Hegde means the Headman of the village. Hegde or Heggade Pergade is a surname found mainly in the coastal

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region in

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which is found in different communities. It is found amongst

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s of the Bunt community, Saraswat brahmins, Jain Bunt community,

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s in Karnataka. The name derives from the Old Kannada word Pergade which means chief.

Etymology

The word ''Hegde'' is derived from the

Old Kannada Old Kannada or Halegannada ( kn, ಹಳೆಗನ್ನಡ, Haḷegannaḍa) is the Kannada language which transformed from ''Purvada halegannada'' or ''Pre-old Kannada'' during the reign of the Kadambas of Banavasi (ancient royal dynasty of Kar ...

word ''Pergade'' which means ''chief''.

Notable people

The following is a list of notable people with last name Hegde.

Film Industry

Ganesh Hegde Ganesh Harish Hegde is an Indian singer, performer, video director and Bollywood choreographer. Early life Ganesh Hegde is a Tuluva Bunt, born on 10 November 1973 in Bombay (present-day Mumbai) to Tulu-speaking parents Harishchandra Subbaiah ...

, choreographer * Latha Hegde, Indian actress *

Pakhi Hegde Pakkhi Hegde is an Indian actress from Mumbai who is active mainly in Hindi serials, Bhojpuri,Tulu and Marathi films. Career Pakkhi Hegde a Tuluva from Mangalore, started her acting career with a lead role in a daily soap on Doordarshan named ...

, Indian actress *

Pooja Hegde Pooja Hegde (; born 13 October 1990) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Telugu films, in addition to Hindi and Tamil films. She began her career as a model and was crowned as the second runner-up at the 2010 I Am She–Miss Univ ...

, Indian model and actress * Samyuktha Hegde, Indian actress *

Sanjith Hegde Sanjith Hegde is an Indian playback singer from Bangalore, Karnataka. Sanjith Hegde has rendered film songs in several Indian languages and has several chart hits to his credit. He has sung songs in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. His renditio ...

, Indian singer and songwriter *

Satya Hegde Satya Hegde (born 17 May 1975) is an Indian cinematographer who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut with ''Taali Kattuva Shubhavele'' in 2002. Following this, he worked in over 20 films and received critical praise for his work in '' Dun ...

, cinematographer * Senna Hegde, Indian director * Manjunath Hegde Kelase, cinematographer

Politicians

Ananth Kumar Hegde Anantkumar Hegde (born 20 May 1968) is an Indian politician, the former Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and the incumbent Member of Parliament for Uttara Kannada constituency. Hegde, a member of the Bharati ...

, Indian politician and MP *

K. S. Hegde Kowdoor Sadananda Hegde (11 June 1909 – 24 May 1990) was an Indian jurist and politician who served as a judge in the Supreme Court of India and later as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Hegde founded the Nitte Education Trust. He is the father o ...

, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha *

Ramakrishna Hegde Ramakrishna Mahabaleshwar Hegde (29 August 1926 – 12 January 2004) was an Indian politician who served as the tenth Chief Minister of Karnataka for three terms between 1983 and 1988. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1 ...

, Indian politician * Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Indian politician, Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly and MLA * Pramod Hegde Yellapur, Indian politician

Officials

* N. Santosh Hegde, former justice of the Supreme Court Of India

Spiritual

Veerendra Heggade D. Veerendra Heggade (born November 25, 1948) is an Indian philanthropist and the hereditary administrator (Dharmadhikari) of the Dharmasthala Temple. He succeeded to the post at the age of 19, on October 24, 1968, the 21st in his line. He adm ...

, The Dharmadhikari of

Dharmasthala Temple Dharmasthala Temple () is an 800-year-old Hindu religious institution in the temple town of Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India. The deities of the temple are Hindu god Shiva, who is referred to as Mañjunatha, Hindu goddess Amm ...

Authors

* Belle Monappa Hegde, Indian medical scientist, educationist and author

Entrepreneurs

* V. G. Siddhartha Hegde (1959–2019), entrepreneur

Others

* R. K. Hegde (1931–1991), Indian plant pathologist

References

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