Some NRIs/PIOs with Tamizh roots
Business
C K Prahalad (late)
“Late CK Prahalad : world famous Management and Corporate Strategy wizard. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons.
Indra Nooyi (current CEO, PepsiCo, USA)
“IndraNooyi, CEO PepsiCo. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Commons.
Sundar Pichai (current CEO, Google, USA)
![](https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/55cb67492acae7cc3f8bd14d/it-was-very-clear-that-sundar-pichai-was-being-groomed-for-ceo-former-google-employee-says.jpg)
Science and Technology
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (Nobel Prize, Physics, USA)
![](http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/pics/subrahmanyan-chandrasekhar.jpg)
Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj AVSM, VSM (IEEE Alexander Bell medal winner, Stanford, USA)
![](http://s3.india.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Paulraj_in-Office_11-06.jpg)
Shiva Ayyadurai, American Scientist and Inventor.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/V.A.Shiva.2012.jpg)
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (Nobel Prize, Chemistry, USA)
![](http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/multimedia/dynamic/00877/BL30_P16_CERN_877999e.jpg)
Music and Entertainment Industry
R Prasanna (Carnatic Guitarist, USA)
![](http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01715/10FR-PRASANNA_1_1715017f.jpg)
Vijay Iyer (Jazz Pianist, Grammy nominee, USA)
![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NEVJRdo-eHc/0.jpg)
Aziz Ansari (Actor, USA)
![](https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/531659e9eab8eaeb3e2808ac/aziz-ansari-asked-reddit-users-personal-questions-about-dating-in-the-digital-age--and-the-responses-were-amazing.jpg)
M. I. A (Rapper, United Kingdom) – born Mathangi ‘Maya’ Arulpragasam
![](http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/images/story/m-i-a-tegan-and-sara-neko-case-to-headline-canadian-music-week-20140129/mia-306-1391024853.jpg)
Mindy Kaling (Actress/Writer, USA) – born Vera Mindy Chokalingam
![](http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/images/story/mindy-kaling-breaks-down-her-best-twitter-moments-20121002/20121002-mindy-624x-1349191624.jpg)
Sendhil Ramamurthy (Actor, USA)
![](http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/34700000/Sendhil-Ramamurthy-sendhil-ramamurthy-34737701-500-686.jpg)
M. Night Shyamalan (Movie Director, USA)
![](http://www.cinemablend.com/images/news_img/37834/M_Night_Shyamalan_37834.jpg)
Sports
Nasser Hussain (Former England Cricket Captain, born in Chennai)
![](https://thesportslocker.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/nasser-hussain.jpg)