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Prem Raj Pushpakaran

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162.158.191.224: Professor Prem raj Pushpakaran, NITC

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|field = Physiology
|work_institution = Partners HealthCare, [[Harvard University]], Sahrdaya College of Engineering and Technology, National Institute of Technology Calicut, King Saud University
|alma_mater = Massachusetts General Hospital, [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala]], [[Cochin University of Science and Technology]], [[Central Drug Research Institute]], Harvard Medical School, [[Jamia Hamdard]], [[Maharaja's College, Ernakulam]], [[Sacred Heart College, Thevara]], Medical College of Wisconsin
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|02|07}}
| birth_place = [[Kochi]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Kozhikode]], [[India]]
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| influences = [[Brahm Shanker Srivastava]]
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| known_for = Protein Transduction, Animal Models for Tuberculosis,RNA-based regulatory networks
| awards = (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ondemand.marquiswhoswho.com/index.php?s_FIRST_MIDDLE=prem&s_LAST_NAME=pushpakaran|title=DR. PremRaj Pushpakaran|work=Marquis Who's Who|access-date=Feb 10, 2019}}</ref> (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nitc.ac.in/app/webroot/img/upload/513350130.jpg|title=DR. PremRaj Pushpakaran received Bharat Jyoti Award|access-date=Feb 10, 2012}}</ref> (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nitc.ac.in/app/webroot/img/upload/874415830.jpeg|title=DR. PremRaj Pushpakaran received Rashtriya Gaurav Award|access-date=Feb 10, 2012}}</ref>{{rs|date=June 2016}}
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'''Prof. Prem raj Pushpakaran''' (പ്രൊഫസർ പ്രേം രാജ്‌ പുഷ്പാകരന്‍) is an [[India]]n doyen, galahad, life scientist, genetic engineer, visionary, environmentalist, economist, and presently working as a Teaching Professor of Biotechnology at National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), Kozhikode, [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref name=Chronology>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.nitc.ac.in/index.php/?url=users/view/347/18/3
|title=Detailed Chronology
|first=PremRaj|last=Pushpakaran
|publisher=National Institute of Technology Calicut
|access-date=10 May 2022
}}</ref> His field of expertise is Physiology.

== Biography ==

Professor Prem raj Pushpakaran received a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] in [[Zoology]] from [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala]] in 1995, an MSc in Biotechnology from [[Cochin University of Science and Technology]] in 1997,<ref>
{{cite web
|url=https://alumni.cusat.ac.in/members/profpremrajpushpakaran/profile/
|title=CUSAT Alumni
|publisher=[[Cochin University of Science and Technology]]
|access-date=30 July 2021
}}</ref> and a PhD in Biotechnology from [[Central Drug Research Institute]] in 2002<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://jamiahamdard.ac.in/PDF/JH_Annual_Report-02-03.PDF
|title=Registered Alumni
|publisher=[[Central Drug Research Institute]]
|access-date=30 July 2020
}}</ref> prior to post-doctoral studies at Harvard Medical School from 2003 to 2005.<ref name=Medvane>
{{cite web
|url=https://academic.microsoft.com/profile/29gh3367-1978-4h48-8083-efiigi653570/profpremrajp/publication/search?q=prof%20prem%20raj%20p&qe=%2540%2540%2540USER.PUBLICATIONS%253D29cd3367-1978-4d48-8083-abeece653570&f=&orderBy=0
|title=MGH /Harvard Alumnus
|work=Academic
|publisher=Microsoft
|access-date=20 Nov 2021
}}</ref>

== Awards and Honors ==
As a post-doctoral fellow at [[Harvard University]], Professor Prem raj Pushpakaran, co-authored thirteen papers on topics related to gene regulation, gut physiology and biophysics.<ref name=Medvane/> Following his post-doctoral work at Harvard, Prof. Prem raj P served as an assistant professor of Bio-Technology and Microbiology at King Saud University, KSA, for 3 years (2005-2008), thereafter returned to India to join as the faculty of the NITC.<ref name=Chronology/> In addition to his work at NITC, Prof. Prem raj P is active within the academic research community, including serving as an associate editor for ''Journal of Investigative Genomics (JIG)'',<ref>
{{cite web
|url=https://medcraveonline.com/JIG/editorial-board
|title=Associate Editor
|work=Genomics
|publisher=MedCrave Group (USA)
|accessdate=30 Apr 2020
}}</ref> and as a Faculty Advisor of the Scitable Project, an online collaborative science education project of the Springer Nature Publishing Group.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.nature.com/scitable/view-profile/dr-prem-raj-pushpakaran-8871517
|title=Dr. PremRaj Pushpakaran
|work=Scitable
|access-date=30 Aug 2021
}}</ref>

== Selected Bibliography ==
* {{cite journal
|first1=PremRaj|last1=Pushpakaran
|last2=Srivastava|first2=S
|last3=Srivastava|first3=BS
|last4=Srivastava|first4=R
|title=Protection by live ''Mycobacterium habana'' vaccine against ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' H37Rv challenge in mice
|journal=Indian Journal of Medical Research
|pmid=14604301
|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=prem+raj+p
|date=April 2003
|volume=117|pages=139-145
}}
* {{cite journal
|last1=Malo|first1=MS
|last2=Abedrapo|first2=M
|last3=Chen|first3=A
|last4=Mozumder|first4=M
|first5=PremRaj|last5=Pushpakaran
|last6=Alkhoury|first6=F
|last7=Zhang|first7=W
|last8=Fleming|first8=E
|last9=Hodin|first9=RA
|title=Improved eukaryotic promoter-detection vector carrying two luciferase reporter genes
|journal=Biotechniques
|pmid=14682048
|url=http://www.biotechniques.com/multimedia/archive/00010/03356bm05_10480a.pdf
|date=December 2003
|volume=35|pages=1150–1154|issue=6
}}
* {{cite journal
|last1=Malo|first1=MS
|last2=Zhang|first2=W
|last3=Alkhoury|first3=F|last4=Pushpakaran
|last5=Abedrapo|first5=M
|last6=Mozumder|first6=M
|last7=Fleming|first7=E
|last8=Siddique|first8=A
|title=Thyroid hormone positively regulates the enterocyte differentiation marker intestinal alkaline phosphatase gene via an atypical response element
|url=http://mend.endojournals.org/content/18/8/1941.short
|journal=Molecular Endocrinology
|date=August 2004
|volume=18|pages=1941–1962
|first4=PremRaj|issue=8
|doi=10.1210/me.2003-0351
|pmid=15143152
|last9=Henderson
|first9=JW
|last10=Hodin
|first10=RA
}}
* {{cite journal
|first1=F|last1=Alkhoury
|first2=PR|last2=Malo
|first3=W|last3=Pushpakaran
|first4=E|last4=Zhang
|first5=R|last5=Fleming
|title=Gene regulation by endogenous thyroid hormone receptors in intestinal epithelial cells
|volume=199
|date=September 2004
|page=10
|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1072751504004053
|journal=Journal of the American College of Surgeons|issue=3
|doi=10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.05.003
|last6=Mozumder
|first6=Moushumi
|last7=Hodin
|first7=Richard
}}
* {{cite journal
|last1=Madhu|first1=S. Malo
|first2=PremRaj|last2=Pushpakaran
|first3=Richard A.|last3=Hodin
|title=A 'Swinging Cradle' model to classify different types of response elements of a nuclear receptor
|journal=Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
|date=18 November 2005
|volume=337|pages=490–497
|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006291X05020802|issue=2
|doi=10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.09.080
|pmid=16198314
}}

== References ==
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==External Links==
*[https://publons.com/researcher/396483/prof-prem-raj-pushpakaran Author of the article published in journal, 'Gastroenterology', "Vitamin D positively regulates intestinal alkaline phosphatase expression"]
*[https://austinpublishinggroup.com/nanomedicine-nanotechnology/editorialboard.php Editor of the journal, Austin Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology, Austin Publications LLC (USA)]
*[http://scialert.net/eboardlivedna.php?issn=1819-155x&id=91.1166 Editor of the journal, International Journal of Biological Chemistry, Science Alert Publication (USA)]
*[http://scialert.net/eboardlivedna.php?issn=1816-4935&id=91.1166 Editor of the journal, Research Journal of Microbiology, Science Alert Publication (USA)]
*[http://scialert.net/eboardlivedna.php?issn=1816-4935&id=91.1166 Editor of the journal, American Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Science Alert Publication (USA)]
*[http://scialert.net/eboardlivedna.php?issn=1994-5426&id=91.1166 Editor of the journal, Current Research in Bacteriology, Science Alert Publication (USA)]
*[http://economistsquares.economist.com/Game/ Champion, The Economist Quiz (UK)]

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The following is a '''list of notable people from [[Kerala]], [[India]]'''. The names are classified according to the person's major area of work. For more details please see their respective articles.

==Ancient rulers and kings==

[[File:H H Raja of Cochin.jpg|130px|thumbnail|H H Rama Varma XV]]
[[File:Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma.jpg|130px|thumbnail|Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]]

===Early Cheras===
The Cheras are referred to as Kedalaputo (Sanskrit: "Kerala Putra") in the Emperor [[Ashoka]]'s [[Pali]] edicts (3rd century BCE).<ref>Keay, John (2000) [2001]. India: A history. India: Grove Press. {{ISBN|0-8021-3797-0}}</ref> The earliest [[Graeco-Roman]] accounts referring to the Cheras are by [[Pliny the Elder]] in the 1st century CE, in the [[Periplus]] of the 1st century CE, and by [[Claudius Ptolemy]] in the 2nd century CE. [[Greeks]] and [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] are called "[[Yavanas]]" in early Indian literature.
* [[Uthiyan Cheralathan]] – earliest known ruler of the [[Chera]] family who was also known as "Vanavaramban" Cheral Athan. He is sometimes identified with the Chera ruler who prepared food for the warring cousins at [[Kurukshetra War]] in the epic [[Mahabharata]] ([[Akananuru]]).
* [[Nedum Cheralathan]] – Imayavaramban Nedum Cheral Athan, son of Uthiyan Cheral Athan, is the hero of the second decade of [[Pathitrupathu]] which was composed by the poet [[Kaveri Poompattanatthu Kaari Kannanar]]. The greatest of his enemies were the [[Kadambas]] whom he defeated in battles. He also attacked [[Yavana]] ships and held [[Yavana]] traders ransom.
* Palyani Sel Kelu Kuttuvan – son of Uthiyan Cheral Athan. Credited as the conqueror of [[Kongu Nadu|Kongu]].<ref name="books.google.co.in">{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVsw35oEBv4C |title = A Survey of Kerala History|isbn = 9788126415786|last1 = Sreedhara Menon|first1 = A.|year = 2007}}</ref>
* Kalankakkanni Narmudi Cheral – led an expedition against the Adigaiman Anji of Tagadur. Initially defeated by [[Nannan]] of [[Ezhimala]] in the battle of Pazhi, later defeated and killed [[Nannan]] in the battle of Vakai Perum Turai.<ref name="books.google.co.in"/>
* [[Senguttuvan]] – identified with "Kadal Pirakottiya" Vel Kezhu Kuttuvan, son of Nedum Cheral Athan, celebrated by the poet Paranar in the 5th decade, ascended to the Chera throne after the death of his father. Vel Kezhu Kuttuvan is often identified with the legendary "Chenguttuvan Chera", the most illustrious ruler of the [[Early Cheras]]. Under his reign, the [[Chera]] territory extended from [[Kollimalai]] (near Karur Vanchi) in the east to Thondi and Mantai (Kerala) on the western coast.<ref name="books.google.co.in"/>
* Adu Kottu Cheral Athan – successor of Vel Kezhu Kuttuvan
* Selva Kadumko Valia Athan – son of Anthuvan Cheral and the hero of the 7th set of poems composed by Kapilar. He defeated the combined armies of the [[Pandyas]] and the [[Cholas]]. He is sometimes identified as the Ko Athan Cheral Irumporai mentioned in the Aranattar-malai inscription of [[Pugalur]] (c. 2nd century CE).
* [[Perum Cheral Irumporai]] – "Tagadur Erinta" defeated the combined armies of the [[Pandyas]], [[Cholas]] and that of the chief of Tagadur. He captured Tagadur which was ruled by the powerful ruler Adigaman Ezhni. He is also called "the lord of Puzhinadu" and "the lord of Kollimalai" and "the lord of [Poom]Puhar". [[Puhar, Nagapattinam|Puhar]] was the Chola headquarters. Perum Cheral Irumporai also annexed the territories of a minor chief called Kaluval.
* Illam Cheral Irumporai – defeated the [[Pandyas]] and the [[Cholas]] and brought immense wealth to his base [[Vanchi Muthur|Vanchi]].
* [[Yanaikatchai Mantaran Cheral Irumporai]] – ruled from [[Kollimalai]] (near Karur Vanchi) in the east to Thondi and Mantai on the western coast. He defeated his enemies in a battle at Vilamkil.
* Kanaikkal Irumporai – said to have defeated a chief called Muvan and imprisoned in him. The Chera then brutally pulled out the teeth of the prisoner and planted them on the gates of the city of [[Thondi]]. Upon capture by the [[Chola]] ruler Sengannan Kanaikkal committed suicide by starvation.

