Murthy/Murthi/Murty is a surname from the Indian states of

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, and

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. It is found commonly amongst

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s as a personal name or surname.

Notable people

Notable people with the surname Murthy include: *

Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy, a.k.a. B. S. Murthy (29 October 1906 – 22 May 1979) was a journalist, poet, short story writer, essayist, and a six-term Parliamentarian He was born in 1906 to B. Nagaiah at Nagaram in Razole taluk, in East Godavari ...

(1906–1979), Parliamentarian and leader of Dalit movement in India *

Dipika Murthy Dipika Murthy (born 10 August 1980) is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup Hockey Asia Cup may refer to: * Men's Hockey Asia Cup * Men's Hockey Junio ...

(born 1980), Indian hockey player *

H. R. Keshava Murthy H. R. Keshava Murthy (22 February 1934 – 21 December 2022) was an Indian gamaka exponent and guru. He was honoured with Shantala Natya Sri Award by the Government of Karnataka in 1998 and Padma Shri in 2022 by the Government of India in the ...

, Indian Gamaka exponent *

H. S. Venkateshamurthy Doctor (title), Dr. Hodigere Srinivas Venkateshamurthyhttps://kn.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%8E%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%8D.%E0%B2%8E%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D.%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%82%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0 ...

(born 1944), poet, playwright in Kannada Language. * Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy (born 1946), Indian politician *

Krishnan Guru-Murthy Krishnan Guru-Murthy (born 5 April 1970) is a British journalist. He is the lead presenter of ''Channel 4 News''. He also presents '' Unreported World'', a foreign-affairs documentary series. Early life Guru-Murthy's father, an Indian consul ...

(born 1970), British television presenter and journalist *

M. Chidananda Murthy M. Chidananda Murthy (10 May 1931 – 11 January 2020) was a Kannada writer, researcher and historian. He was a well-known scholar in Karnataka specializing in the history of Kannada language and ancient Karnataka. He was also known for his cam ...

(1931–2020), Indian scholar * M. R. N. Murthy, Indian scientist and academic * M. Rajasekara Murthy (1922–2010), Indian politician *

Mahesh Murthy Mahesh Murthy is an Indian marketer, entrepreneur, and investor. He is the founder of the digital agency Pinstorm. Early life and education Mahesh Murthy was born and raised in a Tamil Brahmin family. His father served in the Indian Army and ...

(born 1965), founder of

Pinstorm Mahesh Murthy is an Indian marketer, entrepreneur, and investor. He is the founder of the digital agency Pinstorm. Early life and education Mahesh Murthy was born and raised in a Tamil Brahmin family. His father served in the Indian Army and ...

Mano Murthy Mano Murthy is an Indian musician and composer in the Kannada film industry. His is best known for his songs in ''Mungaru Male'', one of the biggest hits in the Kannada industry. Before moving onto becoming a composer, he was an entrepreneur, h ...

, Indian musician and composer * N. R. Narayana Murthy (born 1946), founder of

Infosys Infosys Limited is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational information technology company that provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. The company was founded in Pune and is headquartered in Ba ...

R. Narayana Murthy R. Narayana Murthy (born 31 December 1954), also known as People's Star, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, composer, singer, and producer. He works predominantly in Telugu Cinema. He received Nandi Special Jury Award for his film ''Dan ...

(born 1954), Indian film director and producer of Telugu films *

Rohan Murthy Rohan Narayana Murty is a junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, founder of the Murty Classical Library of India and founder and chief technical officer of the digital transformation company Soroco, which specialises in automation u ...

, son of N. R. Narayana Murthy and co-founder of

Sheela Murthy Sheela Murthy (born 12 October 1961) is a lawyer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, perhaps best known as founder and president of the Owings Mills, Maryland based Murthy Law Firm, which has been ranked as one of the world's leading U.S. immig ...

(born 1961), lawyer and philanthropist *

Srinivasa Murthy Jadalathimmanahalli Krishnappa Srinivasa Murthy (born 15 May 1949), known popularly as Srinivasa Murthy, is an Indian actor and television director. He is mostly known for his work as a director having made many television series in Kannada, be ...

(born 1949), Indian actor *

Sudha Murthy Sudha Murty (' Kulkarni; born 19 August 1951) is an Indian educator, author and philanthropist who is chairperson of the Infosys F ...

(born 1950), Indian social reformer and writer * T. K. Murthy (born 1922), Indian Mridangam player *

Tammareddy Krishna Murthy Tammareddy Krishna Murthy (1920 – 16 September 2013) was an Indian film producer who worked in Telugu cinema. He received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2007. Krishna Murthy started his career in the f ...

(1920–2013), Telugu film producer from India *

Tummala Seetharama Murthy Tummala Seetharama Murthy or Tummla Seetharama Murthy Choudary (1901–1990) was an Indian poet writing in Telugu. Murthy was born in Kavuru village in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Works such as "Rashtragaanamu" reflect patriotis ...

(1901–1990), Indian Telugu poet *

U. R. Ananthamurthy Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (21 December 1932 – 22 August 2014) was an Indian contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language. He was born in Thirtahalli Taluk and is considered one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. In 199 ...

(1932–2014), contemporary writer and critic in the

Kannada language Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native sp ...

* V. K. Murthy (1923–2014), Indian cinematographer * Veda Krishna Murthy (born 1992), Indian cricketer *

Veturi Sundararama Murthy Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four de ...

(1936–2010), Indian Telugu poet *

Vivek Murthy Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an American physician and a vice admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who has served as the 19th and 21st surgeon general of the United States under Presidents Obama ...

(born 1977), American Physician *

Karthikeya Murthy Karthikeya Murthy is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter and music producer. A BAFTA Breakthrough India Talent. He made his debut in Tamil/Telugu bilingual movie Moone Moonu Varthai/ Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante (2015). He is known for his s ...

(born 1985), Indian Music Composer

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