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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]].

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[[File:C.S.Rathinasabapathy Mudaliar.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dewan Bahadur [[C. S. Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar]], Coimbatore's transformational Municipal Chairman]]
[[File:Samikannu Vincent.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Samikannu Vincent]] brought the first theaters to South India.]]
[[File:R. K. Shanmukham Chetty.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[R. K. Shanmukham Chetty]], India's first [[Finance minister of India|finance minister]]]]
[[File:CK Prahalad WEForum 2009.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[C. K. Prahalad]], economist]]

[[File:Narain Karthikeyan 2011 Malaysia2.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Narain Karthikeyan]], India's first [[Formula 1]] driver]]
[[File:Sathiyaraj.JPG|thumb|200px|right|[[Sathyaraj]], actor and comedian]]

==A==
* [[K. V. Subrahmanya Aiyar]] - historian<ref>{{cite news|title=Jaina treasure trove in Mankulam village|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 January 2009|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article365626.ece|author=T. S. Subramanian}}</ref>

==B==
*[[balasubramaniam]] - tennis player<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.championstennisleagueindia.com/2014/11/mumbai-tennis-masters-team-squad-champions-tennis-league-2014.html | title=Mumbai Tennis Masters team squad Champions Tennis League India | date=16 November 2014}}</ref>

==C==
* [[T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar]] - educationist and politician<ref>{{cite news|title=One who lived for the rest|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/05/05/stories/2003050500670100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030624055558/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/05/05/stories/2003050500670100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 June 2003|date=5 May 2003|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* [[R. K. Shanmukham Chetty]] - industrialist and politician<ref>{{cite news|title=A visionary economist, great lawyer, great orator|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/07/stories/2009010750220200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706054616/http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/07/stories/2009010750220200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 July 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=G. Satyamurty|date=7 January 2009}}</ref>

==D==
* [[G R Damodaran]] - educationist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/seeds-of-change/article6891229.ece|title=Seeds of Change|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=2015-06-28}}</ref>

==F==
* [[Ankit Fadia]] - author and public speaker<ref>{{cite web|title=Fadia, Ankit 1985-|url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2001-81317|publisher=[[WorldCat]]|access-date=2012-09-21}}</ref>

==G==
* [[Goundamani]] - film actor<ref>{{cite web|last=Palaniappan|first=P|title=Comedian Goundamani's wedding photo – A Rare Picture!|url=http://www.southdreamz.com/41225/goundamanis-wedding-photo/|work=SouthDreamz|access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref>
* [[V. C. Palanisami Gounder]] - politician<ref>{{cite web|title=The Madras Legislative Assembly - Third Assembly|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/03assly/03_07_1.pdf|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>

==H==
*[[H. V. Hande]] - politician<ref>{{cite news|title=Off the record - A Mangalorean in Chennai|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/291538/off-record.html|access-date=4 July 2013|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=11 November 2012}}</ref>
*[[Hiphop Tamizha]] - music director, actor , motivational speaker, social activist.
*[[Githa Hariharan]] - author<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/?id=IlH3D1SfhuIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Githa+Hariharan#v=onepage| title=In Times of Siege| publisher=Pantheon Books| year= 2003| isbn= 978-0-375-42239-3}}</ref>
*[[Andrew Harvey (religious writer)|Andrew Harvey]] - author, religious speaker<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/catalog/author.htm?authorID=990|title=Andrew Harvey|publisher=Random House}}</ref>

==K==
*[[Karthick Naren]]- tamil filmmaker, writer, producer & actor
*[[K. V. Kandaswamy]] - politician<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf|title=1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of Indiaaccessdate=28 June 2015}}</ref>
* [[Sundaram Karivardhan]] - motor racing pioneer and entrepreneur<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/01/stories/2003120102260100.htm |title=To Kari, with Love |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=1 December 2003 |access-date=2009-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910162639/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/01/stories/2003120102260100.htm |archive-date=10 September 2009 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
* [[Karthi]] - actor<ref>{{cite news|title=Happy Birthday Karthi!|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-25/news-interviews/39520518_1_karthi-biriyani-azhagu-raja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627114902/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-25/news-interviews/39520518_1_karthi-biriyani-azhagu-raja|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 June 2013|access-date=25 May 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=25 May 2013}}</ref>
* [[Narain Karthikeyan]] - motor racing driver<ref>{{cite news|title=A rage on the rally circuit|url=http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss2447/24470740.htm|access-date=28 June 2015|publisher=sportstaronnet}}</ref>
* [[D. Sreeram Kumar]] - Indian Army major<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article490145.ece|title=Memorable reunion for senior officers at Sainik School|access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref>
* [[V. R. Naren Kumar]] - motorsport driver<ref>{{cite news|title=Naren Kumar aims to be best in Asia-Pacific zone|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/05/06/stories/07060881.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017031054/http://www.thehindu.com/2001/05/06/stories/07060881.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 October 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2001-05-06|access-date=28 June 2015}}</ref>

