Murthy, Murthi, Murty, Murti or Moorthy, or similar variants, is a name from the
South Indian
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states of
Tamil Nadu
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,
Andhra Pradesh
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,
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
, and
Telangana
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. It is found commonly amongst
Brahmin
Brahmin (; ) is a ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the ''Kshatriya'' (rulers and warriors), ''Vaishya'' (traders, merchants, and farmers), and ''Shudra'' (labourers). Th ...
s
as a personal name or surname.
It is often paired with names of
Hindu
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gods and concepts, forming other namese.g.
Dakshinamurthy
Dakshinamurti () is an aspect of the Hindu god Shiva as a guru (teacher). He is regarded to be the personification of the supreme or the ultimate awareness, understanding, and knowledge. Dakshinamurti represents Shiva as a teacher of yoga, m ...
,
Krishnamurthy
( ) is a South Indian name. It has several variants.
Variants
Some forms separate the name elements , e.g. . English language renditions generally follow corresponding variations of the name in regional Indian languages.
The following is a non ...
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Satyamurthy Satyamurthy (; ), also variously romanized as Satyamoorthy, Satyamurthi, Satyamurti, Sathyamurthy and other variants, is a Tamil and Telugu masculine given name and surname, meaning "manifestation of the Truth" (compare ''murti'').
Notable people w ...
, etc.
Notable people with the name include:
Murthy
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A. N. Murthy Rao (1900–2003), Indian writer
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Akhanda Srinivas Murthy, Indian politician
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Anil Murthy (born 1973), Singaporean diplomat and sports executive
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Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy
Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a member of Telugu Desam Party. He has been elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected ...
, Indian politician
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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 Godav ...
(1906–1979), Indian politician
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Bhamidipally Narasimha Murthy
BNIM (Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell, Inc.) is an architecture and design firm founded in 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri.
BNIM’s notable sustainable projects include the Iowa Utilities Board – Office of Consumer Advocate Office Buildi ...
(born 1957), known as Bnim, Indian writer and cartoonist
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Bhattam Srirama Murthy (1926–2015), Indian politician
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Bommasandra Srinivasaiah Suryanarayana Murthy
Bommasandra Srinivasaiah Suryanarayana Murthy (16 March 1933 – 26 December 1985), known professionally as Uday Kumar, was an Indian actor, writer, and film producer who worked primarily in Kannada cinema. Along with Rajkumar and Kalyan Kumar ...
(1933–1985), known as Udaykumar, Indian actor, writer and film producer
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Borra Gopi Murthy
Borra Gopi Murthy is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh.
Career
He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council ( Telugu: ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ శాసన మండల ...
, Indian politician
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Chitrapu Narayana Murthy
Chitrapu Narayana Rao (born Chithrapu Narayana Murthy; 1913-1985) was an Indian film director and producer known for his works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He received a Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Tamil Film for '' Edhir Paradhathu ...
(1913–1985), Indian film director and producer
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Chivukula Anjaneya Murthy
C. A. Murthy (Chivukula Anjaneya Murthy) (19582018) was a senior scientist and higher academic grade Professor of the Indian Statistical Institute, whose primary research contributions were to the fields of pattern recognition, image processing, ...
(1958–2018), Indian scientist and academic
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D. Venkatesh Murthy, Indian social worker and politician
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Dipika Murthy
Dipika Murthy (born 10 August 1980) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented 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:
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(born 1980), Indian hockey player
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Geeta Guru-Murthy
Geeta Guru-Murthy is a British television journalist. Since 2013, she has presented mainly morning bulletins, including ''BBC News at Nine'', and bulletins on BBC World News, BBC Two, BBC News Channel and BBC World News.
Early life
Guru-Murt ...
, British journalist
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Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna Murthy
Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna Murthy (31 May 1943 – 15 November 2022), known mononymously as Krishna, was an Indian actor, director, and producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. In a career spanning more than five decades, he starred in ...
(1943–2022), known as Krishna, Indian actor, director and film producer
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H. G. S. Murthy, Indian civil servant and space scientist
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H. K. Narasimha Murthy
H. K. Narasimhamurthy is a Carnatic violinist.
Life and career
Sri H.K.Narasimha Murthy is a senior and leading violinist hailing from Mysore. He has earned the respect of fellow musicians, critics, students and music-lovers alike, both as an ...
