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	* [[G. Nanchil Kumaran]] - Former [[Director general of police]] of Tamil Nadu.		* [[G. Nanchil Kumaran]] - Former [[Director general of police]] of Tamil Nadu.
	* N. Paramasivan Nair - Former [[Director general of police]] of Kerala.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/trailblazing-police-officer-laid-to-rest/article5144851.ece "Trailblazing police officer laid to rest"]</ref>		* N. Paramasivan Nair - Former [[Director general of police]] of Kerala.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/trailblazing-police-officer-laid-to-rest/article5144851.ece "Trailblazing police officer laid to rest"]</ref>
			* Joel Davis - [[Director general of police]], Hyderabad.
			* Dr.[[C. Sylendra Babu]] - Former [[Director general of police]] of Tamil Nadu.

	===Chief Justice of State===		===Chief Justice of State===
	* [[N. Paul Vasanthakumar]] - Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir (2015-2017).		* [[N. Paul Vasanthakumar]] - Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir (2015-2017).
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	===Jurists===		===Jurists===
	* [[Omana Kunjamma]] - First Indian Women Magistrate.		* [[Omana Kunjamma]] - First Indian Women Magistrate.

			===Diplomats===
			* Bijay Selvaraj - Indian Ambassador to UK, Egypt, and Bangladesh.

	===Government Secretaries===		===Government Secretaries===
	* [[Nilakanta Mahadeva Ayyar]][[Order of the Star of India\|CIE]] - Former Governor of Bengal and Chief Secretary to the Government of India.		* [[Nilakanta Mahadeva Ayyar]][[Order of the Star of India\|CIE]] - Former Governor of Bengal and Chief Secretary to the Government of India.
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	* Sheela Balakrishnan - Former Chief Secretary of [[Tamil Nadu]].		* Sheela Balakrishnan - Former Chief Secretary of [[Tamil Nadu]].
	* Girija Vaidyanathan - Chief Secretary of [[Tamil Nadu]].		* Girija Vaidyanathan - Chief Secretary of [[Tamil Nadu]].
	* M.G.Devashagayam - Former Chief Secretary of [[~~Harayana~~]].		* M. G. Devashagayam - Former Chief Secretary of [[Haryana]].

	==Scientists==		==Scientists==
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	* [[K. K. Pillay\|Kolappa Kanakasabhapathy Pillay]] - Indian historian and former dean at [[University of Madras]].		* [[K. K. Pillay\|Kolappa Kanakasabhapathy Pillay]] - Indian historian and former dean at [[University of Madras]].
	* [[Ajayan Vinu]] - Indian material scientist and professor [[University of Queensland]].		* [[Ajayan Vinu]] - Indian material scientist and professor [[University of Queensland]].
	* [[Sivanandi Rajadurai]] - Indian scientist in the field of catalysis, physical chemistry, and emission control.

	===[[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]===		===[[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]===
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	===Film, television, theater, and dance===		===Film, television, theater, and dance===
	[[File:M. R. Gopakumar.jpg\|thumb\|Gopakumaran Nair Mathar Ramakrishnan Nair (a.k.a.) M.R.Gopakumar, Renowned Indian theater artist.]]		[[File:M. R. Gopakumar.jpg\|thumb\|Gopakumaran Nair Mathar Ramakrishnan Nair (a.k.a.) M.R.Gopakumar, Renowned Indian theater artist.]]
	* [[Sathyan (actor)\|Sathyan]] - First Malayalam film superstar.		*[[Azhagam Perumal]] - Indian Actor
			* [[Sathyan (Malayalam actor)\|Sathyan]] - First Malayalam film superstar.
	* [[Sukumari]] - Indian film actress.		* [[Sukumari]] - Indian film actress.
	* [[Manju Warrier]] - Malayalam film actress.		* [[Manju Warrier]] - Malayalam film actress.
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	* [[Menaka (actress)\|Menaka Suresh]] - Indian actress.		* [[Menaka (actress)\|Menaka Suresh]] - Indian actress.
	* [[Bala Singh]] - Indian actor		* [[Bala Singh]] - Indian actor
			* [[Aarav]] - Indian Actor

