# List of people from Coimbatore

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.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

* Aathmika (born 1993) – actor
* Athulya Ravi (born 1994) - actor
* Arjunan, K. (born 1957) – politician
* Anand, Balu (1954–2006) – director
* Anand, Vijay (born 1969) – politician
* Annadurai, Mylswamy (born 1958) – scientist
* Annam, Semmalar (born 1990) – actor
* Arunkumar, P. R. G. (born 1992) – politician
* Avinashilingam, T. S. (1903–1991) – educationist and politician
* Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan (1991) – actor

## B

* Bakthavathsalam, G. (born 1942) – doctor
* Baladhandayutham, K. (1918–1973) – politician
* Balaji, Sriram (born 1990) – tennis player
* Balakrishnan, Jayanthasri (born 1957) – public speaker

## C

* Chenna Keshu, Subramanyan (1925–2023) – armed forces
* Chinnappa Thevar, M. M. A. (1915–1978) – film producer

## D

* Damodaran, G. R. (1914–1986) – educationist
* Dhanapal, Guru (1959–2014) – director
* Dinakaran, Padma (born 1966) – music director
* Doraisamy, R. – politician
* Doraiswamy, Gopalswamy (1893–1974) – inventor and engineer
* Durairaj, Nandha (born 1977) – actor
* Duraisamy, Thennavan (born 1966) – actor

## G

* Ghibran (born 1980) – music director
* Gnani (1935–2020) – writer
* Gopalan, Kasturi (1890–1974) – journalist
* Goundamani (born 1939) – actor
* Govindarajan, Mirudhubashini (born 1947) – doctor
* Govindasamy, P.S. (1856–1918) – educator and philanthropist
* Govindaswamy, K. (1907–1995) – industrialist

## H

* Hande, H. V. (born 1927) – doctor and politician
* Hariharan, Githa (born 1954) – author
* Harvey, Andrew (born 1952) – author, religious speaker

## J

* Jagadeesan, Narayan (born 1995) – cricketer
* Jayapal, Susheela (born 1962) – American politician
* Jayaram, K.R. – politician
* Jejjala, Vishnu (born 1975) – physicist

## K

* Kanagaraj, Lokesh (born 1986) – director and screenwriter
* Kandasamy, V.P. – politician
* Kandaswamy, K.V. (1926–2008) – politician
* Karivaradhan, Sundaram (1954–1995) – autoracer
* Karthick, Arun (born 1992) – director
* Karthik, Sabari (born 1990) – karate player
* Karthikeyan, Narain (born 1977) – autoracer
* Kathir, S. R. (born 1978) – cinematographer
* Kousik, Jagatheesan (born 1995) – cricketer
* Krishnan, Parvati (1919–2015) – politician]
* Kumar, Anupama (born 1974) – actor
* Kumar, Rajesh (born 1947) – writer
* Kumaraswamy, Sounthirajan – inventor
* Kuppuswami Naidu, G. (1884–1942) – entrepreneur
* Kuppuswamy, C. K. (born 1932) – politician

## L

* Lakshmanan, V.K. (1932–2012) – politician
* Lakshmi, C.S. (born 1944) – writer
* Lakshmi, Pavithra (born 1994) – actor
* Lakshmikanthan, Ashwin Kumar (born 1991) – actor
* Lakshminarayan, K.G. (born 1953) – former cricket player and umpire
* Leelakrishnan N. (born 1964) – autoracer
* Leon, Cottalango (born 1971) – technician

## M

* Mahalingam, N. (1923–2014) – industrialist
* Mahesh, Jaya (born 1969) – model
* Malaravan, T. – politician
* Manivannan, S.S. (1954–2013) – actor and director
* McCarthy, Charles (1899–1977) – cricketer
* Murugadas, Pithukuli (1920–2015) – singer
* Muruganantham, Arunachalam (born 1961) – entrepreneur
* Muthuraj, T. (born 1969) – production designer

