List of Vanniyars

Kings/Rulers

• Pallavas,
• Nolamba Pallavas
• Cheras
• Cholas
• Sambuvarayars
• Valvil Ori
• Athiyamaan
• Malayaman
• Kadavarayars
• Kopperunchinga I
• Kopperunchinga II
• Pandara Vannian
• Kailaya Vannian

Zamindars

• Pichavaram Zamin
• Sivagiri Zamin
• Udayarpalayam Zamin
• Alagapuri Zamin
• Elayaram Pannai Zamin

Political Leaders

• Late Thiru S. S. Ramasami Padayachi, Former Minister of Tamil Nadu , Tamil Nadu Toilers Party.
• Late Thiru M. A. Manickavelu Naicker, Former Minister of Tamil Nadu, Founder Commonwheel Party. Supported the Kamaraj to become CM in 1951.
• Late Thiru Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy, Former Union Minister , Veteran Congress & Trade Union Leader.
• Late Thiru A. Govindasamy Nayakar, Tamil Nadu Toilers Party MLA. Mugaiyur. Former Minister of Tamil Nadu, First MLA of DMK, donated 'Rising SUN' symbol to DMK.
• Dr.S. Ramadoss Gounder, Founder, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK).
• Honorable N.Rangaswamy, Ex Chief Minister of Pondicherry, India.
• Veerapandi S Arumugam, Agriculture Minister of Tamil Nadu, MLA Veerapandi.
• Thiru.Durai Murugan , TN Minister for Public Works. Tamil Nadu, MLA Katpadi.
• Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, Former Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, MP Rajya Sabha.
• M.Krishnasamy Gounder, Former Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President, MP Arani.
• M. R. K. Panneerselvam, Tamil Nadu Health Minister, MLA Kurinjipadi.
• R. Velu, IAS, Former Union Minister of State for Railways, Ex MP Arakkkonam.
• S. Jagathrakshakan Gounder, MP Arakkonam, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting .
• G.K. Mani, President PMK, MLA Mettur.
• T.G.Venkatraman, Former Union Minister for Surface Transport, Ex MLA Tindivanam.
• Panruti Ramachandran, Former Minister TN Government, DMDK Presidium Chairman.
• Gingee N. Ramachandran, Former Union Minister of State for Finance, Ex MP Vandavasi.
• A. K. Moorthy, Ex Minister of State for Railways, Former MP Chengalpattu.
• Radhakrishna Padayachi, Minister in South African Government.
• Veerapandi. A. Raja, MLA Veerapandi.
• Vazhapadi Rama Suganthan, Congress Leader & Managing Trustee, Rajiv Gandhi-Vazhapadi Ramamurthy Charitable Trust.
• Vijayalakshmi Palanichamy, Former TN Social Welfare Minister, Ex MLA Panamarathupatti.
• S. Semmalai, MP Salem and Former Minister of Government of Tamil Nadu.
• N.T. Shanmuga Gounder, Former Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Ex MP Vellore.
• Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy, National Congress Party, former TNCC President.
• C.V.E. Shanmugam, MLA Tindivanam & Former Minister of Government of Tamil Nadu
• T. M. Selvaganapathy ,Former Minister of Government of Tamil Nadu.
• Dr.C.N.Ramamurthy Gounder, Founder, Pattali Makkal Munnettra Katchi (PMMK).
• Mr.M.C.Sampath ,Former Minister of Government of Tamil Nadu.
• Mr.Rathakrishnan, Former Minister of Government of Tamil Nadu
• Mr.Anbalagan , MLA Palacode, Former Minister of Government of Tamil Nadu.
• Thellur. M. Dharumarasan, President of Gandhi Kamaraj Desiya Congress and Tamil Nadu National Agriculturist Association, Ex Chairman - West ArniPanchayath Union, Editor, Vidivelli Newspaper.
• Sankarapuram K.Srinivasan. Ex-Panchayat Union Chairman,Ex State Organising Secretary, AICC.
• "Kaduvetti" Guru, Vanniar Sangam Leader, Ex MLA Andimadam.
• T. Velmurugan, MLA Panruti.
• Malladi Krishna Rao , Minister Puducherry government,MLA Yanam.
• Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao , Minister of Law & Technical Education , Andhra Pradesh.

Civil Service

• Late Thiru A.N. Sattanathan, IAS, Chairman 1st Tamil Nadu Backward Class Commission.
• Late Thiru J.A. Ambasankar, IAS, Chairman 2nd Tamil Nadu Backward Class Commission.
• Mr A.M. Kasi Viswanathan, IAS, Chairman, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.
• Mr Chandrasekhar, IAS, Chairman, Tamil Nadu Election Commission.
• Mr Revu Muthyala Raju, IAS. All India topper in IAS, Sub-Collector, Kareemnagar, Andhra Pradesh.
• Mr R.K. Boopathy, National Award holder for Best Teacher.
• Mr E. Dasarathan, IAS, served in various departments.
• Mr S. Udhayakumaran, IRS, Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai.
• Thiru Gopalakrishnan, IPS Rtd,Former City Commissioner of Salem.
• Mr R.Sekar, IPS, Former Commissioner Chennai City.
• Thiru Elangovan IPS Rtd.
• Mr Anbukkumar, IAS, Assistant Commissioner, Madhugiri, Karnataka.

