Parava's Popular Names

Social Worker

1. Vincent Fernando, Cecili Fernando, Devotees of Our Lady of Snows,Tuticorin and Religiou & Social Worker (1930).
2. Fatima (Babu) Rodriquez Recipient of the Green Peace Award. - Devotee of Our Lady of Snows, Tuticorin, College Professor and Social Worker.

Scientists

1. Dr. Sukumar Devotta, Chemical Engineer by profession and Director of The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which shared The Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 with Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.
2. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Clergy

1. Rev. Thomas Fernando Arch-Bishop
2. Rev. Peter Fernando Arch-Bishop
3. Msg. Gabriel Francis Tibursious Roche, S.J.,(Catholicism)First Indian Bishop of Latin reign.
4. Late Rev. Leon Augustine Tharmaraj Bishop
5. Late Rev. Fr.Chandra Fernando, Sri Lankan human rights actvist
6. Rev.Fr. Anthony Devotta, Archbishop, Trichy Diocese
7. The Most Rev.Thomas Aquinas Rodrigo, Bishop, Coimbatore Diocese

Bureaucrats

1. A X Alexander, Former Director General of Police (DGP), Tamilnadu, India
2. Dr.S.M.Daiz IPS, former DGP,tamilnadu
3. Nanjil Kumaran IPS,Tamilnadu
4. A. Adaickalam, Former Deputy Commissioner of Police (Thangachimadam) (Tamilnadu) ( India)
5. J.Michael Kennedy Fernando,IRS;Indian Revenue Service(Customs& Central Excise)1993 Batch,Additional Commissioner;Finance Ministry,Government of India.
6. Captain T.J.Thomas Fernando,former Deputy Conservator & Head of the Marine Department,Tuticorin Port Trust.
7. Berryl Victoria Cardoza, former Public Prosecutor, Karnataka Government, Bangalore.
8.Antonysamy P Rayer ( Former Deputy Commissioner of Police( Kuthenkuly),Tamilnadu

Sports

1. Dimitri Mascarenhas -England Cricket Team

Politicians

1. Dr. Rex Pinheiro Madras Sherif appointed by MGR
2. Shri. G R Edmund,Fisheries Minister, MLC, Special Rep. for TN
3. Shri. Valampuri John Member of Parliament
4. Shri. J.L.P. Roche Victoria,Ex- Food & Fisheries Minister,TN
5. Shri. Cruz Fernandez,Ex-Chairman, Tuticorin Municipality
6. Shri. J Ponnusamy Villavarayar - MLC(Member of Legislative Council)
7. Shri. Ambrose Fernando,Ex-MLA
8. Smt. Jenifer Chandran,Former Fisheries Minister,TN
9. Shri J.M.B. Roche Victoria, First Chairman of Tuticorin Municipality
10. Shri. Jude Perera ,Member, Parliament of Victoria, Australia

Artists

1. JP Chandrababu (Panimeya Dasan Fernando)Tamil comedian actor
2. J. Jeyaraj Artist
3. "Sinthanai Selvar", Ezhilan (Bosco Amalendran Fernando) Tamil writer
4. Shri. VALAMPURI John [Born in Uvari] [Poem,lirics Writer]
5. Jacqueline Fernandez is a beauty queen from Sri Lanka who competed in Miss Universe 2006.
6. Rohan Fernando, Sri Lankan film maker, based in Canada

Businessmen

1. J L P Roche Victoria - Tuticorin
2. M A Fernando - Chennai
3. J S Fernando - Colombo & Chennai
4. Late Simon Rodrigo-BA.BE Areonautical,(liverpooluniversity)-Agnes Emporium madurai
5. Merrill J. Fernando, Sri Lankan businessman, founder of Dilmah brand of premium ceylon tea, and a leading internationally recognized tea-expert
6. Augustine Pereira, Sri Lankan businessman, Pership Group of companies, Sri Lanka

Muslim Paravas

President APJ Abdul Kalam comes from Muslim Paravas

1) Keelakarai 2) Kayalpattinam 3) Ramnad muslims are belonged to Paravas

Hindu Paravas

Ex President K.R.Narayanan is a Hindu Paravan.

There are still Hindu Paravas are left in Sengottai and Kanyakumari Dt.
Kerala has many number of hindu paravas. they are SC there.