List of people from Coimbatore
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The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, are current residents of, or are otherwise closely associated with or from the city of Coimbatore, India.
- Aathmika (born 1993) – actor[1]
- Athulya Ravi (born 1994) - actor
- Arjunan, K. (born 1957) – politician[2]
- Anand, Balu (1954–2006) – director[3]
- Anand, Vijay (born 1969) – politician[4]
- Annadurai, Mylswamy (born 1958) – scientist[5]
- Annam, Semmalar (born 1990) – actor[6]
- Arunkumar, P. R. G. (born 1992) – politician[7]
- Avinashilingam, T. S. (1903–1991) – educationist and politician[8]
- Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan (1991) – actor [9]
B
- Bakthavathsalam, G. (born 1942) – doctor[10]
- Baladhandayutham, K. (1918–1973) – politician[11]
- Balaji, Sriram (born 1990) – tennis player[12]
- Balakrishnan, Jayanthasri (born 1957) – public speaker[13]
C
- Chenna Keshu, Subramanyan (1925–2023) – armed forces[14]
- Chinnappa Thevar, M. M. A. (1915–1978) – film producer[15]
D
- Damodaran, G. R. (1914–1986) – educationist[16]
- Dhanapal, Guru (1959–2014) – director[17]
- Dinakaran, Padma (born 1966) – music director[18]
- Doraisamy, R. – politician[19]
- Doraiswamy, Gopalswamy (1893–1974) – inventor and engineer[20]
- Durairaj, Nandha (born 1977) – actor[21]
- Duraisamy, Thennavan (born 1966) – actor[22]
G
- Ghibran (born 1980) – music director[23]
- Gnani (1935–2020) – writer[24]
- Gopalan, Kasturi (1890–1974) – journalist[25]
- Goundamani (born 1939) – actor[26]
- Govindarajan, Mirudhubashini (born 1947) – doctor[27]
- Govindasamy, P.S. (1856–1918) – educator and philanthropist[28]
- Govindaswamy, K. (1907–1995) – industrialist[29]
H
- Hande, H. V. (born 1927) – doctor and politician[30]
- Hariharan, Githa (born 1954) – author[31]
- Harvey, Andrew (born 1952) – author, religious speaker[32]
J
- Jagadeesan, Narayan (born 1995) – cricketer[33]
- Jayapal, Susheela (born 1962) – American politician[34]
- Jayaram, K.R. – politician[35]
- Jejjala, Vishnu (born 1975) – physicist
K
- Kanagaraj, Lokesh (born 1986) – director and screenwriter[36]
- Kandasamy, V.P. – politician[37]
- Kandaswamy, K.V. (1926–2008) – politician[38]
- Karivaradhan, Sundaram (1954–1995) – autoracer[39]
- Karthick, Arun (born 1992) – director[40]
- Karthik, Sabari (born 1990) – karate player[41]
- Karthikeyan, Narain (born 1977) – autoracer[42]
- Kathir, S. R. (born 1978) – cinematographer[43]
- Kousik, Jagatheesan (born 1995) – cricketer[44]
- Krishnan, Parvati (1919–2015) – politician][45]
- Kumar, Anupama (born 1974) – actor[46]
- Kumar, Rajesh (born 1947) – writer[47]
- Kumaraswamy, Sounthirajan – inventor[48]
- Kuppuswami Naidu, G. (1884–1942) – entrepreneur[49]
- Kuppuswamy, C. K. (born 1932) – politician[50]
L
- Lakshmanan, V.K. (1932–2012) – politician[51]
- Lakshmi, C.S. (born 1944) – writer[52]
- Lakshmi, Pavithra (born 1994) – actor[53]
- Lakshmikanthan, Ashwin Kumar (born 1991) – actor[54]
- Lakshminarayan, K.G. (born 1953) – former cricket player and umpire[55]
- Leelakrishnan N. (born 1964) – autoracer[56]
- Leon, Cottalango (born 1971) – technician[57]
M
- Mahalingam, N. (1923–2014) – industrialist[58]
- Mahesh, Jaya (born 1969) – model[59]
- Malaravan, T. – politician[60]
- Manivannan, S.S. (1954–2013) – actor and director[61]
- McCarthy, Charles (1899–1977) – cricketer[62]
