List of Rowthers

This is a list of notable persons of the Rowthers, a community from the peninsular states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Historical personalities

 * Vavar – Muslim sufi

Zamindars and Mirasdars

 * Mohammad Meera Rowther – Zamindar of Nagapattinam
 * D. K. Dubash kadir Rowther – Zamindar of Pandalgudi (Madura)
 * R. E. Muhammad kassim Rowther –Mirasdar, Rajagiri, Tanjore

Economy

 * Kajamian Rowther – entrepreneur and philanthropist
 * Naureen Hassan – first vice-president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Law and judiciary

 * Fathima Beevi – first woman judge of Supreme court of India
 * Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla – former judge of the Supreme Court of India
 * B. Kemal Pasha – retired judge of the High Court of Kerala
 * S. M. Mohamed Idris – Malaysian advocate

Politics

 * M. Muhammad Ismail Sahib – "Quaid-e-Millat" ("the Leader of the Nation") freedom fighter and founder of IUML
 * Khalifulla Sahib – politician and Dewan of Pudukkottai State in (1941-1947)
 * Karim Ghani – politician in Southeast Asia of Indian origin. Before the Second World War Karim Ghani was a parliamentary secretary in Burma under Dr. Ba Maw
 * K.T.M. Ahmed Ibrahim sahib Bahadur – Indian politician
 * S.O.K Ubaidulla – Malaysian Politician
 * K. S. G. Haja Shareef – Indian politician and industrialist
 * A. K. A. Abdul Samad – Siraj-ul-Millat politician and leader of IUML
 * K. M. Kader Mohideen – National president of IUML
 * M.K.M. Abdul Salam – Indian politician and parliamentarian from Tiruchirappalli in 1957.
 * Nagore E. M. Hanifa – singer and politician
 * Samsudeen – Indian politician
 * M. Gulam Mohideen – Indian politician, parliamentarian from Dindigal in 1957.
 * S. M. Muhammed Sheriff – Indian politician and former parliamentarian from Tamil Nadu
 * E.S.M. Packeer Mohamed – Legislator (1980–84) and parliamentarian in 1989 from Mayiladuthurai
 * Y. S. M. Yusuf – former Minister of Public Work Department, Irrigation department and Chairman of Wakf board of Tamil Nadu
 * S. J. Sadiq Pasha – Indian politician
 * M. Abdul Lathief – Indian politician
 * A. Rahman Khan – Indian politician
 * J. M. Aaroon Rashid – Indian politician
 * T. P. M. Mohideen Khan – Former Minister for Environment in Tamil Nadu
 * S. N. M. Ubayadullah – Indian politician
 * K. E. Ismail – Former Minister for Revenue, Government of Kerala
 * S. S. Mohammad Ismail – Indian politician
 * M. M. A. Razak – Indian politician
 * A. Anwar Raja – Indian politician
 * Navaskani – Parliamentarian from Ramanathapuram

Academia, science and medicine

 * E. A. Siddiq – Indian Agricultural Scientist, Padma Shri recipient
 * M. A. Aleem – Indian neurologist
 * P. K. Abdul Aziz – scientist in ecology and biodiversity
 * Dr Salim Yusuf – cardiologist, former World Heart Federation President, Rhodes scholar, Honour of Canada recipient
 * Dr Hafeez Rahman – Consultant Gynaecologist & Laparoscopic Surgeon
 * Nigar Shaji – Indian space scientist

Literature

 * Umaru Pulavar (1642-1703) – Tamil poet
 * Kunangudi Mastan Sahib (1792-1838) – Tamil Qadiriyya Sufi poet.
 * Gulam Kadir Navalar – 19th century Tamil poet
 * P. Dawood Shah – Tamil poet in Madurai Tamil Sangam, freedom fighter and he started Darul Islam magazine in 1919
 * Abdul Jabbar – Tamil Writer and Novelist
 * Manavai Mustafa – Tamil Scholar and Father of Scientific Tamil
 * Ka. Mu. Sheriff – Tamil writer and poet
 * Mu. Metha – Tamil poet and song writer
 * Nooranad Haneef – Malayalam author
 * Syed Thajudeen – Malaysian painter
 * P.M.Anwar – Tamil poet
 * Rajathi Salma – Tamil writer & activist
 * Manushyaputhiran – Tamil poet and writer

Arts

 * Prem Nazir – Indian actor
 * M. K. Mustafa – Indian actor
 * Ka. Mu. Sheriff – Tamil song writer
 * Editor Mohan – Film editor and producer
 * Ibrahim Rowther – Tamil film producer
 * Liaquat Ali Khan – Indian director and screenwriter
 * Fazil – Indian film director
 * Fahadh Faasil – Indian actor and film producer
 * Nazriya – Indian actress and film producer
 * Mu.Metha – Tamil song writer
 * Siddique – Indian film director
 * Mohan Raja – Indian film director
 * Jayam Ravi – Indian actor
 * Ameer Sultan – Actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter
 * Anwar Rasheed – Film director and producer
 * Farook Abdul Rahman – Indian filmmaker and writer
 * Mansoor Ali Khan – Indian actor and politician
 * Prem Nawas – Indian film Actor
 * Shanawas – Indian actor
 * Rafi – Screenwriter and director
 * Shafi – Indian film director
 * Abdul Kalam Azad – Indian photographer
 * Rahman – Indian actor
 * Siddique – Indian actor
 * Soubin Shahir – Indian actor
 * Shaam – Indian actor
 * Asif Ali – Indian actor and film producer
 * Afsal – Indian film singer
 * Ajmal Ameer – Indian actor and former physician
 * V. Z. Durai – Indian film director
 * Nizam Rawther – Indian scriptwriter and filmmaker
 * Raja Mohammad – Indian film editor
 * Hesham Abdul Wahab – Indian music composer
 * Kaja Mydeen – Indian Film producer
 * Hakkim Rawther – Indian actor and filmmaker in Mollywood
 * Askar Ali – Indian actor
 * Kottayam Nazeer Indian Actor and Impressionist
 * Chitti Babu – Indian actor
 * Bobby Kottarakkara – Indian actor
 * Farhan Faasil – Indian actor
 * Irfan – Indian actor
 * Pattanam Rasheed – Indian make-up artist
 * Pattanam Rasheed – Indian make-up artist