===Kodungallur Cheras / Kulasekharas (Medieval Cheras)===
* Kulashekhara Varma (c. 800–c.820 CE)<ref name="Kerala 1124">Perumāḷs of Kerala: Brahmin Oligarchy and Ritual Monarchy : Political and Social Conditions of Kerala Under the Cēra Perumāḷs of Makōtai (c. AD 800 - AD 1124). {{ISBN|9788188765072}}.</ref>
* Rajashekhara (c. 820–844 CE)<ref name="Kerala 1124"/>
* Sthanu Ravi Varma (844–c. 885 CE)<ref name="Kerala 1124"/>
* Rama Varma (c. 885–917 CE)<ref name="Kerala 1124"/>
* Kota Ravi Varma (917–947 CE)<ref name="Kerala 1124"/>
* Indu Kota Varma (944–962 CE)<ref name="Kerala 1124"/>
* Bhaskara Ravi Varma I (962–1019 CE)<ref name="Kerala 1124"/>
* Bhaskara Ravi Varma II (979–1021 CE)<ref name="Kerala 1124"/>
* Vira Kerala (1021–c. 1028 CE)<ref name="Kerala 1124"/>
* Rajasimha (c. 1028–c.1043 CE)<ref name="Kerala 1124"/>
* Bhaskara Ravi Varma III (c. 1043–c.1082 CE)<ref name="Kerala 1124"/>
* Ravi Rama Varma (c. 1082–1090 CE)<ref name="Kerala 1124"/>

===Venad Swaroopam (Later Cheras)===
Rulers of [[Venad]] trace their origin to the [[Vel]] family related to the Ay chiefs of the ancient southern India (c. 1st - 4th century AD). Venad - ruled by hereditary chiefs, acting with the help of a military entourage - emerged as a chiefdom in the state of the Cheras of [[Kodungallur]] in c. 8th century.
* [[Rama Varma Kulashekhara]] (1090–1102) – mentioned in Rameswarathukoil Inscription as the founder of [[Venad]] as an independent state
* Kotha Varma Marthandam, [[Keezhperoor]] (1102–1125) – conquered Kottar and Nanjanad from the [[Pandya]] Dynasty
* Vira Kerala Varma I, Keezhperoor (1125–1145) – great religious benefactor, responsible for the rebuilding of Padmanabhaswamy and the endowment of Suchindram Temples
* Kodai Kerala Varma, Keezhperoor (1145–1150)
* Vira Ravi Varma, Keezhperoor (1161–1164)
* Vira Kerala Varma II, Keezhperoor (1164–1167)
* Vira Aditya Varma, Keezhperoor (1167–1173)
* Vira Udaya Martanda Varma, Keezhperoor (1173–1192) – established his seat at Kulikkod and allied himself to the [[Pandya]] kings
* Devadaram Vira Kerala Varma III, Keezhperoor (1192–1195)
* Vira Manikantha Rama Varma Tiruvadi, Keezhperoor (1195– ?)
* Vira Rama Kerala Varma Tiruvadi, Keezhperoor (1209–1214)
* Vira Ravi Kerala Varma Tiruvadi, Keezhperoor (1214–1240)
* Vira Padmanabha Martanda Varma Tiruvadi, Keezhperoor (1240–1252) – the [[Pandya]] kings asserted their dominance over [[Venad]] during his reign
* Jayasimha Deva, Keezhperoor (1266–1267) – succeeded in bringing the whole of present-day [[Kerala]] under his control. He established his seat at [[Kollam]], the surrounding areas becoming known as Jayasimhanad (Desinganad). His wife Rani Umma Devi was probably a joint ruler with her husband. He died leaving several sons who quarrelled with his nephews over the succession, causing a long and disruptive civil war.
* Ravi Varma, Keezhperoor (1299–1313)
* Vira Udaya Martanda Varma, Keezhperoor (1313–1333)
* Aditya Varma Tiruvadi, Keezhperoor (1333–1335)
* Vira Rama Udaya Martanda Varma Tiruvadi, Keezhperoor (1335–1342)
* Vira Kerala Varma Tiruvadi, Keezhperoor (1342–1363)
* Vira Martanda Varma III, Keezhperoor (1363–1366)
* Vira Rama Martanda Varma, Keezhperoor (1366–1382)
* Vira Ravi Varma, Keezhperoor (1383–1416)
* Vira Ravi Ravi Varma, Keezhperoor (1416–1417)
* Vira Kerala Martanda Varma, Keezhperoor (1383)
* Chera Udaya Martanda Varma, Keezhperoor (1383–1444)
* Vira Ravi Varma, Keezhperoor (1444–1458)
* Sankhara Sri Vira Rama Martanda Varma (1458–1468)
* Vira Kodai Sri Aditya Varma (1468–1484) – established his capital at [[Kallidaikurichi]]
* [[Vira Ravi Ravi Varma]] (1484–1503) – established his capital at [[Padmanabhapuram]]
* Martanda Varma, Kulasekhara Perumal (1503–1504)
* Vira Ravi Kerala Varma, Kulasekhara Perumal (1504–1528) – succeeded as Trippappur Mutta Tiruvadi

===Mushika Kingdom (Ezhimalai)===
The [[Mushika kingdom]] was a kingdom in the early historic [[south India]] in present-day [[Kerala]], [[India]], ruled by a royal dynasty of the same name. Its dominions, for most of its recorded history, covered the present-day regions of northern [[Kerala]], [[Tulunadu]] and [[Coorg]] (southern Karnataka), between the western slopes of the [[Western Ghats]] in the east and the [[Arabian Sea]] in the west.
* Nannan I - He married the daughter of the [[Chera]] King Perunchorruthiyan sometime around the 3rd Century BCE. [[Sangam literature|Sangam texts]] as well as several versions of the [[Mahabharata]] cite a Chera king by the same name to have fed the rival armies in the Great War. Under Nannan, an able military commander also, Mushika kingdom transformed into a force in South India, and stretched into Wynad and Gudalur Districts in the foothills of the Western Ghats, and the northern parts of present-day [[Coimbatore]] district, [[Tamil Nadu]]. Eager to expand his kingdom, Nannan waged war against the Cheras, and successfully defeated the [[Chera]] commanders at the Battle of Pazhi.
* Isanavarman – married a [[Chedi Kingdom|Chedi]] princess Nandini. He also married the daughter of the then [[Chola]] King. Their son Nrpurama was the next king.
* Virochana – defeated the [[Pallavas]], and married Harini, the daughter of the [[Pallava]] King.
* Kandan Kari Varman – (The [[Mushika]] king who lived in the Eleventh Century CE) is referred to as a close relative of the [[Ay]]-[[Chera]] King Vira Kerala. Several inscriptions exist in both the [[Kasargod]]-[[Kannur]] area (in Eramam) and in the [[Thiruvananthapuram]]-[[Kanyakumari]] area, throwing light on the synchronism between [[Rajendra Chola]], Chera Vira Kerala and Kandan Kari Varman and that the latter Mushika King belonged to the [[Ay]] Dynasty.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJVuAAAAMAAJ |title = History of medieval Kerala|isbn = 9788173070914|last1 = Menon|first1 = V. K. R.|last2 = Ramachandran|first2 = Rathi|last3 = Narayanan|first3 = Girija|last4 = Ramachandran|first4 = Ammini|year = 2006}}</ref>

===Kola Swarupam (Chirakkal Rajah)===
Kolattunādu (Kola Swarupam, as Kingdom of [[Cannanore]] in foreign accounts, Chirakkal (Chericul) in later times) was one of the three most powerful feudal kingdoms on the Malabar Coast during the arrival of [[Portuguese India Armadas]], the others being Zamorin's [[Calicut]] and [[Quilon]]. The Kolathiris are praised as Vadakkan Perumals ("Kings of the North") by the noted "Keralolpathi". Kolathiri were also known as Chirakkal Raja or King of Chirakkal.
* Rama Ghata Mushaka – established the lineage of Kola Swarupam;
* Vikrama Rama<ref>Kerala Charithrathinte Adisthana Silakal (Malayalam) by M. G. S. Narayanan, (Kozhikode: Lipi Publications, 2000), 85-99</ref> an inscription dating to 929 AD mentions about one Vikrama Rama identifiable with the ruler Vikrama Rama who appears in the Mushika Vamsa
* Udaya Varma, also known as "Rama Ghata Muvar" – mentioned on the inscription from 10th century AD
* Eraman Chemani (Rama Jayamani) – the inscription from the Tiruvattur temple mentions him to be identifiable as the king who appears as the 109th ruler in the Mushika Vamsa

===Arrakal Kingdom===
Arakkal kingdom (Kingdom of Cannanore, Sultanate of Laccadive and Cannanore) was a former city-state on the Malabar Coast, ruled by a dynasty of the same name. The ruling King was called [[Ali Raja]] ("the Sea Ruler") and the ruling queen was called [[Arakkal Beevi]]. The royal family is said to be originally a branch of the Kolattiri, descended from a princess of that family who converted to Islam. They owed allegiance to the Kolattiri rulers, whose ministers they had been at one time. The Arakkal family was the only Muslim royal family of Kerala to control parts of the coast and [[Lakshadweep]].
* Ali Raja Ali II – known to have deployed his naval Mappila forces on behalf of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb during the [[Child's War]]

===Samoothiri of Kozhikode===
[[Zamorin of Calicut]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1400_1499/vascodagama/zamorin/zamorin.html|title=zamorin|first=Frances|last=Pritchett|website=Columbia.edu}}</ref> (Saamoothiri, സാമൂതിരി) – rulers of [[Zamorin|Malabar]] from the 14th and 18th century AD. At the peak of their reign, the Samoothiris ruled over a region from [[Kollam]] (Quilon) to Panthalayini Kollam ([[Koyilandy]]).
* Mana Vikrama (Manikkan) – legendary founder of the ruling family
* Mana Vikrama the Great – the [[Russia]]n merchant of [[Tver]] [[Afanasy Nikitin]] (1468–1474) visited [[Kozhikode]] during his reign
* Mana Vikrama III – the expulsion of the Portuguese from Chaliyam (1571) by his forces
* Mana Vikrama (Saktan Tampuran) – uncle of the author of the Krishnanatakam
* Mana Veda – author of the Krishnanatakam
* Asvati Tirunal – his forces undertook the expulsion of [[Portugal|Portuguese]] from [[Kodungallur]] (1662)
* Puratam Tirunal – Portuguese were expelled from Kochi under his reign (1663)
* Uttrattati Tirunal – ceded Chetwai to the [[Netherlands|Dutch]]
* Bharani Tirunal Mana Vikram – the terror of the [[Netherlands|Dutch]]; two Mamankams (1694 and 1695)
* Nileswaram Tirunal – adoptions from Nileswaram (1706 and 1707)
* Samoothiri from Kilakke Kovilakam (1741–1746)
* Putiya Kovilakam (1746–1758) – the [[Third Anglo-Dutch War|Dutch War]] was fought during his term (1753–1758).
* Kilakke Kovilakam (1758–1766) – battles with [[Travancore]] and the invasion of [[Mysore]]; committed suicide; annexed by [[Mysore]]
* Putiya Kovilakam (1766–1788)
* Kerala Varma Vikrama<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html |title = Indian Princely States K-Z}}</ref> (1788–1798) – Treaty of Seringapatam (1792)
* Krishna Varma<ref>Ben Cahoon. "Indian Princely States K-Z"</ref> (1798–1806) – agreement of 1806 with [[East India Company|EIC]] (died in 1816)

===Purannatt Swarupam (Cotiote Rajah)===
* [[Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://malabardays.blogspot.ae/2006/12/brief-history-of-pyche-raja.html|title=A brief history of the Pazhassi Raja.|website=malabardays.blogspot.ae|date=2006-12-29}}</ref> – known as the Lion of Kerala; a prince from the royal dynasty of Pazhassi Kottayam. He was the only person to defeat [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]] in a war.

