Vocalists - born before 1800
- Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi, born 1700
- Dharma Raja Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma, born 1724
- Syama Shastri, born 1762
- Tyagaraja, born 1767
- Muthuswami Dikshitar, born 1775
- Irayimman Thampi, born 1782
- Shadkala Govinda Marar, born 1798, Endaro Mahanubhavulu was sung by Tyagaraja after he heard Marar sing.
- Manambuchavadi Venkatasubbayyar, born 1803
- Subbaraya Sastri, born 1803 - rare honour to learn from the Trinity of Carnatic Music.
- Swati Tirunal, born 1813
- Palghat Parameswara Bhagavathar, born 1815
- Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan, born 1844
- Patnam Subramania Iyer, born 1845
- Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar, born 1860
- Mysore Vasudevachar, born 1865
- Tiger Varadachariar, born 1876
- Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu, born 1883
- Madurai Pushpavanam
- Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, born 1890
- Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, born 1896
- Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer, born 1896
- Chittoor Subramaniam Pillai, born 1898
- Musiri Subramania Iyer, born 1899
Vocalists - born between 1901 and 1925
- Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, born 1908
- K. B. Sundarambal, born 1908
- Lalita Venkatram, born 1909
- G. N. Balasubramaniam, born 1910
- Alathur Brothers: Srinivasa Iyer (born 1911) & Sivasubramania Iyer (born 1916)
- Madurai Mani Iyer, born 1912
- Mannargudi Sambasiva Bhagavatar, born 1912
- T. Brinda, born 1912
- T. Muktha, born 1914
- M. S. Subbulakshmi, born 1916
- Sattur A. G. Subramaniam, born 1916
- S. Ramanathan, born 1917
- Vasundhara Devi, born 1917
- Sandhyavandanam Srinivasa Rao, born 1918
- Ramnad Krishnan, born 1918
- Rajam Pushpavanam, born 1918
- D. K. Pattammal, born 1919
- Madurai Somasundaram, born 1919
- Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, born 1919
- N. C. Vasanthakokilam, born 1919
- R. K. Srikantan, born 1920
- B. Rajam Iyer, born 1922
- Manakkal Rangarajan, born 1922
- K. V. Narayanaswamy, born 1923
- M. D. Ramanathan, born 1923
- Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, born 1908
- K. B. Sundarambal, born 1908
- Lalita Venkatram, born 1909
- G. N. Balasubramaniam, born 1910
- Alathur Brothers: Srinivasa Iyer (born 1911) & Sivasubramania Iyer (born 1916)
- Madurai Mani Iyer, born 1912
- Mannargudi Sambasiva Bhagavatar, born 1912
- T. Brinda, born 1912
- T. Muktha, born 1914
- M. S. Subbulakshmi, born 1916
- Sattur A. G. Subramaniam, born 1916
- S. Ramanathan, born 1917
- Vasundhara Devi, born 1917
- Sandhyavandanam Srinivasa Rao, born 1918
- Ramnad Krishnan, born 1918
- Rajam Pushpavanam, born 1918
- D. K. Pattammal, born 1919
- Madurai Somasundaram, born 1919
- Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, born 1919
- N. C. Vasanthakokilam, born 1919
- R. K. Srikantan, born 1920
- B. Rajam Iyer, born 1922
- Manakkal Rangarajan, born 1922
- K. V. Narayanaswamy, born 1923
- M. D. Ramanathan, born 1923