, Indian violinist
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H. M. Krishna Murthy, Indian researcher
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H. Narayan Murthy (1924–2011), Indian clinical psychologist, writer, philosopher and Sanskrit scholar
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H. R. Keshava Murthy (1934–2022), Indian Gamaka exponent
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I. N. Murthy (1925–2014), Indian film director
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Idream R. Murthy
Idream R. Murthy is an Indian politician and Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Royapuram as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; ; DMK) is an Indian political party based in the state ...
, Indian politician
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Janaki Srinivasa Murthy
Janaki Srinivasa Murthy (born 12 February 1945), popularly known by her penname Vaidehi, is an Indian feminist writer and well-known writer of modern Kannada language fiction. Vaidehi is one of the most successful women writers in the language ...
(born 1945), known as Vaidehi, Indian feminist writer
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Janga Krishna Murthy
Janga Krishna Murthy (born 4 June 1958) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It i ...
(born 1958), Indian politician
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Jayathi Murthy
Jayathi Y. Murthy is an Indian-American mechanical engineer who is the current President of Oregon State University.
Previously, she was the
Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at t ...
, Indian-American mechanical engineer
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K. E. Krishna Murthy
Kambalapadu Ediga Krishna Murthy (born 2 October 1938), popularly known as K. E. Krishna Murthy, is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He served as Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry, Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2014-20 ...
(born 1938), Indian politician
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K. K. S. Murthy
K. K. S. Murthy (1929 – 17 February 2025) was an aeronautics engineer and a book seller. He was the second-generation proprietor of the popular Select Book Shop in Bengaluru.
Early life
Murthy was brought up and lived in Bengaluru. He was t ...
(1929–2025), Indian aeronautics engineer
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K. Ramachandra Murthy (born 1948), Indian journalist
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K. S. R. Murthy
K. S. R. Murthy was a member of the 11th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Amalapuram constituency of Andhra Pradesh and was a member of the Indian National Congress. He was in Prajarajyam party for some time and later resigned from the Pa ...
, Indian politician
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Kanaka Murthy (1942–2021), Indian sculptor
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Karagoda Uyangoda Maithri Murthy Thero
Karagoda Uyangoda Maithri Murthy Thero (born 1 October 1948) is a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk who is the present Mahanayaka Thero of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Nikāya. He has been appointed as the 5th supreme Mahanayaka Thero of Sri Lanka Amarapura Nik ...
(born 1948), Sri Lankan Buddhist monk
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Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy
Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy (Karaṇaṁ Balarām Kr̥ṣṇa Mūrti), (born 31 October 1946) is an Indian politician in the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was born in Thimmasamudram village of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh. He was elect ...
(born 1946), Indian politician
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Karthikeya Murthy (born 1985), Indian composer, singer-songwriter
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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 consulta ...
(born 1970), British television presenter and journalist
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Kusuma Murthy, Indian politician
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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 writer, researcher and historian
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M. R. N. Murthy
M. R. N. Murthy (Mattur Ramabhadrashastry Narasimha Murthy), was a professor of molecular biophysics at the Indian Institute of Science, IISc, Bangalore. He currently teaches at the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Beng ...
, Indian scientist and academic
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M. Rajasekara Murthy (1922–2010), Indian politician
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M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy (1939–2001), Indian politician
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M. V. Ramana Murthy, Indian coastal scientist and ocean engineer
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Mahesh Murthy
Mahesh Murthy (born 11 September 1965) 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 serve ...
(born 1965), Indian marketer, entrepreneur and investor
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Mala Murthy
Mala Murthy is an American neuroscientist who serves as the director of the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, and she is the Karol and Marnie Marcin ’96 Professor of Neuroscience at Princeton University. Her work centers around how the brain e ...
(born 1975), American neuroscientist
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Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy
Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy (born 13 November 1949) is an Indian Telugu-language author. He is known for writing thriller plots.
Career
Murthy wrote many novels and short stories. The film '' Jyothi Lakshmi'' (2015) is based on one of hi ...