===Kings of Travancore===
In the 18th century, [[Marthanda Varma]] (1706–1758), of the [[Trippappoor]], successfully developed the centralised state of [[Travancore]]. Varma routed all of major [[Nair]] nobles in Travancore, organised a standing army, defeated most of the chiefdoms in central Kerala, entered into strategic alliances with [[Europeans]], supported Kerala merchants ([[Saint Thomas Christians|Syrian Christian]]) in the place of the Europeans, and eventually formed one of the first modern states of southern India.
* [[Marthanda Varma]] Kulasekhara Perumal (1729–1758)
* Balarama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal – [[Dharma Raja]] Karthika Thirunal (1758–1798)
* Balarama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal (1798–1810)
* Gouri Laksmibhai Ranee (1810–1815)
* Gouri Parvathibhai Ranee (1815–1829)
* [[Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma]] Kulasekhara Perumal (1829–1847)
* Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma Maharaja (1847–1860)
* [[Ayilyam Thirunal]] Rama Varma Maharaja (1860–1880)
* Visakham Thirunal Rama Varma Maharaja (1880–1885)
* Shri [[Moolam Thirunal]] Maharajah (1885–1924)
* Sethu Laksmibhai Ranee (1924–1933)
* Shri [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]] Maharajah (1933–1949) – last King of [[Travancore]]; [[Rajpramukh]] of [[Travancore-Cochin|Thiru-Kochi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pazhayathu.blogspot.ae/2009/02/kings-of-travancore-1663-to-1949.html|title=kings of Travancore 1663 TO 1949|website=pazhayathu.blogspot.ae}}</ref>

===Dewan of Travancore===
* [[Raja Kesavadas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/alappuzha/history/raja-kesava-das.html|title=Raja Kesava Das|website=Mapsofindia.com}}</ref> – [[Dewan]] of Travancore during the reign of [[Dharma Raja]]

===Kings of Cochin===
* Unniraman Koikkal I (1500–1503)
* Veera Kerala Varma (1537–1565)
* Kesava Rama Varma (1565–1601)
* Rama Varma (1701–1721)
* Rama Varma [[Sakthan Thampuran]] (1790–1805)
* [[Rama Varma XV]] (1895–1914)
* Kerala Varma (1946–1948)
* Rama Varma Pareekshithu Thampuran (1948–1964) – last king of [[Cochin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ekm.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73&Itemid=18|title=History|last=user|website=Ekm.kerala.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://connectingmalayali.com/articles/all-about-kerala/23-basic-information/238-kings-of-cochin|title=Kings of Cochin|last=gangaaravindan|website=connectingmalayali.com}}</ref>

===Villarvattom Dynasty (vassal principality of the Kingdom of Cochin)===
* King [[Thoma of Villarvattom]].<ref name="ns">{{cite web|url=http://nasrani.net/2007/04/15/raja-thoma-villarvattam-king-of-the-nasranis/|title=Raja Thoma Villarvattam – King of the Nasranis|date=15 April 2007|publisher=NSC Network|access-date=2009-07-03}}</ref>

==Heads of state==
[[File:Kocheril Raman Narayanan.jpg|thumb|right|K.R. Narayanan, President of India (1997–2002)]]

=== President of India ===
* [[K. R. Narayanan|K.R. Narayanan]] – 10th [[President of India]] (1997–2002), 9th [[Vice-President of India]] (1992–1997)

=== President of Singapore ===
* [[Devan Nair]] – 3rd [[President of Singapore]] (1981–1985)

==Parliament of India==

===[[Rajya Sabha]]===
* [[P. J. Kurien]] – 18th [[Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha]] (2012–2018)<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-21/news/33303005_1_congress-leader-cag-report-pj-kurien | work=The Times Of India | title=Congress leader PJ Kurien elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman | date=21 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3804659.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Gargi | last=Parsai | title=P.J. Kurien is Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman | date=22 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nda-nominee-harivansh-elected-rajya-sabha-deputy-chairman/articleshow/65333598.cms|title=NDA candidate Harivansh elected Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman}}</ref>

===[[Lok Sabha]]===
* [[T. K. Viswanathan]] – Secretary General of the Lok Sabha (15th)

==Governors of states==
* [[Pattom A. Thanu Pillai]]
** fourth [[List of Governors of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]], 1962–1964
** fourth [[List of Governors of Andhra Pradesh|Governor of Andhra Pradesh]], 1964–1968
* [[P.C. Alexander]]
** ninth [[List of Governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor of Tamil Nadu]], 1988–1990
** seventeenth [[List of Governors of Maharashtra|Governor of Maharashtra]], 1993–2002
** seventh [[List of Governors of Goa|Governor of Goa]], 1996–1998
* [[P V Cherian]] – eighth [[List of Governors of Maharashtra|Governor of Maharashtra]], 1964–1969
* [[M. M. Jacob]] – ninth [[List of Governors of Meghalaya|Governor of Meghalaya]], 1995–2007
* [[A. J. John, Anaparambil]] – fourth [[List of Governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor of Madras]], 1956–1957
* [[M K Narayanan]] – 24th [[List of Governors of West Bengal|Governor of West Bengal]], 2010–2014

** [[Madathilparampil Mammen Thomas]] Governor of [[Nagaland]], 1990–1992
* [[Vakkom Purushothaman]] – eleventh [[List of Governors of Mizoram|Governor of Mizoram]], 2011–2014
* [[Kateekal Sankaranarayanan|K. Sankaranarayanan]] – 21st [[List of Governors of Maharashtra|Governor of Maharashtra]], 2010–2014
* [[Kambanthodath Kunhan Vishwanatham|K.K. Viswanathan]] – sixth [[List of Governors of Gujarat|Governor of Gujarat]], 1973–1978
* [[Kummanam Rajasekharan]], [[BJP]] – 18th [[List of governors of Mizoram|Governor of Mizoram]], 2018–2019
* [[P. S. Sreedharan Pillai]], [[BJP]] – 19th [[List of Governors of Mizoram|Governor of Mizoram]], 2019–present

==Council of Ministers, India==
[[File:A. K. Antony.jpg|130px|thumbnail|A. K. Antony]]

===Union Cabinet Ministers===
* [[John Mathai]] – [[Finance Minister of India|Minister for Finance]] (1948–1950)
* [[V. K. Krishna Menon]] – [[Defence Minister of India|Minister for Defence]] (1957–1962)
* [[Panampilly Govinda Menon]] – Minister for Law and Railways (1969–1970)
* [[Ravindra Varma]] – Minister for Labour (1977–79)
* [[K. P. Unnikrishnan]] – Minister for Telecommunications in the V P Singh Cabinet (1989–90)
* [[K. Karunakaran]] – Minister for Industries (1995)
*[[A.K. Antony]] – [[Defence Minister of India|Minister of Defence]] (2006–2014) – [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (India)|Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution]] (1993–1995)
* [[Vayalar Ravi]] – [[Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs|Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs]] (2006–2014) – [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister for Civil Aviation]] (2011)

===Minister of State (Independent Charges)===
* [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]] – Ministry of Labour with additional charge of Urban Affairs (1997–1998)
* [[K. V. Thomas]] – [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (India)|Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution]] (2009–2014)
* [[Alphons Kannanthanam]], [[BJP]] - Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Culture, and Tourism (2016–2019)

===Minister of State (MoS)===
* [[Lakshmi N. Menon]] – Ministry of External Affairs of India (1957–1966)
* [[Mullappally Ramachandran]] – [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] (2009–2014) – Agriculture and Cooperation (1991–1996)
* [[M. M. Jacob]] – Ministries of Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources and Home Affairs at different periods (1987–93)
* [[O. Rajagopal]], [[BJP]] – Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Railways, Urban Development, Defence (1999–2004)
* [[Shashi Tharoor]] – Ministry of External Affairs of India (2009–2010), Minister of State for Human Resource Development (2012–2014)
* [[E. Ahamed]] – Ministry of External Affairs (2011– ); Minister of State for Human Resource Development; Minister of State for Railways (2004–2014)
* [[K. C. Venugopal]] – Ministry of Power (2011–2014)
* [[Kodikkunnil Suresh]] – Ministry of Labour and Employment (2012–2014)
* [[V Muraleedharan]], [[BJP]] – Minister of state for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs

==Chief Ministers==
[[File:VS IN CPI STATE MEET KOLLAM 2012 DSC 0047.JPG|130px|thumbnail|V. S. Achuthanandan]]

===From Kerala===
{{Main|List of Chief Ministers of Kerala|Kerala Council of Ministers}}

==Ministers==

===Kerala===
* [[T. M. Varghese]] – Minister for Education, [[Travancore]] (1948), of [[Travancore-Cochin]] (1952)
* [[C. Kesavan]] – Minister of [[Travancore]] (1948); Chief Minister of [[Travancore-Cochin]] (1951–1952)
* [[Joseph Mundassery]] – Minister for Education & Co-operation, Kerala (1957–1959)
* [[K. R. Gowri Amma]] – Minister for Revenue (1957–1959); (1967–1969); Minister for Industries (1980–1981); (1987–1991) and for Agriculture (2001–2006)
*[[M. N. Govindan Nair]] – Minister for Agriculture, Transport, Electricity and Housing (1970-1977)
* [[R. Balakrishna Pillai]] – Minister for Transport, Jails and Excise (1975–1976), Electricity ( 1980–1981, 1982–1984, 1985–1986), Transport (1991–95, 2003–2004)
* [[K. M. Mani|K.M. Mani]] – Minister for Finance (1975–1977; 1980–1986; 2011–2016); Home Affairs (1977–1979); Irrigation (1987); Revenue (1991–1996; 2001–2006)
* [[Ramesh Chennithala]] – Minister for Rural Development (1986–1987), Home Affairs (2014–2016)
* [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]] – Minister for forests (1987)
* [[P. K. Kunhalikutty]] – Minister for Industries (1991–1996; 2001–2005; 2011–2016)
* [[Pinarai Vijayan]] – Minister for Electric Power and Co-operatives (1996–1998)
* [[M. A. Baby|M.A. Baby]] – Minister for Education (2006–2011)
* [[Mathew T. Thomas]] – Minister for Transport (2006–2009)
* [[Paloli Mohammed Kutty]] – Minister for Local Self Government (2006–2011)
* [[P. J. Joseph]] – Minister for Public Works (2006); Water Resources (2011–2016)
* [[Monce Joseph]] – Minister for Public Works (2007–2009)

===Other states===
* [[K. J. George]] – Minister of Home, Karnataka (2013–2016)

==Political leaders==
* [[A. P. Udhayabhanu]] – Member Travancore State Assembly (1944–1952)
* [[Chalakuzhy Paulose Mathen|C.P.Mathen]] – Member of Parliament (1952); Indian Ambassador to Sudan (1957–1960)
* [[A.K. Gopalan]] (AKG) – [[leader of the Opposition (India)]], Lok Sabha (1952–1977); [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
* [[Mathai Manjooran]] – member of Rajya Sabha (1952–1954)<ref name="rajyasabha.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/g.pdf|title=List of names|website=Rajyasabha.nic.in|access-date=25 January 2018}}</ref>
* [[K. M. George (politician)|K. M. George]] – member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (1960–1964)<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/mem_1_2.htm|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|first=Kerala|last=Legislature|website=Niyamasabha.org|access-date=25 January 2018}}</ref> founder [[Kerala Congress]] (1964)
* [[K.Damodaran]] (Damodaran Kizhedath) – Member Rajya Sabha (1964–1970);<ref name="rajyasabha.nic.in"/> the first 'Malayalee Communist' (1937)
* [[Thennala Balakrishna Pillai]] – Member Rajya Sabha, three terms (1991–1998; 2003–2009)<ref name="rajyasabha.nic.in"/>
* [[P. Krishna Pillai]] – founder of communist movement in Kerala (1937)
* [[Azhikodan Raghavan]] – Communist Party Leader in Kerala
* [[Pannyan Raveendran]] – Member Loka Sabha (2006–2012); Kerala State Secretary, Communist Party of India (2012–2015)
* [[Pinarai Vijayan]] – Chief Minister, Kerala; Kerala State Secretary, CPI(M) (1998–2015), and member of the CPI(M) Politburo (2002–incumbent)
* [[Prakash Karat]] – General Secretary, CPI(M) of India (2005–2015)
* [[Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal|Panakkad Shihab Thangal]] (Panakkad Sayeed Mohammedali Shihab Thangal) – President of the Kerala state committee of the IUML (1975–2009)
* [[Ramesh Chennithala]] – President, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (2005-incumbent); four times Lok Sabha MP (1989–2004)
* [[Anathalavattom Anandan]] – President, CITU State Committee; Vice Chairman, Apex Body for Coir; State Secretariat Member, CPI(M); three times MLA from Attingal Constituency
* [[P. Chacko MLA]] – Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (1960–1964)<ref name="auto"/>
* [[Dr. George Thomas]] – Kerala Legislative Assembly (1967–1970)<ref name="nso">{{cite web|url=http://niyamasabha.org/codes/legislatorsupto2006.pdf|title=Who's Who of Members From Ist to 11th Kerala Legislative Assembly|access-date=2009-07-02}}</ref>
* [[M. T. Jacob]] – Mayor of [[Aluva]] (2010–incumbent)
* [[Vakkom Bharathan]] – CPI(M) leader, trade union leader
* [[Kummanam Rajasekharan]] – former Mizoram Governor; former BJP Kerala state president
* [[P.J. Kurien]] – Member and Deputy Speaker of [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Kerala]] (2012–incumbent)
* [[V.S. Achuthanandan]] – former chief minister Kerala (2006–11)
* [[P. K. Jayalakshmi]] – youngest minister in the Oommen Chandy Government (elected to office at age 30); first Adivasi Minister of Kerala
* [[K.Karunakaran]] – former chief minister [[Kerala]] (3235 days)
* [[Oommen Chandy]] – former chief minister [[Kerala]] (2446 days)
* [[O. Rajagopal]] – former Central Minister, two times MP, first BJP MLA in Kerala
* [[Suresh Gopi]] – BJP Rajyasabha MP from Kerala; National Award-winning superstar actor
* Charles Dias – first Malayalee nominated as Anglo Indian MP
* [[Richard Hay (politician)|Richard Hay]] – BJP Loksabha MP from Kerala, second Malayalee nominated as Anglo Indian MP
* [[V Muraleedharan]] – Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, BJP Rajyasabha MP from Kerala
* [[Alphonse Kannanthanam]] – former Central Tourism, IT, Electronics Minister; BJP Rajyasabha MP from Kerala

