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The following people were born or based their life in [[Vellore]].<br />
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== Education ==<br />
* G. Viswanathan, founder and chancellor, [[Vellore Institute of Technology|VIT University]]<br />
* V. L. Ethiraj, founder, [[Ethiraj College for Women]]<br />
* V. M. Muralidharan, chairman, [[Ethiraj College for Women]]<br />
* Benjamin Pulimood, director/principal, [[Christian Medical College & Hospital]]<br />
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== Entrepreneurs ==<br />
* [[Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed]], founder and managing director of FARIDA Group<br />
* [[V. Natarajan]], Chairman of KMV Group<br />
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== Film and entertainment ==<br />
* Radhika Apte, Bollywood actress<br />
* [[Aryan (Tamil actor)|Aryan]], Indian film actor<br />
* Bhaskar (director)|Bhaskar]], director of ''[[Bommarilu]]'', ''[[Paragu]]'', ''[[Orange (2010 film)|Orange]]'', ''[[Ongole Githa'', ''[Bangalore Naatkal]]''<br />
* Vani Jairam, playback singer<br />
* R. Nataraja Mudaliar, known as the father of Tamil cinema, a pioneer in the production of silent films<br />
* Dinesh Ravi, Tamil actor of [[Attakathi]] and [[Visaranai]] fame<br />
* Nelson Dilipkumar, Director of ''[[Kolamaavu Kokila]]'', [[Doctor (2021 film)|''Doctor'']], [[Beast (2022 Indian film)|''Beast'']], Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|''Jailer'']].<br />
* Poornima Ravi, Tamil film actress<br />
* Indhuja Ravichandran, Tamil film actress<br />
* V. Ravichandran (film producer)|V. Ravichandran]], Indian film producer and distributor<br />
* Aravinnd Singh, cinematographer of Tamil films ''[[Demonte Colony]]'' and ''Diary''<br />
* [[Vellore A. R. Srinivasan]], classical carnatic musician<br />
* Thiru (director)|Thiru]], Tamil film director<br />
* Vishnu Vishal, Tamil actor<br />
* N. Viswanathan, Bengali actor<br />
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== Politics ==<br />
* C. Gnanasekaran, Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu<br />
* C. Abdul Hakim, Indian politician and businessman<br />
* Durai Murugan, Indian politician and Ex-Minister for Public Works, [[Govt. of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
* Abdul Rahman (Vellore politician)|Abdul Rahman]], Indian politician and former member of the [[15th Lok Sabha|Parliament of India]] from Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vellore Constituency]]<br />
*V. S. Vijay, Indian politician and incumbent member of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] from [[Vellore (State Assembly Constituency)|Vellore constituency]] and Ex-Minister for Health, [[Govt. of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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== Sports ==<br />
* Palani Amarnath, former player of IPL Chennai Superkings and Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy<br />
* M Tamil Selvan, won silver medal in 1978 & 1982 [[Commonwealth Games]]<br />
* Sathish Sivalingam, won gold medal in 77&nbsp;kg category in 2014 & 2018 [[Commonwealth Games]]<br />
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== Scientists ==<br />
* C. Mohan, well known [[computer scientist]] in [[Silicon Valley]], an [[IBM Fellow]] and the former [[IBM India]] Chief Scientist<br />
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==Writers==<br />
* Azhagiya Periyavan (pen name of C.Aravindan), journalist and author<br />
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