Eminent Kodavas are individuals from the Kodava community who have gained recognition for their achievements and contributions across a wide range of professional domains. Hailing from different okkas (clans), these personalities have made notable impacts in fields such as art, sports, literature, film, academia, business, defence, and Civil service. Over the decades, Kodavas have been represented prominently in national and international sports, particularly in hockey and athletics, with several athletes competing at the Olympic level. The community has also produced influential military officers, administrators, scholars, and creative professionals whose work has contributed to India’s cultural, intellectual, and institutional development.

Collectively, these distinguished Kodavas have left a lasting influence on society through their leadership, public service, and professional excellence. Their achievements reflect a tradition of discipline, community values, and commitment to education that characterises Kodava heritage. The legacy of these individuals continues to inspire younger generations within and beyond Kodagu, serving as a significant source of identity and pride for the community.

By Okka

A

Addanda

• Addanda Cariappa

Adengada

• Adengada Rajesh Achaiah

Aiyuda

• Aiyuda Robin Uthappa

Aiyanda

• Aiyanda Arjun Kaverappa

Ajjamada

• Ajjamada Boppayya Devayya-Squadron Leader-Indian Air Force

Ajjinanda 

• Ajjinanda Thamoo Poovaiah

Ajjikuttira

• Ajjikuttira Justice Bopanna
• Ajjikuttira K Subbaiah
• Ajjikuttira S Ponnanna

Ajjinikanda

• Ajjinikanda Vasu Ganapathy

Alemada

• Alemada B Cheeyana

Almengada

• Alemengada Sudeep Chengappa

Ammanda

• Ammanda Vasu Uthaiah

Ammatanda

• Ammatanda Raksha Changappa
• Ammatanda Prithvi Ponnappa

Anjaparvanda

• Anjaparavanda  T Ganapathy
• Anjaparvanda Subbaiah-Hockey
• Anjaparvanda Kavitha Kariappa

Appanervanda

• Appaneravanda Haridasa Appachha Kavi
• Appanervanda  Bopanna

Appaderanda

• Appaderanda Yeshwanth Kalappa

Appadanda

• Appadanda T Raghu

Apparanda

• Apparanda Chengappa Aiyappa (MBE)

Areyada

• Areyada Krithika Devaiah
• Areyada Raja

Armanamada

• Armanamada Nivya Thangamma

B

Bachmada

• Bachamada Ḍevaiah Gaṇapati Writer, Scholar & Journalist

Baduvamanda 

• Baduvamanda Aditya Boppanna

Baduvanda

• Baduvanda.K.Belliappa

Baleyada

• Baleyada K Subramani
• Baleyada M. Cariappa

Ballachanda

• Ballachanda Len Aiyappa
• Ballachanda Kavya Madappa ( Bottolanda )
• Reeth Devaiah (Ballachanda)
• Deepthi Bopaiah ( Ballachanda )
• Ballachanda Darshan Devaiah
• Ballachanda Aman Poovaiah

Ballanamada 

• Ballanamada Dr. Nikhil Nanjappa

Baltikalanda

• Baltikalanda U Chengappa

Bariyanda

• Bariyanda Naren Thimmaiah

Bayavanda 

• Bayavanda M Monnappa

Bojjangada

• Bojjangada (Kuppanda)Avanija Sommaiah

Bottolanda 

• Ballachanda Kavya Madappa ( Bottolanda )

Biddanda

• Biddanda Bopanna (Bopu)
• Biddanda C Nanjappa
• Biddanda Somayya
• Lt Gen Biddanda C Nanda 
• Biddanda Ashok Bopanna
• Col Biddanda M Chengappa
• Biddanda Uttam Ponnappa