==Award winners==
===Bharat Ratna===
The [[Bharat Ratna]] is the highest civilian award of the [[Republic of India]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180209002940/http://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Scheme-BR.pdf</ref>

===Padma Vibhushan===
[[File:Adoorgopalakrishnanpic.jpg|thumb|130px|Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]
The [[Padma Vibhushan]] is India's second highest civilian honour.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Vibhushan Awardees|publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]]|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php|access-date=2012-07-19}}</ref>
* [[V.K. Krishna Menon]] – Public Affairs (1954)
* [[John Matthai]] – Literature & Education (1959)
* Kalpathi Ramakrishna Ramanathan ([[K. R. Ramanathan]]) – Science & Engineering (1976)
* Mambillikalathil Kumar Menon ([[M. G. K. Menon]]) – Civil Service (1985)
* [[V. R. Krishna Iyer]] – Public Affairs (1999)
* Kakkadan Nandanath Raj ([[K. N. Raj]]) – Literature & Education (2000)
* [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] – Arts (2006)
* [[George Sudarshan]] – Science & Engineering (2007)
* [[ONV Kurup]] – Literature & Education (2011)
* [[K. J. Yesudas]] – singing (2017)

===Padma Bhushan===
[[File:Dr.M.S.Valiathan.jpg|thumb|130px|M. S. Valiathan]]
The [[Padma Bhushan]] is India's third highest civilian honour.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Bhushan Awardees|publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]]|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php|access-date=2012-07-20}}</ref> (This is not a complete list.)
::
* [[Vallathol Narayana Menon]] – Literature & Education (1954); poet (Mahakavi)
*[[Mira Nair]] – Film Direction/Arts (2012)
* Lakshmi Nandan Menon ([[Lakshmi N. Menon]]) – Public Affairs (1957)
* Kumar Padma Siva Shankara Menon ([[K. P. S. Menon (senior)]]) – Civil Service (1958)
* Mannathu Padmanabhan, ([[Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai]]) – Social Work (1966)
* [[K.P. Kesava Menon]] – Public Affairs (1966)
* Govinda Shankara Kurup ([[G. Sankara Kurup]]) – Literature & Education (1968); poet
* Poyipilli Kunju Kurup, ([[Guru Kunchu Kurup]]) – Arts (1971)
* [[Kandathil Mammen Cherian]] – Literature & Education (1971)
* [[Pothan Joseph]] – Literature & Education (1973)
* [[George Sudarshan]] – Literature & Education (1976)
* [[Prem Nazir]] – Arts (1983); actor
* [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]] – Literature & Education; (1985) novelist and short story writer
* Nalapat [[Balamani Amma]] – Literature & Education (1987); poet
* Marathanda Verma Sankaran Valiathan, ([[M. S. Valiathan]]) – Medicine (1990
* [[Thomas Kailath]] – Science and Engineering (2009)
* Thayil Jacob Sony George ([[T. J. S. George]]) – Literature & Education (2011)
* [[K.J. Yesudas]] – Arts (2002); classical singer and musician
* [[Jacob Cherian]] – Social Work (1999)<ref name="Cherian dead">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Cherian-dead/article14851601.ece |title=Cherian dead |date=2007-10-06 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2018-06-06 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* [[Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair]] Arts (2019); Art, film Acting<ref name="2019 Awardees List">{{Cite news |url=https://padmaawards.gov.in/SelectionGuidelines.aspx |title=2019 Awardees List }}</ref>
* S Nambi Narayan ([[Nambi Narayanan]]) – (2019); Science & Engineering-Space<ref name="2019 Awardees List" />

===Padma Shri===
[[File:Mani Madhava Chakyar-Sringara-new.jpg|thumb|right|130px|Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar (1899–1990)]]
[[File:Kj-yesudas-indian-playback-singer-2011.jpg|thumb|right|130px|Dr. K. J. Yesudas]]
[[File:Basheer.jpg|thumb|130px|Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]]

The [[Padma Shri]] is India's fourth highest civilian honour.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Vibhushan Awardees|publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]]|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php|access-date=2012-07-19}}</ref> (This is not a complete list.)
::
* [[Perakath Verghese Benjamin]] – Medicine (1955)
* [[Guru Kunchu Kurup]] – Arts (1965)
* [[Kandathil Mammen Cherian]] – Literature & Education (1965)
* [[Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair|C.K. Nair Alias V. Kunchu Nair]] – Arts (1971)
* [[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]] – Arts, poet and actor (1973)
* [[Mani Madhava Chakyar]] – Arts, [[Koodiyattam]] and [[Chakyar Koothu]] (1974)
* [[K.J. Yesudas]] – Arts, classical singer and musician (1975)
* [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]] – Literature & Education (1982)
* Manathoor Devasia Valsamma, [[M. D. Valsamma]] – Sports (1983)
* [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] – Arts (1984); director, screenwriter, producer
* [[P. T. Usha]] – Sports (1985)
* [[Bharath Gopi]] – Arts (1991); actor
* P. I. Mohammed Kutty ([[Mammootty]]) – Arts (1998); actor
* Viswanathan [[Mohanlal]] – Arts (2001); actor
* [[Rajagopalan Krishnan]] Vaidyan – Ayurveda (2003)
* [[Shobana]] Chandrakumar – Arts (2006); actress and [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer
* [[Sugathakumari]] – Literature & Education (2006)
* [[T. K. Alex]] – Science and Technology (2007)<ref>{{cite news|title=Padma awards for Nooyi, Sunil Mittal|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-04-05/news/28406850_1_padma-shri-awards-padma-bhushan-medicine|access-date=14 December 2012|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=5 April 2007}}</ref>
* [[Thilakan]] – Arts, actor (2009)
* [[Mitraniketan Viswanathan|K. Viswanathan]] – Social Service (2009)
* [[Palpu Pushpangadan]] – Science and Engineering (2010)
* [[Resul Pookutty|Resul Pokutty]] – Arts (2010); sound editor
* [[K. S. Chithra]] – Arts (2005); singer
* [[Balachandra Menon]] – Arts (2007); acting, direction, script writer
* [[Shaji N.Karun]] – Arts (2011); director/cinematographer
* [[Jose Chacko Periappuram]] – Medicine (2011); first heart transplant Kerala
* [[Gopalan Nair Shankar]] – Science and Engineering (2011); architecture
* [[Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri]] – Arts (2012); Indian classical dance – Kutiyattam
* [[Priyadarsan|Soman Nair Priyadarsan]] – Arts (2012); cinema direction
* [[J. Hareendran Nair]] – Medicine (2012); Ayurveda
* [[Pepita Seth]] – Literature and Education (2012)
* [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] – Arts (2013)
* [[Kalamandalam Kshemavathy|Padma Shri Kalamandalam Kshemavathy]] – Arts; dance
* [[K. P. Haridas]] – Medicine (2015); surgery
* [[Jayaram]] – Arts, cinema acting
* [[N. Balakrishnan Nair]] – Medicine (1984)
* [[R. K. Krishna Kumar|R.K. Krishna Kumar]] – contributions to Indian trade and industry (2009)
* [[K. K. Muhammed]] – Others - Archaeology (2019)<ref name="2019 Awardees List" />
* [[Thalappil Pradeep]] - Science and Technology (2020)

===National Medal of Science===
The [[National Medal of Science]] is an honor bestowed by the [[President of the United States]] to individuals in [[science]] and [[engineering]] who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of [[behavioral]] and [[social sciences]], [[biology]], [[chemistry]], [[engineering]], [[mathematics]] and [[physics]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070819012118/http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/jfkeo/eo/10961.htm</ref>

* [[Thomas Kailath]] (2012) – presented by President [[Barack Obama]] in 2014 for "transformative contributions to the fields of information and system science, for distinctive and sustained mentoring of young scholars, and for translation of scientific ideas into entrepreneurial ventures that have had a significant impact on industry"<ref>https://www.nationalmedals.org/laureates/thomas-kailath</ref><ref>https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/indian-american-professor-wins-national-medal-of-science-674850</ref>

===Academy Awards===
The [[Academy Awards]] also known as [[the Oscars]] are a set of 24 awards for artistic and technical merit in the film industry, given annually by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS), to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership.<ref>https://www.thewrap.com/ampas-drops-85th-academy-awards-now-its-just-oscars-78211/</ref>

* [[Resul Pookutty]]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1017076/</ref> – [[Best Sound Mixing]] (2009) along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke for his work in ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''<ref>http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2009/jan/22three-oscar-noms-for-slumdog.htm</ref>

===Booker Prize===
The [[Man Booker Prize]] for Fiction (formerly known as the Booker–McConnell Prize and commonly known simply as the Booker Prize) is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel written in the English language and published in the UK.

* [[Arundhati Roy]]<ref>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Arundhati-Roy</ref> – awarded the 1997 [[Booker Prize]] for her novel ''[[The God of Small Things]]''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070127162449/http://www.themanbookerprize.com/about/previous/1997.php</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050227170112/http://sawnet.org/news/news220.html</ref>

==Government and world organisations==

=== [[Imperial Civil Service|Members of the Imperial Civil Service]] ===
* [[K. P. S. Menon (senior)|K P S Menon Sr.]] – First [[Indian Foreign Secretary|Foreign Secretary of India]] and the 1st Ambassador of India to China
* [[V. P. Menon]] – Political Reforms Commissioner to the [[Viceroy of India]] Lord [[Louis Mountbatten]]<ref name="VP Menon">{{cite news |url=http://www.forgotten-raj.org/doc/vp6.pdf |title=V P Menon – The Forgotten Architect of Modern India |work=Forgotten Raj |date=13 April 2011 |access-date=13 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726061929/http://www.forgotten-raj.org/doc/vp6.pdf |archive-date=26 July 2011 }}</ref>
* [[N. R. Pillai]] – First Cabinet Secretary (1950–1953)
* [[M. K. Vellodi]] – Third Cabinet Secretary (1957–1958)

===[[Civil Services of India]]===

==== [[Cabinet Secretary (India)|Cabinet Secretaries]] ====
* [[N R Pillai|Sir N R Pillai]] – first Cabinet Secretary of India
* [[T.N.Seshan]] – 18th Cabinet Secretary (1989–1989)
* [[K. M. Chandrasekhar]] – 29th Cabinet Secretary (2007–2011)

==== Members ====
[[File:Msc2011 SZ 004 Menon (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|130px|Shivshankar Menon]]
[[File:Gita Gopinath3.1.jpg|thumb|Gita Gopinath]]
* [[P. J. Thomas, Parakunnel|P.J Thomas Parakunnel]] – first Chief Economic Advisor of India
* [[T. K. A. Nair]] – former Adviser and Principal Secretary to the [[Prime Minister of India]]<ref name="TKA Nair">{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_tka-nair-appointed-adviser-to-pm_1570370 |title=TKA Nair appointed adviser to PM |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=28 July 2011 |access-date=9 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Anna Rajam Malhotra|Anna Malhotra]] – first female member of the [[Indian Administrative Service]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Grit meets grace|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/article2981603.ece|access-date=3 November 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 March 2012|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* [[Shivshankar Menon]] – [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] to the [[Prime Minister of India]]
* [[Jyotindra Nath Dixit|Jyotindra Dixit]] – former [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] to the [[Prime Minister of India]]
* [[Nirupama Rao]] – [[Ambassador of India to United States of America]]
* [[Ranjan Mathai]] – 28th [[Indian Foreign Secretary|Foreign Secretary of India]]
* [[Gopal Krishna Pillai|Gopal Pillai]] – former [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)#Senior administrative officers|Home Secretary of India]]
* [[Kavalam Madhava Panikkar|Kavalam Panikkar]] – former [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)#Senior administrative officers|Home Secretary of India]]
* [[Hormis Tharakan]] – former Chief of the [[Research and Analysis Wing]]
* S. S. N. Moorthy – former [[CBDT Chairman]]<ref name="SSN Moorthy">{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_tka-nair-appointed-adviser-to-pm_1570370 |title=There will be major conceptual changes in the Direct Tax Code: SSN Moorthy |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=25 March 2012 |access-date=26 October 2012}}</ref>
* [[P. J. Thomas (Indian administrative officer)|P. J. Thomas]] – 14th [[Central Vigilance Commission]]er of India
* [[R.B. Sreekumar]] – former [[Director General of Police]] of [[Gujarat]]
* [[Abdul Rahman Infant|Abdul Rahman]] – former [[Director General of Police]] of [[Karnataka]]
* [[Letika Saran]] – former [[Director General of Police]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Moorkoth Ramunni]] – fourth [[Administrator of Lakshadweep]]