(born 1949), Indian writer
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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, ...
, Indian musician and composer
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Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy
Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy (7 July 1914 - 23 February 2011) was an Indian actor and Actor, thespian known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was one of the founding members of the theater group ''Praja Natya Mandali''. He has ...
(1914–2011), Indian actor
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Mukkamala Krishna Murthy (1920–1982), Indian lawyer and actor
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Murthy Devarakonda
Murthy Devarakonda is a computer scientist at the AI Innovation Center of Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA. He was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2015 for his contributions to measurement- ...
, American computer scientist
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Murthy Rajan (born 1944), Indian cricketer
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N. R. Narayana Murthy
Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy (born 20 August 1946) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is one of the seven co-founders of Infosys, and was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief mentor of the company before ...
(born 1946), Indian entrepreneur
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N. S. Satya Murthy (1936–1984), Indian physicist
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Niren Murthy
Niren Murthy is a professor of bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His laboratory is focused on the development of new materials for drug delivery and molecular imaging.
Career
Murthy began his career at Georgia Tech in 2 ...
, Indian bioengineer and academic
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Padmini Murthy, Indian medical doctor and academic
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Phaneesh Murthy, Indian businessman
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Prathibha Srikanth Murthy (1977–2005), Indian murder victim
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Prema Murthy (born 1969), American artist
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Punyamurthula Suryanarayana Murthy
Punyamurthula Suryanarayana Murthy, also known by his stage name Chitti Babu, is an Indian actor and comedian, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the brother of noted comedians Raja Babu and Ananth Babu.
Personal life
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, known as Chitti Babu, Indian actor and comedian
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R. Narayana Murthy (born 1954), Indian film director and producer
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Ramakrishnan Murthy (born 1989), Indian singer
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S. S. Murthy
S. S. Murthy is a senior professor at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has taught for 40 years at IIT Delhi, IIT Ropar, BITS Pilani, NSIT Delhi.
Early life and education
Murthy was born in Shikaripur, Karnataka, India, in 1946. He rece ...
(born 1946), Indian academic
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Sheela Murthy (born 1961), Indian lawyer and philanthropist
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Siva Narayana Murthy
Pattukottai Sivanarayana Moorthy also known as Siva Narayana Murthy (5 March 1955 – 7 December 2022) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked as a comedian in Tamil films. He mostly appeared in films alongside veteran comedians Vadive ...
(1955–2022), Indian actor
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Sivaram Murthy, Indian researcher
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Srimushnam Srinivasa Murthy
Srimushnam Srinivasa Murthy (19 May 1923 – 24 November 2009) was a Gandhian Freedom Fighter and a Kannada writer based in Bangalore. He was born on 19 May 1923 in Mysore to Srimushnam Rangacharya and Kaveri Bai. He has written many books in kan ...
(1923–2009), Indian freedom fighter and writer
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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, b ...
(born 1949), Indian actor
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Srinivasa Murthy (dubbing artist)
A. Srinivasa Murthy was an Indian Voice acting, dubbing artist who primarily worked in Telugu cinema. Over a career spanning nearly three decades, he provided voices for over 3,000 films, dubbing for prominent Indian and international actors in ...
(1972–2023), Indian voice actor
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Sudha Murthy
Sudha Murty (; born 19 August 1950) is an Indian educator, author, and philanthropist. She is the Founder-Chairperson of the non-profit charitable organization Infosys Foundation. She is married to the co-founder of Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murt ...
(born 1950), Indian educator, writer and philanthropist
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Sumathi Murthy, Indian musician, composer and LGBT right activist
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T. K. Murthy (born 1922), Indian Mridangam player
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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 ...
(1920–2013), Indian film producer
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Thandava Murthy Muthu (born 1975), Indian weightlifter
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Tummala Seetharama Murthy (1901–1990), Indian poet
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U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932–2014), Indian writer and literary critic
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V. K. Murthy (1923–2014), Indian cinematographer
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V. S. R. Murthy (born 1959), former director of the Indian Coast Guard
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Veturi Sundararama Murthy (1936–2010), Indian poet
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Vidya Murthy
Vidya Murthy is an Indian Kannada film and television actress well known for her roles in television serials such as ''Mayamruga'', ''Baduku'', ''Muktha Muktha'' and ''Krishna Tulasi'' and recently has appeared in ''Papa Pandu'' and ''Magalu Ja ...
