Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (1954) - Former President of India, known for his contributions to aerospace engineering.
S. Radhakrishnan (1908) - Philosopher and the second President of India, renowned for his work in comparative religion and philosophy.
C. V. Raman (1907) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for his work on the scattering of light and the discovery of the Raman effect.
M. S. Swaminathan (1949) - Agricultural scientist known as the 'Father of the Green Revolution in India'.
S. Chandrasekhar (1930) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for his theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars.
