| Name | Chennai |
|---|---|
| Administrative division | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
| English name | Madras |
| Notes | Officially renamed to Chennai in1996. |
People born here (30) |
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| Ron Aldridge |  CAN |
HOC | Olympics | 1964 | 8 July 1933 | |
| Anand Amritraj |  IND |
TEN | Olympics | 1988 | 20 March 1952 | |
| Vijay Amritraj | IND |
TEN | Olympics | 1988 | 14 December 1953 | |
| Mahesh Bhupathi | IND |
TEN | Olympics | 1996—2012 | 7 June 1974 | |
| C. A. Bhavani Devi | IND |
FEN | Olympics | 2020 | 27 August 1993 | |
| Ronald Campbell |  GBR |
FEN | Olympics | 1920 | 14 September 1878 | |
| Lance East | GBR |
MPN | Olympics | 1928 | 22 May 1901 | |
| Joe Galibardy | IND |
HOC | Olympics | 1936 | 10 January 1915 | |
| KC Ganapathy | IND |
SAL | Olympics | 2020 | 18 November 1995 | |
| Mohammad Ghouse | IND |
HOC | Referee | 1976—1980 | 15 March 1931 | |
| Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | IND |
TTE | Olympics | 2020 | 8 January 1993 | |
| Tim Graham | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1964 | 31 May 1939 | |
| Leslie Hammond | IND |
HOC | Olympics | 1928—1932 | 4 March 1905 | |
| Bertie Heathcote | IND |
ATH | Non-starter | 1924 | 4 November 1903 | |
| Suresh Kalmadi | IND |
Administrator | 1996—2012 | 1 May 1944 | ||
| Ramesh Krishnan | IND |
TEN | Olympics | 1992 | 5 June 1961 | |
| Nethra Kumanan | IND |
SAL | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 21 August 1997 | |
| Udayan Mane | IND |
GLF | Olympics | 2020 | 24 February 1991 | |
| George Marthins | IND |
HOC | Olympics | 1928 | 24 December 1905 | |
| Riaz Nabi Muhammad | IND |
HOC | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 6 May 1972 | |
| Gagan Narang | IND |
SHO | Olympics | 2004—2016 | 6 May 1983 | |
| John Palin | GBR |
SHO | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 16 July 1934 | |
| Krishnamurty Perumal | IND |
HOC | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 26 September 1947 | |
| V. J. Peter | IND |
HOC | Olympics | 1960—1968 | 19 June 1937 | |
| Eric Prabhakar | IND |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 23 February 1925 | |
| N. Ramachandran | IND |
Administrator | 2008—2017 | 1948 | ||
| Munir Sait | IND |
HOC | Olympics | 1968 | 27 May 1940 | |
| Thirumal Valavan Selvaraj | IND |
HOC | Olympics | 2000 | 27 November 1970 | |
| Varun Thakkar | IND |
SAL | Olympics | 2020 | 10 February 1995 | |
| Prithviraj Tondaiman | IND |
SHO | Olympics | 2024 | 6 June 1987 | |
People who died here (6) |
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| Sivanthi Adithan | IND |
Administrator | 1987—1996 | 19 April 2013 | ||
| Ranganathan Francis | IND |
HOC | Olympics | 1948—1956 | 1 December 1975 | |
| Mohammad Ghouse | IND |
HOC | Referee | 1976—1980 | 29 September 2014 | |
| Kishan Lal | IND |
HOC | Olympics/Coach/Referee | 1948—1968 | 23 June 1980 | |
| V. J. Peter | IND |
HOC | Olympics | 1960—1968 | 30 June 1998 | |
| N. Ramachandran | IND |
Administrator | 2008—2017 | 16 April 2026 | ||
| Anglo-Indian Sports Club, Chennai (IND) |