==L==
* [[C. S. Lakshmi]] - writer<ref>{{cite book | first=Susie J.| last=Tharu| first2=Ke.| last2=Lalitha| year= 1993| title=Women Writing in India: The twentieth century| publisher=Feminist Press| isbn= 978-1-55861-029-3 | pages=487–8| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=OjZYf9Xf9bcC&pg=PA488}}</ref>
* [[K. G. Lakshminarayan]] - cricket umpire<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/30867.html |title=K. G. Lakshminarayan |access-date=25 May 2014 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

==M==
* [[Mahalingam]] - educator and businessman<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news|author=Karthik Subramanian |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/master-of-character-roles-manivannan-passes-away/article4817104.ece |title=Master of character roles Manivannan passes away|publisher=The Hindu |date= 15 June 2013|access-date=16 June 2013 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* [[Charles McCarthy (cricketer)|Charles McCarthy]] - cricketer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14059/all_teams.html|title=Teams Charles McCarthy played for|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=20 March 2011}}</ref>
* [[C. S. Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar]] - industrialist<ref>{{cite book|title=C. S. Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar|author=C. Francis|url=http://dspace.vidyanidhi.org.in:8080/dspace/bitstream/2009/5925/8/UOM-1992-108-7.pdf|pages=9|year=1992|access-date=30 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721182526/http://dspace.vidyanidhi.org.in:8080/dspace/bitstream/2009/5925/8/UOM-1992-108-7.pdf|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Pithukuli Murugadas]] - singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/2002/10-12/60-61_murugadas.shtml|title=Pithukuli Murugadas|access-date=30 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905032835/http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/2002/10-12/60-61_murugadas.shtml|archive-date=5 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Arunachalam Muruganantham]] - entrepreneur<ref>{{cite news|title=The Pad That Does Not Whisper|author=PC Vinoj Kumar|publisher=[[Tehelka]]|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main42.asp?filename=cr290809the_pad.asp|date=29 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426201334/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main42.asp?filename=cr290809the_pad.asp|archive-date=26 April 2014}}</ref>

==N==
* [[Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu]] - inventor and engineer<ref>{{Cite book | last = Damodaran | first = Harish | title = India's New Capitalists | publisher = Permanent Black | year = 2008 | location = Ranikhet | pages = 148 | isbn = 978-81-7824-258-3 }}</ref>
* [[P. Nagarajan]] - politician<ref>{{cite web|title=General Election 2014|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2220.htm?ac=20 |publisher=ECI|access-date=22 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]] - film producer<ref>{{cite news|title=Reel-time nostalgia|author=M. Allirajan|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=17 November 2003|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/11/17/stories/2003111700890100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040414162717/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/11/17/stories/2003111700890100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 April 2004|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* [[V. Nanammal]] - fitness evangelist and yoga teacher
* [[Jagadeesan Narayan]] - cricketer<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cineulagam.com/tamil/celebs/cinematographer/anand-jeeva/profile/|title=Profile of Anand Jeeva|publisher=cineulagam.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227105335/http://www.cineulagam.com/tamil/celebs/cinematographer/anand-jeeva/profile/|archive-date=2013-12-27}}</ref>
* [[Karthick Naren]] - film director
* [[P.R. Natarajan]] - politician

==O==
* [[Om Prakash (cinematographer)|Om Prakash]] - cinematographer<ref>{{cite news |title= Colour-coded |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2482299.ece |publisher=The Hindu |date=24 September 2011 }}</ref>

==P==
* [[Sai Pallavi]] - actress
* [[K. C. S. Paniker]] - painter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cholamandalartistsvillage.org/Paniker.html|title=K. C. S. Paniker Biography|access-date=2015-06-28}}</ref>
* [[Rajshree Pathy]] - businesswoman<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/2012/02/24204127/The-business-of-design.html|title=The business of design|publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|date= 24 February 2012}}</ref>
* [[Arogyaswami Paulraj]] - scientist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vasvik.org/Electronic_Sciences_&_Technology.html|title= Award Winners|publisher=VASVIK |access-date={{Format date|2011|10|07}}}}</ref>
* [[C. K. Prahalad]] - economist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iimusa.org/iimusa/NotableAlumni.aspx?AlumniId=3 |title=Dr. C K Prahalad |access-date=2015-06-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622142358/http://www.iimusa.org/iimusa/NotableAlumni.aspx?AlumniId=3 |archive-date=2008-06-22 }}</ref>

