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[[Madhwa Brahmins]] are a sub-[[caste]] of [[Brahmins]]; who follow [[Dvaita Vedanta]] of [[Madhvacharya]] in India. The following is a list of notable Madhwa Brahmins.

==Intellectuals==

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* [[C. Hayavadana Rao]] was an Indian [[historian]], [[museologist]], [[anthropologist]], [[economist]] and [[polyglot]]. He was a member of the [[Royal Anthropological Institute]], Indian Historical Records Commission and a fellow of the Royal Society of Economics.<ref name="mythicsocietyp94">{{cite journal|title=The quarterly journal of the Mythic society (Bangalore)|page=94|volume=56|publisher=Mythic Society|year=1966}}</ref><ref>{{Google books|uR4IAQAAIAAJ|Life Sketch of Rajacharitha Visharada Rao Bahadur C.Hayavadana Rao}} at page 94; Quote - "Rao Bahadur C.Hayavadana Rao was born on Tenth of July 1865 at Hosur, Krishnagiri talk in a Madhwa Deshastha Family.His father was C.Raja Rao"</ref>

==Music==

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* [[Bhimsen Joshi]] - an Indian singer from Karnataka in the [[Hindustani classical]] tradition and [[Bharat Ratna]] and [[Padma Shri]] awardee.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Dharwad Gharana: Hindustani music's southern home|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dharwad-gharana-hindustani-musics-southern-home-34850|publisher=THE NEWS MINUTE|quote=A name that stands tall is that of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi born to a Madhwa Brahmin family of scholars in Gadag, Bhimsen took his training under the great Pt Rambhau Kundgolkar, popular as ‘Sawai Gandharva’.}}</ref>

==Cinema==

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* [[T. R. Ramachandran]] was a Tamil actor and comedian who acted in lead and supportive roles from 1940s to the 1960s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/man-with-saucer-eyes/article7255341.ece |title=Man with saucer eyes|work=The Hindu |date=28 May 2015 |accessdate=}}</ref>

== Socio-political and administrators==

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* [[Dewan]] [[Purnaiah]] (1746-1812) was [[Dewan]] of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore Kingdom]] under three rulers [[Hyder Ali]], [[Tipu Sultan]] and [[Wadiyar dynasty|Wadiyar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/135632/F |title=Statesman and a survivor|work=Deccab Herald |date=7 February 2011 |accessdate=}}</ref>

* [[Aluru Venkata Rao]] - an Indian revolutionary, historian, writer and journalist.<ref name="datta">{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC&pg=145 |publisher=Sahithya Akademi|year=1987|first=Amaresh |last=Datta|page=145|quote=Born in an orthodox Madhwa Brahmin household, he graduated in Philosophy hons}}</ref>

==References==

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[[Category:Lists of Indian people by community|Madhwa Brahmins]]