TheFamousPeople

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

Padma LakshmiPadma Lakshmi
01 September 1970, Indian
Model
Mahesh BabuMahesh Babu
09 August 1975, Indian
Actor

Samantha AkkineniSamantha Akkineni
28 April 1987, Indian
Actress

Naga ChaitanyaNaga Chaitanya
23 November 1986, Indian
Actor

Pete BestPete Best
24 November 1941, British
 

Indra NooyiIndra Nooyi
28 October 1955, American
CEO of Pepsico
R. K. NarayanR. K. Narayan
10 October 1906, Indian
 

Dinesh KarthikDinesh Karthik
01 June 1985, Indian
Cricketer

Murali VijayMurali Vijay
01 April 1984, Indian
Cricketer
Vidya VoxVidya Vox
27 September 1991, American
YouTuber

RJ BalajiRJ Balaji
20 June 1985, Indian
Radio Jockey
Dipika Pallikal KarthikDipika Pallikal Karthik
21 September 1991, Indian
Squash Player

Aruna RoyAruna Roy
26 June 1946, Indian
Political and Social Activist

A. R. RahmanA. R. Rahman
06 January 1967, Indian
Composer

RekhaRekha
10 October 1954, Indian
Actor, Politician

Allu ArjunAllu Arjun
08 April 1982, Indian
Actor
Akkineni NagarjunaAkkineni Nagarjuna
29 August 1959, Indian
Actor

PrabhasPrabhas
23 October 1979, Indian
Actor

DhanushDhanush
25 February 1983, Indian
Actor

Keerthy SureshKeerthy Suresh
17 October 1992, Indian
Actress
Rana DaggubatiRana Daggubati
14 December 1984, Indian
Film producer, Actor

Ram CharanRam Charan
27 March 1985, Indian
Actor
Ramya KrishnanRamya Krishnan
15 September 1967, Indian
Actor

Nandamuri BalakrishnaNandamuri Balakrishna
10 June 1960, Indian
Actor, Politician

Shruti HaasanShruti Haasan
28 January 1986, Indian
Film Actress
G. V. Prakash KumarG. V. Prakash Kumar
13 June 1987, Indian
Composer

Pramila JayapalPramila Jayapal
21 September 1965, Indian
Politician
S. A. RajkumarS. A. Rajkumar
23 August 1964, Indian
Composer

Jayam RaviJayam Ravi
10 September 1980, Indian
Actor, Film actor

LakshmiLakshmi
13 December 1952, Indian
Actress
SilambarasanSilambarasan
03 February 1983, Indian
Film director, Actor, Screenwriter, Lyricist,

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K. S. RavikumarK. S. Ravikumar
30 May 1958, Indian
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter
Aishwarya R. DhanushAishwarya R. Dhanush
01 January 1982, Indian
Film director, Dancer

Regina CassandraRegina Cassandra
13 December 1988, Indian
actor

Anirudh RavichanderAnirudh Ravichander
16 October 1990, Indian
Composer

D. ImmanD. Imman
24 January 1983, Indian
Singer, Composer
SelvaraghavanSelvaraghavan
05 March 1977, Indian
film director, screenwriter
Daggubati VenkateshDaggubati Venkatesh
13 December 1960, Indian
Actor

Srikanth DevaSrikanth Deva
07 September 1980, Indian
Music Director

Venkat PrabhuVenkat Prabhu
07 November 1975, Indian
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Playback

Harris JayarajHarris Jayaraj
08 January 1975, Indian
Actor, Composer
Ravichandran AshwinRavichandran Ashwin
17 September 1985, Indian
cricketer

M. K. StalinM. K. Stalin
01 March 1953, Indian
Politician, Actor

Mahesh BhupathiMahesh Bhupathi
07 June 1974, Indian
Tennis player

Samantha Ruth PrabhuSamantha Ruth Prabhu
28 April 1987, Indian
Actor, Model

Salim GhouseSalim Ghouse
10 January 1952, Indian
Actor
Anuradha SriramAnuradha Sriram
09 July 1970, Indian
Singer

