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

 * Aathmika (born 1993) – 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