List of Tamil businesspeople
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There are Tamil executives and businesspeople throughout the world.
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India
- Raja Sir Annamalai Chettiar, Industrialist, Philanthropist & Educator who established Annamalai University.
- Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, Industrialist, Philanthropist and First Mayor of Madras.
- Alagappa Chettiar (1909–1957), Industrialist, Philanthropist & Educator who established Alagappa University.
- M. A. Chidambaram Chettiar, Industrialist.
- Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar, Industrialist & Educationist, Founder of erstwhile bank Bank of Madurai & institution Thiagarajar College of Engineering.
- B. S. Abdur Rahman Industrialist, educationist
- Ashok Amritraj: Chairman Hyde Park Entertainment-Hollywood.
- Jeppiaar: Politician,Industrialist,Educationist and Philanthropist.
- Ayya Nadar, founder of Ayyan Group of Companies
- Shanmuga Nadar, founder of Standard Fireworks and other firework industries in Sivakasi
- Shiv Nadar, founder and CEO of HCL Technologies
- A. C. Muthiah, Chairman of Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC)
- V. G. Panneerdas, founder of VGP Group of Companies
- R. G. Chandramogan, founder of Arun Icecreams
- H. Vasanthakumar, founder of Vasanth & Co and Vasanth TV.
- V. R. Muthu, CEO and son of founder of Idhayam oil
- K. P. Kandasamy, founder of Dinakaran
- Arunachalam Muruganantham, founder of Jayashree Industries.
- S. P. Adithanar, founder of Dina Thanthi
- N.Mahalingam Gounder, Educator, Industrialist and Philanthropist.
- Kalanidhi Maran, Media Baron.
- M. G. Muthu, founder of MGM Group of Companies and MGM Dizzee World
- M. A. M Ramasamy Chettiar, Industrialist, Philanthropist and Pro-Chancellor of Annamalai University.
- Murugavel Janakiraman founder of Bharat Matrimony world's largest matrimonial website
- Sivasankaran Chairman, Sterling group.
- Mani Subramanian, CEO of the Keane India Private Limited.
- Palani G. Periasamy, Chairman PGP Group of Companies.
- Ayya Nadar
- Sivanthi Adithan
- S. P. Adithanar
- Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed
- Arcot Narayanaswami Mudaliar
- M. Arunachalam
- K. Pandiarajan
- R. G. Chandramogan
- Anand Amritraj
- Vijay Amritraj
- Kumar Mahadeva
- M. A. M. Ramaswamy
- Kumar Mahadeva
- Malkar Mohamed
- T. N. Manoharan
- Kalanithi Maran
- A. C. Muthiah
- M. G. Muthu
- V. R. Muthu
- Shiv Nadar
- V. G. Panneerdas
- Palani G. Periasamy
- Shanmuga Nadar
- H. Vasanthakumar
- Sarathbabu Elumalai
- N. Subash Chandrabose
- C.K.Ranganathan
- Selvarathinam, Saravana Stores founder
- N. Mahalingam
- A. Vellayan
- Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar
- M. Saravanan (film producer)
- Alagappa Chettiar
- Annamalai Chettiar
- Ramaswami Chettiar
- M. A. Chidambaram
- M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettyar
- M. Ct. Muthiah Chettiar
- Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar
- M. Anto Peter
- Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi, Chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo
Malaysia
- Ananda Krishnan
- G. Gnanalingam
- Bastianpillai Paul Nicholas
- K. L. Palaniappan
- Vijay Eswaran
- Tony Fernandes
- Vinod Sekhar