	===Comedians, humorists, and entertainers===		===Comedians, humorists, and entertainers===
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	[[File:A portrait of Leela Omchery who will be presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Traditional & Folk Music - Kerala by the President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on October 26, 2004.jpg\|thumb\|Classical Singer Leela Omcherry.]]		[[File:A portrait of Leela Omchery who will be presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Traditional & Folk Music - Kerala by the President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on October 26, 2004.jpg\|thumb\|Classical Singer Leela Omcherry.]]
			* [[Vishwas Nicholas]] - Singer/Songwriter/Composer (Guinness World Record Holder).<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://excessmag.de/musik/rock/vishwas-nicholas-mit-atemberaubender-single-life-your-dreamzz-auf-dem-weg-nach-oben-audio-tipp-pop-rock/ \| title=Vishwas Nicholas — Live Your Dreamzz — Kritik — Pop — Rock \| date=30 January 2022 }}</ref>
			[[File:Vishwas Nicholas.jpg\|thumb]]
	* [[Vijay Antony]] - Indian music composer, playback singer.		* [[Vijay Antony]] - Indian music composer, playback singer.
	* [[K.V. Mahadevan]] - Composer; winner of the [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]] (1968 & 1980).		* [[K.V. Mahadevan]] - Composer; winner of the [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]] (1968 & 1980).
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	* [[Neyyattinkara Vasudevan]] - Carnatic music vocalist.		* [[Neyyattinkara Vasudevan]] - Carnatic music vocalist.
	* [[Poongani]], Veteran villupaattu exponent.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/veteran-villupaattu-exponent-dead/article25415308.ece "Veteran villupaattu exponent dead - The Hindu"]</ref>		* [[Poongani]], Veteran villupaattu exponent.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/veteran-villupaattu-exponent-dead/article25415308.ece "Veteran villupaattu exponent dead - The Hindu"]</ref>

	==Art, literature, journalism, and philosophy==		==Art, literature, journalism, and philosophy==
	[[File:Artist Rajasekharan Parameswaran photo.jpg\|thumb\|Rajasekharan Parameswaran, Renowned Indian Paint and art director.]]		[[File:Artist Rajasekharan Parameswaran photo.jpg\|thumb\|Rajasekharan Parameswaran, Renowned Indian Paint and art director.]]
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	==Entrepreneurs and businessmen==		==Entrepreneurs and businessmen==
	* [[H. Vasanthakumar]] - Founder and director of [[Vasanth & Co]].		* [[H. Vasanthakumar]] - Founder and director of [[Vasanth & Co]].
	* [[Harris Nadar]] - Travancore millionaire.

	==Environmentalists==		==Environmentalists==
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The following is a list of prominent people who were born in/lived in or around [[Nagercoil]], or for whom [[Nagercoil]] is a significant part of their identity.

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==Kings, royals and princesses==
===Kings of Travancore===
[[File:Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma.jpg|130px|thumbnail|Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]]
* [[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>

==Government Service==
===Reserve Bank of India===
* [[S. Venkitaramanan]] - 18th Governor of the [[Reserve Bank of India]].

===Navy===
* [[Admiral]] [[Oscar Stanley Dawson]] - 12th Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy.
* [[Admiral]] [[Sushil Kumar (admiral)|Sushil Kumar]] - 16th Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy.
* [[Admiral]] [[Nilakanta Krishnan]] - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

===Police===
* [[F. V. Arul]] - 2nd [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] Director.
* [[Walter Devaram]] - Former [[Director general of police]] of Tamil Nadu.
* [[Christopher Nelson (police officer)|Christopher Nelson]] - Former [[Director general of police]] of Tamil Nadu.
* [[G. Nanchil Kumaran]] - Former [[Director general of police]] of Tamil Nadu.
* N. Paramasivan Nair - Former [[Director general of police]] of Kerala.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/trailblazing-police-officer-laid-to-rest/article5144851.ece "Trailblazing police officer laid to rest"]</ref>

===Chief Justice of State===
* [[N. Paul Vasanthakumar]] - Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir (2015-2017).

