Ponnambalam

Ponnambalam or Ponnampalam (பொன்னம்பலம்) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females.

Given name

 * Ponnambalam (actor) (born 1963), Indian actor
 * A. Ponnambalam (1814–1887), Ceylonese colonial-era government functionary
 * Cathiravelu Ponnambalam, Ceylonese politician
 * G. G. Ponnambalam (1901–1977), Ceylonese politician and lawyer
 * V. Ponnambalam (1930–1994), Sri Lankan politician and teacher

Surname

 * Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam (born 1974), Sri Lankan politician
 * Kaarthigesar Ponnambalam Ratnam (1914–2010), Ceylonese politician and academic
 * Kumar Ponnambalam (1938–2000), Sri Lankan politician and lawyer
 * Ponnambalam Arunachalam (1853–1924), Ceylonese statesman
 * Ponnambalam Kandiah (1914–1960), Ceylonese politician
 * Ponnambalam Kumaraswamy (1930–1988), Indian hydrologist
 * Ponnambalam Nagalingam, Ceylonese politician
 * Ponnambalam Ramanathan (1851–1930), Ceylonese politician
 * Ponnambalam Selvarasa (born 1946), Sri Lankan politician
 * Satchi Ponnambalam (1935–1999), Sri Lankan lawyer and judge