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This is a '''list of notable people from [[Thalassery]]''' ({{IPA-ml|t̪laʃeɾi|IPA}}; [[List of renamed Indian cities and states|formerly]] Tellicherry<sup>[[Thalassery#cite note-2|[2]]]</sup>), a [[Corporations, Municipalities and Taluks of Kerala|commercial town]]<sup>[[Thalassery#cite note-censusindia1-1|[1]]]</sup> on the [[Malabar Coast]] in [[Kannur district]], in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The town is bordered by the [[List of districts of India|districts]] of [[Mahé, India|Mahé (Pondicherry)]] and [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]].

==Notable people from Thalassery==
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*[[Janaki Ammal]] (1897-1984), Padmashri awarded botanist, cytologist, geneticist
* Rao Sahib Dr.[[Ayyathan Gopalan]], Indian physician, Social reformer of Kerala, Philanthropist, Leader and Propagandist of [[Brahmo Samaj]] and founder of Sugunavardhini movement in Kerala.
* M K [[Vainu Bappu]] (1927–1982), president of the [[International Astronomical Union]] who jointly discovered the [[Wilson-Bappu effect]] and who helped establish several astronomical institutions in India including the [[Vainu Bappu Observatory]] and the modern [[Indian Institute of Astrophysics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vigyanprasar.gov.in/astronomy/astronomy_new.pdf |title=Founders of Modern Astronomy |website=Vigyanprasar.gov.in |accessdate=2016-08-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215645/http://www.vigyanprasar.gov.in/astronomy/astronomy_new.pdf |archivedate=2016-03-03 }}</ref> Bappu was the first Indian to have a [[comet]] and an [[asteroid]] named after him.<ref>{{cite news | title=A tribute to Bappu, his comet, astrophysics | url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kochi/A-tribute-to-Bappu-his-comet-astrophysics/articleshow/10797773.cms | date=20 November 2011}}</ref>
* [[Air Marshal]] [[Raghunath Nambiar]], former Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Western Air Command.<ref>{{cite news | title=Son follows dad on Kannur flight saga | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/091218/son-follows-dad-on-kannur-flight-saga.html | work=Deccan Chronicle | date=9 December 2018}}</ref>
* [[M.V. Devan]], noted painter, sculptor, and former Chairman of [[Kerala Lalithakala Akademi|Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Razi Rahman |url=http://www.kalakeralam.com/artistd/mvdevan.htm |title=Artist Directory |website=Kalakeralam.com |date=1928-01-15 |accessdate=2016-08-07}}</ref>
* [[Hermann Gundert]] (1814–1893), German missionary and scholar whose works in [[Malayalam]] during his 20-year residence in Thalassery include the first school text book, the first dictionary, and the first newspaper, ''[[Rajyasamacharam]]''.<ref>[http://www.pressacademy.org/tags/rajyasamacharam Rajyasamacharam | Kerala Press Academy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712090109/http://www.pressacademy.org/tags/rajyasamacharam |date=12 July 2013 }}. Pressacademy.org.</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Land and people of Indian states and union territories|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TDCKdPpbFPAC|page=289|author1=S. C. Bhatt |author2=Gopal K. Bhargava |name-list-style=amp |quote=This Bungalow in Tellicherry ... was the residence of Dr. Herman Gundert. He lived here for 20 years|isbn = 9788178353708|year = 2005}}</ref>
* [[Moorkoth Kumaran]] (1874–1941), teacher, short story writer, and the first biographer of [[Sree Narayana Guru]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snms.in/index.php?id%3D11 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-07-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927212104/http://www.snms.in/index.php?id=11 |archivedate=2013-09-27 }}</ref>
* Smt CK Revathi Amma( 1892 to 1980) Writer, Kerala Sahitya Academy winner, Social worker, Worked tirelessly to uplift women by education and self employment.