## N

* Nagarajan, P (born 1963) – politician
* Natarajan, P.R. (born 1950) – politician
* Natarajan, Priyamvada (born 1985) – scientist
* Nanammal, V. (1920–2019) – yoga teacher
* Narasimhalu, S. P. (1854–1922) – entrepreneur and politician
* Narayan Rao, C. R. (1882–1960) – scientist
* Naren, Karthick (born 1994) – film director
* Naren Kumar, V.R. (born 1974) – autoracer

## O

* Om Prakash (born 1978) – cinematographer

## P

* Palanisami, V.C. (died 1965) – politician
* Palanisamy, N. (born 1948) – politician
* Pathy, Rajshree (born 1956) – businesswoman
* Prabhu, Leo (born 1933) – author
* Prahalad, C.K. (1941–2010) – economist
* Preman, Uma (born 1970) – social worker
* Pulamaipithan (1935–2021) – author

## R

* Radhakrishnan, C. P. (born 1957) – politician
* Raghavendra, Harish (born 1976) – playback singer
* Raj, P.L. (1934–2002) – choreographer
* Ramalingam, T.A. (1881–1952) – politician
* Ramanathan, M. (1934–2019) – politician
* Ramani, R.V. (born 1947) – doctor
* Ramraj, Nithya (born 1988) – athlete
* Ramraj, Vithya (born 1988) – athlete
* Ratnasabhapathy, C.S. (1886–1956) – industrialist
* Rajakantham, C.T. (1917–2002) – actor
* Ramachandran, K.V. (1917–2002) – music critic
* Ramani, K. (1916–2006) – politician
* Ravi, Athulya (born 1994) – actor
* Renga Iyengar, Kasturi (1859–1923) – journalist and politician

## S

* Sahasranamam, S.V. (1913–1988) – actor
* Sai Pallavi (born 1992) – actor
* Saleem, Mohammed – environmental activist
* Sarala (born 1962) – actor
* Saravanan, K.V. (born 1966) – director
* Sathyaraj (born 1954) – actor and director
* Senthil Kumar, U. K (born 1972) – cinematographer
* Shanmugavel, M. (1927–2007) – journalist
* Shanmukham, R. K. (1892–1953) – industrialist and politician
* Sinclair, Adam (born 1984) – hockey player
* Sivakumar (born 1941) – actor and public speaker
* Sreenivasan, Kasturiswami (1917–1991) – scientist
* Sreeram Kumar, D. (born 1971) – armed forces
* Srinivas, Aushik (born 1993) – cricketer
* Srinivasan, Vanathi (born 1970) – politician
* Sriramulu, S.M. (1910–1976) – film producer
* Subbarayan, K. (born 1952) – politician
* Subrahmanya Aiyar, K. V. (1875–1969) – historian
* Subramani, Sashikumar (born 1982) – actor
* Sundaram, V.A. (1896–1967) – independence activist

## T

* Thamarai (born 1965) – lyricist
* Thangadurai, Michael (born 1983) – actor
* Thyagarajan, Jaya (born 1956) – artist.

## U

* Unnikrishnan, K. P. (born 1936) – politician

## V

* Vaidyanathan, Nirupama (born 1976) – tennis player
* Vaishnav, G.R. (born 1990) – volleyball player
* Vasanth, SAC (born 1974) – magician
* Vasudev, Jaggi (born 1957) – spiritual guru
* Vasudevan, Mini (born 1965) – activist
* Velumani, S.P. (born 1969) – politician
* Venkatapathy, Adhithya (born 1990) – musician and actor
* Venugopal, Siddharth (born 1985) – actor
* Vijay, Pa (born 1974) – lyricist
* Vincent, Swamikannu (1883–1942) – cinema producer and pioneer
* Virali-Murugesan, Ranjeet (born 1985) – tennis player
* Vishwanath, Vichu (born 1960) – actor

## W

* Williams, Shanthi (born 1958) – actor

## Y

* Yoganathan, M. (born 1969) – activist