List of people from Malappuram district

This is a list of notable people from Malappuram district, Kerala, India. Malappuram district is one of the 14 districts of Kerala state.

Member of parliament MALAPPURAM constituency-
 * A. Vijayaraghavan - Former member of Rajya Sabha and the state secretary of CPI(M).
 * A. P. Anil Kumar - former minister of Kerala.
 * A. R. Raja Raja Varma - Malayalam poet and grammatician known as Kerala Panini (belongs to Parappanad royal family).
 * Abdul Nediyodath - an Indian footballer.
 * Abdurahiman Randathani - an Indian politician.
 * Achyutha Pisharadi - a Sanskrit grammarian, astronomer and mathematician.
 * Adil Ibrahim - Actor.
 * Ahmad Kutty - a North American Islamic scholar.
 * Ajijesh Pachat - Malayalam novelist, short story writer, and columnist.
 * Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri - Malayalam poet and essayist. (Born at Kumaranellur, a border village between Malappuram and Palakkad districts. He was a writer from the Ponnani Kalari)
 * Akkitham Narayanan - painter.
 * Ali Musliyar - was an Indian freedom fighter.
 * Ammu Swaminathan - Independence activist and a member of Constituent Assembly of India.
 * Anas Edathodika - an Indian professional footballer.
 * Aneesh G. Menon - is an Indian actor
 * Anikha - actress.
 * Aparna Nair - an Indian actress.
 * Arjun Jayaraj - an Indian professional footballer.
 * Artist Namboothiri - an Indian painter.
 * Aryadan Muhammed - former minister of Kerala.
 * Aryadan Shoukath - Indian film producer.
 * Ashique Kuruniyan - an Indian professional footballer.
 * Asif Saheer - an Indian soccer player.
 * Azad Moopen - an Indian doctor and philanthropist.
 * Azhvanchery Thamprakkal - Former chief of Nambudiris of Kerala.
 * B. M. Kutty - was a journalist and activist.
 * Balamani Amma - Writer of Malayalam literature.
 * C. Karunakara Menon - was an Indian journalist and politician.
 * C. Radhakrishnan - an Indian writer and film director of Malayalam language.
 * C. N. Ahmad Moulavi - was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature.
 * Chakkeeri Ahemed Kutty - former minister of Kerala and former speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly.
 * Chalilakath Kunahmed Haji - was a social reformer.
 * Cherukad - a Malayalam playwright, novelist, poet, and political activist.
 * Damodara - was an astronomer-mathematician.
 * Deepa Palanadu- Kathakali musician
 * Deepu Pradeep - an Indian scriptwriter.
 * Devdutt Padikkal - an Indian cricketer.
 * Dhanish Karthik - an Indian actor.
 * Dileep K. Nair - an Indian educationist, skill development campaigner, social activist, and publisher.
 * E. Harikumar - Malayalam novelist and short story writer.
 * E. Moidu Moulavi - was an Indian freedom fighter, and an Islamic scholar.
 * E. Sreedharan - Metroman of India.
 * E. K. Imbichi Bava - was an Indian politician.
 * E. M. S. Namboodiripad - The first Chief Minister of Kerala and the founder of CPI(M).
 * E. T. Mohammed Basheer - former minister of Kerala.
 * Elamaram Kareem - former minister of Kerala.
 * Edasseri Govindan Nair - was an Indian poet.
 * Elamaram Kareem - Former minister of Kerala and Member of Rajya Sabha.
 * Faisal Kutty - a lawyer, academic, writer, public speaker, and human rights activist.
 * Gopinath Muthukad - a magician, and motivational speaker.
 * Govinda Bhattathiri - was an Indian astrologer and astronomer.
 * Hari Nair - an Indian cinematographer.
 * Hemanth Menon - an Indian actor.
 * Indrajith Sukumaran - film actor and playback singer.
 * Iqbal Kuttippuram - an Indian screenwriter and homoeopathic physician.
