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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.<!--Please ensure that brief Bharatpedia articles on these personalities are linked.-->
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==Ancient rulers and kings==
==Monarchs==


[[File:H H Raja of Cochin.jpg|130px|thumbnail|H H Rama Varma XV]]
[[File:H H Raja of Cochin.jpg|130px|thumbnail|H H Rama Varma XV]]
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* [[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]]).
* [[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.
* [[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>
* Pallaana Chel 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| publisher=DC Books }}</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"/>
* 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"/>
* [[Chenguttuvan]] – 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
* 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).
* Chelva 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.
* [[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]].
* Illam Cheral Irumporai – defeated the [[Pandyas]] and the [[Cholas]] and brought immense wealth to his base [[Vanchi Muthur|Vanchi]].
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===Mushika Kingdom (Ezhimalai)===
===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.
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.
* Nannan I - 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.
* 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.
* 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>
* Kandan Kari Varman – (The [[Mushika]] king who lived in the Eleventh Century CE) is referred to as a close relative of the [[Ay dynasty|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|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| publisher=Pragati Publications }}</ref>


===Kola Swarupam (Chirakkal Rajah)===
===Kola Swarupam ===
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.
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".  
* Rama Ghata Mushaka – established the lineage of Kola Swarupam;
* 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
* 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
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===Dewan of Travancore===
===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]]
* [[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]]
===Dewan of Malabar===
* [[E.K Krishnan]] – [[Dewan]] of Malabar district, and Deputy Collector of state and district.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XGNGAQAAMAAJ|title=The Indian Decisions (New Series): Being a Reprint of All the Decisions of the Privy Council on Appeals from India and of the Various High Courts and Other Superior Courts in India Reported Both in the Official and Non-official Reports from 1875|date=1913|publisher=T.A. Venkawawmy Row and T.S. Krishnasawmy Row|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Kurup|first=K. K. N.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iJvx0KWpf-UC|title=Modern Kerala: Studies in Social and Agrarian Relations|date=1988|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-094-9|language=en}}</ref>


===Kings of Cochin===
===Kings of Cochin===
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* [[Rama Varma XV]] (1895–1914)
* [[Rama Varma XV]] (1895–1914)
* Kerala Varma (1946–1948)
* 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>
* Rama Varma Pareekshithu Thampuran (1948–1964) – last king of [[Cochin]]<ref>{{cite web |last= |title=History |url=http://www.ekm.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73&Itemid=18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731004141/http://www.ekm.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73&Itemid=18 |archive-date=31 July 2012 |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)===
===Villarvattom Dynasty (vassal principality of the Kingdom of Cochin)===
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=== President of Singapore ===
=== President of Singapore ===
* [[Devan Nair]] – 3rd [[President of Singapore]] (1981–1985)
* [[Devan Nair]] – 3rd [[President of Singapore]] (1981–1985)
=== Prime Minister of Malaysia===
*  [[Mahathir Mohamad]] - 4th [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]] (1981–2003), (2018–2020)


==Parliament of India==
==Parliament of India==


===[[Rajya Sabha]]===
===[[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>
* [[P. J. Kurien]] – 18th [[Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha|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 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023062402/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-21/news/33303005_1_congress-leader-cag-report-pj-kurien | url-status=dead | archive-date=23 October 2013 | 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://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nda-nominee-harivansh-elected-rajya-sabha-deputy-chairman/articleshow/65333598.cms?from=mdr|title=NDA candidate Harivansh elected Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman|newspaper=The Economic Times |date=9 August 2018}}</ref>


===[[Lok Sabha]]===
===[[Lok Sabha]]===
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==Governors of states==
==Governors of states==
* [[Pattom A. Thanu Pillai]]
* [[Pattom A. Thanu Pillai]]
** fourth [[List of Governors of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]], 1962–1964
** 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
** fourth [[List of Governors of Andhra Pradesh|governor of Andhra Pradesh]], 1964–1968
* [[P.C. Alexander]]
* [[P.C. Alexander]]
** ninth [[List of Governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor of Tamil Nadu]], 1988–1990
** ninth [[List of Governors of Tamil Nadu|governor of Tamil Nadu]], 1988–1990
** seventeenth [[List of Governors of Maharashtra|Governor of Maharashtra]], 1993–2002
** seventeenth [[List of Governors of Maharashtra|governor of Maharashtra]], 1993–2002
** seventh [[List of Governors of Goa|Governor of Goa]], 1996–1998
** 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
* [[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
* [[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
* [[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
* [[M K Narayanan]] – 24th [[List of Governors of West Bengal|governor of West Bengal]], 2010–2014
 
** [[Madathilparampil Mammen Thomas]] Governor of [[Nagaland]], 1990–1992  
** [[Madathilparampil Mammen Thomas]] Governor of [[Nagaland]], 1990–1992  
* [[Vakkom Purushothaman]] – eleventh [[List of Governors of Mizoram|Governor of Mizoram]], 2011–2014
* [[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
* [[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
* [[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
* [[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
* [[P. S. Sreedharan Pillai]], [[BJP]] – 19th [[List of Governors of Mizoram|governor of Mizoram]], 2019–present


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


===Union Cabinet Ministers===
===Union Cabinet ministers===
* [[John Mathai]] – [[Finance Minister of India|Minister for Finance]] (1948–1950)
* [[John Mathai]] – [[Finance Minister of India|Minister for Finance]] (1948–1950)
* [[V. K. Krishna Menon]] – [[Defence Minister of India|Minister for Defence]] (1957–1962)
* [[V. K. Krishna Menon]] – [[Defence Minister of India|Minister for Defence]] (1957–1962)
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==Chief Ministers==
==Chief Ministers==
[[File:VS IN CPI STATE MEET KOLLAM 2012 DSC 0047.JPG|130px|thumbnail|V. S. Achuthanandan]]


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


==Ministers==
===From Tamil Nadu===


===Kerala===
1. [[M. G. Ramachandran]], 3rd CM of Tamil Nadu
* [[T. M. Varghese]] – Minister for Education, [[Travancore]] (1948), of [[Travancore-Cochin]] (1952)
2. V N Janaki Ramachandran, 4th CM of Tamil Nadu
* [[C. Kesavan]] – Minister of [[Travancore]] (1948); Chief Minister of [[Travancore-Cochin]] (1951–1952)
 
* [[Joseph Mundassery]] – Minister for Education & Co-operation, Kerala (1957–1959)
==Ministers ==
* [[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===
===Other states===
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* [[A. P. Udhayabhanu]] – Member Travancore State Assembly (1944–1952)
* [[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)
* [[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)]]
* [[A.K. Gopalan]], 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>
* [[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. 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)
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* [[O. Rajagopal]] – former Central Minister, two times MP, first BJP MLA in Kerala
* [[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
* [[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
* [[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
* [[V Muraleedharan]] – Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, BJP Rajyasabha MP from Kerala
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==Award winners==
==Award winners==
===Bharat Ratna===
===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>
The [[Bharat Ratna]] is the highest civilian award of the [[Republic of India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BHARAT RATNA |url=http://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Scheme-BR.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209002940/http://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Scheme-BR.pdf |archive-date=9 February 2018 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=mha.gov.in}}</ref>


