Kannada has won seven, the highest number of Jnana Peeth Awards, the most prestigious literary award given by the Government of India. The poets who won them are:
- Kuvempu for Shri Ramayana Darshanam
- Dha. Raa. Bendhre for Naaku thanthi
- Shivaram Karanth for Mookajjiya Kanasugalu
- Masti Venkatesh Iyengar for Chikkaveera Raajendhra
- Vi. Kru. Gokak for Bhaaratha Sindhhu Rashmi
- Girish Karnad for his works in Kannada
- U. R. Ananthamurthy for his works in Kannada
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