 * Jayasree Kalathil - Writer, translator, mental health researcher, and activist.
 * Jishnu Balakrishnan - an Indian professional footballer.
 * K. Abdurahman - Founder of Chaliyar movement.
 * K. Avukader Kutty Naha - a former deputy chief minister of Kerala.
 * K. C. S. Paniker - was a metaphysical and abstract painter
 * K. C. Manavedan Raja - was an Indian aristocrat.
 * K. M. Asif - an Indian cricketer.
 * K. M. Maulavi - An Indian freedom fighter, social reformer and the founding vice-president of IUML Malabar district committee.
 * K. P. A. Majeed - former Chief Whip of the Government of Kerala.
 * K. P. Ramanunni - is a novelist and short-story writer.
 * K. T. Irfan - an Indian athlete.
 * K. T. Jaleel - former minister of Kerala.
 * K. T. Muhammed- was a Malayalam playwright and screenwriter.
 * K. V. Rabiya - Social worker.
 * K. V. Ramakrishnan - a Malayalam–language poet and journalist.
 * Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan - was a Malayalam poet and journalist.
 * Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma - a resurrector of Mohiniyattam.
 * Kamala Surayya - Writer of Malayalam literature.
 * Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran - Malayalam poet and translator, also known as Kalidasa of Kerala (belongs to Parappanad royal family).
 * Kottakkal Madhu - Kathakali Musician, Carnatic Vocalist
 * Vaidyaratnam P. S. Varier - Ayurveda Practitioner
 * Krishnachandran - an Indian actor, dubbing artist, and playback singer.
 * Kuttikrishna Marar - an Indian essayist and literary critic of Malayalam literature.
 * Lakshmi Sahgal - a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement, an officer of the Indian National Army, and the Minister of Women's Affairs in the Azad Hind government.
 * M. Govindan - Writer of Malayalam literature.
 * M. Swaraj - an Indian politician.
 * M. G. S. Narayanan - is an Indian historian, and academic and political commentator.
 * M. K. Vellodi - former Indian diplomat.
 * M. M. Akbar - an Islamic scholar, and an expert in comparative religion.
 * M. P. Abdussamad Samadani
 * M. P. M. Ahammed Kurikkal - former minister of Kerala.
 * M. P. M. Menon - was an Indian diplomat, ambassador to several countries.
 * M. T. Vasudevan Nair - Malayalam author, screenplay writer and film director. (Born at Kudallur, a border village between Malappuram and Palakkad districts. He is a writer from the Ponnani Kalari.)
 * Malayath Appunni - a Malayalam language poet and children's writer.
 * Manjalamkuzhi Ali - former minister of Kerala.
 * Mankada Ravi Varma - was an Indian cinematographer and director.
 * Manorama Thampuratti - was a Sanskrit writer.
 * Mashoor Shereef - an Indian professional footballer.
 * Melattur Sahadevan - a Carnatic music vocalist.
 * Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri - was a mathematical linguist.
 * Mersheena Neenu - actress.
 * Mohammed Irshad - an Indian professional footballer.
 * Mohamed Salah - an Indian footballer.
 * Mohanakrishnan Kaladi - a Malayalam poet.
 * Moyinkutty Vaidyar - was a Mappila pattu poet.
 * Mrinalini Sarabhai - Indian classical dancer.
 * Muhammad Musthafa - an Indian film actor and director.
 * Muhsin Parari - an Indian film director, writer, and lyricist.
 * Nalakath Soopy - former minister of Kerala.
 * Nalapat Narayana Menon - Writer of Malayalam literature.
 * Nandanar - was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature.
 * Nilambur Ayisha - an actress in the Malayalam film industry and drama.
 * Nilambur Balan - was a Malayalam actor.
 * Nirupama Rao - former foreign secretary of India.
 * P. Sreeramakrishnan - former speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly.
 * P. Surendran - is a writer, columnist, art critic, and a philanthropist.