===Padma Vibhushan===
===Padma Vibhushan===
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[[File:Dr.M.S.Valiathan.jpg|thumb|130px|M. S. Valiathan]]
[[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.)
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.)
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* [[Vallathol Narayana Menon]] – Literature & Education (1954); poet (Mahakavi)
* [[Vallathol Narayana Menon]] – Literature & Education (1954); poet (Mahakavi)
*[[Mira Nair]] – Film Direction/Arts (2012)
* Lakshmi Nandan Menon ([[Lakshmi N. Menon]]) – Public Affairs (1957)
* Lakshmi Nandan Menon ([[Lakshmi N. Menon]]) – Public Affairs (1957)
* Kumar Padma Siva Shankara Menon ([[K. P. S. Menon (senior)]]) – Civil Service (1958)
* Kumar Padma Siva Shankara Menon ([[K. P. S. Menon (senior)]]) – Civil Service (1958)
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* [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]] – Literature & Education; (1985) novelist and short story writer
* [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]] – Literature & Education; (1985) novelist and short story writer
* Nalapat [[Balamani Amma]] – Literature & Education (1987); poet
* Nalapat [[Balamani Amma]] – Literature & Education (1987); poet
* Marathanda Verma Sankaran Valiathan, ([[M. S. Valiathan]]) – Medicine (1990
* Marathanda Verma Sankaran Valiathan, ([[M. S. Valiathan]]) – Medicine (1990)
* [[Thomas Kailath]] – Science and Engineering (2009)
* [[Thomas Kailath]] – Science and Engineering (2009)
* Thayil Jacob Sony George ([[T. J. S. George]]) – Literature & Education (2011)
* Thayil Jacob Sony George ([[T. J. S. George]]) – Literature & Education (2011)
* [[K.J. Yesudas]] – Arts (2002); classical singer and musician
* [[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>
* [[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>
* [[Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair|Mohanlal Viswanathan]] 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" />
* S Nambi Narayan ([[Nambi Narayanan]]) – (2019); Science & Engineering-Space<ref name="2019 Awardees List" />
* [[K. S. Chithra]] – (2021); Arts


===Padma Shri===
===Padma Shri===
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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.)
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.)
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* [[K. Shankar Pillai]] - Arts (1954)
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* [[Perakath Verghese Benjamin]] – Medicine (1955)
* [[Perakath Verghese Benjamin]] – Medicine (1955)
* [[M. G. K. Menon]] - Science (1961)
* [[Guru Kunchu Kurup]] – Arts (1965)
* [[Guru Kunchu Kurup]] – Arts (1965)
* [[Kandathil Mammen Cherian]] – Literature & Education (1965)
* [[Kandathil Mammen Cherian]] – Literature & Education (1965)
* [[Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair|C.K. Nair Alias V. Kunchu Nair]] – Arts (1971)
* [[Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair|C.K. Nair Alias V. Kunchu Nair]] – Arts (1971)
* [[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]] – Arts, poet and actor (1973)
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* [[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]] – Arts, poet and actor (1973)
* [[Mani Madhava Chakyar]] – Arts, [[Koodiyattam]] and [[Chakyar Koothu]] (1974)
* [[Mani Madhava Chakyar]] – Arts, [[Koodiyattam]] and [[Chakyar Koothu]] (1974)
* [[K.J. Yesudas]] – Arts, classical singer and musician (1975)
* [[K.J. Yesudas]] – Arts, classical singer and musician (1975)
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* [[Shobana]] Chandrakumar – Arts (2006); actress and [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer
* [[Shobana]] Chandrakumar – Arts (2006); actress and [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer
* [[Sugathakumari]] – Literature & Education (2006)
* [[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>  
* [[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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142303/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-04-05/news/28406850_1_padma-shri-awards-padma-bhushan-medicine|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2014|access-date=14 December 2012|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=5 April 2007}}</ref>  
* [[Thilakan]] – Arts, actor (2009)
* [[Thilakan]] – Arts, actor (2009)
* [[Mitraniketan Viswanathan|K. Viswanathan]] – Social Service (2009)
* [[Mitraniketan Viswanathan|K. Viswanathan]] – Social Service (2009)
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* [[N. Balakrishnan Nair]] – Medicine (1984)
* [[N. Balakrishnan Nair]] – Medicine (1984)
* [[R. K. Krishna Kumar|R.K. Krishna Kumar]] – contributions to Indian trade and industry (2009)
* [[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" />
* [[K. K. Muhammed]] – Others – Archaeology (2019)<ref name="2019 Awardees List" />
* [[Thalappil Pradeep]] - Science and Technology (2020)
* [[Thalappil Pradeep]] – Science and Technology (2020)
* [[O. M. Nambiar]] – Sports (2021)
* [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]] (Kaithapram) – Arts (2021);


===National Medal of Science===
===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>
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>{{cite web |url=http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/jfkeo/eo/10961.htm |title=Executive Order 10961 |website=www.lib.umich.edu |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819012118/http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/jfkeo/eo/10961.htm |archive-date=19 August 2007 |url-status=dead}}</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>
* [[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>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalmedals.org/laureates/thomas-kailath |title = Thomas Kailath - National Science and Technology Medals Foundation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/indian-american-professor-wins-national-medal-of-science-674850 |title = Indian American Professor Wins National Medal of Science}}</ref>


===Academy Awards===
===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>
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>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/ampas-drops-85th-academy-awards-now-its-just-oscars-78211/ |title = AMPAS Drops '85th Academy Awards' - Now It's Just 'The Oscars'|date = 19 February 2013}}</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>
* [[Resul Pookutty]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1017076/ |title = Resul Pookutty - IMDb|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref> – [[Best Sound Mixing]] (2009) along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke for his work in ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2009/jan/22three-oscar-noms-for-slumdog.htm |title = Slumdog gets 10 Oscar noms - Rediff.com}}</ref>


===Booker Prize===
===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.
The [[Booker Prize]] (formerly known as the Booker–McConnell Prize and the Booker Prize for Fiction) 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>
* [[Arundhati Roy]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Arundhati-Roy |title = Arundhati Roy {{!}} Biography, Books, & Facts {{!}} Britannica| date=23 September 2023 }}</ref> – awarded the 1997 [[Booker Prize]] for her novel ''[[The God of Small Things]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themanbookerprize.com/about/previous/1997.php |title=Booker Prize 1997 :: About the prize |website=www.themanbookerprize.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127162449/http://www.themanbookerprize.com/about/previous/1997.php |archive-date=27 January 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sawnet.org/news/news220.html |title=Archived copy |website=sawnet.org |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050227170112/http://sawnet.org/news/news220.html |archive-date=27 February 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Government and world organisations==
==Government and world organisations==
===Deputy Collector===
[[Choorayi Kanaran]]– (1812–1876)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Be3PCvzf-BYC&dq=churyayi+kanaran&pg=PA479|title = A Social History of India|isbn = 9788176481700|last1 = Sadasivan|first1 = S. N.|year = 2000| publisher=APH }}</ref> was the first Deputy Collector of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_YQ8EAAAQBAJ&dq=choorayi+kanaran&pg=PA33|title = Yojana August 2021 (English): A Development Monthly|last1 = Division|first1 = Publications}}</ref>
===[[Indian Administrative Service]]===
*[[Moorkoth Ramunni]] –(1915-2009 the first Indian Administrative officer (IAS) from dharmadam village.<ref name="Ratheesh Kumar 63">{{cite book|last=Ratheesh Kumar|title=Classrooms and Playgrounds: Mapping Educational Change, Kerala|date=11 August 2010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_GakBgAAQBAJ&dq=moorkoth+ramunni&pg=PA63|page=63|publisher=Cambridge Scholars |isbn=9781443824583}}</ref>
=== [[Indian Police Service]] ===
* K. Koshy - Director General Police (BPRD)