* [[Keeleri Kunhikannan]] (1858–1939), pioneer of circus in Kerala.<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/16/stories/2008091654540500.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919110532/http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/16/stories/2008091654540500.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 September 2008 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Boost to circus industry | date=16 September 2008}}</ref>
* [[William Logan (Malabar Manual)|William Logan]] (1841–1914), a Scottish historian whose works are considered some of the most reliable historical references of [[North Malabar]] by governments and universities.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Narayanan|first1=M.T.|title=Agrarian relations in late medieval Malabar|date=2003|publisher=Northern Book Centre|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788172111359|page=31|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kHtbkuXruzwC|accessdate=11 July 2016}}</ref>
* [[Chandu Menon|O Chandu Menon]] (1847–1899), author of [[Indulekha(novel)]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041205084858/http://www.hindu.com/lr/2004/12/05/stories/2004120500010100.htm Literary Review / Book Review : Possible modernities]. ''[[The Hindu]]'' (5 December 2004).</ref> the first significant (or top selling)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bradley.bradley.edu/~tjp/mlprog.html |title=PROSE LITERATURE COMES OF AGE |website=Bradley.bradley.edu |accessdate=2016-08-07}}</ref> modern Malayalam classic novel.<ref>[http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/Profiles/OChanduMenon/Html/OCMenongraphy.htm O Chandu Menon – Biography]. Keralasahityaakademi.org.</ref>
* [[Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar]] (1861–1914), author of the first Malayalam short story, Vasanavikriti.<ref>[http://www.pressacademy.org/content/vengayil-kunjiraman-nayanar Vengayil Kunjiraman Nayanar | Kerala Press Academy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929013453/http://www.pressacademy.org/content/vengayil-kunjiraman-nayanar |date=29 September 2013 }}. Pressacademy.org.</ref>
* [[K. Raghavan|Raghavan Master]], Malaylam film music composer who won the [[Padma Shri]] award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Master of Malabar's Own Folk Rhythms|url=http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/174564/The-New-Indian-Express-Kochi/20102013#page/4/1|publisher=The New Indian Express|accessdate=20 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=K. Raghavan to tune notes again|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/12/stories/2010111261050400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120064215/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/12/stories/2010111261050400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 November 2010|accessdate=8 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 November 2010}}</ref>
* [[Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja|Veera Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja]] (1753–1805), leader of resistance in the [[Cotiote War]] with the [[English East India Company]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Veera Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja|url=http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/defence-strategic-issues/6299-kerala-varma-pazhassi-raja.html|publisher=Defenceforumindia.com/|accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref>
* Wing Commander [[Moorkoth Ramunni]] IFAS (1914–2009), the first [[Kerala]]n pilot and first chief trainer of India's [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]].<ref>[http://www.thalassery.info/personality/murkoth-ramunni.htm Thalassery – Personalities – Moorkoth Ramunni]. Thalassery.info (9 July 2009).</ref><ref name="manoramaonline.com">[http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/mmonline.dll/portal/ep/common/pictureGalleryPopup.jsp?picGallery=MM+Photo+Galleries%2FCurrent+Affairs%2FTribute+to+Moorkoth+Ramunni&BV_ID=@@ Picture Gallery | Current Affairs | Tribute to Moorkoth Ramunni]. Manorama Online (14 June 2013).</ref>
* [[N Prabhakaran]], writer who won a [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id%3D123046 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-07-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929134128/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=123046 |archivedate=2013-09-29 }}</ref>
* [[Mattannoor Sankarankutty]] (M.P. Sankarankutty Marar), [[Chenda]] percussionist who won the [[Padma Shri]] award.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121107203103/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/11/04/stories/2005110401920200.htm Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram / Personality : Heir to a proud musical legacy]. ''[[The Hindu]]'', (4 November 2005).</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/feats-of-excellence/article3941833.ece Feats of excellence]. ''[[The Hindu]]'', (27 September 2012).</ref>
*</onlyinclude>[[M.N. Vijayan|Prof. M.N. Vijayan]](1930–2007), orator and writer.<ref>[http://www.mnvijayan.com/ Vijayan Mash, Resistance against the Neo Liberal Deviation of CPI(M) and the Communist Movement in India, The True Marxist] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621143838/http://www.mnvijayan.com/ |date=21 June 2013 }}. M.N.Vijayan.</ref>
* Dr.[[Ayyathan Janaki Ammal]] first female doctor of Kerala, First female Malayali doctor.

==References==
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[[Category:People from Thalassery]]
[[Category:Lists of people from Kerala]]
[[Category:Lists of people by city in India]]
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