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[1]
  • Arjunan, K. (born 1957) – politician[2]
  • Anand, Balu (1954–2006) – director[3]
  • Anand, Vijay (born 1969) – politician[4]
  • Annadurai, Mylswamy (born 1958) – scientist[5]
  • Annam, Semmalar (born 1990) – actor[6]
  • Arunkumar, P. R. G. (born 1992) – politician[7]
  • Avinashilingam, T. S. (1903–1991) – educationist and politician[8]
  • Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan (1991) – actor [9]

B

  • Bakthavathsalam, G. (born 1942) – doctor[10]
  • Baladhandayutham, K. (1918–1973) – politician[11]
  • Balaji, Sriram (born 1990) – tennis player[12]
  • Balakrishnan, Jayanthasri (born 1957) – public speaker[13]

C

D

  • Damodaran, G. R. (1914–1986) – educationist[16]
  • Dhanapal, Guru (1959–2014) – director[17]
  • Dinakaran, Padma (born 1966) – music director[18]
  • Doraisamy, R. – politician[19]
  • Doraiswamy, Gopalswamy (1893–1974) – inventor and engineer[20]
  • Durairaj, Nandha (born 1977) – actor[21]
  • Duraisamy, Thennavan (born 1966) – actor[22]

G

H

J

K

L

M

N

O

  • Om Prakash (born 1978) – cinematographer[74]

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

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