Legal Service

• Justice S Sambandam, Former Judge, Chairman, Tamil Nadu Human Rights Commission.
• Justice Kulasekaran, High Court Judge.
• Late Thiru T. Ayakannu Nayakar, First Madras High Court Lawyer from Vanniya Kula Kshatriya community. Authored Vannikula Vilakam: A Treatise on the Vanniya Caste, 1891 and Varuna Darpanam: Mirror of Castes, 1901.

Academics, Science & Technology

• Rao Bahadur, Philanthropist, P.T. Chengalvaraya Naicker, P.T. Lee Chengalvaraya Trust, 1886.
• Vallal Sankara Kandaswamy Kandar, Kandasamy Kandar Educational Trust, 1890.
• Malladi Satyalingam Naicker,MSN Charities and Educational Trust.
• Dr. Vishwanathan, Former Anna University Vice Chancellor.
• Kalaimaamani Dr.(PORKO)Pon.Kothandaraman,Former Vice Chancellor of Madras University, VijayRatna, Thamizh Peravai Chemmal,Pulavar and Vidwan.
• Dr.P.Murugesa Boopathi,B.Sc.(Ag), M.Sc.(Ag), Ph.D,Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
• Padmashri Prof. Emeritus Dr.B.Palaniappan MS, FRCS, Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai.
• Prof. K. Thayalan, Head of Department, Radiological Physics, Madras Medical College.
• Dato' G. Raja Gopal, FRGS, Who's Who in The World 2007, Academician Malaysia.
• Dr. K.M. Tamizhmani, Ph.D. Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Pondicherry University.
• Dr. P.G.K.Natarjan, P.G.K Hospitals, Anthiyur.
• Prof. Dr. N. S. Rajendran, Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia.

Spiritual

• Thavathiru 'Amma' Bangaru Adigalar.
• Late Thiru Vanniya Adigalar.

Entrepreneurs

• Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder of world's largest matrimony portal, Bharatmatrimony.com

Academic Institutions

• P.T. Lee Chengalvaraya Naicker Polytechnic and Engineering Colleges.
• Kandasamy Kandar College (KKC).
• Dr. S. Jagathrakshagan. 20 plus Matriculation schools, Arts, Engineering and Medical colleges.
• Mr. M.G. Sekhar. 5 Engineering colleges.
• Adhi Parasakthi Trust Matriculation schools, Engineering and Agriculture colleges.
• Lakshmi Ammal Kalvi Arakkattalai. 2 Engineering colleges.
• Mr. K.N. Ramachandran, 1 Engineering college.
• Mr. Duraimurugan, 1 Engineering college.
• Mr. Veerapandi Arumugam, 1 Engineering college.
• Mr. MRK Pannerselvam, 1 Engineering college.
• Mr. Virugai Jayaraman, 1 Engineering college.
• Mr. Jayamkondam Sinnapan, 1 Engineering college.
• Mr. Natrampalli Anbazhagan, 1 Engineering college.
• Dr.M.Latchumanan,Chairman, SMG Anjalai Ammal Educational Society, Pondicherry State.
• Dr. H. Narasimhaiah, Founder, National College, Bangalore.
• Mr. Kesavan, Chairman, Manakula Vinayar Educational Trust, Pondicherry State.

Poet and Literature

• Late Poet Mr Trichy Thiyagarajan, fierce competitor to Kannadasan.
• Kavingar Arivumathi.
• Kavingar Pachaiyappan

Sports

• 'Kabadi Thandhai', Thiru.M.Rathinasabapathy,Chairman,Kandasamy Kandar Educational Trust.

Artist, Journalism & Media

• Dhanraaj Master, Music teacher, Guru of M.S.Visvanathan, Ilaiyaraaja, A.R.Rahman.
• Late Thiru Thenkachi Ko. Swaminathan, Indru Oru Thagaval, All India Radio.
• Mr Thangar Bachchan, Cinematographer turned director and actor in movies.
• Late Thiru Chinna Ponnuswamy Padayachi, theatrical Actor and Guru of Sivaji Ganesan.
• Mr Kali N. Rathnam, Actor, Guru for M.G.Ramachandran (MGR).
• Mr Janakaraj, Actor.
• Ms Vadivukkarasi, Actress.
• Mr Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Singer
• Mr Marumalarchi Bharathi, Cinema Director.
• Mr Sankagiri Rajkumar, Film director
• Mr Sandhanam, famous comedy actor
• Mr.Jeevan ( Naan Avan illai )
• Mr.Gowthaman , Cinema Director
• Mr Raja, Chief News Editor, Sun Network.