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- {{anchor|Literary personalities|Literature}}Literary figures
- Freedom fighters
- {{anchor|Press}}Journalists
- Politicians
- Artists {{anchor|Actors}}Actors {{anchor|Music directors}}Musical directors Directors
- Businesspersons
- Architect
- Sportspeople
- References
This is a list of notable people from Tirunelveli Town and Tirunelveli District. {{anchor|Literary personalities|Literature}}Literary figures - TK Ramanuja Kavirajar, Tamil epic poet, playwright and humanitarian
- Henry Alfred Krishnapillai, composer of Ratchanya Yathreegam
- Daniel Selvaraj, Sahitya Academi Award-winning Tamil writer
Freedom fighters - Puli Thevan (Pooli Thevan)
- Veera Pandiya Kattabomman
- Vanchinathan
- Muhammad Ismail (Quaid-e-Millat—"Leader of the Nation")
- Sundharalingam Devendran
- Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi
{{anchor|Press}}Journalists- S. P. Adithanar, founder of the Dina Thanthi newspaper group
- Dr. Sivanthi Adhiththanar, owner of Tamil newspaper Dina Thanthi
- K. P. Kandasamy, founder of the Dinakaran newspaper group
Politicians- Vaiko, General Secretary, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)
- S. Chellapandian, speaker (1962–1967)
- S. P. Adithanar, speaker (1967–1968), founder of Dina Thanthi newspaper (Naam Thamizhar party)
- R. Avudaiappan, speaker (2006–2011)
- P. H. Pandian, speaker (1984–1988)
Artists{{anchor|Actors}}Actors{{anchor|Music directors}}Musical directors- Bharathwaj
- Harris Jeyaraj
- T. N. Seshagopalan, Carnatic musician and composer
- Maharajapuram Santhanam
- Vijay Antony
Directors- Kadhir
- Vikraman
- SJ Suryah
- Dharani
- Hari
- Durai
Businesspersons- T. V. Sundaram Iyengar, founder of TVS group
- V. G. Panneerdas, founder of VGP Group
- P. Rajagopal, founder of Saravana Bhavan
- Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL
Architect- Adnan Ameer Saqib, teamREX
Sportspeople- Vijay Shankar (cricketer)
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