Ramanujan (disambiguation)

Ramanuja or Ramanujan or Ramanujam is a Tamil and Malayalam name literally meaning 'The younger brother of Rama' referring to Lakshmana. The name however is rarely used by Malayalis themselves nowadays and has come to be known as a common name used by the Tamil Iyengar community. The most famous personalities with this name are the 11th century philosopher Ramanuja and the Malayali poet Ramanujan Ezhuthachan. Ramanujan is also the name for Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887–1920), an Indian mathematician who is considered by many to be one of the most talented mathematicians in history.

Other people named Ramanujan:

People

• A. K. Ramanujan (1929–1993), an Indian author, who wrote in both English and Kannada
• C. P. Ramanujam (1938–1974), an Indian mathematician who worked on number theory and algebraic geometry
• Ramanujam Varatharaja Perumal, a director at Indian Space Research Organisation
• Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, considered the father of the Malayalam language
• Gopala Ramanujam former Governor of Goa and Orissa.

Fictional people

• Amita Ramanujan, a fictional mathematician on the TV show, NUMB3RS

Other

• Ramanujan (film), a 2014 film