=== [[Imperial Civil Service|Members of the Imperial Civil Service]] ===
=== [[Imperial Civil Service|Members of the Imperial Civil Service]] ===
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[[File:Gita Gopinath3.1.jpg|thumb|Gita Gopinath]]
* [[P. J. Thomas, Parakunnel|P.J Thomas Parakunnel]] – first Chief Economic Advisor of India
* [[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>
* [[T. K. A. Nair]] – former adviser and principal secretary to the [[Prime Minister of India|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>
* [[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]]
* [[Shivshankar Menon]] – [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] to the [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister of India]]
* [[Jyotindra Nath Dixit|Jyotindra Dixit]] – former [[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|prime minister of India]]
* [[Nirupama Rao]] – [[Ambassador of India to United States of America]]
* [[Nirupama Rao]] – [[Ambassador of India to United States of America]]
* [[Ranjan Mathai]] – 28th [[Indian Foreign Secretary|Foreign Secretary of India]]
* [[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]]
* [[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]]
* [[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]]
* [[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
* [[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]]
* [[R.B. Sreekumar]] – former [[Director General of Police]] of [[Gujarat]]
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==Military leaders==
==Military leaders==
===Early Modern Period===
===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]]
* [[Edachena Kunkan]] – Chieftain of Nair clan and military commander of [[Pazhassi Raja]]
* [[Thalakkal Chanthu]] – Chieftain of Kurichya clan and military commander of Pazhassi Raja
* [[Thalakkal Chanthu]] – Chieftain of Kurichya clan and military commander of Pazhassi Raja
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===Contemporary period===
===Contemporary period===
=== Army ===
=== Army ===
* [[Sushil Kumar Pillai]] - Indian Army General, Colonel of the [[Assam Regiment]] from 1987 to 1991 and was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 1989.
* [[Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair]] - most decorated officer of the Indian Army, as the only serviceman to have been awarded both the highest ([[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]]) and second highest ([[Kirti Chakra]]) awards for gallantry.
*
* [[General]] [[Sundararajan Padmanabhan]] – 22nd General of the [[Indian Army]] and [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army]] (2000–2002)
* [[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]] [[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>
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=== Air Force ===
=== Air Force ===
* [[Moorkoth Ramunni]] (15 September 1915 – 9 July 2009) was the first [[Malayali]] pilot in the [[Indian Air Force|Royal Indian Air Force]].<ref name="Ratheesh Kumar 63"/>
:::''Param Vishist Seva Medal holders''
:::''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]] [[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>
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===Navy===
===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>
* [[R. Hari Kumar]] - 25th Chief of the [[Indian Navy|Naval]] Staff
* [[Admiral]] Ronald Lynsdale Pereira<ref>{{cite web |url=http://salute.co.in/remembering-ronnie/ |title = Remembering Ronnie {{!}} Salute| date=11 July 2014 }}</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>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/personnel/chiefs/138-rl-pereira.html |title = Admiral Ronald Lynsdale Pereira - Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy}}</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>
* [[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>
* [[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>
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== Jurists ==
== Jurists ==


===Chief Justice of India===
===Chief Justice===
*[[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>
'''India'''
*[[K. G. Balakrishnan]] – 37th [[Chief Justice of India]] (2007–2010)
'''Singapore'''
 
[[Sundaresh Menon]] – 4th [[Chief Justice of Singapore]] (2012-present)


===Judges of the Supreme Court of India===
===Judges of the Supreme Court of India===
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*[[V.R. Krishna Iyer]] (1973–1980)
*[[V.R. Krishna Iyer]] (1973–1980)
* [[V. Balakrishna Eradi]] (1981–1987)
* [[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>  
*[[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=Supreme Court of India - Former Judges |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>
*[[K. S. Paripoornan]] (1994–1997)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/86_ksparipoornan.htm |title=Supreme Court of India - Former Judges |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>
* [[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===
===Women Judges of the Supreme Court of India===
*[[M. Fathima Beevi]] (1989–1992) – first woman Judge 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===
===Women Judges of the High Court===
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==Academia==
==Academia==
===Ancient mathematicians===
===Ancient mathematicians===
* [[Madhava of Sangamagrama]] (c.1350–c.1425) – [[astronomer]]-[[mathematician]]
* [[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]]
*'''[[Parameshvara Nambudiri|Vatasseri Parameshvara Nambudiri]]''' (<abbr>c.</abbr> 1380–1460) – major [[India]]n [[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]]
*[[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 |last=Sarma |first=K. V. |last2=Hariharan |first2=S. |date=1991 |title=A Book on Rationales in Indian Mathematics and Astronomy |url=http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005ac0_185.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129075142/http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005ac0_185.pdf |archive-date=2014-11-29 |access-date=2010-01-28 |website=new.dli.ernet.in}}</ref>
* [[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]] (c. 1550 at thrikkandiyur (aka Kundapura), Tirur, Kerala, India – 7 July 1621 in Kerala) Sanskrit [[Linguist|grammarian]], [[Astrology|astrologer]], [[astronomer]] and [[mathematician]]
*[[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]]
*[[Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri]] (1560–1646/1666) – member of [[Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics]] and a mathematical [[Linguistics|linguist]]
*
*


