List of Iyengars
Iyengars are an ethnoreligious group with origins in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Academicians
- P. K. Iyengar (1931 - 2011) - nuclear physicist
- Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887 - 1920) - Indian mathematician
- A. K. Ramanujan (1929 - 1993) - Indian poet and scholar
- S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan (b. 1940) - Indian-American probability theorist
Actors
- Vasundhara Das (b. 1977) – Indian actress and singer[1]
- Kamal Haasan (b. 1954) Indian actor[2]
- Charu Haasan (b. 1931) - Indian actor
- Suhasini Maniratnam (b. 1961) - Indian actress
- Anu Hasan (b. 1970) - Indian actress and talk show host
- Shruti Haasan (b. 1986) - Indian actress
- Akshara Haasan (b. 1991) - Indian actress
- Amrutha Iyengar (b. 1996) - Indian actress
- Kalyan Kumar(1928-1999)- Indian actor
- R. Madhavan (b. 1970)- Indian actor
- Vyjayanthimala (b. 1936) - Indian actress
- Hema Malini (b. 1948) – Indian actress and Bharathnatyam exponent[3]
Politicians & Bureaucrats
- C. V. Rungacharlu, the 14th diwan of Mysore
- J. Jayalalithaa (1948 - 2016) – Indian actress and politician, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu[4]
- C. Rajagopalachari - The last governor general of India
- C. Rangarajan - 19th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
- Raghuram Rajan - 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
- Nirmala Sitharaman - Current Finance Minister of India, Bharatiya Janata party.[5]
- C. Vijayaraghavachariar – President, Indian National Congress.[6]
Musicians
- Latha Rajinikanth - Film producer and playback singer
- Anirudh Ravichander - Film music composer
- T. M. Krishna - Indian Carnatic vocalist
Scholars
- B. K. S. Iyengar (1918 - 2014) - Founder of Iyengar Yoga
- Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (1888 - 1989) - Yoga teacher, often referred to as the "Father of modern Yoga"
Sportspersons
- Krishnamachari Srikkanth - Indian cricketer and commentator
References
- "Sify Movies – Vasundhara Das Interview". Sify. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
I'm a Tamil Hebbar girl
- Gupta, Priya. "I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan". Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- India Today International. Living Media International Limited. 2004. p. 23
Hema Malini self identifies her Iyengar Brahmin ancestry, says "I'm a pukka Iyengar Brahmin...". - "Simi Garewal – Jayalalithaa interview". newindianexpress.com.
- "A power couple whom AP looks up to | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 July 2014.
- Ramaswami. "C Vijayaraghavachariar, (1852–1944), President-Nagpur, 1920". Congress Sandesh. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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