List of people associated with Thanjavur district

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This is a list of notable people associated with [[Thanjavur district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]

==Philanthropist ==

Pattukottai Chinnaiya Iyer (1700 - 1750), philanthropist, who, among other things, built a number of free rest houses for pilgrims travelling on foot from Kashi to Rameswaram and Kanyakumari via Pattukottai. Chinnaiya street in Pattukottai is named after him.

== Academicians ==

* [[Sakkottai Krishnaswami Aiyangar]] (1871–1947), Indian historian and Dravidologist.
* [[Srinivasa Ramanujan]] (1887–1920), Indian mathematician. Regarded amongst the world's greatest mathematicians.
* [[U. V. Swaminatha Iyer]] (1855–1942), Tamil scholar, [[linguist]] and [[music composer]]. Affectionately called '''Tamil thatha'''.

== Religious and spiritual leaders ==

* [[Abirami Pattar]] (c. 18th century AD), Tamil saint and poet. Author of ''Abirami Anthathi'' and Hindu religious works in Tamil.
* [[Sri Sri Ravi Shankar]] (b 1956), spiritual leader, yogi and founder of 'Art of Living'.

== Administrators ==

* [[Sir T. Madhava Rao]] (1828–1891), Diwan of [[Travancore]] from 1857 to 1872 and an early leader of the [[Indian National Congress]].
* [[T. Venkata Rao]], Diwan of Travancore from 1821 to 1829 and 1838 to 1839.
* [[T. Ananda Rao]] (1852–1919), Indian administrator. Diwan of Mysore from 1909 to 1912. Son of Sir T. Madhava Rao.
* Panchapekesan Thiagarajan Iyer : Was Sub Divisional Magistrate of Pattukottai Court sometime during the late nineteenth century.
* [[V. P. Madhava Rao]] (1850–1934), Indian administrator. Diwan of Mysore from 1906 to 1909 and Baroda from 1910 to 1913.
* Orathur N. Srinivasan, B.A.B.L., Deputy Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, responsible for the construction of [[Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple|Srirangam]] Rajagopuram.

== Journalists ==

* [[G. A. Natesan]] (1873–1948), Indian [[journalist]] and [[publisher]]. Founder of publishing company G. A. Natesan & Co. and editor of ''The Indian Review''.

== Artists ==
* [[N.Srinivasan]], Artist famous for Digital Paintings, who have received [[Kalaimamani]] award in 2009.

== Film Artists ==
* [[T. R. Rajakumari]] (1922–1999)
* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] (1928–2001)
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)]]
* [[Hema Malini]]
* [[Rajesh (actor)|Rajesh]]
* [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]
* [[S. Shankar]]
* [[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]]
* [[Arvind Swami]]
* [[Dhivyadharshini]]

== Political leaders ==
* [[A. T. Pannirselvam Udaiyar]] (1888–1940), Indian administrator, Home Minister & Finance Minister of Madras Presidency and leader of Justice Party [1937-1938]. He was a Cambridge university alumnus and Represented Indian Christians in Round Table Conference in 1930.
* [[Ko. Si. Mani]] (b. 1929), Minister in the Tamil Nadu State Government.
* [[G. K. Vasan]] (b. 1964), Cabinet Minister in the Government of India.Rajya Sabha Member. Leader of Tamil Maanila Congress.
* [[G. K. Moopanar]] (1931–2001), Tamil politician and leader of the [[Indian National Congress]]. Founder of the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]].
* [[A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar|A Y S Parisutham Nadar]] (1909–1985), member of the [[Indian National Congress]], MLA in 1946-1952, 1957–1962 and 1967-1971. Municipal Chairman, 1959-1961.
* [[Rao Bahadur A.Y.Arulanandhasamy Nadar]] (1897–1954), Municipal Chairman, 1942-1945. Co-Founder of Karanthai Thamizh Sangam. Philanthropist - Donated lands to [[Guild of Service]] and [[Samiappa Co-operative Institute]]
* [[P. A. Yagappa Nadar]] (1899–1956), Congress leader in [[Thanjavur District Board]], 1949-1954. Donor of the lands to [[Thanjavur Medical College]].
* [[S. Muthiah Mudaliar]] (1883–1953), Indian politician of the [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] and later, the [[Swaraj Party]]. Minister of education and excise for the [[Madras Presidency]] from 1928 to 1930.
* Sir [[P. S. Sivaswami Iyer]] (1864–1946), Indian lawyer. Advocate General of Madras Presidency from 1907 to 1911.
* [[V. S. Srinivasa Sastri]] (1869–1946), Indian freedom fighter, orator and teacher. Was called the "Silver Tongued Orator of the British Empire" by [[Winston Churchill]].
* [[S. A. Saminatha Iyer]] (d. 1899), Indian lawyer and freedom-fighter.
* [[R. Venkataraman]] (1910–2009), Indian politician and freedom-fighter. Served as the 8th [[President of India]] (1987–1992); Vice-President of India (1984–1987)
* M.Karunanidhi
* [[Adanjur A.Singaravel viruthullar]] (1898-1960), Congress leader and member of [[Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)|Thanjavur district board]] (consisting [[nagapattinam]], [[thiruvarur]] and [[Pudukkottai|pudukottai]]) from 1949-1959.
* [[A. T. Pannirselvam Udaiyar]] (1888–1940), Indian administrator, Home Minister & Finance Minister of Madras Presidency and leader of Justice Party [1937-1938]. He was a Cambridge university alumnus and Represented Indian Christians in Round Table Conference in 1930.
* [[R. Swaminatha Merkondar]], member of the [[Indian National Congress]] party, represented the District of [[Uthiramerur]] in the Madras Assembly from 1957-62 representing the [[Tiruvaiyaru]] constituency.
* [[M. Ramkumar]], is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was the chairman district panchayat ([[Thanjavur district]]) from 1996 to 2001.
* [[V.Vairavathevar]] (1913-1989), Member of parliament, INC.
* [[A.Vairavanservai]] , Member of parliament, INC.

== Sports ==
* [[Varun Chakravarthy]], Indian cricketer.

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