===Jurists===
* [[Omana Kunjamma]] - First Indian Women Magistrate.

===Government Secretaries===
* [[Nilakanta Mahadeva Ayyar]][[Order of the Star of India|CIE]] - Former Governor of Bengal and Chief Secretary to the Government of India.
* [[Y. S. Rajan]] - Secretary, [[Department of Space]], [[Indian Space Research Organisation]].
* Sheela Balakrishnan - Former Chief Secretary of [[Tamil Nadu]].
* Girija Vaidyanathan - Chief Secretary of [[Tamil Nadu]].
* M.G.Devashagayam - Former Chief Secretary of [[Harayana]].

==Scientists==
[[File:S.S. Pillai.jpg|thumb|Dr.Subbayya Sivasankaranarayana Pillai inventions in mathematics work are considered to be the very best achievements in Indian Mathematics since Ramanujan]]
* [[Gunamudian David Boaz|G.D.Boaz]] - First Indian psychologist.
* [[Raja Chelliah]] - Indian economist and recipient of [[Padma Vibushan]].
* [[Ranjan Roy Daniel]] - Indian cosmic-physicist and former director of [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]], Recipient of [[Padma Bhushan]].
* [[Subbayya Sivasankaranarayana Pillai]] - Indian mathematician and inventor of [[Pillai's conjecture]], [[Pillai's arithmetical function]], [[Pillai prime]], [[Pillai sequence]].
* [[M.S.S. Pandian]] - Renowned social scientist and former Dean of Department of Social Science at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]].
* [[H. S. S. Lawrence]] - Special Envoy to Afghanistan.
* [[C. Livingstone]] - Indian [[plant taxonomist]].
* [[K. K. Pillay|Kolappa Kanakasabhapathy Pillay]] - Indian historian and former dean at [[University of Madras]].
* [[Ajayan Vinu]] - Indian material scientist and professor [[University of Queensland]].
* [[Sivanandi Rajadurai]] - Indian scientist in the field of catalysis, physical chemistry, and emission control.

===[[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]===
* [[A. Sivathanu Pillai]] - Former chairman of [[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]].
* [[S. Christopher]] - Chairman of [[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]].

===[[Indian Space Research Organisation]]===
* [[G. Madhavan Nair]] - 6th Chairman (2003-2009)
* [[Kailasavadivoo Sivan]] - 10th Chairman of [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]
* [[Nambi Narayanan]] - Aerospace Scientist and Founder of Cryogenic Engine in India.

==Entertainment==
===Film, television, theater, and dance===
[[File:M. R. Gopakumar.jpg|thumb|Gopakumaran Nair Mathar Ramakrishnan Nair (a.k.a.) M.R.Gopakumar, Renowned Indian theater artist.]]
* [[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]] - First Malayalam film superstar.
* [[Sukumari]] - Indian film actress.
* [[Manju Warrier]] - Malayalam film actress.
* [[Madhu (actor)|Madhavan Nair]] - Malayalam film actor.
* [[J. C. Daniel]] - Father of Malayalam film industry.
* [[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]] - Malayalam film director.
* [[Nyla Usha]] - Malayalam film actress.
* [[Manu Ramesan]] - Indian film composer.
* [[M. Rajesh]] - Tamil film director.
* [[K. R. Ramsingh]] - Indian theater artist.
* [[M. R. Gopakumar]] - Renowned Indian theater artist.
* [[Deepti Omchery Bhalla]] - Indian Mohiniattam dance exponent.
* [[Padmesh]] - Indian cinematographer.
* [[Vijay Vasanth]] - Indian actor.
* [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka Suresh]] - Indian actress.
* [[Bala Singh]] - Indian actor

===Comedians, humorists, and entertainers===
* [[N. S. Krishnan]] - Tamil actor.
* [[Kanal Kannan]] - Renowned Indian action choreographer, stunt co-ordinator.

