This is a list of notable Ga-Adangbes.

Kings, Paramount Chiefs and Rulers

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Gã Rulers

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Adangbé Rulers

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Colonial Gold Coast

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  • Ebenezer Ako-Adjei (17 June 1916 – 14 January 2002) was a lawyer and politician, who served as foreign minister and in other leading cabinet roles during the first Republic of Ghana as a member of the Convention People's Party. He was a founding member of the United Gold Coast Convention and is one of the "Big Six", who were arguably the most famous people in Ghana's fight for independence from British rule.
  • Tetteh Quarshie (1842 – 25 December 1892) was a pre-independence agriculturalist and the person directly responsible for the introduction of cocoa crops to Ghana, which today constitute one of the major export crops of the Ghanaian economy.
  • Carl Christian Reindorf (31 May 1834 – 1 July 1917) was a Euro-African-born pioneer historian, teacher, farmer, trader, physician and pastor who worked with the Basel Mission on the Gold Coast. He wrote The History of the Gold Coast and Asante in the Ga language, considered a pioneering work and a "historical classic". The work was later translated into English and published in 1895 in Switzerland. He used written sources and oral tradition, interviewing more than 200 people in the course of assembling his history.




Other royal families

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Presidents and Governor General

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Indian Governor General

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Indian presidents

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Other countries' presidents

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International positions

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  • Radhika Coomaraswamy (1953–), Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
  • James Appathurai (1968–), Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs, Ex-spokesperson for NATO,
  • Roy Padayachie (1950–2012), Minister of Public Service and Administration of the Republic of South Africa; also served in the economics desk of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal and as deputy head of local government portfolio; consultant to UNICEF, UNESCO and the World Bank[1]
  • Sunder Pichai CEO of Google
  • Indra Nooyi CEO of PepsiCo
  • Raghuram rajan Governor RBI
  • Suresh Narayanan CEO of Nestle

Independence movement

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Indian independence movement

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Independence movements in other countries

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Contributions to Tamil people

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Governors of states

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  • C. Rajagopalachari (1878–1972), Governor of West Bengal (1947-1948)
  • P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja (1898–1957), Governor of Odisha (1954-1956)
  • C. Rangarajan (1932–), Governor of Andhra Pradesh (1997–2003)
  • T.V. Rajeswar (1926–), IPS Officer, Governor of Sikkim (1985–1989), West Bengal (1989–1990) and Uttar Pradesh (2004–2009)
  • Jothi Venkatachalam (1917–unknown), Governor of Kerala (1977-1982)
  • P. Ramachandran (1921–2001)Governor of Kerala (1982-1988)
  • E.S.L. Narasimhan (1945–), IPS officer, Governor of Chhattisgarh (2007–2010), Andhra Pradesh (2007–incumbent) and Telangana (2014–2019)
  • P. Sathasivam (1949–), Chief Justice of India (2013–2014), Governor of Kerala (2014–2019)
  • V. Shanmuganathan (1949–) , Governor of Manipur (2015-2016), Governor of Arunachal Pradesh (Additional charge) (2016–2017),Governor of Meghalaya (2015–2017)
  • Tamilisai Soundararajan (1961–), Medical Doctor, President of BJP in Tamil Nadu (2014–2019), Governor of Telangana (2019–Incumbent)

Chief Ministers

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Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu

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Chief Ministers of Puducherry

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Central Ministers

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Political leaders in other countries

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Political families

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Tamil Nadu

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P.T. Rajan family

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  • P.T. Rajan (1892–1974), former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency

P. Subbarayan family

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C.P. Ramaswami Iyer family

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M. Bhaktavatsalam family

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  • M. Bhaktavatsalam (1897–1987), Chief Minister of Madras state (1962–1967)
      • Jayanthi Natarajan (1954–), former Minister of State for Environment and Forests, daughter of Rukmini, granddaughter of M. Bhaktavatsalam

Rajaji family

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  • C. Rajagopalachari alias Rajaji (1878–1972), Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (1937–1940)

E.V.K. Sampath family

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Kumari Ananthan family

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G.K. Moopanar family

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M. Karunanidhi family

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Dr. S. Ramadoss family

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Sri Lanka

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Arumugampillai Coomaraswamy family

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Arunachalam Ponnambalam family

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S. Pararajasingam family

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V.P. Ganeshan family

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  • V.P. Ganeshan, founder of the Democratic Workers' Congress, film producer and actor
    • Mano Ganesan (1959–), Member of Parliament, Provincial Councillor, son of V.P. Ganeshan
    • Praba Ganesan (1964–), Member of Parliament, Provincial Councillor, son of V.P. Ganeshan

Savumiamoorthy Thondaiman family

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G.G. Ponnambalam family

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Arumugam Canagaratnam family

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Military leaders

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Army

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Air Force

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Award winners

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Nobel Prize winners

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Fields Medal

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Bharat Ratna

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The Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian honour.

Padma Vibhushan

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The Padma Vibhushan is India's second highest civilian honour.

Padma Bhushan

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The Padma Bhushan is India's third highest civilian honour.

Padma Shri

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The Padma Shri is India's fourth highest civilian honour.

Ramon Magsaysay Award

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The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in 1957 in memory of Ramon Magsaysay, the late president of the Philippines. It is often considered to be Asia's Nobel Prize.

Dadasaheb Phalke Award

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The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema, given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. It was instituted in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered as the father of Indian cinema.

Param Vir Chakra

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The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military honor.

Sahitya Akademi Award

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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

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The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is India's highest sporting honour.

Jnanpith Award

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Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

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Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship

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Guinness World Records

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Arjuna Award

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The Arjuna Award was instituted in 1961 by the Government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in national sports.

Oscar awards

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Social workers

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Business and administration

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Tamil billionaires

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Tamil executives and business people

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Educationalists

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Philanthropists

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Diplomats

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Journalists and broadcasters

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Scientists

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  • Mylswamy Annadurai, scientist with the Indian Space Research Organization; Director of ISRO Satellite Centre
  • Shiva Ayyadurai, as a high school student in 1979, he developed an electronic version of an interoffice mail system, which he called "EMAIL" and copyrighted in 1982
  • Kailasavadivoo Sivan,current chairperson of Indian Space Research Organization.

Social anthropologists

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Academicians

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Agriculture

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Botanists

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Computer science

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Finance and economics

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Mathematics

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Medicine

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Engineering (scientists)

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Zoologists

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Music

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Tamil music

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Carnatic music

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Film music

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Western music

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Other

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Dance

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Cinema

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Directors

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Actors

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Actress

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Music composers

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See: Film musicAR Rahman

In Hollywood

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Other entertainers

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Sports and games

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Athletics

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Carrom

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Volleyball

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  • A. Palanisamy, first Arjuna Award winner for volleyball (1961)
  • G.E. Sridharan, Arjuna Award winner
  • Kumaran, played for Indian team and currently playing for IOB, Chennai
  • Sivabalan, played for India and currently playing for IOB, Chennai

Chess

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Cricket

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India

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Test Cricketer, Off-Spinner From (MADURAI)Only player from District to Represent Indian Cricket Team.

Other countries

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Football

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Hockey

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Mountain climbing

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Racing

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Squash

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Tennis

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Entertainers

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Religion and spirituality

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Tamil literature

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Classical literature

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Spiritual literature

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Murugan

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Shaivism

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Vaishnavism

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Islam

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Jain

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Modern literature

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India

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Other countries

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Others

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Modern art

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See also

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References

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