This list of University of Madras people includes notable graduates, professors, and administrators affiliated with the University of Madras. Five heads of state and two Nobel laureates have been associated with the university.
Arts
- K. A. Nilakanta Sastri, Historian and author, Padma Bhushan (1957)
- Sarvepalli Gopal, Indian historian, Padma Vibhushan (1999)
- Ranvir Shah, Founder of Prakriti Foundation
- Gemini Ganesan, Tamil film actor, Padma Shri (1971)
- Mani Ratnam, Film director, screenwriter and producer, Padma Shri (2002)
- Sashi Kumar, Journalist and film director, Founder, Asianet
- Chitra Ramanathan, Contemporary fine artist, Painting
- M.G. Ramachandran, Film actor and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Bharat Ratna (1988)
- Mahesh Babu, Telugu film actor, Filmfare Awards South (3), Nandi Awards (7)
- K. C. S. Paniker, Abstract painter, Lalit Kala Akademi Ratna (1976)
Business and Economics
- Jay Vijayan, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Tesla Motors
- Kakkadan Nandanath Raj, one of the architects of the Five-Year Plans of India, Padma Vibhushan (2000)
- Raja Chelliah, Founding chairman of the Madras School of Economics, Padma Vibhushan (2007)
- C. K. Prahalad, Prominent business thinker, Padma Bhushan (2009)
- Prathap C. Reddy, Founder, Apollo Hospitals, Padma Vibhushan (2010)
- Ram Shriram, Founding board member of Google Inc.
- Verghese Kurien, Father of White Revolution in India, Padma Vibhushan (1999)
- Indra Nooyi, chairman, PepsiCo, Padma Bhushan (2007)
- Srikanth Balachandran, Global CFO, Bharti Airtel
- Suresh Krishna, TVS Group, Padma Shri (2006)
- Kalanithi Maran, Founder and chairman of Sun Group
- Kasinathuni Nageswara Rao, Founder of Amrutanjan Healthcare and Andhra Patrika
- Usha Ananthasubramanian, chairman and managing director of the Bhartiya Mahila Bank
- Mahesh Amalean, Engineer and industrialist, Deshamanya (2005)
- Pushkala Prasad, Zankel Chair Professor of Management and Liberal Arts at Skidmore College
Civil Servants and Diplomats
Humanities and Social Sciences
Literature
Military
Every Gentlemen Cadet from Officers Training Academy (OTA) Chennai gets a masters degree from University of Madras
Politics and Law
Heads of State
Supreme Court Judges
Others
Educationists
Religion
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Nobel Laureates
Abel Prize Winners
Turing Awardee
Others
- Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan, Forensic expert and Padma Bhushan winner
- John Barnabas, Evolutionary biologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1974)
- Avadhesha Surolia, Glycobiologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1987)
- Thavamani Jegajothivel Pandian, Geneticist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1984)
- Narayanaswamy Srinivasan, Molecular biophysicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (2007)
- T. R. Govindachari, Natural product chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1960)
- P. T. Narasimhan, theoretical chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (1970)
- Paramasivam Natarajan, photochemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (1984)
- Siva Umapathy, organometallic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate.
- Subramania Ranganathan, organic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Govindasamy Mugesh, physical chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Kunchithapadam Gopalan, geochronologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Rengaswamy Ramesh, geophysicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Mangalore Anantha Pai, electrical engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Nuggehalli Raghuveer Moudgal, endocrinologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- E. S. Raja Gopal, physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Muthusamy Lakshmanan, theoretical physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- E. V. Sampathkumaran, condensed matter physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- K. Sekar, bioinformatician, N-Bios laureate
- Kumaravel Somasundaram, cancer biologist, N-Bios laureate
- G. Dhinakar Raj, veterinary scientist, N-Bios laureate
- S. Ganesh, molecular geneticist, N-Bios laureate
- P. Karthe, structural biologist, N-Bios laureate
- C. S. Seshadri (FRS), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1972)
- M. S. Narasimhan (FRS), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1975)
- K. S. Chandrasekharan, Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal (1966), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1963)
- M. S. Raghunathan (FRS), Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal (1991), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1977)
- Sundararaman Ramanan, Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal (2010), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1979)
- C. P. Ramanujam, RamanujamâÂÂSamuel theorem and Ramanujam vanishing theorem
- Krishnaswami Alladi, Fellow of American Mathematical Society
- A.V. Balakrishnan, Control Heritage Award (2001)
- Rangaswamy Srinivasan, pioneer work on Excimer laser at IBM Research, National Medal of Technology (2011)
- M. S. Swaminathan, Father of Green Revolution in India, Padma Vibhushan (1989)
Sports
Others
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