==R==
* [[P. L. Raj]] - choreographer<ref name="times02">{{Cite news | title = Famous Bollywood dance director P L Raj dies | url =http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-10/news-interviews/27297378_1_cardiac-arrest-dance-dadasaheb-phalke-award | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121018093023/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-10/news-interviews/27297378_1_cardiac-arrest-dance-dadasaheb-phalke-award | url-status =dead | archive-date =18 October 2012 | date = 10 Jul 2002 | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 29 June 2013 }}</ref>
* [[C. T. Rajakantham]] - actor<ref>{{cite news|title=The Rathnam brand of comedy|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/in-lighter-vein-column-kali-n-ratnam-ct-rajakantham/article6860504.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|first=Randor|last=Guy|author-link=Randor Guy|date=5 February 2015}}</ref>
* [[K V Ramachandran]] - music critic<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/th125/stories/2003091301111500.htm|title=Correcting Churchill|publisher=The Hindu|date=13 September 2003|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023104100/http://www.hinduonnet.com/th125/stories/2003091301111500.htm|archive-date=23 October 2007}}</ref>
* [[G. Ramaswamy]] - chartered accountant<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vrl-financial-news.com/accounting/the-accountant/issues/ta-2011/ta-6087/ramaswamy-named-icai-president.aspx|title=Ramaswamy named ICAI president|publisher=The Accountant|date=15 Feb 2011}}</ref>
* [[C. P. Radhakrishnan]] - politician<ref>{{cite news|title=BJP: give scholarship to Hindu students|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/bjp-give-scholarship-to-hindu-students/article4965524.ece|access-date=28 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 July 2013|location=Nagercoil}}</ref>

==S==
* [[S. V. Sahasranamam]] - actor<ref>{{cite book | title=The Oxford companion to Indian theatre | author=Ananda Lal | year=2004 | page=403}}</ref>
* [[Amit Sareen]] - author<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/How-to-live-appily-ever-after/articleshow/40713468.cms |title='How to live... 'appily' ever after' |publisher=Times of India |access-date=2014-09-18}}</ref>
* [[Sathyaraj]] - actor and comedian<ref>{{cite news|author=Subha J Rao |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-cinema/many-shades-of-grey/article4683478.ece |title=Many shades of grey |publisher=The Hindu |date=2013-05-04 |access-date=2013-11-27 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* [[Adam Sinclair]] - hockey player<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/article3260970.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=S. | last=Thyagarajan | title=Chennai Cheetahs conjures up a super win | date=30 March 2012}}</ref>
* [[Sivakumar]] - actor and public speaker<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2014/03/04215713/Cinema-history-sivakumar.html|title=Cinema history, Sivakumar|access-date=2015-06-28}}</ref>
* [[Aushik Srinivas]] - cricketer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/423815.html|title=Aushik Srinivas - Cricinfo profile|access-date=2015-06-28}}</ref>
* [[T. R. Sundaram]] - actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm9thNFAAward.aspx|title=9th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=8 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202115652/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm9thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[V. A. Sundaram]] - independence activist<ref>The theme of beauty had reference to his name, "Sundaram" meaning "beauty" and "beautiful" in [[Sanskrit]]. Gandhi described Sundaram as "(having) the virtues suggested by his name." Coll. Works, Vol. 49, Doc. 254</ref>
* [[Suriya]] - actor and film producer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/40143.html |title=Dashing Suriya's birthday bash – Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |access-date=26 February 2011}}</ref>
* [[R.V. Swamy]] - author<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tamilbooksonline.in/booklist1.php?authorname=SWAMY%20R%20V|title=RV Swamy|access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref>
*[https://aveniron.com/ Santhos Premraj]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aveniron - Branding Firm {{!}} Digital Solution Company|url=https://aveniron.com/|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Aveniron|language=en-US}}</ref> - Entrepreneur

==V==
* [[Nirupama Vaidyanathan]] - tennis player<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/01/13/stories/0713102h.htm |title=Nirupama Vaidyanathan |publisher=Hinduonnet.com |date=13 January 2001 |access-date=2009-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917184357/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/01/13/stories/0713102h.htm |archive-date=17 September 2009 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
* [[G. R. Vaishnav]] - volleyball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/asian-games-2014-india-win-in-mens-volleyball-women-lose/|title=Asian Games 2014: India win in men's volleyball, women lose|date=2 October 2014|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref>
* [[S. M. Velusamy]] - politician<ref>{{cite web|title=Corporation Result:Detailed|url=http://117.239.70.112/nomination/lb_corporation_vote_result.php|publisher=Tamil Nadu State Election Corporation|access-date=28 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031210819/http://117.239.70.112/nomination/lb_corporation_vote_result.php|archive-date=31 October 2011}}</ref>
* Adhithya Venkatapathy - rapper who forms a part of the Tamil hip-hop group [[Hiphop Tamizha]]<ref>http://www.sify.com/movies/hiphop-tamizha-adhi-in-conversation-news-tamil-rcppLuacdgdfh.html Hiphop Tamizha Adhi in conversation!</ref>
* [[Siddharth Venugopal]] - actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/04/10/stories/2009041050100400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413162926/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/04/10/stories/2009041050100400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-04-13 |title=Cinema Plus / Cinema : New kid on the block |date=2009-04-10 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-08-18}}</ref>
* [[Swamikannu Vincent]] - cinema producer and pioneer<ref>{{cite news|url=http://o3.indiatimes.com/brahmanyan/archive/2007/09/21/4783241.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118233621/http://o3.indiatimes.com/brahmanyan/archive/2007/09/21/4783241.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 January 2008 |title=Brahmanyan |work=The Times of India |date=21 July 2007 }}</ref>

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