arjuna award winner sri kamineni eswara rao was also born in this village. he was adjudged "strongest man of india" in the 1954 senior nationals and was labelled by american coach bob hoffman as "powerhouse". he represented india as weightlifter in 1956 melbourne olympics, 1960 rome olympics and the first asian games(1951). in 2009, a gymnasium called "sri kamineni" was established in honor of sri kamineni eswara rao at pedapudi, in the kuchipudi center.