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The following is a list of prominent Kodavas (also known as the Coorg or Coorgi community). == Armed forces == * Field Marshal K M Cariappa (Kodandera family), OBE, first Indian Commissioned Officer, later became first Indian General and then first Commander-in-Chief of India. High Commissioner (Ambassador in the Commonwealth) of India in Australia and New Zealand, Field Marshal in 1986. Residency Road and a park in Bangalore has been renamed after him. * General K. S. Thimayya (Kodandera), DSO, secured Ladakh for India during the Kashmir War of 1948, General and Chief of the Indian Army, after retirement he led the UN peacekeeping forces during when he won International acclaim, Chairman of the Repatriation Committee after Korean War, died in Cyprus, his statue was set up in Singapore Wax Museum, the Cyprus Govt. issued stamps in his honour. Richmond Road in Bangalore has been renamed after him. * Lt General A. C. Iyappa (Apparanda), MBE, as a captain, he saw action in Malyan campaign in 1942 against the Japanese in World War II when he was also made a Prisoner-of-War. He was the first Indian Signal officer in chief. He was made Master General of Ordance. He was the first Indian to be colonel commandant of the corps of signals. He was then deputed to Bharath Electronics Ltd (BEL) where he became chairman and held the post till 1972. Iyappa park has been named after him in Bangalore. * Air Marshal C D Subbaiah, also known as Cheppudi 'Devaiah Subbia' (Cheppudira), VrC, PVSM, World War II fighter pilot. * Air Marshal K C Cariappa (Kodandera), PVSM, VM, Prisoner-of-War during the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War. * Brigadier C B Ponnappa (Cheppudira), was in the first batch of commissioned Indian officers (along with Cariappa) and was a World War II veteran. * N. N. Bheemaiah (Nadikerianda), Vir Chakra, 1947 war hero. * Flight Officer M A Ganapathy (Mandepanda), later Squadron Leader, Vir Chakra Awardee. * Squadron Leader A B Devaiah (Ajjamada), who shot down an enemy aircraft before presumably dying in Pakistan during the 1965 war. He is the only Air Force officer to be awarded the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Awards/awards.php?qaward=MVC )〕 * Major M C Muthanna (Mangerira), killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, Shaurya Chakra awardee. * Captain B M Cariappa (Baleyada), Vir Chakra. * 'Brigadier General' Bansi Ponnappa, UN Peacekeeper, Congo. * Major Puttichanda Somaiah Ganapathi , (known as the 'Major who kept his cool') awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, during the Indian Intervention in Sri Lanka〔Kodava people〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Kodavas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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