Kumaran (surname)

Kumaran is a surname. People with the surname include:


 * Dharshan Kumaran (born 1975), an English chess grandmaster
 * I. K. Kumaran (1903–1999), Indian freedom fighter who fought for liberation from France in 1954
 * K. P. K. Kumaran, politician and former member of the Parliament of India who represented Tamil Nadu
 * K. P. Kumaran, Malayalam film maker
 * Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair (1916–2007), Kathakali artiste in classical Indian dance-drama
 * Kumaran Asan (1873–1924), one of the triumvirate poets of Kerala, South India
 * M. K. Kumaran (1915–1994), famous writer, journalist and politician of Kerala, India
 * Moorkoth Kumaran (1874–1941), teacher and a prominent short story writer in Malayalam
 * S. S. Kumaran, Tamil film composer
 * Sangili Kumaran or Cankili II (died 1619), the self-proclaimed last king of the Jaffna kingdom
 * Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran, Indian cricketer
 * Tiruppur Kumaran (1904–1932), Indian revolutionary who participated in the Indian independence movement
 * Uma Kumaran, British politician