Biddatanda

• Biddatanda Tulsi Ponnappa

Bollanda

• Bollanda Pramila Aiyappa-Athelete

Bollajira

• Bollajira B Aiyappa 

Bollepanda

• Bollepanda J Kariappa

Bollachettira

• Col Ranjan Chengappa

Bollachanda

• Bollachanda Nidhi Subbaiah

Bollera

• Bollera Ashok Mandanna
• Bollera Jajie Mandanna
• Bollera C Cariappa

Boppanda

• Boppanda Reema Appachu
• Boppanda Suraj Ganapathy

Boverianda

• Boverianda Dr. Kiran Kaverappa – Poet, Writer, Lyricist
• Boverianda Muthanna Chinnappa
• Boverianda Nanjamma Chinnappa

C

Channira

• Channira Bansi Ponnappa

Chembanda

• Chembanda Machaiah Thimanna

Chekkera

• Chekkera  Pancham  Bopanna
• Chekkera Somaiah Kariappa

Chenanda

• Chenanda C Machaiah- Boxer
• Chenanda.A. Kuttappa
• Chenanda ( Monnanada )Dr Anuradha Kariappa

Chendanda

• Chendanda Nikkin Thimmaiah –Hockey

Chendrimada

• Chendrimada Biddu Appaiah -Music composer, Producer and Music writer

Cheppudira

• Cheppudira Arun Machaiah
• Cheppudira Biddayya Ponnappa – Indian Army
• Cheppudira Devaiah Subbaiah, PVSM, VrC
• Cheppudira P Muthanna
• Cheppudira Pete Poovanna
• Cheppudira Subbaiah Poonacha
• Cheppudira Dewan Ponnappa
• Chepudira Muthanna Poonacha
• Cheppudira Ajai Appachu

Cholanda

• Cholanda W Poovaiah

Chonira

• Chonira Belliappa Muthamma-I.F.S Officer
• Chonira Sidu Ponnappa

Codanda

• Codanda Muthaiah
• Codanda Rohini Poovaiah
• Codanda Sommaiah

Chotteyandamada 

• Chotteyandamada Sowmya Dechamma

G

Gummatira

• Gummatira Muthanna – Teacher
• Gummatira Ganapathy – Chief Engg
• Gummatira Kishoo Uthappa
• Gummatira Vivek Kuttappa

H

Hotteyanda

• Hotteyanda Sachin Poovaiah

Hottwngada

• Hottengada C Thimmaiah – Architect

I

Iychettira

• Iychettira B Uthaiah
• Iychettira C Subbaiah
• Iychettira Prema Cariappa
• Dr. Iychettira  M Muthanna 

Iynanda 

• Dr Iynanda B Kaveramma

Imudiyanda

• Imudiyanda Swetha Chengappa
• Imudiyanda Rani Machiah

J

Jammada

• Jammada Daisy Bopanna
• Jammada Preeth Appaiah
• Jammada Madappa – Freedom Fighter

K

Kademada

• Kademada Akshitha Monnappa
• Kademada Belliappa
• Kademada Swami Narayanananda

Kadiyamada

• Kadiyamada Rhea Achaiah

Kakamada

• Kakamada Ganga Changappa

Kalengada

• Kalengada Nikhil Chinappa -DJ, RJ, VJ & Actor
• Kalengada Muthanna Cariappa
• Kalengada M. Rajan Nanaiah 
• Kalengada Shalip Kaverappa

Kaliyanda

• Kaliyanda A Bopanna
• Kaliyanda Nikki Poonacha
• Kaliyanda Dr Reshma Chengappa

Kallichanda 

• Kallichanda Nishan Nanaiah 

Kambeyanda

• Kambeyanda Seethalaxmi Appaya ( Biddanda )
• Kambeyanda Gulshan Devaiah – Bollywood Actor

Kanganda

• Col(Dr) Kanganda Rana Chengappa _ Army Personell

Karinervanda

• Karinervanda M Somanna

Kattera

• Kattera Dr Suresh
• Kattera Appanna Suresh(Scientist)

Kelapanda

• Kelapanda Ganapathy
• Kelapanda N Manjunath (Kiran)

Kelettira

• Kelettira Harshitha Bojamma

Ketolira

• Ketolira Chengappa

Kodandera

• Kodandera Chengappa Madappa
• Kodandera Madappa Cariappa
• Kodandera Madappa Nanjappa
• Kodandera Nanda Cariappa
• Kodendera Thimayya
• Kodendera Arjun Muthanna