Rajkumar SantoshiRajkumar Santoshi
17 August 1956, Indian
Film Director
Sriram RaghavanSriram Raghavan
1963 AD, Indian
film director, author, author

Narain KarthikeyanNarain Karthikeyan
14 January 1977, Indian
Racecar driver

Vijay YesudasVijay Yesudas
23 March 1979, Indian
Singer
Karun ChandhokKarun Chandhok
19 January 1984, Indian
Racecar driver

SaindhaviSaindhavi
03 January 1989, Indian
singer
K. V. AnandK. V. Anand
30 October 1966, Indian
cinematographer, film director, screenwriter

Krishnamachari SrikkanthKrishnamachari Srikkanth
21 December 1959, Indian
Cricketer

Arvind SwamyArvind Swamy
30 June 1967, Indian
Actor

Sadagoppan RameshSadagoppan Ramesh
16 October 1975, Indian
Cricketer

KarunanidhiKarunanidhi
03 June 1924, Indian
Politician, Screenwriter, Author, Journalist,
Vijay AmritrajVijay Amritraj
14 December 1953, Indian
Actor, Tennis player, Sports journalist, Tennis

Syed KirmaniSyed Kirmani
29 December 1949, Indian
Cricketer

Radha MohanRadha Mohan
20 November 1965, Indian
Film director, Actor

Indrani RahmanIndrani Rahman
19 September 1930, Indian
Dancer
Lakshmipathy BalajiLakshmipathy Balaji
27 September 1981, Indian
Cricketer

L. SubramaniamL. Subramaniam
23 July 1947, Indian
Violinist
MeenaMeena
16 September 1976, Indian
Actress

BlaazeBlaaze
15 October 1975, Indian
Musician

Srinivasaraghavan VenkataraghavanSrinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
21 April 1945, Indian
Cricketer, Cricket umpire
Aravind AdigaAravind Adiga
23 October 1974, Indian
Writer, Journalist, Novelist, Film director

N. RamN. Ram
04 May 1945, Indian
Journalist
T. M. KrishnaT. M. Krishna
22 January 1976, Indian
 

Washington SundarWashington Sundar
05 October 1999, Indian
Indian cricketer

Vishal KrishnaVishal Krishna
29 August 1977, Indian
 
Palagummi SainathPalagummi Sainath
1957 AD, Indian
author, journalist, writer

S. R. Srinivasa VaradhanS. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
02 January 1940, Indian
Mathematician
Engelbert HumperdinckEngelbert Humperdinck
01 September 1854, German, Indian
Composer

Gagan NarangGagan Narang
06 May 1983, Indian
Sport shooter

KalaKala
05 February 1971, Indian
dancer, choreographer

VikramVikram
17 April 1966, Indian
actor, film actor
TrishaTrisha
04 May 1983, Indian
Actress
Santha Rama RauSantha Rama Rau
24 January 1923, Indian, American
Writer

KarthikKarthik
07 November 1980, Indian
singer

Tom KibbleTom Kibble
23 December 1932, British
Physicist

KanchanaKanchana
16 August 1939, Indian
Actress
Arnold LunnArnold Lunn
18 April 1888, British
Skier

S. RamananS. Ramanan
20 July 1937, Indian
mathematician

Dipika PallikalDipika Pallikal
21 September 1991, Indian
 

TejaTeja
22 February 1966, Indian
film director, film producer, cinematographer,

Raman SukumarRaman Sukumar
1955 AD, Indian
Ecologist
HariniHarini
30 April 1979, Indian
actor, singer

TiruvalluvarTiruvalluvar
Indian
Poet
T. BalasaraswatiT. Balasaraswati
13 May 1918, Indian
Dancer

Karun ChandokKarun Chandok
19 January 1984, Indian
Racing driver
Chinmayi SripadaChinmayi Sripada
10 September 1984, Indian