•
Sage Agastya, Indian sage revered in
Hinduism, Tamil Siddhar in the
Shaivism tradition, and author of
Agattiyam, an early grammar of the Tamil language •
Rukmini Devi Arundale, Indian classical
Bharatanatyam dancer, theosophist, choreographer and an
animal welfare activist •
Subramania Bharati,
Indian independence activist and poet •
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Nobel Prize-winning Indian astrophysicist •
J. Sai Deepak, Supreme Court lawyer most famous for his representations in the case on the entry of women to Sabarimala Temple •
Muthuswami Dikshitar (1776–1835), poet, singer, veena player, prolific composer of
Indian classical music, and the youngest member of the
Trinity of Carnatic music. •
Shyamala Gopalan, American-Indian biomedical scientist, mother of U.S. Vice President
Kamala Harris •
Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, Indian lawyer and member of the
Constituent Assembly of India responsible for framing the
Constitution of India •
Ramanuja (c. 1077–1157 CE), Indian Hindu philosopher, preacher and a social reformer •
U. V. Swaminatha Iyer, Indian researcher and Tamil scholar •
S. Jaishankar,
Foreign Minister of India •
Kachiyapper (8th century), Indian poet and
Vedantist and the author of
Kanda Puranam •
K. S. Krishnan, Indian physicist, co-discoverer of the
Raman scattering •
Krishnan Raman (c. 11th century CE), Senapathi (Commander-in-chief) of the
Imperial Chola army of
Rajendra Chola I. •
Iravatham Mahadevan, Indian
epigraphist and civil servant •
Parithimar Kalaignar (1870–1903),
pure Tamil proponent and the first person to campaign for the recognition of Tamil as a
classical language. •
Paridhiyaar, medieval Tamil scholar and
Kural commentator •
Parimelalhagar, medieval Tamil scholar and Kural commentator •
V. S. Ramachandran,
Indian-American neuroscientist specializing in
behavioral neurology and known for inventing the
mirror box. •
C. V. Raman,
Nobel Prize-winning Indian physicist •
Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian
mathematician •
Alladi Ramakrishnan, Indian physicist and founder of the
Institute of Mathematical Sciences (Matscience) in
Chennai •
Vivek Ramaswamy, American politician and candidate
2024 Republican Party presidential primaries •
Sivananda Saraswati, Indian
yoga guru, Hindu spiritual teacher, and proponent of
Vedanta •
C. S. Seshadri, Indian mathematician •
T.N.Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner •
Nirmala Sitharaman,
Finance Minister of India (2019-present), former Defence Minister of India •
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan, Indian mathematician and
Abel Prize laureate •
Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Indian lawyer, independence activist and politician, who served as the eighth president of India ==See also==