===Scientists===
===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)
* [[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]].
* [[Priya Abraham]] – virologist, former director of [[National Institute of Virology]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Priya Abraham, director of National Institute of Virology in Pune |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/lifestyle/women/2020/03/23/priya-abraham-national-institute-virology-pune.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=www.onmanorama.com}}</ref>
* [[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>
* [[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>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/scientist-vr-lalithambika-will-lead-isros-human-space-flight-programme/articleshow/65450174.cms|title = VR Lalithambika, the woman who will lead India's human space flight programme|newspaper = The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/meet-the-woman-who-leads-indias-manned-mission-to-space-bengaluru-1902852|title=Meet The Woman Who Leads India's "Manned Mission" To Space|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/with-human-space-flight-india-to-push-frontiers/article24698496.ece| title = With human space flight, India to push frontiers - The Hindu| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 15 August 2018| last1 = d. s| first1 = Madhumathi}}</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.
* [[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]] |access-date=15 January 2019 |archive-date=25 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925204231/https://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/dr-krishnaswamy-kasturirangan-1994-2003 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is presently Chancellor of [[Central University of Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.curaj.ac.in/Default.aspx?PageId=214| title=Chancellor| 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=Welcome to Jawaharlal Nehru University |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===
===Faculty===
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* [[George Sudarsan]] – [[Padma Vibhushan]] Emeritus professor
* [[George Sudarsan]] – [[Padma Vibhushan]] Emeritus professor
* [[Thomas Kailath]] – [[Padma Bhushan]]; Professor of Engineering
* [[Thomas Kailath]] – [[Padma Bhushan]]; Professor of Engineering
* [[Prem Raj P]] – Professor of BioTechnology
* [[Faisal Kutty]] – Professor of Law
* [[Faisal Kutty]] – Professor of Law
* [[George Varghese]] – Professor of Computer Science
* [[George Varghese]] – Professor of Computer Science
* [[K. Mani Chandy]] – Professor of Computer Science
* [[K. Mani Chandy]] – Professor of Computer Science
* [[Mathai Varghese]] – Professor of [[Mathematics]]
* [[Mathai Varghese]] – Professor of [[Mathematics]]
* [[Paul A. Kattuman]] – Professor of Economics
* [[Pulickel Ajayan]] – Professor of Engineering
* [[Pulickel Ajayan]] – Professor of Engineering
* [[Kurien Kunnumpuram]] – Professor of Theology
* [[John Vattanky]] – Professor of Philosophy
* [[Thomas Zacharia]] – computer scientist
* [[Thomas Zacharia]] – computer scientist
* [[T. Pradeep]] – Professor of [[Chemistry]]
* [[T. Pradeep]] – Professor of [[Chemistry]]
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* [[P. N. Vinayachandran]] – Associate Professor of Oceanography
* [[P. N. Vinayachandran]] – Associate Professor of Oceanography
* [[Thanu Padmanabhan]] – professor
* [[Thanu Padmanabhan]] – professor
* [[Kuruvilla Pandikattu]] – Professor of Philosophy
* [[G. Balakrish Nair]] –  director
* [[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>
* [[Prahlad Vadakkepat]] – professor and robotics scientist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prahlad.in|title=Dr. Prahlad Vadakkepat's Homepage|website=Prahlad.in}}</ref>
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===Heads of institutions===
===Heads of institutions===
* [[John Palocaren]] - Founding principal of [[St. Thomas College, Thrissur]]
* [[John Palocaren]] – founding principal of [[St. Thomas College, Thrissur]]
* [[Mathai Varghese]] – Director of the Institute for Geometry and its Applications (IGA), Adelaide
* [[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]]
* [[Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis]] – director of [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram]]
* [[M. G. K. Menon]] – former President of the [[Indian Statistical Institute]]
* [[M. G. K. Menon]] – former president of the [[Indian Statistical Institute]]
* [[V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai]] – 6th Vice Chancellor of [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]]
* [[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]]
* [[Salim Gangadharan]] – chairman, [[South Indian Bank]] and regional director, [[Kerala]] and [[Lakshadweep]]


===Medical sciences===
===Medical sciences===
* Dr.[[Ayyathan Gopalan]] - First male doctor and Surgeon of Kerala, First Indian superintendent and Psychiatrist of Calicut mental Asylum (Kuthiravattom mental hospital), medical school professor and social reformer of Kerala.
* Dr.[[Ayyathan Janaki Ammal]] (1881–1945) was the first female [[Doctor (title)|doctor]] in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Modern Kerala: Studies in Social and Agrarian Relations, K.K.N.Kurup. p. 86.|publisher=K.K.N.Kurup. p. 86. mittal publications|year=1988|isbn=|location=|pages=K.K.N.Kurup. p. 86}}</ref>
* [[Abraham Verghese]] – Professor of [[Medicine]] and Senior Associate Chair of Department of Internal Medicine at [[Stanford University School of Medicine]]
* [[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]]
* [[Mani Menon]] – Director of the [[Vattikuti Urology Institute]] at the [[Henry Ford Hospital]]
* [[Thomas Thomas (surgeon)|Thomas Thomas]] – first Indian cardio-thoracic surgeon
* [[Thomas Thomas (surgeon)|Thomas Thomas]] – first Indian cardio-thoracic surgeon
* [[M. Krishnan Nair (doctor)|M. Krishnan Nair]] – leading oncologist
* [[M. Krishnan Nair (doctor)|M. Krishnan Nair]] – leading oncologist
* [[M. S. Valiathan]] – cardiac surgeon; former Vice Chancellor, Manipal University
* [[M. S. Valiathan]] – cardiac surgeon; former vice chancellor, Manipal University
* [[R. Kesavan Nair]] – Kerala's first civil surgeon
* [[R. Kesavan Nair]] – Kerala's first civil surgeon
* [[Vaidyaratnam P. S. Warrier]] – Ayurvedic physician and founder of the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala
* [[Vaidyaratnam P. S. Warrier]] – Ayurvedic physician and founder of the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala
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* [[Reji Abraham]] – Managing Director of ABAN Group of Companies
* [[Reji Abraham]] – Managing Director of ABAN Group of Companies
* [[C J George]] – founder and CEO of [[Geojit Financial Services]]
* [[C J George]] – founder and CEO of [[Geojit Financial Services]]
* [[Kris Gopalakrishnan]] – Co-Chairman and former CEO of [[Infosys Technologies]]
* [[Kris Gopalakrishnan]] – Co-chairman and former CEO of [[Infosys Technologies]]
* [[S. D. Shibulal]] – CEO and Managing Director 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. K. Krishna Kumar|RK Krishna Kumar]] – trustee of [[Sir Dorabji Tata Trust]] and [[Sir Ratan Tata Trust]]
* [[R Gopalakrishnan]] – Executive Director of [[Tata Sons]]
* [[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
* [[B. Ravi Pillai]] – Indian business magnate
* [[George Alexander Muthoot]] – Managing Director of Muthoot Finance & [[Muthoot Group]]
* [[George Alexander Muthoot]] – Managing Director of Muthoot Finance & [[Muthoot Group]]
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* [[Beena Kannan]] – Managing Director and Lead Designer of Seematti
* [[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]]
* [[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]].
* [[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>{{Cite news |last=Heath |first=Alex |date=September 8, 2016 |title=Mark Zuckerberg leads $50 million investment in Indian education startup |url=https://www.businessinsider.sg/mark-zuckerberg-invests-byju-indian-education-startup-2016-9/?r=US&IR=T |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621194124/https://www.businessinsider.sg/mark-zuckerberg-invests-byju-indian-education-startup-2016-9/?r=US&IR=T |archive-date=June 21, 2018 |work=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> It is considered to be one among the only few Indian consumer startups that has gone global,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/big-bet/byjus-swipe-and-learn-from-this-nearunicorn/48179/1 |title = Forbes India - Byju's: Swipe And Learn From This Near-unicorn}}</ref> particularly with the 2017 acquisition of [[TutorVista]].
* [[Ajit Balakrishnan]] – founder and Chairman of [[Rediff]]
* [[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''
* [[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
* [[PNC Menon]] – founder of Sobha Developers Limited
* [[Arun M. Kumar]] – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at KPMG India
* [[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
* [[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===
===Independence activists===  
[[File:SirChetturSankaranNair.jpg|thumb|right|130px|Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair]]
[[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)
* 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]]
* [[Lakshmi Sehgal]] – as Captain Lakshmi, she commanded the Jhansi Rani Regiment of the INA under [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose]]
* [[Kumbalathu Sanku Pillai]] - the president of [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]] from 1949-1951
*
* [[NP Nayar|N.P. Nayar]] – administrator of [[Azad Hind Dal]]
* [[K. Kelappan]] - freedom fighter
* [[K. P. Kesava Menon]] – founder-editor of the ''[[Mathrubhumi]] newspaper''
* [[A. K. Gopalan|A. K. Gopalan Nambiar]] – founder leader of the [[Communist Party of India]]
* [[K. Kumar]] (Kumarji) – Gandhian nationalist, orator and reformer who revived the banned ''Swadeshabhimani'' newspaper
*
* [[Veliyankode Umar Khasi]] – mystic leader and Muslim scholar, freedom fighter and poet
* [[Veliyankode Umar Khasi]] – mystic leader and Muslim scholar, freedom fighter and poet
* [[NP Nayar|N.P. Nayar]] – administrator of [[Azad Hind Dal]]
* [[Ammu Swaminathan]]
* [[Ammu Swaminathan]]
* [[Accamma Cherian]] – Jhansi Rani of Travancore
* [[Accamma Cherian]] – Jhansi Rani of Travancore
* [[Mohammed Abdul Rahiman]] – freedom fighter and former KPCC President
* [[Mohammed Abdul Rahiman]] – freedom fighter and former KPCC President
* [[Vakkom Majeed]] – former Member of [[Travancore-Cochin]] State Assembly
* [[Vakkom Majeed]] – former member of [[Travancore-Cochin]] State Assembly
* [[T. M. Varghese]] – Minister of Travancore-Cochin
* [[T. M. Varghese]] – Minister of Travancore-Cochin
* [[George Joseph (Kerala)|George Joseph]] – lawyer, trade unionist and nationalist activist
* [[George Joseph (Kerala)|George Joseph]] – lawyer, trade unionist and nationalist activist
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* [[K. Kelappan]] – leader of the Payyanur Salt Satyagraha and the [[Guruvayur Satyagraha]]
* [[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
* [[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]]  
* [[Velu Thampi Dalava]]  
* [[Ammu Swaminathan]]  
* [[Ammu Swaminathan]]  
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* [[Nettur. P. Damodaran]] – social worker
* [[Nettur. P. Damodaran]] – social worker
* [[Moidu Moulavi]] – leader of the [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Moidu Moulavi]] – leader of the [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[K. Kumar]] (Kumarji) – Gandhian nationalist, orator and reformer who revived the banned ''Swadeshabhimani'' newspaper