 * P. K. Abdu Rabb - former minister of Kerala.
 * P. K. Kunhalikutty - former minister of Kerala.
 * P. K. Warrier - an Ayurvedic physician and a Padma Bhushan winner.
 * P. P. Ramachandran - is a Malayalam poet.
 * P. V. Abdul Wahab - Businessman, and a member of Rajya Sabha.
 * Paloli Mohammed Kutty - former minister of Kerala.
 * Parameshvara - was a major Indian mathematician and astronomer.
 * Parvathy Jayadevan - an Indian playback singer.
 * Poonthanam Nambudiri - was a Malayalam poet.
 * Premji - was a social reformer, cultural leader, and actor.
 * Prithviraj Sukumaran - actor, director, producer, playback singer, and distributor.
 * Pulapre Balakrishnan - an Indian economist and educationalist.
 * Pulikkottil Hyder - was a Mappila pattu poet.
 * Rajeev Nair - an Indian writer, lyricist, and producer.
 * Ranjith Padinhateeri - an Indian biological physicist and a professor.
 * Rashin Rahman - an Indian actor.
 * Raja Ravi Varma - Indian painter and artist (belongs to Parappanad royal family).
 * Ravi Menon - Actor.
 * Ravi Vallathol - was an Indian actor.
 * Rinshad Reera - Student Activist.
 * Salam Bappu - an Indian film director.
 * Salman Kalliyath - an Indian professional footballer.
 * Sangita Madhavan Nair - an Indian actress.
 * Sankaran Embranthiri - was a Kathakali musician.
 * Savithri Rajeevan - an Indian poet, short story writer, and painter.
 * Sayyid Sanaullah Makti Tangal - was a social reformer.
 * Shahabaz Aman - an Indian playback singer and composer.
 * Shanavas K Bavakutty - is an Indian film director.
 * Shweta Menon - an Indian model, actress, and television anchor.
 * Shylan - Malayalam novelist and short story writer.
 * Sithara - an Indian playback singer, composer, and an occasional actor.
 * Sooraj Thelakkad - An actor.
 * Sukumaran - was an Indian film actor and producer.
 * Sunny Wayne - Film actor (stayed during higher education).
 * Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal - was a religious leader and politician.
 * T. A. Razzaq - was an Indian screenwriter.
 * T. K. Hamza - former minister of Kerala.
 * T. K. Padmini - was an Indian painter.
 * T. M. Nair - was an Indian political activist of Dravidian movement.
 * Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan- was a Malayalam poet and linguist.
 * Tirur Nambissan - was a Kathakali singer.
 * U. A. Beeran - former minister of Kerala.
 * U.Jimshad - an Indian professional footballer.
 * U. Sharaf Ali - a former Indian International football player.
 * Unni Menon - an Indian playback singer.
 * Uroob - was a writer of Malayalam literature.
 * V. Abdurahiman - Minister of Kerala.
 * V. C. Balakrishna Panicker - an Indian poet and writer.
 * V. T. Bhattathiripad - Social reformer (hailed from erstwhile Ponnani taluk).
 * Vaidyaratnam P. S. Warrier - was an Ayurvedic physician.
 * Vaidyaratnam Triprangode Moossad - was an Ayurvedic physician.
 * Vallathol Narayana Menon - was a Malayalam poet.
 * Variyan Kunnath Kunjahammed Haji - an Indian Freedom Fighter.
 * Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair - was a Kathakali master and a Padma Shri winner.
 * Vazhenkada Vijayan - Retired principal of Kerala Kalamandalam.
 * Veliyankode Umar Khasi - Freedom fighter and poet.
 * Vinay Govind - an Indian film director.
 * Zainuddin Makhdoom II - The author of Tuhfat Ul Mujahideen.
 * Zakariya Mohammed - an Indian Film director, screenwriter, and actor.
 * Zakeer Mundampara - an Indian footballer.
 * Zeenath - actress.