Shanmugam ( ta, சண்முகம், translit=Caṇmukam) is a
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nati ...
male
given name. Due to the
Tamil tradition of using
patronymic surnames it may also be a
surname for males and females.
Notable people
Given name
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A. C. Shanmugam, Indian politician
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C. Shanmugam, Indian politician
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C. V. Shanmugam, Indian politician
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G. Shanmugam, Indian politician
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K. Shanmugam (born 1959), Singaporean politician and lawyer
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Kannon Shanmugam (born 1972), American lawyer
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M. Shanmugam, Indian politician
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N. T. Shanmugam, Indian politician
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P. Shanmugam
P. Shanmugham (25 March 1927 – 2 February 2013) (Born to Panchanatha Mudaliyar - Gowri) was the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. He served from 22 March 2000 to 27 October 2001.
A staunch loyalist of the Nehru-Gandhi ...
(1927–2013), Indian politician
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P. Shanmugam (Tamil Nadu) (1946–2006), Indian politician
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P. U. Shanmugam (born 1923), Indian politician
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Parthiban Shanmugam, Indian writer and director
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R. Shanmugam, Indian politician
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R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
Sir Ramasamy Chetty Kandasamy Shanmukham Chetty KCIE (17 October 1892 – 5 May 1953) was an Indian lawyer, economist and politician who served as first Finance Minister of India from 1947 to 1948. He also served as President of India's Centr ...
(1892–1953), Indian lawyer, economist and politician
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Savithiri Shanmugam
Savithiri Shanmugam (1913 - ?) was an Indian National Congress politician from Tamil Nadu. She represented Coimbatore I in the Madras Legislative Assembly (1957–62).
Early life
Savithiri Shanmugam was born on 18 November 1913 and attended the ...
(1913–?), Indian National Congress politician
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Shanmugam Subbaiah
Shanmugam Subbaiah (1930–2012) was a well known film distributor in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu, India, with an experience of 40 years. His initial film career started off as a ticket checker in the Natraj film theatre in Karaikudi. Then ...
(1930–2012), Indian film distributor
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T. K. Shanmugam
T. K. Shanmugam (1912–1973; also known as "Avvai" T. K. Shanmugam) was a Tamil theatre and film artist. He acquired the prefix "Avvai" after portraying saint-poet Avvaiyar in a play.
Early life
T.K. Shanmugam was born on 26 April 1912 to Tamil ...
(1912–1973), Indian actor
Surname
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Sanmugam Appacuddy Tharmalingam (born 1908), Sri Lankan physician and politician
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Sanmugam Arumugam (1905–2000), Ceylonese irrigation engineer and writer
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Shanmugam Jayakumar (born 1939), Singaporean politician, lawyer and diplomat
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Shanmugam Jegadhiswaran
Shanmugan Jegadhiswaran (also spelt Shanmugam Jegatheeswaran, Sanmugan Jegadeeswaran) is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ� ...
, Sri Lankan politician
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Shanmugam Kumaran Tharmalingam
Shanmugam Kumaran Tharmalingam ( ta, செல்வராசா பத்மநாதன்; alias Selvarasa Pathmanathan, Kumaran Pathmanathan or simply KP) (born 6 April 1955) is a former prominent member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eel ...
(born 1955), Sri Lankan militant
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Shanmugam Manjunath
Shanmugam Manjunath (23 February 1978 – 19 November 2005) was a sales officer (grade A officer) for the Indian Oil Corporation who was murdered for sealing a corrupt petrol station in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. This incident inspired sever ...
(1978–2005), Indian marketing manager
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Shanmugam Murugesu (1967–2005), Singaporean drug smuggler, soldier and athlete
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Shanmugam Shankar (born 1963), Indian film director and producer
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Shanmugam Venkatesh (born 1978), Indian footballer
See also
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Tamil masculine given names
Masculine given names