List of people born in Chennai

List of people born in Chennai

The following were all born in Chennai, formerly known as Madras:
* Engelbert Humperdinck, pop singer
* Mahesh Bhupathi, tennis player
* Mani Ratnam, film director
* R.K. Narayan, writer
* Pete Best, early Beatles drummer
* Viswanathan Anand, chess grandmaster
* Dinesh Karthik, Current Indian Cricketer
* Vivek Oberoi, Bollywood Actor

Disputable

The following list is disputable, either due to the birth place of the person concerned or because they are "sometimes not" considered "notable".
* Henry Whitehead, mathematician
* A. R. Rahman, music composer
* Kamal Hassan, actor - Born in Paramakudi
* Krishnamachari Srikanth, former Indian Cricketer
* Narain Karthikeyan, Formula One racer - Born in Coimbatore
* Jiddu Krishnamurti, theosophist-Born in city of Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh
* Nasser Hussain, English cricketer
* Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, philosopher, former President of India - Born in Tiruttani


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