List of people from Tirunelveli district
Literary figures
- TK Ramanuja Kavirajar, Tamil epic poet, playwright and humanitarian
- Henry Alfred Krishnapillai, composer of Ratchanya Yathreegam
- Daniel Selvaraj, Sahitya Academi Award-winning Tamil writer
- Vannadhasan, Sahitya Academy Award - winning Tamil writer
Freedom fighters
- Puli Thevar
- Muhammad Ismail (Quaid-e-Millat—"Leader of the Nation")
Politicians
- Vaiko, General Secretary, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)
- S. Chellapandian, speaker (1962–1967)
- R. Avudaiyappan, speaker (2006–2011)
- P. H. Pandian, speaker (1984–1988)
- M.Appavu , Speaker ( From 2021)
Artists
Actors
Musical directors
Directors
Businesspersons
- T. V. Sundaram Iyengar, founder of TVS group
- Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL
- V. G. Panneerdas, founder of VGP group
- P. Rajagopal, founder of Saravana Bhavan
- N.Srinivasan , Indian industrialist. He is a former Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and former President of the BCCI, the governing body for cricket in India. He is also the managing director of India Cements Limited
Sportspeople
References
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