Eminent People
People born in Pattukkottai include:
- R. Venkataraman (1910–2009) - Honorable former President of India, also the first elected MP from Thanjavur.
- V. Nadimuthu Pillai - 1st MLA from Pattukkottai constituency.Dt Board chairman' and member of constitution Assembly of India.
- V.R. Nedunchezhiyan (1920–2000) - Popularly known as "Navalar Nedunchezhiyan", Ex Finance Minister & acting Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu when MGR fell ill
- Kalyanasundaranar (1930–1959) - Poet, being called as "Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram"
- S.D. Somasundaram (1922–2001) - former State Minister
- Vijayakumar - actor
- V. N. Swaminathan - Congress leader
- K. Mahendran- All India secretory to Indian Youth Congress
- Pattukkottai Prabakar - writer
- Boopathy Pandian - film director
- Pattukkottai Rajappa-a popular Tamil orator
- Anaikkadu Rajesh-a famous cine actor
- Pattukkottai Azhagiri-also known as"Anjanenjan Azhagiri"-one of the leaders of "Dravidar Kazhagam"
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