Uyyalavada Narasimha Reddy
Uyyalavada Narasimha Reddy, born in Rupanagudi and grew up in Uyyalavada, had around 66 villages under his control in Bellary, Kadapa, Anantapur, Kurnool districts, and was a patron of arts and literature. One of the heroes of the Polygar Wars against the British.