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This is a list of notable Tamils .
No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Country | Term of office | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
1 | C. Rajagopalachari (1878–1972) | ![]() | 21 June 1948 | 26 January 1950 | 1 year, 219 days |
2 | Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920–2000) | ![]() | 17 January 1986 | 12 March 1992 | 6 years, 55 days |
No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Country | Term of office | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
1 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975) | ![]() | 13 May 1962 | 13 May 1967 | 5 years |
2 | R. Venkataraman (1910–2009) | 25 July 1987 | 25 July 1992 | 5 years | |
3 | Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920–2000) | ![]() | 12 March 1992 | 30 June 1992 | 110 days |
4 | S. R. Nathan (1924–2016) | ![]() | 1 September 1999 | 1 September 2011 | 12 years |
5 | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931–2015) | ![]() | 25 July 2002 | 25 July 2007 | 5 years |
6 | Tharman Shanmugaratnam (b. 1957) | ![]() | 14 September 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 356 days |
No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Country | Term of office | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
1 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975) | ![]() | 13 May 1952 | 12 May 1962 | 9 years, 364 days |
2 | R. Venkataraman (1910–2009) | 31 August 1984 | 24 July 1987 | 2 years, 327 days | |
3 | Angidi Veeriah Chettiar (1928–2010) | ![]() | 1 July 1997 | 17 February 2002 | 7 years, 252 days |
25 August 2007 | 15 September 2010 | ||||
4 | Moses Nagamootoo (b. 1947) | ![]() | 20 May 2015 | 2 August 2020 | 5 years, 74 days |
5 | Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory (b. 1964) | ![]() | 4 April 2016 | 25 November 2019 | 3 years, 235 days |
6 | Kamala Harris (b. 1964) | ![]() | 20 January 2021 | 20 January 2025 | 4 years |
7 | C. P. Radhakrishnan (b. 1957) | ![]() | September 2025 | Incumbent | TBA |
No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Country | Term of office | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
1 | Moses Nagamootoo (b. 1947) | ![]() | 20 May 2015 | 2 August 2020 | 5 years, 74 days |
No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Country | Term of office | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
1 | Tharman Shanmugaratnam (b. 1957) | ![]() | 21 May 2011 | 30 April 2019 | 7 years, 344 days |
No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Country | Term of office | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
1 | M. Patanjali Sastri (1889–1963) | ![]() | 7 November 1951 | 3 January 1954 | 2 years, 57 days |
2 | P. Sathasivam (b. 1949) | 19 July 2013 | 26 April 2014 | 281 days |
No. | Name (Birth–Death) | State | Term of office | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
1 | C. Rajagopalachari (1878–1972) | West Bengal | 15 August 1947 | 21 June 1948 | 311 days |
2 | P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja (1898–1957) | Odisha | 10 February 1954 | 11 September 1956 | 2 years, 214 days |
3 | P. Subbarayan (1889–1962) | Maharashtra | 17 April 1962 | 6 October 1962 | 172 days |
4 | Jothi Venkatachalam (1917–Unknown) | Kerala | 14 October 1977 | 26 October 1982 | 5 years, 12 days |
5 | M. M. Ismail (1921–2005) | Tamil Nadu | 27 October 1980 | 3 November 1980 | 7 days |
6 | P. Ramachandran (1921–2001) | Kerala | 27 October 1982 | 23 February 1988 | 5 years, 119 days |
7 | T. V. Rajeswar (1926–2018) | Sikkim | 21 November 1985 | 1 March 1989 | 3 years, 100 days |
West Bengal | 2 March 1989 | 6 February 1990 | 341 days | ||
Uttar Pradesh | 8 July 2004 | 28 July 2009 | 5 years, 20 days | ||
Rajasthan | 1 November 2004 | 8 November 2004 | 7 days | ||
