Valampuri John was a Tamil writer, orator and former Rajya Sabha member of India.
He was born in Uvari village in Tirunelveli district, he started his career as a lawyer and activist of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
He had authored several books on different subjects including literature, politics and Siddha medicine.
He edited "Thaai", a Tamil periodical, launched by the late Chief Minister, M. G. Ramachandran.
In 1992 he completed his dissertation "Prof.Ruthnaswamy - A Parliamentarian" to Pachaiyappa's College in for the doctorate degree in History and got his PhD.