Famous sports personalities from Vijayawada include:
Weightlifting - Dandamudi Rajagopal - Participated in 1948 and 1956 Olympics, Played Bhima role in various hit movies like Narthanasala.
Chess Grandmaster Koneru Humpy, Harikrishna
Badminton -Chetan Anand
Volleyball-Guttikonda Pradeep