People from Thanjavur district

Indian mathematician (1887–1920)

Hema Malini Dharmendra Deol is an Indian actress, director, producer, and politician who is currently serving as a member of the Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), representing Mathura constituency since 2014. She was a member of the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka from 2011 to 2012, subsequent to her nomination to that chamber from 2003 to 2009 as a member of the BJP. Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she has starred in both comic and dramatic roles, and is one of the most popular and successful leading actresses of mainstream Hindi cinema.

President of India from 1987 to 1992

Spiritual leader

Indian agronomist (1925–2023)

Indian stage and film actor (1928-2001)

Indian poet and composer

Indian filmmaker

Indian filmmaker, screenwriter

classical dancer of Mohiniyattom, choreographer and author

Indian cinematographer

Indian musician (1927-1990)

hindu pontiff (1935–2018)

Indian motivational speaker, social activist and disability rights activist

Indian Indologist (1896–1953)

First film heroine of south India (1911–1964)

Roman Catholic bishop (1947–2024)

Indian epigraphist (1930–2018)

Nandanar (also spelt as Nantanar), also known as Thirunaallaippovaar () and Tirunallaipovar Nayanar, was a Nayanar saint, who is venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is generally counted as the eighteenth in the list of 63 Nayanars. Like the other Nayanars, he was a devout devotee of the god Shiva.

Tamil scholar (1855–1942)

Indian activist

Indian journalist

politician

Saint, composer of Carnatic music and philosopher

Indian journalist (1887-1959)

actor

Indian historian, academician and Dravidologist (1871–1946)

Indian film director

Indian agronomist (1939-2013)

Indian film director

Indian film director

Hindu scholar

Indian monk of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission

Indian film director