===Social reformers===
===Social reformers===
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* [[Adi Sankara]] (788–820) – saint, poet, philosopher and reviver of [[Hinduism]] in India
* [[Adi Sankara]] (788–820) – saint, poet, philosopher and reviver of [[Hinduism]] in India
* [[Ayyankali]] – leader of [[Dalit]]s
* [[Ayyankali]] – leader of [[Dalit]]s
* DR.[[Ayyathan Gopalan]] (1861-1948) - Social reformer, Founder of Sugunavardhini movement, Depressed Classes Mission, Leader and Propagandist of Brahmosamaj in Kerala.
* [[Kallingal Madathil Rarichan Moopan]] - (1856–1919) Kozhikode social reformer and Sreekandeswara Temple construction activity.
* [[K. M. Seethi]] – Saheb Bahadur, usually referred to as Seethi Saheb
* [[K. M. Seethi]] – Saheb Bahadur, usually referred to as Seethi Saheb
* [[Chattampi Swamikal]] (1853–1925) – social reformer
* [[Chattampi Swamikal]] (1853–1925) – social reformer
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* [[Adi Sankara]] (788–820) – saint, poet, philosopher and reviver of [[Hinduism]] in India
* [[Adi Sankara]] (788–820) – saint, poet, philosopher and reviver of [[Hinduism]] in India
* [[Chattampi Swamikal]] (1853–1924) – Hindu sage and social reformer
* [[Chattampi Swamikal]] (1853–1924) – Hindu sage and social reformer
* [[Vagbhatananda]] (1885 – October 1939) was a Hindu religious leader and Social reformer in British India.
* [[Sree Narayana Guru]] (1854–1928) – founder of [[Sivagiri Mutt]] and social reformer of India
* [[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]]
* [[Tapovan Maharaj]] (1889–1957) – teacher of [[Swami Chinmayananda]] and [[Swami Sundaranand]]
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* [[Karunakara Guru]] (1927–1999) – spiritual leader, founder of [[Santhigiri Ashram]]
* [[Karunakara Guru]] (1927–1999) – spiritual leader, founder of [[Santhigiri Ashram]]
* [[Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha]] (1933–) – spiritual leader and the founder of [[Narayanashrama Tapovanam]]
* [[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}}
* [[Swami Abhedananda]] Abhedashramam Thriruvanthapuram
* [[Mata Amritanandamayi]] (1953–) – spiritual leader and founder of [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]] popularly known as Amma
* [[Mata Amritanandamayi]] (1953–) – spiritual leader and founder of [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]] popularly known as Amma


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* [[Chekannur Maulavi]] – progressive Islamic cleric
* [[Chekannur Maulavi]] – progressive Islamic cleric
* [[MM Akbar]] – Muslim intellectual, comparative religion scholar
* [[MM Akbar]] – Muslim intellectual, comparative religion scholar
* [[Abdul Hakeem Azhari]] - Islamic scholar
* [[Kanniyath Ahmed Musliyar]] - Islamic Scholar
* [[E. K. Aboobacker Musliyar]] - Community Leader
* [[Hussain Madavoor]] - Islamic Scholar
* [[Sayyid Ibraheem Khaleel Al Bukhari|Ibraheem Khaleel Al Bukhari]] - Islamic Scholar


=== Christianity ===
=== Christianity ===
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* [[George Alencherry]] – [[San Bernardo alle Terme|Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme]]
* [[George Alencherry]] – [[San Bernardo alle Terme|Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme]]
* [[Joseph Mar Thoma]] – primate of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church  
* [[Joseph Mar Thoma]] – primate of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church  
* [[Joy Alappat]] – Syro-Malabar Catholic bishop in the United States
* [[Joy Alappat]]t – Syro-Malabar Catholic bishop in the United States
* [[Joseph Parecattil]] – inducted as [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] in June 1988
* [[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]]
* [[K. P. Yohannan|KP Yohannan]] – [[Metropolitan Bishop]] of [[Believers Church]]
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* [[Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly]] – elevated as [[Venerable]] by the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]]
* [[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
* [[Palackal Thoma]] – Indian Catholic priest of the [[Syro-Malabar]] Church based in India
* Theodosius Mar Thoma-[Marthoma Church]- primate of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church


