajya Sabha MP and industrialist K. C. Reddy - former Chief Minister Dharam Singh - former Chief Minister Devaraj Urs - former Chief Minister H. Vishwanath - former Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa - former Chief Minister Kannada writers Kuvempu – poet, Jnanpith awardee U. R. Ananthamurthy – Kannada writer, thinker and Jnanpith awardee Da Ra Bendre – poet, Jnanpith awardee S. L. Bhyrappa - writer, novelist V. K. Gokak – writer, Jnanapith awardee Masti Venkatesh Iyengar –