List of people from Tirunelveli district

This is a list of notable people from Tirunelveli Town and 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

Freedom fighters

Puli Thevan (Pooli Thevan)
Veera Pandiya Kattabomman
Vanchinathan
Muhammad Ismail (Quaid-e-Millat—"Leader of the Nation")
Sundharalingam Devendran
Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi

Journalists

S. P. Adithanar, founder of the Dina Thanthi newspaper group
Dr. Sivanthi Adhiththanar, owner of Tamil newspaper Dina Thanthi
K. P. Kandasamy, founder of the Dinakaran newspaper group

Politicians

Vaiko, General Secretary, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)
S. Chellapandian, speaker (1962–1967)
S. P. Adithanar, speaker (1967–1968), founder of Dina Thanthi newspaper (Naam Thamizhar party)
R. Avudaiappan, speaker (2006–2011)
P. H. Pandian, speaker (1984–1988)

Artists

Actors

Delhi Ganesh

Musical directors

Bharathwaj
Harris Jeyaraj
T. N. Seshagopalan, Carnatic musician and composer
Maharajapuram Santhanam
Vijay Antony

Directors

Businesspersons

T. V. Sundaram Iyengar, founder of TVS group
V. G. Panneerdas, founder of VGP Group
P. Rajagopal, founder of Saravana Bhavan
Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL

Sportspeople

Vijay Shankar (cricketer)

References

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