=== [[United Nations|Members of the United Nations]] ===
[[File:Tharoor at GQ Men of the Year 2012.jpg|thumb|130px|Shashi Tharoor]]
* [[Chandran Nair (poet)|Chandran Nair]] – Civil servant with [[UNESCO]] (1981–2004)
* [[Vijay K. Nambiar]] – [[Under-Secretary-General]] of the [[United Nations]] (2007–2012)
* [[Shashi Tharoor]] – Under-Secretary-General of the [[United Nations]] (2001–2007)
* [[Ajay Prabhakar]] – Country Programme Coordinator of the [[United Nations]] (2001–2014)

=== International Monetary Fund ===
* [[Gita Gopinath]] – First woman [[IMF Chief Economist|Chief Economist of the IMF]] (2019–)

==Military leaders==
===Early Modern Period===
* [[Kunhali Marakkar]] – The Kunjali [[Marakkar]] or Kunhali [[Marakkar]] was the title given to the Muslim naval chief of the [[Zamorin of Calicut]] (Samoothiri of Kozhikode), by Hindu King of Calicut, in present-day state of [[Kerala]], [[India]] during the 16th century. There were four major Kunjalis who played a part in the Zamorin's naval wars with the [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] from 1507 to 1600. The Marakkars are credited with organizing the first naval defense of the Indian coast.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PePUAAAAMAAJ&q=kunhali+slave+youth |title = Fidalgos in the Far East, 1550-1770: Fact and Fancy in the History of Macao|last1 = Boxer|first1 = Charles Ralph|year = 1948}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kDMZAAAAIAAJ&q=kunhali+chinese | title=T'ien Hsia Monthly| year=1939}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/voyagefranoispy01pyragoog | page=[https://archive.org/details/voyagefranoispy01pyragoog/page/n255 523] | quote=kunhali chinese. |title = The Voyage of François Pyrard of Laval to the East Indies, the Maldives, the Moluccas and Brazil| publisher=Hakluyt society |last1 = Pyrard|first1 = François|year = 1890}}</ref>
The four key Kunhali Marakkars:
# Kutti Ahmed Ali – Kunhali Marakkar I
# Kutti Pokker Ali – Kunhali Marakkar II
# Pattu Kunhali – Kunhali Marakkar III
# Mohammed Ali – Kunhali Marakkar IV
* [[Edachena Kunkan]] – Chieftain of Nair clan and military commander of [[Pazhassi Raja]]
* [[Thalakkal Chanthu]] – Chieftain of Kurichya clan and military commander of Pazhassi Raja
* [[Iravikkutti Pillai]] – Commander-in-Chief of the Venad Kingdom of present-day Kerala, India

===Contemporary period===
=== Army ===
* [[General]] [[Sundararajan Padmanabhan]] – 22nd General of the [[Indian Army]] and [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army]] (2000–2002)
* [[Lieutenant General]] [[Philip Campose]] – Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the [[Indian Army]]<ref name="Philip Campose">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/keralite-is-chief-of-western-army-command/article4870513.ece |title=Keralite is chief of Western Army Command|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 July 2013 |access-date=22 May 2014 |location=Chennai, India }}</ref>
* [[Lieutenant General]] [[Satish Nambiar]] – Head of Mission of the [[United Nations Protection Force]] (1992–1993)
* [[Major General]] [[Jai Shanker Menon]] – Head of Mission and Force Commander of [[United Nations Disengagement Observer Force]]
* [[Lieutenant General]] Bobby Cherian Mathews – [[General officer commanding]] of [[XII Corps (India)|Konark Corps]]<ref name="Bobby Matthews">{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/lt-gen-mathews-takes-over-as-goc-of-indias-only-desert-corps/ |title=Lt Gen Mathews takes over as GoC of India's only desert corps|work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=1 September 2014 |access-date=3 September 2014 |location=New Delhi, India }}</ref>
* [[Lieutenant General]] [[G.M. Nair]] – Military Secretary of India (2010-?)
* [[Lieutenant General]] [[Kunhiraman Palat Candeth|K.P. Candeth]] – Deputy Chief of Army Staff (1965–1971?)
* [[Havildar]] [[Thomas Philipose]] – medal winner in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]

=== Air Force ===
:::''Param Vishist Seva Medal holders''
* [[Air Marshal]] [[Erasseri Pathayapurayil Radhakrishnan Nair|E.P.R. Nair]] – Commanding-in Chief of the [[Training Command, Indian Air Force]] (1981–1985)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/3837|title=Service Record for Air Marshal Erasseri Pathayapurayil Radhakrishnan Nair 3837 F(N) at Bharat Rakshak.com|website=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>
* [[Air Marshal]] [[Krishnan Narayan Nair|K.N. Nair]] – Commanding-in Chief of the [[Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/6346|title=Service Record for Air Marshal Krishnan Narayan Nair 6346 F(P) at Bharat Rakshak.com|website=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>
* [[Air Marshal]] [[Narayan Menon]] – Air Officer-in-Charge (Personnel), Air Headquarters (1999–2004)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/9005|title=Service Record for Air Marshal Narayan Menon 9005 F(P) at Bharat Rakshak.com|website=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>

===Navy===
* [[Admiral]] Ronald Lynsdale Pereira<ref>http://salute.co.in/remembering-ronnie/</ref> – 9th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]] of the [[Indian Navy]] (1979–1982), former Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), [[Eastern Naval Command]], former Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Southern Naval Command]] and former Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Western Naval Command]]<ref>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/personnel/chiefs/138-rl-pereira.html</ref>
* [[Vice-Admiral]] K. N. Sushil – former Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Southern Naval Command]]<ref name="KN Sushil">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article3476107.ece |title=Vice-Admiral to retire today |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=31 May 2011 |access-date=26 October 2011 |location=Chennai, India |first=S. |last=Anandan}}</ref>
* [[Radhika Menon (naval officer)|Radhika Menon]] – India's first female Merchant Navy captain.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/udaipur/women-should-raise-voice-when-faced-with-restrictions-nations-1st-female-merchant-navy-officer/articleshow/57471351.cms|title=Raise voice if faced with restrictions: Country's first woman merchant navy officer|date=5 March 2017|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref>

== Jurists ==

===Chief Justice of India===
*[[K. G. Balakrishnan]] – 37th [[Chief Justice of India]] (2007–2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/list_retired_chief_justices.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-01-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219163136/http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/list_retired_chief_justices.htm |archive-date=2016-12-19 }}</ref>

===Judges of the Supreme Court of India===
[[File:Justice Fathima Beevi.JPG|thumb|130px|Justice M. Fathima Beevi]]
*[[K. K. Mathew]] (1971–1976)
*[[V.R. Krishna Iyer]] (1973–1980)
* [[V. Balakrishna Eradi]] (1981–1987)
*[[M. Fathima Beevi]] (1989–1992) – first woman Judge of the Supreme Court of India<ref name="supremecourtofindia.nic.in">{{cite web |url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/71_mfbeevi.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-07-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910061203/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/71_mfbeevi.htm |archive-date=2015-09-10 }}</ref>
*[[K. S. Paripoornan]] (1994–1997)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/86_ksparipoornan.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-02-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205144429/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/86_ksparipoornan.htm |archive-date=2016-02-05 }}</ref>
* [[Kurian Joseph]] (2013–)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/chief-justice-judges|title=Chief Justice & Judges - Supreme Court of India|website=supremecourtofindia.nic.in}}</ref>

===Women Judges of the Supreme Court of India===
*[[M. Fathima Beevi]] (1989–1992) – first woman Judge of the Supreme Court of India

===Women Judges of the High Court===
* Smt. Justice [[Anna Chandy]] – Judge of the High Court of [[Kerala]] (1959–1967) and the first woman in India to be a judge of a High Court
* Kumari Justice P. [[Janaki Amma]] – second woman Judge of the High Court of [[Kerala]] (1974–1982)

==Academia==
===Ancient mathematicians===
* [[Madhava of Sangamagrama]] (c.1350–c.1425) – [[astronomer]]-[[mathematician]]
*'''[[Parameshvara Nambudiri|Vatasseri Parameshvara Nambudiri]]''' (<abbr>c.</abbr> 1380–1460) – major [[India|Indian]] [[mathematician]] and [[astronomer]] of the [[Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics]]
*[[Nilakantha Somayaji]] (14 June 1444 – 1544), major [[astronomer]]-[[mathematician]] of [[Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics]]
*
* [[Jyeshtadeva]] (c. 1500–c. 1610) – astronomer-mathematician of the [[Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics]]; author of a treatise on [[calculus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005ac0_185.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912165846/http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005ac0_185.pdf |archive-date=2014-09-12 }}</ref>
*[[Achyutha Pisharadi|Achyuth Pisharod]]<nowiki/>i (c. 1550 at thrikkandiyur (aka Kundapura), Tirur, Kerala, India – 7 July 1621 in Kerala) Sanskrit [[Linguist|grammarian]], [[Astrology|astrologer]], [[astronomer]] and [[mathematician]]
*[[Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri]] (1560–1646/1666) – member of [[Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics]] and a mathematical [[Linguistics|linguist]]
*
*

===Scientists===
* [[K. R. Ramanathan]] – physicist, meteorologist and first director of [[Physical Research Laboratory]], Ahmedabad; President of the [[International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics]] (1954–57)
* [[Tessy Thomas]] (1963–) – Indian scientist and Director General of Aeronautical Systems and the former Project Director for [[Agni-IV]] missile in [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]. She is the first woman scientist to head a missile project in [[India]]. She is known as the 'Missile Woman' of [[India]].
* [[V. R. Lalithambika]] (1962–) – Indian scientist working with the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO); will lead the Gaganyaan mission as the Director of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme which is intended to send Indian astronauts in the space by 2022<ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/scientist-vr-lalithambika-will-lead-isros-human-space-flight-programme/articleshow/65450174.cms</ref><ref>https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/meet-the-woman-who-leads-indias-manned-mission-to-space-bengaluru-1902852</ref><ref>https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/with-human-space-flight-india-to-push-frontiers/article24698496.ece</ref>
* [[Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan]] – space scientist who headed the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO) 1994–2003<ref name="Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan (1994-2003)">{{Cite web |url=http://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/dr-krishnaswamy-kasturirangan-1994-2003 |title=Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan (1994-2003) |date=2016 |publisher=[[Indian Space Research Organisation]]}}</ref> He is presently Chancellor of [[Central University of Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.curaj.ac.in/Default.aspx?PageId=214| title=Archived copy| access-date=15 January 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101134826/http://curaj.ac.in/Default.aspx?PageId=214| archive-date=1 January 2019| url-status=dead}}</ref> He is the former chancellor of [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jnu.ac.in/main.asp?sendval=Chancellor |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-05-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507153954/http://www.jnu.ac.in/main.asp?sendval=Chancellor |archive-date=7 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and the chairman of [[Karnataka Knowledge Commission]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/orgn.html |title=Planning Commission Organisation |work=Shivap |access-date=2009-12-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304030932/http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/orgn.html |archive-date=4 March 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He is a former member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (2003–09) and a former member of the now defunct [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission of India]]. He was also the Director of the [[National Institute of Advanced Studies]], Bangalore, from April 2004 to 2009.

