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
Freedom fighters
- Puli Thevan (Pooli Thevan)
- Veera Pandiya Kattabomman
- Vanchinathan
- Muhammad Ismail (Quaid-e-Millat—"Leader of the Nation")
- Sundharalingam Devendran
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)
Artists
Actors
Musical directors
- Bharathwaj
- Harris Jeyaraj
- T. N. Seshagopalan, Carnatic musician and composer
- Maharajapuram Santhanam
- Vijay Antony
Directors
References
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