Kodira

• Kodira A Kushalappa (Kusu)
• Kodira A Nanaiah
• Kodira M  Appaiah (Thamani)
• Kodira M Monnappa
• Kodira M Ponnappa (Sabu)
• Kodira Rao Bahadur Uthappa

Kolera

• Kolera Zaru Ganapathy

Kondira

• Kondira Keerthi Muthappa

Konganda

• Konganda Charmanna Cariappa
• Konganda Cherry Chitianna
• Konganda Machaiah

Kookanda

• Kookanda N Ponnappa

Koothanda

• Koothanda K Poonacha
• Koothanda Tarak Ponnappa
• Koothanda M Chengappa
• Koothanda Vivek Poovaiah

Kotarangada

• Kotarangada P Appanna – Cricketer

Kotera

• Kotera Chinnappa
• Kotera(Chendrimada) Yamini Muthanna
• Kotera ( Battira ) Umavathi ( Baali )

Kulletira

• Kulletira Ponnanna-Kodava Warrior
• Kulletira S Uthaiah

Kuppanda

• Kuppanda Chinappa
• Kuppanda(Paruvangada) Chayaa Nanjappa

M

Machanda

• Machanda Rohan Bopanna

Machettira

• Machettira Raju Poovamma-Athelete
• Machettira Karumbaiah Praveen

Maletira

• Maletira (Ballyamanda)Shubha Kushalappa
• Maletira Dhyan Chinnappa
• Maletira Jagat and Anita Nanjappa – Rally Riders
• Maletira( Ballachanda )  Seeth Devaiah  – sports

Mallamada

• Mallamada Leelavathi

Mallengada

• Mallengada Chengappa, Freedom Fighter.
• Mallengada  Muthanna (1st SP from Kodagu)
•  Maj Mallengada Machaiah
• Sqn Ldr Mallengada  Chittiappa
• Mallengada  N  Belliappa (Dada)

Mandanervanda 

• Mandanervanda Rajeshwari (Rani Appanna) 

Mandepanda

• Mandepanda Appachu Ganapathy
• Mandepanda Dr Pushpa Kuttanna
• Mandepanda M Dempsy Chengappa
• Dr. Mandepanda Kaveramma (Mookonda )

Mandovanda 

• Mandovanda Kamaiah Ganesh

Manavattira

• Manavattira Belliappa Kuttanna

Mandira

• Mandira Jaya Appanna
• Mandira Vivec Chengappa

Maneyapanda

• Maneyapanda Appachu Muthanna
• Maneyapanda Ashwini Nachappa
• Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaiah-Hockey
• Maneyapanda P Cariappa
• Maneyapanda Appaiah Ganapathy (DGP

Mangerira

• Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna- Army Service

Mookonda

• Mookonda Nitin Kushalappa
• Mookonda Pushpa Poonacha
• Mookonda Kushalappa Ganapathy

Mekerira

• Mekerira Kuttappa
• Mekerira Sona Dechamma
• Mekerira ( Kechettira ) Neema Uthappa

Mollera

• Mollera P Ganesh

Moodera 

• Moodera S Jagadeesh

Moovera

• Moovera C Nanjappa AVSM**,YSM -Indian Army

Monnanda

• Monnanda Shoba Erappa
• Monnanda Shoba Subbaiah
• Monnanda  Col Aiyappa Uthappa
• Monnanda Appaiah (Bhavish).

Muckatira

• Muckatira Darshan Aiyappa
• Muckatira Mandanna Chengappa
• Muckatira Neerav Iyappa
• Rao Bahadur Muckatira Aiyappa
• Dr Muckatira Amrith Nanaiah
• Dr Muckatira Soumya Ganesh Nanaiah
• Muckatira Gautham Machaiah
• Muckatira Shilpa Nanjappa
• Muckatira T Nanaiah
• Muckkatira ( Kunjeri )  M Anjan Cariappa
• Mukkatira ( Kunjeri ) M.Tharunya Thimmaiah  
• Muckkatira Vinod Chinnappa.

