List of people from North Malabar

This is a list of notable people from North Malabar, a historical and cultural area including the former French exclaves of Pondicherry. North Malabar is now administratively at the northern end of Kerala, India.


 * Pazhassi Raja (1753–1805), freedom fighter and prince regent of Kottayam princely state
 * Cherusseri Namboothiri (c.1375–c.1475), poet
 * Aromal Chekavar, Legendary hero and warrior from the 12th century.
 * Thacholi Othenan, legendary hero from the 1600s
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 * Unniyarcha -12th Century warrior
 * Chandu Chekavar -12th Century Warrior
 * A. K. Gopalan (1904–1977), politician, communist leader, MP
 * K. Kelappan (1889–1971), social reformer and journalist
 * E. K. Nayanar (1919–2004), politician, communist leader and Chief Minister of Kerala
 * K. P. R. Gopalan (1906–1997), politician. Naxalite communist leader and MPA
 * M. V. Raghavan (1933–2014), politician, communist leader and MPA
 * Sankaran Moopan 18th century an ancient chief commander of pazhassi raja
 * Karayi Krishnan Gurukkal 19th Century scholar.
 * Dewan E.K Krishnan (1841-1907) 19th century deputy collector.
 * Janaki Ammal (1897-1984) cytogenetics and phytogeography
 * Meenakshi Amma kalaripayattu guru and padmasree.
 * Choorayi Kanaran (1812-1876) first deputy collector of India, 19th century.
 * Rao Sahib Ayyathan Gopalan (1863-1948), social reformer
 * Ayyathan Janaki Ammal (1881-1945) first female doctor in kerala
 * I. K. Kumaran (1903-1999) 20th century mahe freedom fighter.
 * Vagbhatananda (1885-1939) Hindu social reformer
 * Keeleri Kunhikannan (1858-1939) martial art gurukkal and cercus experter
 * S. K. Pottekkatt (1913-1982) an Malayalam literature
 * Mithavaadi Krishnan social reformer.
 * Potheri Kunjambu Vakil (1857-1919) social reformer, writer, royal family loyer
 * Muliyil Krishnan (1845-1901) written.
 * Narikkuni Unnirikutty Vaidyar (1849-1909) 19th century scholar
 * Ponnapuramkottayil Kelu Moopan 17th century warrior
 * K. Karunakaran (1918–2010), politician, congress leader and Chief Minister of Kerala
 * E. Ahmed (1938-2017), politician, Muslim League leader and Central Cabinet Minister
 * Moorkoth Kumaran (1874–1941), teacher and short-story writer
 * Moorkoth Ramunni (1915–2009), pilot and bureaucrat
 * Moorkoth Kunhappa (1905–1993), journalist, editor, novelist
 * M. N. Nambiar (1919–2008), film actor and spiritual leader
 * Verghese Kurien (1921–2012), social entrepreneur and founder of Amul
 * Sreenivasan (born 1956), film actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
 * Kannur Rajan (1949–1995), music composer
 * Kuroolli Chekon, 20th century Kadathanad robinhood.
 * Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri (born 1950), lyricist, music director, actor, singer, screenwriter, and performer of carnatic music
 * Gireesh Puthenchery (1961–2010), lyricist and screenwriter
 * Vineeth (born 1969), film actor and classical dancer
 * K. Raghavan (1913–2013), music composer
 * A. T. Ummer (1933-2001), music composer
 * Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1861-1914), journalist, writer, landowner
 * Vijay K. Nambiar (born 1943), diplomat
 * O. M. Nambiar (1932-2021), athletics coach and winner of the Dronacharya award
 * Lt. General Satish Nambiar (born 1936), general and commander of the UNPROFOR force in the former Yugoslavia 1992-93
 * Pinarayi Vijayan (born 1944), politician, communist leader, MPA, Chief Minister of Kerala
 * Kalingalmadom Rarichan Moopan - Social Leader.
 * Kodiyeri Balakrishnan (born 1953), politician, communist leader, MPA
 * Sukumar Azhikode (1926–2012), writer philosopher
 * M. Night Shyamalan (born 1970), film director, screenwriter, and producer
 * M. Mukundan (born 1942), writer, social activist
 * Kavya Madhavan (born 1984), film actress
 * Samvrutha Sunil (born 1986), film actress
 * Captain C. P. Krishnan Nair (1922–2014), businessman, hotelier