8 | C. Subramaniam (1910–2000) | Maharashtra | 5 February 1990 | 9 January 1993 | 2 years, 339 days |
9 | Shanmughasundaram Mohan (1930–2019) | Karnataka | 5 February 1990 | 8 May 1990 | 92 days |
10 | Viswanathan Ratnam (1932–2020) | Himachal Pradesh | 10 July 1994 | 30 July 1994 | 20 days |
11 | Gopala Ramanujam (1915–2001) | Goa | 4 August 1994 | 15 June 1995 | 315 days |
Odisha | 18 June 1995 | 30 January 1997 | 2 years and 164 days | ||
13 February 1997 | 13 December 1997 | ||||
Andhra Pradesh | 22 August 1997 | 23 November 1997 | 93 days | ||
12 | C. Rangarajan (b. 1932) | 24 November 1997 | 3 January 2003 | 5 years, 40 days | |
Odisha | 27 April 1998 | 14 November 1999 | 1 year, 201 days | ||
Kerala | 29 February 2000 | 23 April 2000 | 85 days | ||
19 October 2000 | 7 November 2000 | ||||
16 February 2002 | 28 February 2002 | ||||
Tamil Nadu | 3 July 2001 | 17 January 2002 | 198 days | ||
13 | A. Padmanaban (1928–Unknown) | Mizoram | 2 May 1998 | 30 November 2000 | 2 years, 212 days |
14 | M. M. Rajendran (1935–2023) | Odisha | 15 November 1999 | 17 November 2004 | 5 years, 2 days |
15 | E. S. L. Narasimhan (b. 1945) | Chhattisgarh | 25 January 2007 | 23 January 2010 | 2 years, 363 days |
Andhra Pradesh | 28 December 2009 | 23 July 2019 | 9 years, 207 days | ||
Telangana | 2 June 2014 | 7 September 2019 | 5 years, 97 days | ||
16 | M. O. H. Farook (1937–2012) | Jharkhand | 22 January 2010 | 3 September 2011 | 1 year, 224 days |
Kerala | 8 September 2011 | 26 January 2012 | 140 days | ||
17 | M. K. Narayanan (b. 1934) | West Bengal | 24 January 2010 | 30 June 2014 | 4 years, 157 days |
Sikkim | 7 April 2010 | 27 April 2010 | 20 days | ||
18 | Sasindran Muthuvel (b. 1974) | West New Britain | 16 July 2012 | Incumbent | 13 years, 51 days |
19 | P. Sathasivam (b. 1949) | Kerala | 5 September 2014 | 5 September 2019 | 5 years |
20 | V. Shanmuganathan (b. 1949) | Meghalaya | 20 May 2015 | 27 January 2017 | 1 year, 252 days |
Manipur | 30 September 2015 | 20 August 2016 | 325 days | ||
Arunachal Pradesh | 14 September 2016 | 27 January 2017 | 135 days | ||
21 | Tamilisai Soundararajan (b. 1961) | Telangana | 8 September 2019 | 19 March 2024 | 4 years, 193 days |
22 | La. Ganesan (1945–2025) | Manipur | 27 August 2021 | 21 February 2023 | 1 year, 178 days |
West Bengal | 18 July 2022 | 22 November 2022 | 127 days | ||
Nagaland | 20 February 2023 | 15 August 2025 | 2 years, 176 days | ||
23 | C. P. Radhakrishnan (b. 1957) | Jharkhand | 18 February 2023 | 30 July 2024 | 1 year, 153 days |
Telangana | 19 March 2024 | 31 July 2024 | 134 days | ||
Maharashtra | 31 July 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 36 days |
No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Union territory | Term of office | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
1 | T. V. Rajeswar (1926–2018) | Arunachal Pradesh | 10 August 1983 | 21 November 1985 | 2 years, 103 days |
2 | Tamilisai Soundararajan (b. 1961) | Puducherry | 16 February 2021 | 18 March 2024 | 3 years, 31 days |
3 | C. P. Radhakrishnan (b. 1957) | 22 March 2024 | 6 August 2024 | 137 days |
No. | Name (Birth–Death) | State | Term of office | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
1 | A. Subbarayalu Reddiar (1855–1921) | Madras Presidency | 17 December 1920 | 11 July 1921 | 206 days |
2 | P. Subbarayan (1889–1962) | 4 December 1926 | 27 October 1930 | 3 years, 327 days | |
3 | B. Munuswamy Naidu (1885–1935) | 27 October 1930 | 4 November 1932 | 2 years, 8 days | |
4 | P. T. Rajan (1892–1974) | 4 April 1936 | 24 August 1936 | 142 days | |
5 | C. Rajagopalachari (1878–1972) | 14 July 1937 | 29 October 1939 | 2 years, 107 days | |
Tamil Nadu | 10 April 1952 | 13 April 1954 | 2 years, 3 days | ||
6 | Omanthur P. Ramaswamy Reddiar (1895–1970) | Madras Presidency | 23 March 1947 | 6 April 1949 | 2 years, 14 days |