===Faculty===
[[File:Thomas Kailath.jpg|thumb|right|130px|Thomas Kailath]]
* [[George Sudarsan]] – [[Padma Vibhushan]] Emeritus professor
* [[Thomas Kailath]] – [[Padma Bhushan]]; Professor of Engineering
* [[Prem Raj P]] – Professor of BioTechnology
* [[Faisal Kutty]] – Professor of Law
* [[George Varghese]] – Professor of Computer Science
* [[K. Mani Chandy]] – Professor of Computer Science
* [[Mathai Varghese]] – Professor of [[Mathematics]]
* [[Pulickel Ajayan]] – Professor of Engineering
* [[Thomas Zacharia]] – computer scientist
* [[T. Pradeep]] – Professor of [[Chemistry]]
*[[Shree K. Nayar]] – Professor of Computer Science
[[File:V C Samuel Yale PhD.jpg|thumb|right|150px|V.C. Samuel]]
* Rev. Fr. Dr. [[V.C. Samuel]] – Theologian, Historian, Author, Polyglot and Ecumenical Leader
* [[P. N. Vinayachandran]] – Associate Professor of Oceanography
* [[Thanu Padmanabhan]] – professor
* [[G. Balakrish Nair]] – director
* [[Prahlad Vadakkepat]] – professor and robotics scientist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prahlad.in|title=Dr. Prahlad Vadakkepat's Homepage|website=Prahlad.in}}</ref>
* [[K. R. K. Easwaran]] – Astra Chair Professor of the [[Indian Institute of Science]]

===Heads of institutions===
* [[John Palocaren]] - Founding principal of [[St. Thomas College, Thrissur]]
* [[Mathai Varghese]] – Director of the Institute for Geometry and its Applications (IGA), Adelaide
* [[Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis]] – Director of [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram]]
* [[M. G. K. Menon]] – former President of the [[Indian Statistical Institute]]
* [[V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai]] – 6th Vice Chancellor of [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]]
* [[Salim Gangadharan]] – Chairman, [[South Indian Bank]] and Regional Director, [[Kerala]] and [[Lakshadweep]]

===Medical sciences===
* [[Abraham Verghese]] – Professor of [[Medicine]] and Senior Associate Chair of Department of Internal Medicine at [[Stanford University School of Medicine]]
* [[Mani Menon]] – Director of the [[Vattikuti Urology Institute]] at the [[Henry Ford Hospital]]
* [[Thomas Thomas (surgeon)|Thomas Thomas]] – first Indian cardio-thoracic surgeon
* [[M. Krishnan Nair (doctor)|M. Krishnan Nair]] – leading oncologist
* [[M. S. Valiathan]] – cardiac surgeon; former Vice Chancellor, Manipal University
* [[R. Kesavan Nair]] – Kerala's first civil surgeon
* [[Vaidyaratnam P. S. Warrier]] – Ayurvedic physician and founder of the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala
* [[Salim Yusuf]] – Director of Population Health Research Institute, Canada
* [[Rajagopalan Krishnan]] Vaidyan – Ayurvedic physician
* [[Mohan D. Nair]] – Indian pharmaceutical scientist and author

===Humanities and social sciences===
* [[Nivedita Menon]] – feminist writer; professor of political thought at Jawaharlal Nehru University

== Business and commerce ==

* [[Rajeev Madhavan]] – entrepreneur<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tech-a-tete/rajeev-madhavan-kochi-comics-to-california-chips/|title=Rajeev Madhavan: Kochi comics to California chips|work=Times of India Blog|access-date=2017-04-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Rajesh Gopinathan]] – CEO of [[Tata Consultancy Services]]
* [[Thomas Kurian]] – Global President of Product Development at [[Oracle Corporation]]
* [[Reji Abraham]] – Managing Director of ABAN Group of Companies
* [[C J George]] – founder and CEO of [[Geojit Financial Services]]
* [[Kris Gopalakrishnan]] – Co-Chairman and former CEO of [[Infosys Technologies]]
* [[S. D. Shibulal]] – CEO and Managing Director of Infosys Technologies
* [[T K Kurien]] – CEO of [[Wipro]]
* [[R. K. Krishna Kumar|RK Krishna Kumar]] – trustee of [[Sir Dorabji Tata Trust]] and [[Sir Ratan Tata Trust]]
* [[R Gopalakrishnan]] – Executive Director of [[Tata Sons]]
* [[Mavila Vishwanathan Nair|Mavila Nair]] – former Chairman and Managing Director of [[Union Bank of India]]
* [[B. Ravi Pillai]] – Indian business magnate
* [[George Alexander Muthoot]] – Managing Director of Muthoot Finance & [[Muthoot Group]]
* [[Verghese Kurien]] – founder Chairman of [[Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.]]
* [[Thakiyudeen Wahid]] – owner of East West Airlines
* [[K.M. Mammen Mappilai]] – founder of [[Madras Rubber Factory|MRF Tyres]] and ''[[Malayala Manorama|Manorama]]'' publications
* [[C. P. Krishnan Nair]] – founder of the [[Leela Group of Hotels]]
* [[Rajmohan Pillai]] – Chairman of Beta Group
* [[Kochouseph Chittilappilly]] – Managing Director of V Guard Industries Ltd
* [[M. A. Yousuf Ali]] – founder of EMKE Group, Lulu Hypermarkets and Supermarkets in United Arab Emirates
* [[Beena Kannan]] – Managing Director and Lead Designer of Seematti
* [[Nadakkal Parameswaran Pillai]] or "Coffee House Pillai" – co-founder of [[Indian Coffee House]]s in [[Kerala]]
* [[Byju Raveendran]] – founder of Think and Learn Private Ltd, popularly known as [[BYJU'S]] - The Learning App, the first investment in [[Asia]] from the [[Chan Zuckerberg Initiative]]<ref>https://www.businessinsider.sg/mark-zuckerberg-invests-byju-indian-education-startup-2016-9/?r=US&IR=T</ref> It is considered to be one among the only few Indian consumer startups that has gone global,<ref>http://www.forbesindia.com/article/big-bet/byjus-swipe-and-learn-from-this-nearunicorn/48179/1</ref> particularly with the 2017 acquisition of [[TutorVista]].
* [[Ajit Balakrishnan]] – founder and Chairman of [[Rediff]]
* [[Dileep K Nair]] – first Chancellor of [[North East Frontier Technical University (NEFTU)|North East Frontier Technical University]]; publisher of ''The Engineers Outlook Magazine''
* [[PNC Menon]] – founder of Sobha Developers Limited
* [[Arun M. Kumar]] – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at KPMG India
* [[Mathunny Mathews]] – former MD of Al-Sayer Group; former Chairman of Jabriya Indian School; co-founder of Indian Arts Circle, Kuwait

==Social reformers==

===Independence activists===
[[File:SirChetturSankaranNair.jpg|thumb|right|130px|Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair]]
* Sir [[Chettur Sankaran Nair]] – [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]], President of the [[Indian National Congress]] (1897–1898)
* [[Lakshmi Sehgal]] – as Captain Lakshmi, she commanded the Jhansi Rani Regiment of the INA under [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose]]
* [[Veliyankode Umar Khasi]] – mystic leader and Muslim scholar, freedom fighter and poet
* [[NP Nayar|N.P. Nayar]] – administrator of [[Azad Hind Dal]]
* [[Ammu Swaminathan]]
* [[Accamma Cherian]] – Jhansi Rani of Travancore
* [[Mohammed Abdul Rahiman]] – freedom fighter and former KPCC President
* [[Vakkom Majeed]] – former Member of [[Travancore-Cochin]] State Assembly
* [[T. M. Varghese]] – Minister of Travancore-Cochin
* [[George Joseph (Kerala)|George Joseph]] – lawyer, trade unionist and nationalist activist
* [[C. Kesavan]] – Chief Minister of [[Travancore-Cochin]]
* [[K. Kelappan]] – leader of the Payyanur Salt Satyagraha and the [[Guruvayur Satyagraha]]
* [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]] – Malayalam fiction writer, humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer
* [[K. P. Kesava Menon]] – founder-editor of the ''[[Mathrubhumi]]'' newspaper
* [[A. K. Gopalan]] – founder leader of the [[Communist Party of India]]
* [[Velu Thampi Dalava]]
* [[Ammu Swaminathan]]
* [[A. J. John, Anaparambil]]
* [[Nettur. P. Damodaran]] – social worker
* [[Moidu Moulavi]] – leader of the [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[K. Kumar]] (Kumarji) – Gandhian nationalist, orator and reformer who revived the banned ''Swadeshabhimani'' newspaper

===Social reformers===
[[File:Shri Shankaracharya.jpg|thumb|right|130px|Ādi Śaṅkarācārya]]

* [[Adi Sankara]] (788–820) – saint, poet, philosopher and reviver of [[Hinduism]] in India
* [[Ayyankali]] – leader of [[Dalit]]s
* [[K. M. Seethi]] – Saheb Bahadur, usually referred to as Seethi Saheb
* [[Chattampi Swamikal]] (1853–1925) – social reformer
* [[C. Kesavan]] – Chief Minister of erstwhile state of Travancore-Cochin, 1951–1952
* [[Kuriakose Elias Chavara]] – social reformer and Syrian Catholic saint
* [[Lalithambika Antharjanam]] – social reformer and writer
* [[K. P. Kesava Menon]] – founder of ''[[Mathrubhumi]]'' daily
* [[K. Kumar]] (Elanthoor Kumarji) – freedom fighter and social-reformer who worked for Harijan upliftment and communal harmony
* [[K. Kelappan]] – freedom fighter and social reformer
* [[Mathai Manjooran]] (1912–1970) – socialist revolutionary, member of the Indian Parliament, Labor Minister in the 2nd EMS communist ministry
* [[Mannathu Padmanabhan]] – founder of Nair Service Society
* [[M.C. Joseph|M. C. Joseph]] – rationalist, founding editor of ''[[Yukthivadi]]''
* [[Nawab Rajendran]] – social activist
* [[Narayana Guru|Sree Narayana Guru]] (1856–1928) – pivotal figure in the Renaissance of Kerala, social reformer, scholar, teacher, saint and Vedantin
* [[Sahodaran Ayyappan]] – social reformer, follower of Sri Narayana Guru
* [[Nataraja Guru]] – disciple of Narayana Guru
* [[Vakkom Moulavi]] (1877–1933) – social reformer, educationist, writer and journalist
* [[Abraham Barak Salem]] – Zionist, Indian nationalist, leader of the Jewish community and social activist

==Religion and spirituality==

===Hinduism===
* [[Adi Sankara]] (788–820) – saint, poet, philosopher and reviver of [[Hinduism]] in India
* [[Chattampi Swamikal]] (1853–1924) – Hindu sage and social reformer
* [[Sree Narayana Guru]] (1854–1928) – founder of [[Sivagiri Mutt]] and social reformer of India
* [[Tapovan Maharaj]] (1889–1957) – teacher of [[Swami Chinmayananda]] and [[Swami Sundaranand]]
* [[Swami Ranganathananda]] (1908–2005) – 13th president of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission
* [[Eknath Easwaran]] (1910–1999) – spiritual teacher, developed [[passage meditation]] used across traditions
* [[Chinmayananda]] (1916–1993) – founder of [[Chinmaya Mission]]
* [[Nitya Chaitanya Yati]] (1924–1999) – exponent of [[Advaita Vedanta]]
* [[Karunakara Guru]] (1927–1999) – spiritual leader, founder of [[Santhigiri Ashram]]
* [[Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha]] (1933–) – spiritual leader and the founder of [[Narayanashrama Tapovanam]]
* Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi (1935–2006) – founder Chairman of [[Hindu Aikya Vedi]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}
* [[Mata Amritanandamayi]] (1953–) – spiritual leader and founder of [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]] popularly known as Amma

===Islam===
* [[Panakkad Syed Mohammedali Shihab Thangal|Panakkad Thangal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/Thousands-bid-tearful-farewell-to-Thangal/article16525900.ece|title=Thousands bid tearful farewell to Thangal|date=3 August 2009|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref>
* [[Ahmad Kutty]] – Islamic scholar
* [[Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar]] – Grand Mufti of India
* [[Cherussery Sainudheen Musliyar|Cherussery Musliyar]]
* [[KT Manu Musliar]]
* [[Kalambadi Muhammad Musliyar]]
* [[Ullal Thangal]]
* [[Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal|Hyderali Shihab Thangal]]
* [[Chekannur Maulavi]] – progressive Islamic cleric
* [[MM Akbar]] – Muslim intellectual, comparative religion scholar

=== Christianity ===
* [[Philipose Mar Chrysostom]] – Grand Metropolitan of [[Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church]] and Marthoma XX
* [[Mar Yohannan Yoseph]] – Episcopal Bishop of the Holy Assyrian Church of the East
* [[Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception]] – first woman of [[Indian people|Indian]] origin to be canonised as a [[saint]] by the [[Catholic Church]]
* [[Baselios Cleemis]] – [[San Gregorio VII|Cardinal-Priest of the Church of Saint Gregory VII]]
* [[Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II]] – Catholicos of the [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]]
* [[Baselios Thomas I]] – Catholicos of the [[Jacobite Syrian Christian Church]]
*[[Geevarghese Gregorios of Parumala|Geevarghese Mar Gregorios (Parumala Thirumeni)]] – First Indian canonized saint by the [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]]
* [[George Alencherry]] – [[San Bernardo alle Terme|Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme]]
* [[Joseph Mar Thoma]] – primate of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church
* [[Joy Alappat]] – Syro-Malabar Catholic bishop in the United States
* [[Joseph Parecattil]] – inducted as [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] in June 1988
* [[K. P. Yohannan|KP Yohannan]] – [[Metropolitan Bishop]] of [[Believers Church]]
* [[Kuriakose Elias Chavara]] – [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] saint and social reformer
* [[K.V. Simon]] – [[Kerala Brethren]] pioneer
* [[Mar Gregory Karotemprel]] – Bishop of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Rajkot]]
* [[P.C. John]] – [[Kerala Brethren]] pioneer
* [[Euphrasia Eluvathingal|Saint Euphrasia]] – Indian Carmelite nun of the [[Syro-Malabar Church]]
* [[Varkey Vithayathil]] – former [[San Bernardo alle Terme|Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme]]
* [[Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly]] – elevated as [[Venerable]] by the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]]
* [[Palackal Thoma]] – Indian Catholic priest of the [[Syro-Malabar]] Church based in India

===PRDS===
*[[Poykayil Yohannan]] aka Poykayil Kumara Guru Devan – activist, poet and the founder of the socio-religious movement Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha

==Literature and writing==

===Writers===
{{see also|List of fiction writers in Malayalam}}

[[File:Chandiroor Divakaran New DSW.JPG|thumb|right|130px|[[Chandiroor Divakaran]]]]

* [[Ajay Prabhakar]] – international author and researcher
* [[A. R. Raja Raja Varma]] – linguist and grammarian
* [[Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri]] – Malayalam poet; winner of the Kendra Sahithya Academy Award for Malayalam in 1973
* [[Appu Nedungadi]] – author of ''[[Kundalatha]]'', the first [[Malayalam]] [[novel]]
* [[Anita Nair]] – writer
* [[Arundhati Roy]] – actress turned writer, awarded the Booker Prize in 1997 for ''[[The God of Small Things]]'', which is set in Kerala
* [[Balachandran Chullikkadu]] – poet
* [[Balamani Amma]] – poet; won the literary medal in India, the [[Saraswathi Samman]]
* [[Chandiroor Divakaran]] – poet, folk songwriter and 2011 Ambedkar Award winner
* [[Changampuzha Krishna Pillai]] (1911–1948) – poet, author of the pastoral elegy "Ramanan" (1936)
* [[Cherusseri Namboothiri]] – poet, author of ''Krishnagaadha (The Song of Krishna)''
* [[D. Vinayachandran]] – poet
* [[Edasseri Govindan Nair]] – poet and playwright
* [[Faisal Kutty]] – lawyer, professor and columnist
* [[G. Sankara Kurup]] – poet
* [[George Menachery]] – historian, editor of ''The St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India'', editor of ''The Indian Church History Classics'' (''The Nazranies'')
* [[Gopi Kottoor]] – internationally renowned poet
* [[Hassan Thikkodi]] – writer, poet, Chairman of MES Raja Residential School
* [[Hameed Chennamangaloor]] – writer, progressive Muslim intellectual, critic of religious fundamentalism
* [[E. Harikumar]] – novelist and short story writer
* [[Ilango Adigal]] – author of ''[[Silappatikaram]]'', one of the [[Five Great Epics]] of [[Tamil literature]]; identifies himself as a [[Chera]] prince from the 2nd century CE
* [[Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan]] – Malayalam poet
* [[Kalakkaththu Kunchan Nambiar]] – poet
* [[Kamala Das]] – English poet and novelist; also wrote in Malayalam under the pen-name Madhavikkutty; first Indian woman to openly write about women's sexuality; embraced Islam under the name Kamala Suraiyya in 1999; Asian Poetry Prize, 1964; Kent Award, 1965
* [[Kesari Balakrishna Pillai]] – social thinker, literary critic
* [[Kottarathil Sankunni]] – well known author of Malayalam literature. He made significant contributions in both poetry and prose. He started compiling the legends of Kerala in 1909 and completed the work in eight volumes over a quarter of a century. "[[Aithihyamala]]" (Garland of Legends) is a collection of stories of legends prepared by Kottarathil Sankunni. The works on the legends were collected and published by Sankunni in the famous Malayalam literary magazine of the nineteenth century, the [[Bhashaposhini]].
* [[Kumaran Asan]] – poet, also called Mahakavi Kumaran Asan, died at age 51 in a boat (named Redeemer) accident en route Alapuzha to Kollam in January 1924
* [[Kunjunni]] – Malayalam poet
* [[N. S. Madhavan]] – writer and civil servant
*[[Manu S. Pillai|Manu S Pillai]] – author of “The Ivory Throne”
* [[M. Krishnan Nair (author)|M. Krishnan Nair]] – literary critic
* [[M. Mukundan]] – novelist
* [[Moothiringode Bhavathrāthan Namboothiripad]] – author and social
* [[Moyinkutty Vaidyar]] – poet
* [[M. P. Parameswaran]] – scientist turned social activist
* [[M. P. Paul]] – literary critic
* [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] – writer and cinema personality; [[Jnanpith Award]], 1995
* [[Nanditha K. S.]] – poet
* [[Niranam Poets]] – three Malayali poets, Madhava Panikkar, Sankara Panikkar and Rama Panikkar of the Kannassa family; they lived between AD 1350 and 1450 in the Niranam village of Tiruvalla
* [[Nitya Chaitanya Yati]] – scholar and monk
* [[Oyyarathu Chandumenon|O. Chandumenon]] – novelist
* [[O. V. Vijayan]] – novelist and cartoonist
* [[O. N. V. Kurup]]
* [[P. C. Devassia]] (1906–2006) – Sanskrit scholar and poet who won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (1980) for Sanskrit for his poem "[[Kristubhagavatam]]"
* [[P. Parameswaran]] – Director of Bharatiya Vichara Kendram; former President of Vivekanand Kendra, Kanyakumari; also known as Parameswarji
* [[P. F. Mathews]] – novelist, short story writer and screenwriter
* [[P. K. Gopi]] – poet
* [[P. M. Taj]] – writer
* [[Paul Zacharia]] – writer
* [[Poonthanam]] – poet belonging to the [[Bhakti]] school
* [[Sarah Joseph (author)|Sarah Joseph]] – writer, Novelist, Sahitya Academy winner
* [[Shashi Tharoor]] – novelist, [[Commonwealth Writers Prize]], 1991; previous Under-Secretary-General (Communication and Public Information) of the United Nations, Deputy Minister of External affairs
* [[S. K. Pottekkatt]] – author winner of the Jnanpith award of 1980
* [[Shreekumar Varma]] – novelist, award-winning playwright, poet, children's author
* [[Sugathakumari]] – Indian poet and activist
* [[Sukumar Azhikode]] – teacher, critic and orator
* [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]] – novelist and short story writer; Jnanpith Award in 1984
* [[Thirunalloor Karunakaran]] – poet, scholar, teacher and leftist intellectual
* [[Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan]] – architect of modern [[Malayalam]]; poet
* [[Ulloor S Parameswara Iyer]] – poet
* [[Uroob]] – writer, novelist, Sahitya Academy winner, winner of president of India's silver medal
* [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]] – writer, philosopher
* [[Vakkom Moulavi|Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi]] – publisher, social reformer, and a leader of the progressive Islahi Movement in Kerala
* [[Vallathol Narayana Menon]] – Mahaakavi; founder of [[Kerala Kalamandalam]],
* [[Vayalar Ramavarma]] – lyricist
* [[Vayalar Sarath Chandra varma]] – Malayalam film
* [[Vijayan, M. N]] – writer, literary critic, social activist
* [[Vrindavanam Venugopalan]] – writer, journalist and educationalist
* [[Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon]] – Malayalam poet
* [[V. Madhusoodanan Nair]] – Malayalam poet and winner of the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Malayalam in 2019
* [[Yusuf Ali Kechery]] – poet, lyricist

==Journalists==

* [[O. Abdurahman]] – Editor-in-charge of ''[[Madhyamam Daily|Madhyamam]]''
* [[Sunnykutty Abraham]] – COO and Chief News Editor of Jaihind TV; political analyst
* [[BRP Bhaskar]] - senior journalist and human rights-social activist
* [[T. N. Gopakumar]] – Editor-in-Chief, Asianet News
* [[K. Kumar]] of Travancore – Gandhian reformer, nationalist and Freedom Fighter who revived and edited "Swadeshabhimani" run by the deported Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishnana Pillai
* [[Faisal Kutty]] – lawyer and columnist for ''[[Express Tribune]]'', ''[[Toronto Star]]'', ''[[Middle East Eye]]'' and ''[[Madhyamam Daily]]''
* [[V. K. Madhavan Kutty]] – Former Editor of the Malayalam daily ''[[Mathrubhumi]]'', and a founder director of satellite channel [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
* [[K. C. Mammen Mappillai]] – founder of ''[[Malayala Manorama]]''
* [[Sebastian Paul]] – Media critic
* [[Nisha Pillai]] – BBC newsreader
* [[Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai]] the deported nationalist who edited the Swadeshabhimani newspaper
* [[Kummanam Rajasekharan]] – Managing Director of Malayalam daily ''[[Janmabhumi]]'', General Secretary [[Hindu Aikya Vedi]]
* Kamal Varadoor – Chief News Editor of Malayalam daily ''[[Chandrika (newspaper)|Chandrika]]'', State Sports Award for Best Sports reporter (1998, 2002)
* [[Rohit Viswanath]] – CNN Young Journalist of the Year 2006;<ref name="rohit">{{cite news
| url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/23/stories/2006122300530300.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071029162136/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/23/stories/2006122300530300.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 29 October 2007
| title = Awarding Talent
| date = 23 December 2006
| work = [[The Hindu]]
| location=Chennai, India
}}</ref> editorial page writer with ''[[The Times of India]]''

==Film and media==
[[File:Mohanlal and mammootty.JPG|alt=|thumb|Mohanlal and Mammootty]]

===Models===
* [[Lakshmi Menon (model)|Lakshmi Menon]]
* [[Nafisa Joseph]]
* [[Nina Manuel]]
* [[Parvathy Omanakuttan]]
* [[Sana Khan]]
* [[Sheetal Menon]]
* [[Surelee Joseph]]

===Actresses===
* [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]
* [[Ambika Sukumaran]]
* [[Ann Augustine]]
* [[Asin]]
* [[Bhavana (Malayalam actress)|Bhavana]]
* [[Catherine Tresa]]
* [[Geetu Mohandas]] – [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] (2004)
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] – [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] (1990)
* [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]]
* [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]]
* [[Kavya Madhavan]]
* [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]]
* [[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]]
* [[Liza Koshy]]
* [[Manju Warrier]] – Special Jury Award (National)
* [[Meera Jasmine]] – [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] (2004)
* [[Monisha Unni]] – [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] (1986)
* [[Namitha Pramod]]
* [[Navya Nair]]
* [[Nayantara]]
* [[Nazriya Nazim]]
* [[Neha Dhupia]]
* [[Nithya Menen]]
* [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]
* [[Priyanka Chopra]]
* [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]]
* [[Remya Nambeesan]]
* [[Revathi Menon]]
* [[Rima Kallingal]]
* [[Samantha Akkineni]]
* [[Samvrutha Sunil]]
* [[Shobana]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient, [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] (1993,2001)
* [[Shweta Menon]]
* [[Siddhi Mahajankatti]]
* [[Sindhu Menon]]
* [[Sukumari]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient
* [[Trisha Krishnan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1375534/bio|title=Trisha Krishnan|website=www.imdb.com|access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref>
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] – [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] (2005)
* [[Vidya Balan]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/back-to-hometown-vidya-s-parents-join-her-shoot-in-kerala/story-cVr0Zs9qxoKPkb5izOWmsI.html|title=Back to hometown: Vidya's parents join her shoot in Kerala|website=www.hindustantimes.com|access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref>

===Actors===

* [[Balachandra Menon]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient; National Award winner for acting and direction; holder of a world record
* [[Bharath Gopi]] – actor, [[Padma Shri]] recipient and winner of the national award for Best Actor in 1977
* [[Shankar (actor)]] – Romantic Hero of Malayalam in the eighties.
* [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]
* [[Dulquer Salmaan]]
* [[Fahadh Faasil]]
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
* [[Jayan]] – greatest superstar actor in Malayalam film for ever.
* [[Jayaram]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient
* [[Jayasurya]] – actor, winner of the national for [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Mention]] in 2016
* [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] – actor; National Award for special jury
* [[M.N. Nambiar]]
* [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] – actor, winner of Padma Shri
* [[Mammootty]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient; three-time National Award winner
* [[Mohanlal]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient; two-time National Film Award winner
* [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] – actor and winner of the national award for Best Actor in 2002
* [[Naveen Andrews]] – Hollywood actor
* [[Nedumudi Venu]]
* [[Nivin Pauly]]
* [[Prem Nazir]] – [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient; holds four Guinness records
* [[Premji]] – stage and film actor
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] – actor; Kerala State Award winner 2006
* [[Salim Kumar]] – actor, winner of the national award for Best Actor in 2010
* [[Sathyaneshan Nadar|Sathyan]]
* [[Shishir Kurup]] – Hollywood actor
* [[Suraj Sharma]] – Hollywood and Bollywood actor
* [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] – actor and winner of the National award for Best Actor in 2013
* [[Suresh Gopi]] – actor and winner of the national award for Best Actor in 1998
* [[Suresh Menon]] – Bollywood comedian and actor
* [[Thikkurussi Sukumaran Nair]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient; actor; winner of the national award for Best Supporting Actor in 1959
* [[Tovino Thomas]]