===PRDS===
===PRDS===
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* [[M. P. Paul]] – literary critic
* [[M. P. Paul]] – literary critic
* [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] – writer and cinema personality; [[Jnanpith Award]], 1995
* [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] – writer and cinema personality; [[Jnanpith Award]], 1995
* [[Nalankal Krishna Pillai]] - writer and educationist
* [[Nanditha K. S.]] – poet
* [[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
* [[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
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* [[O. N. V. Kurup]]
* [[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. 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. 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. F. Mathews]] – novelist, short story writer and screenwriter
* [[P. K. Gopi]] – poet
* [[P. K. Gopi]] – poet
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* [[Nisha Pillai]] – BBC newsreader
* [[Nisha Pillai]] – BBC newsreader
* [[Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai]] the deported nationalist who edited the Swadeshabhimani newspaper
* [[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==
==Film and media==
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===Models===
===Models===
* [[Divya Pillai]]
* [[Lakshmi Menon (model)|Lakshmi Menon]]
* [[Lakshmi Menon (model)|Lakshmi Menon]]
* [[Nafisa Joseph]]
* [[Nafisa Joseph]]
* [[Neeta Pillai]]
* [[Nina Manuel]]
* [[Nina Manuel]]
* [[Parvathy Omanakuttan]]
* [[Parvathy Omanakuttan]]
* [[Rhea Pillai]]
* [[Sana Khan]]
* [[Sana Khan]]
* [[Sheetal Menon]]
* [[Sheetal Menon]]
* [[Surelee Joseph]]
* [[Surelee Joseph]]
* [[Thulasi Nair]]


===Actresses===
===Actresses===
* [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]
* [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]
* [[Ambika Sukumaran]]
* [[Ambika Sukumaran]]
* [[Anaswara Rajan]]
* [[Ann Augustine]]
* [[Ann Augustine]]
* [[Anna Ben|Anna Ben]]
* [[Angamaly Diaries|Anna Reshma]]
* [[Annie (Malayalam actress)|Annie]]
* [[Anumol]]
* [[Annu Antony|Annu Antony]]
* [[Asin]]  
* [[Asin]]  
* [[Bhama Kurup]]
* [[Bhavana (Malayalam actress)|Bhavana]]
* [[Bhavana (Malayalam actress)|Bhavana]]
* [[Catherine Tresa]]
* [[Catherine Tresa]]
* [[Geetu Mohandas]] – [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] (2004)
* [[Pullikkaran Staraa|Deepthi Sathi]]
* [[Gayathrie|Gayatri]]
* [[Geetu Mohandas]] – [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] [[Love Today (2022 film)|2004]]
*[[Love Today (2022 film)|Ivana]]
* [[Jayabharathi|Jayabharathi Pillai]]
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] – [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] (1990)
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] – [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] (1990)
* [[Karthika Nair]]
* [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]]
* [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]]
* [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]]
* [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]]
* [[Kavya Madhavan]]
* [[Kavya Madhavan]]
* [[Keerthy Suresh|Keerthy Suresh]]
* [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]]
* [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]]
* [[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]]
* [[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]]
* [[Liza Koshy]]
* [[Liza Koshy]]
* [[Mallika Sukumaran|Mohamallika Pillai (Mallika Sukumaran)]]
* [[Manju Warrier]] – Special Jury Award (National)
* [[Manju Warrier]] – Special Jury Award (National)
*[[Mamitha Baiju|Mamitha Baiju]]
* [[Meera Jasmine]] – [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] (2004)
* [[Meera Jasmine]] – [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] (2004)
* [[Megha Akash]]
* [[Monisha Unni]] – [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] (1986)
* [[Monisha Unni]] – [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] (1986)
* [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]]
* [[Namitha Pramod]]
* [[Namitha Pramod]]
* [[Navya Nair]]
* [[Navya Nair]]
* [[Nayantara]]  
* [[Nayantara]] man
* [[Nazriya Nazim]]
* [[Nazriya Nazim]]
* [[Neha Dhupia]]
* [[Neha Dhupia]]
* [[Nithya Menen]]
* [[Nithya Menen]]
* [[Nivetha Thomas]]
* [[Nimisha Sajayan|Nimisha sajayan]]
* [[Nikhila Vimal|Nikhila]]
* [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]
* [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]
* [[Priyanka Chopra]]
* [[Parvathy Jayaram]]
* [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]]
* [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]]
* [[Radha (actress)|Radha]]
* [[Remya Nambeesan]]
* [[Remya Nambeesan]]
* [[Revathi Menon]]
* [[Revathi Menon]]
* [[Rajisha Vijayan|Rejisha]]
* [[Rima Kallingal]]
* [[Rima Kallingal]]
* [[Samantha Akkineni]]
* [[Samvrutha Sunil]]  
* [[Samvrutha Sunil]]  
* [[Shobana]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient, [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] (1993,2001)
* [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]]
* [[Samyuktha Varma|Samyuktha varma]]
* [[Samyuktha (actress, born 1995)|Samyuktha menon]]
* [[Shobana|Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient, [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] (1993, 2001)
* [[Shweta Menon]]
* [[Shweta Menon]]
* [[Siddhi Mahajankatti]]  
* [[Siddhi Mahajankatti]]  
* [[Sindhu Menon]]
* [[Sindhu Menon]]
* [[Suchitra Pillai]]
* [[Sukumari]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient
* [[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>
* [[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)
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] – [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] (2005)
* [[Uma Shankari]]
* [[Unni Mary]]
* [[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>
* [[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>