- Murugadas, Pithukuli (1920–2015) – singer[63]
- Muruganantham, Arunachalam (born 1961) – entrepreneur[64]
- Muthuraj, T. (born 1969) – production designer[65]
N
- Nagarajan, P (born 1963) – politician[66]
- Natarajan, P.R. (born 1950) – politician[67]
- Natarajan, Priyamvada (born 1985) – scientist[68]
- Nanammal, V. (1920–2019) – yoga teacher[69]
- Narasimhalu, S. P. (1854–1922) – entrepreneur and politician[70]
- Narayan Rao, C. R. (1882–1960) – scientist[71]
- Naren, Karthick (born 1994) – film director[72]
- Naren Kumar, V.R. (born 1974) – autoracer[73]
O
- Om Prakash (born 1978) – cinematographer[74]
P
- Palanisami, V.C. (died 1965) – politician[75]
- Palanisamy, N. (born 1948) – politician[76]
- Pathy, Rajshree (born 1956) – businesswoman[77]
- Prabhu, Leo (born 1933) – author[78]
- Prahalad, C.K. (1941–2010) – economist[79]
- Preman, Uma (born 1970) – social worker[80]
- Pulamaipithan (1935–2021) – author[81]
R
- Radhakrishnan, C. P. (born 1957) – politician[82]
- Raghavendra, Harish (born 1976) – playback singer[83]
- Raj, P.L. (1934–2002) – choreographer[84]
- Ramalingam, T.A. (1881–1952) – politician[85]
- Ramanathan, M. (1934–2019) – politician[86]
- Ramani, R.V. (born 1947) – doctor[87]
- Ramraj, Nithya (born 1988) – athlete[88]
- Ramraj, Vithya (born 1988) – athlete[88]
- Ratnasabhapathy, C.S. (1886–1956) – industrialist[89]
- Rajakantham, C.T. (1917–2002) – actor[90]
- Ramachandran, K.V. (1917–2002) – music critic[91]
- Ramani, K. (1916–2006) – politician[92]
- Ravi, Athulya (born 1994) – actor[93]
- Renga Iyengar, Kasturi (1859–1923) – journalist and politician[25]
S
- Sahasranamam, S.V. (1913–1988) – actor[94]
- Sai Pallavi (born 1992) – actor[95]
- Saleem, Mohammed – environmental activist[96]
- Sarala (born 1962) – actor[97]
- Saravanan, K.V. (born 1966) – director[98]
- Sathyaraj (born 1954) – actor and director[99]
- Senthil Kumar, U. K (born 1972) – cinematographer[100]
- Shanmugavel, M. (1927–2007) – journalist[101]
- Shanmukham, R. K. (1892–1953) – industrialist and politician[102]
- Sinclair, Adam (born 1984) – hockey player[103]
- Sivakumar (born 1941) – actor and public speaker[104]
- Sreenivasan, Kasturiswami (1917–1991) – scientist[105]
- Sreeram Kumar, D. (born 1971) – armed forces[106]
- Srinivas, Aushik (born 1993) – cricketer[107]
- Srinivasan, Vanathi (born 1970) – politician[108]
- Sriramulu, S.M. (1910–1976) – film producer[109]
- Subbarayan, K. (born 1952) – politician[110]
- Subrahmanya Aiyar, K. V. (1875–1969) – historian[111]
- Subramani, Sashikumar (born 1982) – actor[112]
- Sundaram, V.A. (1896–1967) – independence activist[113]
T
- Thamarai (born 1965) – lyricist[114]
- Thangadurai, Michael (born 1983) – actor[115]
- Thyagarajan, Jaya (born 1956) – artist.[116]
U
- Unnikrishnan, K. P. (born 1936) – politician[117]
V
- Vaidyanathan, Nirupama (born 1976) – tennis player[118]
- Vaishnav, G.R. (born 1990) – volleyball player[119]
- Vasanth, SAC (born 1974) – magician[120]
- Vasudev, Jaggi (born 1957) – spiritual guru[121]
- Vasudevan, Mini (born 1965) – activist[122]
- Velumani, S.P. (born 1969) – politician[123]
- Venkatapathy, Adhithya (born 1990) – musician and actor[124]
- Venugopal, Siddharth (born 1985) – actor[125]
- Vijay, Pa (born 1974) – lyricist[126]
- Vincent, Swamikannu (1883–1942) – cinema producer and pioneer[127]
- Virali-Murugesan, Ranjeet (born 1985) – tennis player[128]
- Vishwanath, Vichu (born 1960) – actor[129]