7 | P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja (1898–1957) | 6 April 1949 | 25 January 1950 | 294 days | |
Tamil Nadu | 26 January 1950 | 9 April 1952 | 2 years, 74 days | ||
8 | K. Kamaraj (1903–1975) | 13 April 1954 | 2 October 1963 | 9 years, 172 days | |
9 | M. Bhakthavatsalam (1897–1987) | 2 October 1963 | 5 March 1967 | 3 years, 154 days | |
10 | V. Venkatasubba Reddiar (1909–1982) | Puducherry | 11 September 1964 | 9 April 1967 | 3 years, 40 days |
6 March 1968 | 17 September 1968 | ||||
11 | C. N. Annadurai (1909–1969) | Tamil Nadu | 6 March 1967 | 3 February 1969 | 1 year, 334 days |
12 | M. O. H. Farook (1937–2012) | Puducherry | 9 April 1967 | 6 March 1968 | 10 years, 249 days |
17 March 1969 | 2 January 1974 | ||||
16 March 1985 | 7 March 1990 | ||||
13 | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan (1920–2000) | Tamil Nadu | 3 February 1969 | 10 February 1969 | 21 days |
24 December 1987 | 7 January 1988 | ||||
14 | M. Karunanidhi (1924–2018) | 10 February 1969 | 31 January 1976 | 18 years, 360 days | |
27 January 1989 | 30 January 1991 | ||||
13 May 1996 | 13 May 2001 | ||||
13 May 2006 | 15 May 2011 | ||||
15 | S. Ramassamy (1939–2017) | Puducherry | 6 March 1974 | 28 March 1974 | 1 year, 155 days |
2 July 1977 | 12 November 1978 | ||||
16 | M. G. Ramachandran (1917–1987) | Tamil Nadu | 30 June 1977 | 17 February 1980 | 10 years, 65 days |
9 June 1980 | 24 December 1987 | ||||
17 | M. D. R. Ramachandran (1934–2024) | Puducherry | 16 January 1980 | 23 June 1983 | 4 years, 152 days |
8 March 1990 | 2 March 1991 | ||||
18 | V. N. Janaki Ramachandran (1923–1996) | Tamil Nadu | 7 January 1988 | 30 January 1988 | 23 days |
19 | J. Jayalalithaa (1948–2016) | 24 June 1991 | 12 May 1996 | 14 years, 124 days | |
14 May 2001 | 21 September 2001 | ||||
2 March 2002 | 12 May 2006 | ||||
16 May 2011 | 27 September 2014 | ||||
23 May 2015 | 5 December 2016 | ||||
20 | V. Vaithilingam (b. 1950) | Puducherry | 4 July 1991 | 25 May 1996 | 7 years, 214 days |
4 September 2008 | 15 May 2011 | ||||
21 | R. V. Janakiraman (1941–2019) | 26 May 1996 | 21 March 2000 | 3 years, 300 days | |
22 | P. Shanmugam (1927–2013) | 22 March 2000 | 27 October 2001 | 1 year, 219 days | |
23 | O. Panneerselvam (b. 1951) | Tamil Nadu | 21 September 2001 | 2 March 2002 | 1 year, 106 days |
28 September 2014 | 23 May 2015 | ||||
6 December 2016 | 15 February 2017 | ||||
24 | N. Rangasamy (b. 1950) | Puducherry | 27 October 2001 | 4 September 2008 | 16 years, 90 days |
16 May 2011 | 5 June 2016 | ||||
7 May 2021 | Incumbent | ||||
25 | Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan (b. 1975) | Eastern Province | 16 May 2008 | 18 September 2012 | 4 years, 125 days |
26 | C. V. Wigneswaran (b. 1939) | Northern Province | 7 October 2013 | 23 October 2018 | 5 years, 16 days |
27 | V. Narayanasamy (b. 1947) | Puducherry | 6 June 2016 | 22 February 2021 | 4 years, 261 days |
28 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami (b. 1954) | Tamil Nadu | 16 February 2017 | 6 May 2021 | 4 years, 79 days |
29 | M. K. Stalin (b. 1953) | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 121 days |
No. | Name (Birth–Death) | State | Term of office | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
1 | M. K. Stalin (b. 1953) | Tamil Nadu | 29 May 2009 | 15 May 2011 | 1 year, 351 days |
2 | O. Panneerselvam (b. 1951) | 21 August 2017 | 6 May 2021 | 3 years, 258 days | |
3 | Udhayanidhi Stalin (b. 1977) | 28 September 2024 | Incumbent | 342 days |
No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||
1 | G. Lakshmanan (1924–2001) | 1 December 1980 | 31 December 1984 | 4 years, 30 days |
2 | M. Thambidurai (b. 1947) | 22 January 1985 | 27 November 1989 | 9 years, 229 days |
13 August 2014 | 25 May 2019 |
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