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* [[Bharath Gopi]] – actor, [[Padma Shri]] recipient and winner of the national award for Best Actor in 1977
* [[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.
* [[Shankar (actor)]] – Romantic Hero of Malayalam in the eighties.
* [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]
* [[Dulquer Salmaan]]
* [[Dulquer Salmaan]]
* [[Dhruv Vikram|Dhruv Vikram]]
* [[Fahadh Faasil]]
* [[Fahadh Faasil]]
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
* [[Jayan]] – greatest superstar actor in Malayalam film for ever.
* [[Jayan]]
* [[Jayaram]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient
* [[Jayaram]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient
* [[Jayasurya]] – actor, winner of the national for [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Mention]] in 2016
* [[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]]
* [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]] – Bollywood actor
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] – actor; National Award for special jury
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] – actor; National Award for special jury
* [[M.N. Nambiar]]
* [[M.N. Nambiar]]
* [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] – actor, winner of Padma Shri
* [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] – actor, winner of Padma Shri
* [[Mammootty]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient; three-time National Award winner
* [[Mammootty]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient; three-time National Award winner
* [[Mohanlal]] – [[Padma Shri]] recipient; two-time National Film Award winner
* [[Mohanlal]] – [[Padma Bhushan ]],[[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
* [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] – actor and winner of the national award for Best Actor in 2002
* [[Naveen Andrews]] – Hollywood actor
* [[Naveen Andrews]] – Hollywood actor
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* [[Prem Nazir]] – [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient; holds four Guinness records
* [[Prem Nazir]] – [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient; holds four Guinness records
* [[Premji]] – stage and film actor
* [[Premji]] – stage and film actor
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] – actor; Kerala State Award winner 2006
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] – actor; Kerala  
* State Award winner 2006
* [[Raghuvaran|Reghuvaran]]
* [[Roshan Mathew|Roshan Mathew]]
* [[Salim Kumar]] – actor, winner of the national award for Best Actor in 2010  
* [[Salim Kumar]] – actor, winner of the national award for Best Actor in 2010  
* [[Sathyaneshan Nadar|Sathyan]]
* [[Sathyaneshan Nadar|Sathyan]]
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* [[Sabu Cyril]] – art director
* [[Sabu Cyril]] – art director
* [[Sangeeth Sivan]] – director
* [[Sangeeth Sivan]] – director
* [[Sankar director|V.R.Sankar]] – film director and writer
* [[Santosh Sivan]] – director and cinematographer
* [[Santosh Sivan]] – director and cinematographer
* [[Sathyan Anthikkad]] – Malayalam film director
* [[Sathyan Anthikkad]] – Malayalam film director
* [[Shaji Kylas]] – action 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>
* [[Shajith Koyeri]] – [[National Film Awards]]-winning sound designer<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140503223242/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
* [[Shaji N. Karun]] – film director
* [[Sibi Malayil]] – Malayalam film director
* [[Sibi Malayil]] – Malayalam film director
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[[File:K.S. Chithra.jpg|thumbnail|K.S. Chithra, singer]]
[[File:K.S. Chithra.jpg|thumbnail|K.S. Chithra, singer]]
* [[Alex Paul]] – music director
* [[Alex Paul]] – music director
* [[Arun Alat|Arun alat]]
* [[Benny Dayal]] – playback singer
* [[Benny Dayal]] – playback singer
* [[Berny-Ignatius]] – music director duo
* [[Berny-Ignatius]] – music director duo
* [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]] – playback singer
* [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]] – playback singer
* [[Deepak Dev]] – music composer, playback singer
* [[Deepak Dev]] – music composer, playback singer
* [[Dhibu Ninan Thomas|Dibu ninan thomas]]
* [[G. Venugopal]] – playback singer
* [[G. Venugopal]] – playback singer
* [[Gireesh Puthenchery]] – lyricist and writer
* [[Gireesh Puthenchery]] – lyricist and writer
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* [[Jassie Gift]] – music composer, playback singer
* [[Jassie Gift]] – music composer, playback singer
* [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]] – lyricist
* [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]] – lyricist
* [[Kapil Kapilan|Kapil kapilan]]
* [[Kannur Rajan]] – music composer
* [[Kannur Rajan]] – music composer
* [[Kozhikode Abdul Kader]] –  playback singer
* [[Kozhikode Abdul Kader]] –  playback singer
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* [[V. S. Valiathan]] – artist, Raja Ravivarma award winner
* [[V. S. Valiathan]] – artist, Raja Ravivarma award winner
* [[C.L Porinchukutty]] – Raja Ravi Varma Awardee for 2011
* [[C.L Porinchukutty]] – Raja Ravi Varma Awardee for 2011
* [[K. Janardanan]]
* [[K. Janardanan]]<!-- [[Chitra Ramanathan]] - Contemporary artist, painter
 
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'''Architects'''
'''Architects'''
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'''Sculptors'''
'''Sculptors'''
* [[Kanayi Kunhiraman]] – sculptor, former Chairman of [[Kerala Lalitakala Academy]]
* [[Kanayi Kunhiraman]] – sculptor, former chairman of [[Kerala Lalitakala Academy]]
* [[Balan Nambiar]] – sculptor, painter and research scholar
* [[Balan Nambiar]] – sculptor, painter and research scholar
* [[Sasikrishnan]] – sculptor
* [[Sasikrishnan]] – sculptor
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* [[Cartoonist Shankar]] (1902–1989) – political cartoonist
* [[Cartoonist Shankar]] (1902–1989) – political cartoonist
* [[K. S. Pillai]] (1919–1978) – political cartoonist
* [[K. S. Pillai]] (1919–1978) – political cartoonist
* [[O. V. Vijayan]] – cartoonist, writer
* [[O. V. Vijayan]] – Cartoonist, writer
* [[P. K. Manthri]] – artist, cartoonist
* [[P. K. Manthri]] – artist, cartoonist
* [[Gopikrishnan]] – cartoonist
* [[Gopikrishnan]] – cartoonist
* [[S. Jithesh]] – performing cartoonist
* [[S. Jithesh| Dr. Jitheshji]] – World's Fastest Performing cartoonist & World Record holder in Speed Drawing
* [[Yesudasan]] – cartoonist; former Chairman of [[Kerala Lalitakala Academy]]
* [[Yesudasan]] – cartoonist; former chairman of [[Kerala Lalitakala Academy]]


==Sports==
==Sports==
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* [[Sini Jose]]
* [[Sini Jose]]
* [[Sinimol Paulose]]
* [[Sinimol Paulose]]
* [[Suresh Babu]]
* [[Suresh Babu (long jumper)|Suresh Babu]]
* [[T. C. Yohannan]]
* [[T. C. Yohannan]]
* [[Tintu Lukka]]
* [[Tintu Lukka]]
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* [[Basil Thampi]]
* [[Basil Thampi]]
* [[Bhaskar Pillai]]
* [[Bhaskar Pillai]]
* [[Devdutt Padikkal]]
* [[Jalaj Saxena]]
* [[Jalaj Saxena]]
* [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]]
* [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]]
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* [[Ashique Kuruniyan]]
* [[Ashique Kuruniyan]]
* [[C.K. Vineeth]]
* [[C.K. Vineeth]]
* [[C. V. Pappachan]]
* [[I. M. Vijayan]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]
* [[I. M. Vijayan]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]
* [[Jiju Jacob]]
* [[Jiju Jacob]]
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*[[Mashoor Shereef]]
*[[Mashoor Shereef]]
* [[Maymol Rocky]]
* [[Maymol Rocky]]
* [[Mohammed Rafi]]
* [[Mohammed Rafi (footballer)]]
* [[Mundiyath Devdas]]
* [[Mundiyath Devdas]]
* [[O. Chandrashekar]]
* [[O. Chandrashekar]]
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* [[Thenmaddom Varghese|Thomas Varghese (Thiruvalla Pappan)]]
* [[Thenmaddom Varghese|Thomas Varghese (Thiruvalla Pappan)]]
* [[U. Sharaf Ali]]
* [[U. Sharaf Ali]]
* [[Usman Ashik]]
* [[Victor Manjila]]
* [[Victor Manjila]]
* [[V. P. Sathyan]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]
* [[V. P. Sathyan]] [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]
*[[V.P. Suhair]]


===Hockey===
===Hockey===
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* [[Balabhaskar]] – violinist and composer
* [[Balabhaskar]] – violinist and composer
* [[Chenganoor Raman Pillai]] – Kathakali artist
* [[Chenganoor Raman Pillai]] – Kathakali artist
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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.

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Monarchs[edit | edit source]

H H Rama Varma XV
Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma

Early Cheras[edit | edit source]

The Cheras are referred to as Kedalaputo (Sanskrit: "Kerala Putra") in the Emperor Ashoka's Pali edicts (3rd century BCE).[1] 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 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.
  • Pallaana Chel Kelu Kuttuvan – son of Uthiyan Cheral Athan. Credited as the conqueror of Kongu.[2]
  • 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.[2]
  • Chenguttuvan – 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.[2]
  • Adu Kottu Cheral Athan – successor of Vel Kezhu Kuttuvan
  • Chelva 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 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.
  • 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)[edit | edit source]

  • Kulashekhara Varma (c. 800–c.820 CE)[3]
  • Rajashekhara (c. 820–844 CE)[3]
  • Sthanu Ravi Varma (844–c. 885 CE)[3]
  • Rama Varma (c. 885–917 CE)[3]
  • Kota Ravi Varma (917–947 CE)[3]
  • Indu Kota Varma (944–962 CE)[3]
  • Bhaskara Ravi Varma I (962–1019 CE)[3]
  • Bhaskara Ravi Varma II (979–1021 CE)[3]
  • Vira Kerala (1021–c. 1028 CE)[3]
  • Rajasimha (c. 1028–c.1043 CE)[3]
  • Bhaskara Ravi Varma III (c. 1043–c.1082 CE)[3]
  • Ravi Rama Varma (c. 1082–1090 CE)[3]

Venad Swaroopam (Later Cheras)[edit | edit source]

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)[edit | edit source]

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 - married the daughter of the Chera King Perunchorruthiyan sometime around the 3rd Century BCE. 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 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.[4]

Kola Swarupam[edit | edit source]

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".