Mullera

• Mullera Jimmy

Mundachadira

• Mundachadira Rashmika Mandanna

Mundanda

• Mundanda (Puchimanda) Anupamma

Munjandira

• Dr Munjandira Chengappa
• Munjandira Punitha Cariappa ( Thamane Bayavanda )

Muruvanda

• Muruvanda Bopaiah Subbaiah
• Muruvanda Aiyappa 

N

Nadikerianda

• Nadikerianda Bheemaiah-Indian Army
• Nadikerianda Chinnappa
• Nadikerianda Nala Ponnappa
• Nadikerianda Ranee Vijaya Kuttaiah
• Nadikerianda Prasad Biddappa
• Nadikerianda Renuka Uthappa

Nambudmada

• Nambudmada S Narendra- Entrepreneur

Napanda

• Napanda P Thimmaiah

Naleyanda 

• Naleyanda A Muthanna

Neravanda

• Neravanda Prema

Nandineravanda

• Deepika Kamaiah

P

Padeyanda

• Padeyanda Pushpakumari Somaiah
• Padeyanda Yashoda Somanna
• Padeyanda Chareen Charmana

Palandira

• Palandira Devaiah- Kodava folk Artist
• Palandira Vichal Muthanna

Palanganda

• Palanganda Bopanna-Author
• Palanganda Pragath Subbaiah

Palecanda

• Palecanda Medappa

Paleyanda

• Paleyanda Supreetha  Ponnappa

Pandanda

• Pandanda Chengappa
• Pandanda Kuttappa
• Pandanda Vishwanath Uthappa

Pandyanda 

• Pandyanda I Belliappa

Pandikuthira

• Pandikuthira Changappa

Paradanda

• Paradanda Ponappa
• Paradanḍa Chengappa
• Paradanda J Thimmaiah

Pattacheruvanda

• Pattacheruvanda.C. Thimmaiah

Pattada

• Pattada U Cariappa
• Pattada Sunny Kalapppa
• Pattada Bopanna
• Pattada.C.Uthayya

Pemmanda

• Pemmanda K Monnappa-Indian Police
• Pemmanda Prithvi Ponnappa
• Pemmanda R Ganapathy
• Pemmanda.M. Belliappa(IAS)
• Pemmanda Appaiah Medappa
• Pemmanda (Iychanda Jaji) 
• Pemmanda Mayamma Appaiah   –   best teachers awardee.
• Pemmanda MudappaPemmanda Subbaiah

Pemmudianda

• Pemmudianda Manvik Mandanna

Ponjanda

• Ponjanda S Appaiah

Ponnachettira

• Ponnachettira Ashwini Ponnappa

Puggera

• Puggera M Devaiah

Pullangada

• Pullangada Rohini Bopanna

Pullera

• Pullera G Chengappa

Puttichanda

• Puttichanda Ganapathi

S

Shantheyanda 

• Shantheyanda Kavina Ganapathy
• Shantheyanda veena Achaiah

Somayanda

• Somayanda  Appachu Subbaiah(I.P.S)

T

Thathapanda

• Thathapanda Jyothi Sommaiah

Tekkada

• Tekkada Bhavani Nanjunda

Theethamada

• Theethamada Arjun Devaiah-Athelete

Theethimada

• Theethimada K Medappa

Theethira

• Theethira Medappa
• Theethira Appachu
• Theethira Vineet Devaiah

Thelappanda

• Thelappanda Chengappa(Swamy Shambhavaananda)
• Thelapanda (Pattamada)Radhika Poovayya

U

Uddapanda

• Uddapanda Harshika Poonacha- Actor

Ulliyada

• Ulliyada Bhuvan Ponnanna
• Shubra Aiyappa

Okka not known

• Brinda Somaya- Architect
• Dayana Erappa
• C Ganesh Madappa
• Varsha Bollamma
• Manish Thimayya
• Yasmin Ponnappa
• Anjali Kariappa
• Poonacha Machaiah