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List of people from Pathanamthitta district
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}<br />
This is a list of notable people from [[Pathanamthitta District]].<br />
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==Politicians and political activists==<br />
* [[K. Kumar]] (1893 - 1973) – President of the Travancore Congress Committee/KPCC, AICC working Committee Member<ref>The Epic of Travancore - Maha Dev Desai - Original Michigan University Edition - 1937</ref><ref>Census of India 2011-Kerala - District Handbook- Page 11</ref><ref>No Elephants for the Maharaja: Social and Political Change in the Princely State of Travancore (1921 – 47): Author: Louise Ouwerkerk, Editor: Dick Kooiman, Manohar Publishers 1994 – Original: University of Michigan</ref> Also known as 'Elanthur Gandhi' and 'Travancore Kumar'.<br />
* [[Pandalam Kerala Varma]] – poet<br />
* [[Pandalam Sudhakaran]] – former Minister<br />
* [[K. K. Nair]] – founder of [[Pathanamthitta]] district and MLA representing the district 34 years<br />
* [[Adoor Prakash]] – Attingal Member of Parliament and Ex Revenue Minister<br />
* [[Mathew T. Thomas]] – former Transport Minister<br />
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==Judiciary==<br />
* Justice (retired) [[M. Fathima Beevi]] – first woman on the [[Supreme Court of India]]<br />
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==Spiritual leaders==<br />
*[[Poykayil Yohannan]]<br />
* [[Abraham Thoma|Abraham Mar Thoma, MarthomaXVII and Marthoma Metropolitan]], <br />
*[[Juhanon Thoma|Juhanonon Mar Thoma, MarthomaXVIII and Marthoma Metropolitan]]<br />
*[[Alexander Mar Thoma|Alexanderer Mar Thoma, MarthomaXIX and Marthoma Metropolitan]], <br />
*[[Philipose Mar Chrysostom|Philipose Mar Chrysostom, MarthomaXX and Marthoma Valiya Metropolitan]]<br />
*[[Joseph Mar Thoma|Joseph Mar Thoma, MarthomaXX1 and Marthoma Metropolitan]]<br />
*[[Baselios Thoma Didymos I]], [[Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan]]<br />
* [[Geevarghese Mar Ivanios]]<br />
* [[V. C. Samuel]], [[World Council of Churches]] <br />
* [[Thomas Mar Athanasius Metropolitan|Thomas Mar Athanasius]] <br />
* [[Kuriakose Mar Clemis]]<br />
* [[Nitya Chaitanya Yati]]<br />
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* [[Yuhanon Mor Militos]]<br />
* [[Sadhu Kochu Kunju Upadesi]]<br />
* [[Baselios Cleemis]]<br />
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==Writers==<br />
*[[Sugathakumari]]<br />
* [[Mahakavi Pandalam Kerala Varma]] – poet, Daivame kaithozham kaakkumarakenam – is written by Keralavarma.<br />
* [[Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan]]<br />
* [[Benyamin (writer)]] – [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] award winner<br />
* [[Muloor S. Padmanabha Panicker]]<br />
* [[Vennikulam Gopalakurup]] (1902–1980) – poet<br />
* [[P. K. Gopi]] – poet<br />
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==Artists , painters and cartoonists==<br />
* [[V. S. Valiathan]] – Classical Painter and Winner of Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram.<br />
* [[P. K. Manthri]] – Political Cartoonist and Creator of Cartoon characters Pachuvum Gopalanum<br />
* [[C. K. Ra]] –Painter<br />
* [[S. Jithesh|Jitheshji]] - World's Fastest Cartoonist<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/all-in-a-line-a-pictorial-speech/article4851342.ece|title=All in a line… a pictorial speech|last=Kuttoor|first=Radhakrishnan|date=2013-06-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-13|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and Initiator of the art genre [[Varayarangu]]<br />
* [[Paris Viswanathan]]- Painter<br />
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==Film and stage==<br />
* [[Mohanlal]] – actor<br />
* [[Thilakan]] – actor<br />
* [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] – film director<br />
* [[K. G. George]] – film director<br />
* [[B. Unnikrishnan]] – film director<br />
* [[Blessy]] – film director<br />
* [[Captain Raju]] – actor, director, producer<br />
* [[Aju Varghese]] – actor<br />
* [[Kailash (actor)]] – actor<br />
* Dr. [[Rajiv Pillai]] – actor<br />
* [[Sidhartha Siva]] – actor, director<br />
* [[Kaviyoor Sivaprasad]] – director, screenwriter<br />
* [[Adoor Bhasi]] – actor<br />
* [[M.G. Soman]] – actor<br />
* [[Prathapachandran]] – actor<br />
* [[Nayantara]] – actress<br />
* [[Meera Jasmine]] – actress<br />
* [[Parvathy Jayaram]] – actress<br />
* [[Samyuktha Varma]] – actress<br />
* [[Mythili]] – actress<br />
* [[Urmila Unni]] – actress<br />
* [[Utthara Unni]] – actress<br />
* [[Kaveri]] – actress<br />
* [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] – actress<br />
* [[Aranmula Ponnamma]] – actress<br />
* [[KPAC Lalitha]] – actress<br />
* [[Adoor Bhavani]] – actress<br />
* [[Adoor Pankajam]] – actress<br />
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===Kathakali, Padayani and other performing artists===<br />
* [[Kadammanitta Vasudevan Pillai]] – [[Padayani]] Exponent<br />
* [[C. J. Kuttappan]] – former Chairman of Folklore Academy<br />
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==Journalists==<br />
* [[T. J. S. George]] – senior [[journalist]] and [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] Award Winner<br />
* [[George Varghese]] – director of [[Prasar Bharati]]<br />
* [[K. Kumar|Elanthoor Kumarji (1893 - 1973)]] – veteran freedom activist <br />
*Jojet John - Kairali News<br />
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==Others==<br />
* [[M. George Muthoot]]<br />
* [[George Alexander Muthoot]]<br />
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==Notes and references==<br />
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