(born 1956), Indian actress
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Vivek Murthy
Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an American physician and a former vice admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, who served as the 19th and 21st surgeon general of the United States from 2015 to 2017 a ...
(born 1977), American medical doctor
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Yalamanchili Radhakrishna Murthy (died 2013), Indian medical doctor and politician
Murty
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Akshata Murty
Akshata Narayana Murty (born 25 April 1980) is an Indian heiress, businesswoman, fashion designer, and venture capitalist. She is married to former prime minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak and is the daughter of N. R. Narayana Murthy, ...
(born 1980) Indian heiress and entrepreneur
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Ambareesh Murty (1971/72–2023), Indian entrepreneur and business executive
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B. R. Murty
Bhyravabhotla Radhakrishna Murty (1928–2003) was an Indian botanist, known for his contributions the fields of Conservation genetics and Radiation genetics. He was a professor of Biochemistry Division at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, ...
(1928–2003), Indian botanist
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Budaraju Srinivasa Murty (born 1964), Indian metallurgical engineer
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Graeme Murty
Graeme Stuart Murty (born 13 November 1974) is an English-born Scottish professional football coach and former player. He made 437 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, playing for York City, Reading, Charlton Athletic and Sou ...
(born 1974), English-born Scottish footballer
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Gurazada Srirama Murty (1851–1899), Indian writer, poet and editor
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K. Satchidananda Murty (1924–2011), Indian philosopher and academic
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M. Ram Murty (born 1953), Indian-Canadian mathematician
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Murty Kennedy
Martin "Murty" Kennedy (born 1956) is an Irish people, Irish former hurling, hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny GAA, Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Freshford, County Kilkenny, Freshford, County Kilkenny, Kennedy first played compe ...
(born 1956), Irish hurler
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P. M. Murty
P. M. Murty is an Indian business executive. He was the former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Asian Paints, the largest Indian paint company. Murty, who joined Asian Paints in 1971, had retired in 2008 as the head of decorative ...
, Indian business executive
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Peesapati Narasimha Murty
Peesapati Narasimha Murty (Telugu: పీసపాటి నరసింహమూర్తి) (10 July 1920 – 28 September 2007) was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu theatre, and Telugu cinema.Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrish ...
(1920–2007), Indian actor
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Ravula Suryanarayana Murty
Ravula Suryanarayana Murty (born 22 December 1935) is an Indian writer and poet, an administrator and journalist. His parents were Sri Surya Rao and Smt. Narayamma.
Education
Ravula had his primary education at Narendrapuram, his native plac ...
(born 1935), Indian writer, poet and journalist
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Rohan Murty
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 ...
(born 1982/83), Indian entrepreneur
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S. Murty Srinivasula, Indian cell biologist and academic
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Tad Murthy
Tad S. Murty (1937 – 2018) was an Indian-Canadian oceanographer and expert on tsunamis. He was the former president of the Tsunami Society. He was an adjunct professor in the departments of Civil Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University ...
(1937–2018), Indian-Canadian oceanographer
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U. S. R. Murty, Indian academic
Murthi
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Ahora Murthi Krishnasamy (–1973), Singaporean murder victim
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J. V. Ramana Murthi (1933–2016), Indian actor
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M. V. V. S. Murthi (1938–2018), Indian politician, businessperson and teacher
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Murthi Nayanar
Murthi Nayanar, also spelt as Murthy Nayanar, Moorthy Nayanar and Murti Nayanar and also known as Murtti, is a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is generally counted as the fifteenth in the list of 63 Nayanars.
Life
Th ...
, Nayanar saint
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Palanki Venkata Ramachandra Murthi
Palanki Venkata Ramachandra Murthi (1909–2005) was an Indian Telugu-language author of children's stories and books.
Palanki Venkata Ramachandra Murthi was born in 1909 in Ravikampaadu village in East Godavari district, a part of the then Ma ...