===Musicians===
[[File:VijayAntony.JPG|thumb|Vijay Antony]]

[[File:A portrait of Leela Omchery who will be presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Traditional & Folk Music - Kerala by the President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on October 26, 2004.jpg|thumb|Classical Singer Leela Omcherry.]]
* [[Vijay Antony]] - Indian music composer, playback singer.
* [[K.V. Mahadevan]] - Composer; winner of the [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]] (1968 & 1980).
* [[Neelakanta Sivan]] - Carnatic music composer.
* [[Nagercoil S. Ganesa Iyer]] - Prominent Carnatic musician and exponent.
* [[Leela Omchery]] - Indian classical singer, musicologist and writer.
* [[Nagercoil Harihara Iyer]] - Indian violinist.
* [[B. A. Chidambaranath|Bhoothapandi Arunachalam Chidambaranathan]] - Indian film composer and musician.
* [[Kamukara Purushothaman]] - Indian playback singer.
* [[R. Muttusamy]] - Sri lankan musician and singer.
* [[Neyyattinkara Vasudevan]] - Carnatic music vocalist.
* [[Poongani]], Veteran villupaattu exponent.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/veteran-villupaattu-exponent-dead/article25415308.ece "Veteran villupaattu exponent dead - The Hindu"]</ref>

==Art, literature, journalism, and philosophy==
[[File:Artist Rajasekharan Parameswaran photo.jpg|thumb|Rajasekharan Parameswaran, Renowned Indian Paint and art director.]]
* [[Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai]] - Tamil Renaissance poet.
* [[Thirunainar Kurichi Madhavan Nair]] - Renowned Indian poet, novelist and lyricist.
* [[T. V. Ramasubbaiyer]] - Founder of Indian Daily Newspaper [[Dinamalar]].
* [[Amsi Narayanapilla]] - Renowned Malayalam Poet.
* [[T. N. Gopakumar]] - Editor in chief of Asianet News
* [[Aiyappan Pillai]] - Renowned Malayalam Author.
* [[Neela Padmanabhan]] - Indian writer and 2007 recipient of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]].
* [[Nanjil Nadan]] - Indian writer and 2010 recipient of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]].
* [[T. M. Chidambara Ragunathan]] - Indian writer and 1983 recipient of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]].
* [[Thoppil Mohamed Meeran]] - Indian writer and 1997 recipient of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]].
* [[Ponneelan]] - Indian writer and 1994 recipient of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]].
* [[Rajasekharan Parameswaran]] - Indian painter.
* [[David Davidar]] - English novelist.
* [[B. Jeyamohan]] - Indian writer and literary critic.
* [[S. Ramesan Nair]] - Indian poet.
* [[Aravindan Neelakandan]] - Indian columnist at ''[[Swarajya (magazine)|Swarajya]]''

==Entrepreneurs and businessmen==
* [[H. Vasanthakumar]] - Founder and director of [[Vasanth & Co]].
* [[Harris Nadar]] - Travancore millionaire.

==Environmentalists==
* [[J. C. Daniel (naturalist)|Jivanayakam Cyril Daniel]] - Indian naturalist.
* [[A. J. T. Johnsingh]] - Former director of [[Wildlife Institute of India]].
* [[S. S. Davidson]] - Indian environmentalist.

==Sports==
* [[Ramanathan Krishnan]] - Retired Indian tennis player and [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] semifinalist in 1960 & 1961.
* [[Thalaivan Sargunam]] - Indian cricketer.
* [[Antony Dhas]] - Indian cricketer.

==References==
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[[Category:Lists of people by city in India|Nagercoil]]
[[Category:Lists of people from Kerala]]
[[Category:Tamil people]]