Category
page 1Tamil Brahmins
Anoushka Shankar
British-American musician
Meenakshi Seshadri
Indian actress, model and dancer
Shyamala Gopalan
Indian-American biomedical scientist and researcher (1938–2009)
G. R. Gopinath
Indian politician
Kavita Ramdas
Indian/American activist
Iyengar
Iyengars (also spelt Ayyangar, Aiyengar, or Aiyangar, pronounced ) are an ethnoreligious community of Tamil-speaking Hindu Brahmins, whose members follow Sri Vaishnavism and the Visishtadvaita philosophy propounded by Ramanuja. Iyengars are divided into two denominations, the Vadakalai and the Tenkalai and live mostly in the Southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. The community belongs to the Pancha Dravida Brahmana classification of Brahmins in India.
Iyer
Iyers () (also spelt as Ayyar, Aiyar, Ayer, or Aiyer) are an ethnoreligious community of Tamil Brahmins. Most Iyers are followers of the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankara and adhere to the Smarta tradition. This is in contrast to the Iyengar community, who are adherents of Sri Vaishnavism. The Iyers and the Iyengars are together referred to as Tamil Brahmins. The majority of Iyers reside in Tamil Nadu, India.
Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar
Indian writer (1904–1991)

Laxminarayan Ramdas
Indian politician
Tamil Brahmin
Tamil-speaking Brahmins