Famous Persons from Papanāsam, Tamil Nādu, India
- Bhanumathi Narasimhan - Born on January 11, 1958 - Director
- R. Doraikkannu - Born on March 28, 1948 - Farmer, and Politician (died: October 31, 2020)
- Pāpanācam Kur̲aḷpittan̲ - Born on July 19, 1947 - Journalist, and Writer (died: January 1, 2017)
- K. Subramanyam - Born on April 20, 1904 - Film producer, Film director, and Screenwriter (died: April 7, 1971)