===Film producer and directors===

* [[Alberrt Antoni]] – film director
* [[Navodaya Appachan|Appachan]] – film director and producer
* [[Bejoy Nambiar]] – film director
* [[Benny Mathews]] – Hollywood director
* [[Bharath Gopi]] – film, drama producer, director and actor
* [[Bharathan]] – filmmaker
* [[Blessy]] – filmmaker
* [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]] – film director and writer
* [[G. Aravindan]] – film director and cartoonist
* [[G. Devarajan]] – music director
* [[Gowtham Menon]] – Tamil film director
* [[I.V. Sasi]] – film director
* [[Jayaraj]] – director
* [[John Matthew Matthan]] – Hindi film director
* [[Joshiy]] – film director
* [[K P Kumaran]] – filmmaker
* [[Kunchacko]] – film producer
* [[Lohithadas]] – film director and writer
* [[Madhu Muttam]] – script writer
*[[Mira Nair]] – Hollywood film director, BAFTA Award recipient
* [[M. Night Shyamalan]] – Hollywood film director
* [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] – writer and cinema personality; [[Jnanpith Award]], 1995
* [[P. F. Mathews|P.F. Mathews]] – script writer, recipient of National Award
* [[P.T. Kunju Muhammed|P.T.Kunju Muhammed]] – film director and writer
* [[P. Padmarajan]] (1945–1991) – film director
* [[Priyadarshan]] – film director
* [[Rajeev Ravi]] – cinematographer, director, producer, National Film Award for Best Cinematography
* [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]] – film director and writer
* [[Resul Pookutty]] – sound engineer, first Oscar-winning Indian (for film ''Slumdog Millionaire'')
* [[Rosshan Andrrews]] – director
* [[Rupesh Paul]] – Hollywood director
* [[Sabu Cyril]] – art director
* [[Sangeeth Sivan]] – director
* [[Sankar director|V.R.Sankar]] – film director and writer
* [[Santosh Sivan]] – director and cinematographer
* [[Sathyan Anthikkad]] – Malayalam film director
* [[Shaji Kylas]] – action film director
* [[Shajith Koyeri]] – [[National Film Awards]]-winning sound designer<ref>[http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=MIRRORNEW&BaseHref=MMIR/2012/08/19&PageLabel=14&EntityId=Pc01402&ViewMode=HTML ‘The power of silence is underestimated’ SHAJITH KOYERI, SOUND DESIGNER] Times of India, e-paper archive</ref>
* [[Shaji N. Karun]] – film director
* [[Sibi Malayil]] – Malayalam film director
* [[Siddique (director)|Siddique]] – filmmaker
* [[Sohanlal]] – director and writer
* [[Sreenivasan]] – writer, director and actor
* [[TK Rajeev Kumar]] – filmmaker

===Music===
[[File:K.S. Chithra.jpg|thumbnail|K.S. Chithra, singer]]
* [[Alex Paul]] – music director
* [[Benny Dayal]] – playback singer
* [[Berny-Ignatius]] – music director duo
* [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]] – playback singer
* [[Deepak Dev]] – music composer, playback singer
* [[G. Venugopal]] – playback singer
* [[Gireesh Puthenchery]] – lyricist and writer
* [[Gopi Sunder|Gopi Sundar]] – music director and keyboard artist
* [[Jassie Gift]] – music composer, playback singer
* [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]] – lyricist
* [[Kannur Rajan]] – music composer
* [[Kozhikode Abdul Kader]] – playback singer
* [[Krishnakumar Kunnath|KK]] (Krishnakumar Kunnath) – playback singer
* [[M. G. Sreekumar]] – playback singer and music director
* [[M. Jayachandran]] – music director and playback singer
* [[Madhu Balakrishnan]] – playback singer
* [[Manjari Babu]] – playback singer
* [[Mridula Warrier]] – playback singer
* [[Nikhil Mathew]] – playback singer
* [[Ouseppachan]] – music director
* [[P. Jayachandran]] – playback singer
* [[Pradip Somasundaran]] – playback singer
* [[Rahul Raj]] – music composer, playback singer
* [[Raveendran]] – music director
* [[Sabrina Setlur]] – German rapper and singer
* [[Sharreth]] – music director and playback singer
* [[Sruthy Sasidharan]] – playback singer
* [[Stephen Devassy]] – pianist, music composer
* [[Sudeep Kumar]] – playback singer
* [[Sujatha Mohan]] – playback singer
* [[Swetha Mohan]] – playback singer
* [[Unni Menon]] – playback singer
* [[P. Unnikrishnan|Unnikrishnan]] – playback singer
* [[Vaishnav Girish]] – playback singer
* [[Vayalar Ramavarma]] – lyricist
* [[Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma]] – lyricist
* [[Vidhu Prathap]] – playback singer
* [[Vijay Yesudas]] – playback singer
* [[K. J. Yesudas|Yesudas]] – classical singer and musician

==Artists, architects, painters, sculptors==
'''Painters'''

* [[Raja Ravi Varma]]
* [[K. C. S. Paniker]] – founder of Cholamandal Artists' Village
* [[Namboothiri (artist)|Namboothiri]] – painter, cartoonist and sculptor
* [[T. K. Padmini]]
* [[A. Ramachandran]]
* [[C. N. Karunakaran]] – Chairman of Kerala Lalitakala Academi
* [[Akkitham Narayanan]]
* [[Balan Nair]]
* [[Sekar Ayyanthole]] – art teacher, former president of Kerala Chithrakala Parishath
* [[M. V. Devan]] – artist and writer
* [[Bose Krishnamachari]]
* [[Paris Viswanathan]]
* [[Yusuf Arakkal]]
* [[Kavitha Balakrishnan]] – artist and art historian
* [[V. S. Valiathan]] – artist, Raja Ravivarma award winner
* [[C.L Porinchukutty]] – Raja Ravi Varma Awardee for 2011
* [[K. Janardanan]]

'''Architects'''
* [[Eugene Pandala]] – architect and artist

'''Sculptors'''
* [[Kanayi Kunhiraman]] – sculptor, former Chairman of [[Kerala Lalitakala Academy]]
* [[Balan Nambiar]] – sculptor, painter and research scholar
* [[Sasikrishnan]] – sculptor

'''Cartoonists'''
* [[Abu Abraham]] – cartoonist
* [[Cartoonist Shankar]] (1902–1989) – political cartoonist
* [[K. S. Pillai]] (1919–1978) – political cartoonist
* [[O. V. Vijayan]] – cartoonist, writer
* [[P. K. Manthri]] – artist, cartoonist
* [[Gopikrishnan]] – cartoonist
* [[S. Jithesh]] – performing cartoonist
* [[Yesudasan]] – cartoonist; former Chairman of [[Kerala Lalitakala Academy]]

==Sports==
{{See also|List of Kerala Olympians}}
* (C) denotes players who have captained the national side.

===Athletics===
* [[Anil Kumar]]
* [[Anilda Thomas]]
* [[Anju Bobby George]]
* [[Bobby Aloysius]]
* [[C. K. Lakshmanan]]
* [[Chitra K. Soman]]
* [[Ivan Jacob]]
* [[Jincy Phillip]]
* [[Jisna Mathew]]
* [[Joseph Abraham]]
* [[K.M. Beenamol]]
* [[K. M. Binu]]
* [[K. T. Irfan]]
* [[M. D. Valsamma]]
* [[Mayookha Johny]]
* [[Mercy Kuttan]]
* [[Mohammad Anas]]
* [[Molly Chacko]]
* [[O. P. Jaisha]]
* [[P. T. Usha]]
* [[P. U. Chitra]]
* [[Preeja Sreedharan]]
* [[Renjith Maheshwary]]
* [[Rosa Kutty]]
* [[Shiny Abraham]]
* [[Sini Jose]]
* [[Sinimol Paulose]]
* [[Suresh Babu]]
* [[T. C. Yohannan]]
* [[Tintu Lukka]]

===Badminton===
* [[George Thomas (badminton)|George Thomas]]
* [[Jaseel P. Ismail]]
* [[P. C. Thulasi]]
* [[Prannoy Kumar]]
* [[Sanave Thomas]]
* [[U. Vimal Kumar]]
* [[V. Diju]]

===Basketball===
* [[Geethu Anna Jose]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]
* [[P. S. Jeena]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]

===Canoeing===
* [[Siji Kumar Sadanandan]]

===Chess===
* [[Arjun Vishnuvardhan]]
* [[Geetha Narayanan Gopal]]
* [[N R Anil Kumar]]
* [[Nihal Sarin]]
* [[Soumya Swaminathan (chess player)|Soumya Swaminathan]]

===Cricket===
====India====
* [[Abey Kuruvilla]]
* [[Abhishek Nayar]]
* [[Ajay Varma (Kerala cricketer)|Ajay Varma]]
* [[Basil Thampi]]
* [[Bhaskar Pillai]]
* [[Jalaj Saxena]]
* [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]]
* [[Karun Nair]]
* [[Kelappan Thampuran (cricketer, born 1937)]]
* [[Kelappan Thampuran (cricketer, born 1925)]]
* [[P. Ranganathan]]
* [[Padmanabhan Prasanth]]
* [[Prasanth Parameswaran]]
* [[Raiphi Gomez]]
* [[Rohan Prem]]
* [[S Sreesanth]]
* [[Sachin Baby]]
* [[Sandeep Warrier]]
* [[Sanju Samson]]
* [[Shreyas Iyer]]
* [[Sony Cheruvathur]]
* [[Sujith Somasunder]]
* [[Sunil Valson]]
* [[Tinu Yohannan]]
* [[VA Jagadeesh]]

====Other countries====
* [[Krishna Chandran]] [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|(Uae)]]

===Football===
* [[Anas Edathodika]]
* [[Anil Kumar (footballer)|Anil Kumar]]
* [[Ashique Kuruniyan]]
* [[C.K. Vineeth]]
* [[C. V. Pappachan]]
* [[I. M. Vijayan]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]
* [[Jiju Jacob]]
* [[Jo Paul Ancheri]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]
* [[K. V. Dhanesh]]
*[[Mashoor Shereef]]
* [[Maymol Rocky]]
* [[Mohammed Rafi]]
* [[Mundiyath Devdas]]
* [[O. Chandrashekar]]
* [[P. B. A. Saleh]]
* [[Pappachen Pradeep]]
* [[Prasanth Karuthadathkuni]]
* [[Rahul K.P]]
* [[Rino Anto]]
* [[S. S. Narayan]]
* [[Sahal Abdul Samad]]
* [[Suhair V P]]
* [[T. Abdul Rahman]]
* [[Thenmaddom Varghese|Thomas Varghese (Thiruvalla Pappan)]]
* [[U. Sharaf Ali]]
* [[Usman Ashik]]
* [[Victor Manjila]]
* [[V. P. Sathyan]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]
*[[V.P. Suhair]]

===Hockey===
* [[Earnest Goodsir-Cullen]]
* [[Dinesh Nayak]]
* [[Helen Mary]]
* [[Manuel Frederick]]
* [[P. R. Sreejesh]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]

===Kabbadi===
* [[Shabeer Bapu Sharfudheen]]

===Volleyball===
* [[Aswani Kiran]][[Captain (sports)|(C)]]
* [[Cyril C. Valloor]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]
* [[Jimmy George]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]
* [[K. J. Kapil Dev]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]
* [[K. Udayakumar]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]
* [[Minimol Abraham]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]
* [[Soorya Thottangal]]
* [[Tom Joseph]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]

===Shooting===
* [[Elizabeth Koshy]]

===Swimming===
* [[Sebastian Xavier]]
* [[Sajan Prakash]]

===Table tennis===
* [[A. Radhika Suresh]]

==Activists==
* [[K. V. Rabiya]] – literacy campaigner, social worker
* [[Tiffany Brar]] – blind social worker
* [[Pramada Menon]] – queer feminist activist, stand-up comedian, gender and sexuality consultant, and co-founder of Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action
* [[Sally Varma]] – animal activist, humane educator, founder of Save A Life and Senior Campaigner in the Farm Animal Protection Campaign of [[Humane Society International]]/India
* [[Kannan Gopinathan]] – former Indian Administrative Service officer, now engaged in the [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests]]

== Performing artists ==
* [[Mani Madhava Chakyar]] (1989–1991) – [[Koodiyattam]] and [[Chakyar Koothu]] artist, [[Natya Shastra]] scholar
* [[Gopinath Muthukad]] – magician
* [[Tirur Nambissan]] – Kathakali singer
* [[Kalamandalam Hyderali]] – Kathakali singer
* [[Kalamandalam Gopi]] – Kathakali artist
* [[Kottakkal Sivaraman]] – Kathakali artist
* [[Guru Gopinath]] (1908–1987) – classical dancer and author
* [[Guru Chandrasekharan]] (1916–1998) – dancer and choreographer
* [[Mrinalini Sarabhai]] – dancer
* [[Kalamandalam Kshemavathy]] – dancer
* [[Athira]] – violin prodigy, Guinness World record holder
* [[Kim Thayil]] – guitarist
* [[Haripad Murukadas]] (b. 1971) – Nadaswaram player, music educator<ref name=hindu13>{{cite news | title = Sound of the nagaswaram|work= The Hindu | url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sound-of-the-nagaswaram/article5451620.ece |date=12 December 2013| access-date = 2014-02-01 | first = V. | last = Kaladharan | location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* [[Paul Varghese]] – comedian
* [[Stephen Devassy]] – pianist and composer
* [[Balabhaskar]] – violinist and composer
* [[Chenganoor Raman Pillai]] – Kathakali artist
==References==
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