Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu ranks 4,089th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wheaton, Illinois, Lismore, New South Wales, and Hampshire. Memorable people born in Tamil Nadu include V. S. Ramachandran, Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, and K. Sivan. Tamil Nadu has been the birth place of many psychologists, and religious figures. Tamil Nadu is located in India.
Tamil Nadu is the southernmost state of India. The tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language—the state's official language and one of the longest surviving classical languages of the world. The capital and largest city is Chennai. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1924 and 1984, Tamil Nadu was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including V. S. Ramachandran, Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, and K. Sivan.
People Born in Tamil Nadu
Go to all RankingsV. S. Ramachandran
PSYCHOLOGIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 3
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2014
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 4
K. Sivan
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1
Meena Kandasamy
WRITER
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.02
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tamil Nadu were psychologists (1), religious figures (1), politicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, psychologists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tamil Nadu, including V. S. Ramachandran. Whereas, throughout history, psychologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tamil Nadu, including V. S. Ramachandran.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Tamil Nadu since 1700.