  • Rama Ghata Mushaka – established the lineage of Kola Swarupam;
  • Vikrama Rama[5] 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Zamorin of Calicut[6] (Saamoothiri, സാമൂതിരി) – rulers of 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 Russian 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 Portuguese from Kodungallur (1662)
  • Puratam Tirunal – Portuguese were expelled from Kochi under his reign (1663)
  • Uttrattati Tirunal – ceded Chetwai to the Dutch
  • Bharani Tirunal Mana Vikram – the terror of the 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 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[7] (1788–1798) – Treaty of Seringapatam (1792)
  • Krishna Varma[8] (1798–1806) – agreement of 1806 with EIC (died in 1816)

Purannatt Swarupam (Cotiote Rajah)[edit | edit source]

Kings of Travancore[edit | edit source]

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 (Syrian Christian) in the place of the Europeans, and eventually formed one of the first modern states of southern India.

Dewan of Travancore[edit | edit source]

Dewan of Malabar[edit | edit source]

Kings of Cochin[edit | edit source]

  • 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[14][15]

Villarvattom Dynasty (vassal principality of the Kingdom of Cochin)[edit | edit source]

Heads of state[edit | edit source]

K.R. Narayanan, President of India (1997–2002)

President of India[edit | edit source]

President of Singapore[edit | edit source]

Prime Minister of Malaysia[edit | edit source]

Parliament of India[edit | edit source]

Rajya Sabha[edit | edit source]

Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]

Governors of states[edit | edit source]

Council of Ministers, India[edit | edit source]

A. K. Antony

Union Cabinet ministers[edit | edit source]

Minister of State (Independent Charges)[edit | edit source]

Minister of State (MoS)[edit | edit source]

  • Lakshmi N. Menon – Ministry of External Affairs of India (1957–1966)
  • Mullappally Ramachandran – 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[edit | edit source]

From Kerala[edit | edit source]

Main articles: List of Chief Ministers of Kerala and Kerala Council of Ministers

From Tamil Nadu[edit | edit source]

1. M. G. Ramachandran, 3rd CM of Tamil Nadu 2. V N Janaki Ramachandran, 4th CM of Tamil Nadu

Ministers[edit | edit source]

Other states[edit | edit source]

Political leaders[edit | edit source]

Award winners[edit | edit source]

Bharat Ratna[edit | edit source]

The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India.[23]

Padma Vibhushan[edit | edit source]

Adoor Gopalakrishnan

The Padma Vibhushan is India's second highest civilian honour.[24]

Padma Bhushan[edit | edit source]

M. S. Valiathan

The Padma Bhushan is India's third highest civilian honour.[25] (This is not a complete list.)

Padma Shri[edit | edit source]

Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar (1899–1990)
Dr. K. J. Yesudas
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

The Padma Shri is India's fourth highest civilian honour.[28] (This is not a complete list.)

National Medal of Science[edit | edit source]

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.[30]

  • 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"[31][32]

Academy Awards[edit | edit source]

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.[33]

Booker Prize[edit | edit source]

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

Government and world organisations[edit | edit source]

Deputy Collector[edit | edit source]

Choorayi Kanaran– (1812–1876)[39] was the first Deputy Collector of India.[40]

Indian Administrative Service[edit | edit source]

  • Moorkoth Ramunni –(1915-2009 the first Indian Administrative officer (IAS) from dharmadam village.[41]

Indian Police Service[edit | edit source]

  • K. Koshy - Director General Police (BPRD)

Members of the Imperial Civil Service[edit | edit source]

Civil Services of India[edit | edit source]

Cabinet Secretaries[edit | edit source]

Members[edit | edit source]

Shivshankar Menon
Gita Gopinath

Members of the United Nations[edit | edit source]

Shashi Tharoor

International Monetary Fund[edit | edit source]

Military leaders[edit | edit source]

Early Modern Period[edit | edit source]

Contemporary period[edit | edit source]

Army[edit | edit source]

Air Force[edit | edit source]

Param Vishist Seva Medal holders

Navy[edit | edit source]

Jurists[edit | edit source]

Chief Justice[edit | edit source]

India

Singapore

Sundaresh Menon – 4th Chief Justice of Singapore (2012-present)

Judges of the Supreme Court of India[edit | edit source]

Justice M. Fathima Beevi

Women Judges of the Supreme Court of India[edit | edit source]

  • M. Fathima Beevi (1989–1992) – First woman Judge of the Supreme Court of India

Women Judges of the High Court[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

Ancient mathematicians[edit | edit source]

Scientists[edit | edit source]

Faculty[edit | edit source]

Thomas Kailath
V.C. Samuel

Heads of institutions[edit | edit source]

Medical sciences[edit | edit source]

Humanities and social sciences[edit | edit source]

  • Nivedita Menon – feminist writer; professor of political thought at Jawaharlal Nehru University

Business and commerce[edit | edit source]

Independence activists[edit | edit source]

Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair

Social reformers[edit | edit source]

Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Religion and spirituality[edit | edit source]

Hinduism[edit | edit source]

Islam[edit | edit source]

Christianity[edit | edit source]

PRDS[edit | edit source]

  • Poykayil Yohannan aka Poykayil Kumara Guru Devan – activist, poet and the founder of the socio-religious movement Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha

Literature and writing[edit | edit source]

Writers[edit | edit source]

See also: List of fiction writers in Malayalam
Chandiroor Divakaran

Journalists[edit | edit source]

Film and media[edit | edit source]

Mohanlal and Mammootty

Models[edit | edit source]

Actresses[edit | edit source]

Actors[edit | edit source]

Film producer and directors[edit | edit source]

Music[edit | edit source]

K.S. Chithra, singer

Artists, architects, painters, sculptors[edit | edit source]

Painters

Architects

Sculptors

Cartoonists

Sports[edit | edit source]

See also: List of Kerala Olympians
  • (C) denotes players who have captained the national side.

Athletics[edit | edit source]

Badminton[edit | edit source]

Basketball[edit | edit source]

Canoeing[edit | edit source]

Chess[edit | edit source]

Cricket[edit | edit source]

India[edit | edit source]

Other countries[edit | edit source]

Football[edit | edit source]

Hockey[edit | edit source]

Kabbadi[edit | edit source]

Volleyball[edit | edit source]

Shooting[edit | edit source]

Swimming[edit | edit source]

Table tennis[edit | edit source]

Activists[edit | edit source]

Performing artists[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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