Panigrahi, actress K Ravi Kumar, won gold in weightlifting at 2010 Commonwealth Games and also participated in 2012 London Olympics Padma Shri P. V. S. Rao, Computer scientist Justice B. Jagannadha Das, former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Justice Lingaraj Panigrahi, former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court and former Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly Somanath Rath, former Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly Biswanath Pattnaik was a legendary veteran Gandhian, Sarvodaya and Bhoodan leader Arun K. Pati, quantum physicist W. V. V. B. Ramalingam, mathematics teacher and freedom fighter Thapi Dharma Rao, journalist, writer Chandra Sekhar Sahu, member of parliament of Bramhapur constituency and former union Rural Development minister Ram Krushna Patnaik, Former cabinet Finance minister of Odisha and former Member of legislative of Odisha. He was one of the founding member of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Smt. A. Laxmibai, first Woman Deputy Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly Sashi Bhusan Rath, Social reformer & Politician Raja Harihar Mardaraj, Former king of Khallikote and freedom fighter Nikhilanand panigrahy, writer Aneppu Parasuramdas Patro: Justice Party leader and Education Minister in the Raja of Panagal Government Gopalakrusna Pattanayaka, poet & composer of Odissi music Padma Shri Krishna Mohan Pathi,orthopedic surgeon Harihar Panda, freedom fighter G. S. Melkote, freedom fighter and parliamentarian Goparaju Ramachandra Rao, Atheist,Freedom Fighter,Social Activist,Social Reformer Raja Bahadur Ramachandra Mardaraj Deo, king and freedom fighter Sanskaraka Shribastha panda , freedom fighter Laxmi Narayan Pattnaik, freedom fighter Chakara Bisoyi, freedom fighter Padma shri Bhagaban Sahu, folk dancer and choreographer Soubhagya Kumar Misra, Sahitya Akademi Award winner for his writing Gouri Kumar Brahma, Academician, literary critic, orator and writer Dr. Dinanath Pathy, Indian painter, author and art historian References External links This offers a detailed history of the district, albeit from a British imperial point of view. Districts of Odisha