List of people from Tirunelveli district
Literary figuresEdit
- TK Ramanuja Kavirajar, Tamil epic poet, playwright and humanitarian
- Henry Alfred Krishnapillai, composer of Ratchanya Yathreegam
- Daniel Selvaraj, Sahitya Academi Award-winning Tamil writer
- Vannadhasan, Sahitya Academy Award - winning Tamil writer
Freedom fightersEdit
- Puli Thevar
- Muhammad Ismail (Quaid-e-Millat—"Leader of the Nation")
PoliticiansEdit
- Vaiko, General Secretary, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)
- S. Chellapandian, speaker (1962–1967)
- R. Avudaiyappan, speaker (2006–2011)
- P. H. Pandian, speaker (1984–1988)
ArtistsEdit
ActorsEdit
Musical directorsEdit
DirectorsEdit
BusinesspersonsEdit
- T. V. Sundaram Iyengar, founder of TVS group[citation needed]
- Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL[citation needed]
- V. G. Panneerdas, founder of VGP group
- P. Rajagopal, founder of Saravana Bhavan[citation needed]