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, nativ ...
male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
. 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
C. Ve. Shanmugam is an Indian politician and Currently he is a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Tamil Nadu. He is a four time MLA and senior Minister from AIADMK party in Tamilnadu. He was a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Ass ...
, 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
Kannon Kumar Shanmugam (born November 15, 1972) is an American lawyer known for his litigation at the U.S. Supreme Court. He has been a partner at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison since 2019, and is the managing partner ...
(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 (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, 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 seve ...
(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
Shanmugam Venkatesh (born 23 November 1978) is an Indian football coach and former professional footballer and currently, the assistant manager of East Bengal. He is an AFC A License coach.
Honours Player
Salgaocar
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(born 1978), Indian footballer
See also
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