(1909–2005), Indian children's writer
Murti
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Ašok Murti
Ašok Murti ( sr-Cyrl, Ашок Мурти; born 1962) is a Serbian wardrobe stylist, considered to be the country's most famous wardrobe stylist. (born 1962), Serbian wardrobe stylist
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Missula Suryanarayana Murti
Missula Suryanarayana Murti (4 February 1911 – August 1973) was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life
Murti was born to Shri Venkanna at Kondakarla in Brahmin family. He married on 29 May 1929. They had 6 children, 4 so ...
(1911–1973), Indian politician
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N. G. Krishna Murti
Nori Gopala Krishna Murti (10 February 1910 – 24 February 1995) was an Indian civil engineer, known for his contributions for the implementation of Koyna Hydroelectric Project. He was the chairman of Bhakra Dam Management Board and the vice-ch ...
(1910–1995), Indian civil engineer
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Om Murti Anil
Om Murti Anil (; born 31 October 1978) is a Nepalese cardiologist, social worker, author and social media influencer. He is the founder of the National Cardiac Centre and is recognized for his contributions to cardiovascular health awareness in ...
(born 1978), Nepalese cardiologist, writer and social worker
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Ram Murti, Indian politician
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Ram Murti Verma (born 1965), Indian politician
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Tiruppattur R. Venkatachala Murti (1902–1986), Indian philosopher, writer, translator and academic
Moorthy
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A. K. Moorthy
A.K. Moorthy is Indian politician who was a Deputy General Secretary of Pattali Makkal Katchi, PMK, Former Member of parliament, Lok Sabha, Former Union Minister of State for Railways in Atal Bihari led NDA government.
He was born 12 July 19 ...
(born 1964), Indian politician
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A. T. Moorthy (1928–2008), Sri Lankan diplomat
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Jarugu Narasimha Moorthy (born 1964), Indian organic photochemist and researcher
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Kanapathy Moorthy
Kanapathy Moorthy (23 December 1932 – 11 August 2010) was a Malaysian judoka. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international ...
(1932–2010), Malaysian judoka
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Lanka Bhadradri Sri Ramachandra Moorthy
Lanka Bhadradri Sri Ramachandra Moorthy (born Lanka Bhadradri Sri Ramachandra Moorthy; 30 May 1952/1956) is an Indian actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, and thespian known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He made h ...
(born 1952/56), known as L. B. Sriram, Indian actor, comedian, writer, playwright and producer
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M. Moorthy (1969–2005), corporal in the Malaysian Army
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P. Moorthy, Indian politician
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Rani Moorthy
Rani Moorthy is a Malaysian-born playwright, actress, and artistic director of Rasa Productions. Following the race riots of 1969 her family tried to emigrate to Singapore, but were unsuccessful for a time. When they eventually made it, Moorthy beg ...
, Malaysian-born playwright, actress and producer
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Santha Moorthy (born 1979), Indian cricketer
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Tharun Moorthy
Tharun Moorthy is an Indian film director and screenplay writer who predominantly works in Malayalam Cinema, with his first film being ''Operation Java''. His second film, '' Saudi Vellakka'', was chosen for the Indian Panorama at IFFI 2022.
Ca ...
, Indian film director and screenwriter
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V. Moorthy, Indian politician
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Vennira Aadai Moorthy
Vennira Aadai Moorthy (born 25 July 1936) is an Indian actor and comedian in Tamil cinema. He has starred in many Tamil films and television serials as a comedian and also played supporting roles. He is a lawyer by education, and holds a B.L. ...
(born 1936), Indian actor and comedian
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Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy
Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy, sometimes spelled Waythamoorthy (; born 16 July 1966), is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of National Unity and Social Wellbe ...
(born 1966), Malaysian lawyer and politician
Fictional characters
* Moorthy, the main character in
Raja Rao's 1938 novel ''Kanthapura''
Mourthi
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Vignes Mourthi
Vignes s/o Mourthi (21 March 1980 – 26 September 2003) was a Malaysian convicted drug trafficker who was found guilty of trafficking 27.65 grams of diamorphine on 20 September 2001. After the end of his trial in August 2002, Vignes and his acco ...
(1980–2003), Malaysian convicted drug trafficker
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