List of people from Erode district

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 Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India.

B

 * K. Bhagyaraj, film actor

C

 * Dheeran Chinnamalai, freedom fighter
 * S. Selvakumara Chinnayan, politician

G

 * P. K. Gopal, social worker and philanthropist

I

 * A. V. Ilango, writer and artist

K

 * Tiruppur Kumaran, freedom fighter

L

 * G. S. Lakshmanan, freedom fighter and philanthropist
 * G. V. Loganathan, professor; killed in Virginia Tech shooting

M

 * S. K. M. Maeilanandhan, entrepreneur
 * Mayilsamy, comedian and actor

P

 * Pongalur N. Palanisamy, politician

R

 * Srinivasa Ramanujan, mathematical prodigy and autodidact
 * Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, social activist and politician
 * K. S. Ramaswamy Gounder, freedom fighter and former union minister
 * J.Ralphedil, Aeronautical Engineer & Scientist

S

 * J. Sudhanandhen Mudaliyar, educationalist, philanthropist, textile merchant.
 * M. P. Saminathan, politician
 * P. Sathasivam, former Chief Justice of India
 * K. A. Sengottaiyan, Minister for School Education in the Tamil Nadu Government
 * K B Sundarambal, actress
 * Sundar C, director and actor