Chennai has produced a number of well-known actors, models, ceos, novelists, cricketers and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Chennai includes Mahesh Babu, Padma Lakshmi, Indra Nooyi, R. K. Narayan, Dinesh Karthik, and many others.

Famous People Born In Chennai

Samantha AkkineniSamantha Akkineni
(Actress)

28 April 1987

Indian

Mahesh BabuMahesh Babu
(Actor)

09 August 1975

Indian

Padma LakshmiPadma Lakshmi
(Model)

01 September 1970

Indian

Dinesh KarthikDinesh Karthik
(Cricketer)

01 June 1985

Indian

Indra NooyiIndra Nooyi
(CEO of Pepsico)

28 October 1955

American

R. K. NarayanR. K. Narayan

10 October 1906

Indian

Pete BestPete Best

24 November 1941

British

RJ BalajiRJ Balaji
(Radio Jockey)

20 June 1985

Indian

Dipika Pallikal KarthikDipika Pallikal Karthik
(Squash Player)

21 September 1991

Indian

Vidya VoxVidya Vox
(YouTuber)

27 September 1991

American

Aruna RoyAruna Roy
(Political and Social Activist)

26 June 1946

Indian

A. R. RahmanA. R. Rahman
(Composer)

06 January 1967

Indian

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DhanushDhanush
(actor, film actor)

28 July 1978

Indian

Allu ArjunAllu Arjun
(Actor, Film actor, Singer)

08 April 1982

Indian

RekhaRekha
(Actor, Politician)

10 October 1954

Indian

Akkineni NagarjunaAkkineni Nagarjuna
(Actor, Film producer)

29 August 1959

Indian

Ram CharanRam Charan
(Actor)

27 March 1985

Indian

Regina CassandraRegina Cassandra
(actor)

13 December 1988

Indian

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Aishwarya R. DhanushAishwarya R. Dhanush
(Film director, Dancer)

01 January 1982

Indian

PrabhasPrabhas
(Actor)

23 October 1979

Indian

Shruti HaasanShruti Haasan
(Actor, Singer, Composer, Model)

28 January 1986

Indian

Rana DaggubatiRana Daggubati
(Film producer, Actor)

14 December 1984

Indian

Nandamuri BalakrishnaNandamuri Balakrishna
(Actor, Politician)

10 June 1960

Indian

Ramya KrishnanRamya Krishnan
(Actor)

15 September 1967

Indian

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SilambarasanSilambarasan
(Film director, Actor, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Songwriter)

03 February 1983

Indian

G. V. Prakash KumarG. V. Prakash Kumar
(Composer)

13 June 1987

Indian

Anirudh RavichanderAnirudh Ravichander
(Composer)

16 October 1990

Indian

SelvaraghavanSelvaraghavan
(film director, screenwriter)

05 March 1977

Indian

Jayam RaviJayam Ravi
(Actor, Film actor)

10 September 1980

Indian

Ravichandran AshwinRavichandran Ashwin
(cricketer)

17 September 1985

Indian

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N. RamN. Ram
(Journalist)

04 May 1945

Indian

Pramila JayapalPramila Jayapal
(politician, state senator)

1965 AD

Indian,American

Krishnamachari SrikkanthKrishnamachari Srikkanth
(Cricketer)

21 December 1959

Indian

Murali VijayMurali Vijay
(Cricketer)

01 April 1984

Indian

M. K. StalinM. K. Stalin
(Politician, Actor)

01 March 1953

Indian

Sriram RaghavanSriram Raghavan
(film director, author, author)

1963 AD

Indian

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Anuradha SriramAnuradha Sriram
(Singer)

09 July 1970

Indian

Harris JayarajHarris Jayaraj
(Actor, Composer)

08 January 1975

Indian

Syed KirmaniSyed Kirmani
(Cricketer)

29 December 1949

Indian

Samantha Ruth PrabhuSamantha Ruth Prabhu
(Actor, Model)

28 April 1987

Indian

Daggubati VenkateshDaggubati Venkatesh
(Actor)

13 December 1960

Indian

D. ImmanD. Imman
(Singer, Composer)

24 January 1983

Indian

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K. S. RavikumarK. S. Ravikumar
(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter)

30 May 1958

Indian

Mahesh BhupathiMahesh Bhupathi
(Tennis player)

07 June 1974

Indian

K. V. AnandK. V. Anand
(cinematographer, film director, screenwriter)

30 October 1966

Indian

Karun ChandhokKarun Chandhok
(Racecar driver)

19 January 1984

Indian

Washington SundarWashington Sundar
(Indian cricketer)

05 October 1999

Indian

Venkat PrabhuVenkat Prabhu
(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Playback singer)

07 November 1975

Indian

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Rajkumar SantoshiRajkumar Santoshi

Indian

Narain KarthikeyanNarain Karthikeyan
(Racecar driver)

14 January 1977

Indian

Arvind SwamyArvind Swamy
(Actor)

30 June 1967

Indian

Vijay YesudasVijay Yesudas
(Singer)

23 March 1979

Indian

Lakshmipathy BalajiLakshmipathy Balaji
(Cricketer)

27 September 1981

Indian

SaindhaviSaindhavi
(singer)

03 January 1989

Indian

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BlaazeBlaaze
(Musician)

15 October 1975

Indian

Aravind AdigaAravind Adiga
(Writer, Journalist, Novelist, Film director)

23 October 1974

Indian

Vijay AmritrajVijay Amritraj
(Actor, Tennis player, Sports journalist, Tennis coach)

14 December 1953

Indian

Salim GhouseSalim Ghouse
(Actor)

10 January 1952

Indian

S. A. RajkumarS. A. Rajkumar
(Composer)

23 August 1964

Indian

Sadagoppan RameshSadagoppan Ramesh
(Cricketer)

16 October 1975

Indian

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Srinivasaraghavan VenkataraghavanSrinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
(Cricketer, Cricket umpire)

21 April 1945

Indian

L. SubramaniamL. Subramaniam
(Violinist)

23 July 1947

Indian

Radha MohanRadha Mohan
(Film director, Actor)

20 November 1965

Indian

Gagan NarangGagan Narang
(Sport shooter)

06 May 1983

Indian

T. M. KrishnaT. M. Krishna

22 January 1976

Indian

S. R. Srinivasa VaradhanS. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
(Mathematician, University teacher)

02 January 1940

Indian

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Palagummi SainathPalagummi Sainath
(author, journalist, writer)

1957 AD

Indian

Srikanth DevaSrikanth Deva

Indian

Vishal KrishnaVishal Krishna

29 August 1977

Indian

KalaKala
(dancer, choreographer)

05 February 1971

Indian

KarunanidhiKarunanidhi
(Politician, Screenwriter, Author, Journalist, Writer)

03 June 1924

Indian

Engelbert HumperdinckEngelbert Humperdinck
(Composer)

01 September 1854

German,Indian

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KarthikKarthik
(singer)

07 November 1980

Indian

VikramVikram
(actor, film actor)

17 April 1966

Indian

TrishaTrisha
(actor, model, beauty pageant contestant)

04 May 1986

Indian

Dipika PallikalDipika Pallikal

21 September 1991

Indian

S. RamananS. Ramanan
(mathematician)

20 July 1937

Indian

TejaTeja
(film director, film producer, cinematographer, screenwriter)

22 February 1966

Indian

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HariniHarini
(actor, singer)

30 April 1979

Indian

Karun ChandokKarun Chandok
(Racing driver)

19 January 1984

Indian

Chinmayi SripadaChinmayi Sripada

10 September 1984

Indian

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