Menon (surname)

Menon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Journalism

 * Appan Menon (1947–1996), Indian print and television journalist
 * C. Karunakara Menon (1863–1922), Indian journalist and politician
 * Chengalathu Kunhirama Menon (1857–1935), Indian journalist
 * Mini Menon, Indian journalist
 * Ramesh Menon, Indian author, journalist, and documentary film maker

Literature

 * Anil Menon, Indian computer scientist and writer of speculative fiction
 * I. K. K. Menon (1919–2013), Indian writer
 * Indu Menon (born 1980), Indian writer, novelist, and sociologist
 * M. K. Menon (1928–1993), Indian writer
 * Menon Marath (1906–2003), Indo-Anglican novelist
 * Nalapat Narayana Menon (1887–1954), Indian author
 * Nivedita Menon, feminist writer and professor of political thought at Jawaharlal Nehru University
 * Oyyarathu Chandu Menon (1847–1899), Indian novelist
 * Puthezhath Raman Menon (1891–1973), Indian Writer, President of Kerala Sahitya Akademy, Judge of Kerala High Court
 * P.C. Kuttikrishna Menon (1915–1979), Indian author, also known as Uroob
 * Ramesh Menon, Indian author, journalist, and documentary film maker
 * Ritu Menon, Indian feminist writer and publisher
 * Sandhya Menon, American young adult fiction author
 * Sreebala K Menon, Malayali author and filmmaker
 * Vallathol Narayana Menon (1878–1958), Indian poet
 * Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon (1911–1985), Indian poet

Performing arts and film

 * Aishwarya Menon (born 1992), Indian film actress
 * Alok Vaid-Menon (born 1991), American writer and performance artist
 * Anjali Menon, Indian film director and screenwriter
 * Anoop Menon, Indian film actor, screenwriter and lyricist
 * Anuradha Menon, Indian television actress and theatre artist
 * Arjun Menon (born 1987), Indian playback singer
 * Asha G. Menon (born 1986), Indian playback singer
 * Balachandra Menon (born 1954), Indian film actor, director and script writer
 * Bhaskar Menon, Indian music executive
 * Karthika Menon (born 1986), Indian film actress known by her stage name Bhavana
 * Biju Menon (born 1970), Indian film actor
 * Divya S. Menon (born 1987), Indian singer and television anchor
 * Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 1973), Indian film maker
 * Hemanth Menon (born 1989), Indian film actor
 * Jaya Menon, Indian actress
 * Kay Kay Menon (born 1966), Indian film, stage and television actor
 * Lakshmi Menon (actress) (born 1996), Indian film actress
 * Lakshmi Menon (model) (born 1981), Indian model
 * Meena Menon (born 1970), Indian voice-dubbing artist and singer
 * Nithya Menon, Indian film actress and playback singer
 * P. N. Menon (director) (1928–2008), film maker
 * Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon (1881–1949), Indian actor
 * Rajiv Menon (born 1963), Indian advertising director, cinematographer, actor and film maker
 * Ramesh Menon, Indian author, journalist, and documentary film maker
 * Ravi Menon (1950–2007), Indian film actor
 * Rejith Menon (born 1988), Indian film actor
 * Renuka Menon, Indian Malayali film actress
 * Revathi Menon, Indian film actress and director
 * Sekhar Menon (born 1980), Indian actor
 * Sheetal Menon, Indian model and actress
 * Shweta Menon, Indian model, actress and television anchor
 * Siddharth Menon (born 1989), Indian Malayalam playback singer and actor
 * Siddharth Menon (born 1989), Indian Hindi and Marathi film actor
 * Sindhu Menon, Indian film actress
 * Sreebala K Menon, Malayali author and filmmaker
 * Sreevalsan J. Menon, Indian vocalist and composer
 * Suresh Menon (born 1967), Indian actor, comedian and television personality
 * Suresh Chandra Menon Indian actor, cinematographer and film director
 * Unni Menon (born 1955), Indian film playback singer
 * Valsala Menon (born 1945), Indian film actress
 * Vimala Menon (born 1943), Indian dance instructor

Other arts

 * Anjolie Ela Menon (born 1940), Indian contemporary artist
 * C. Madhava Menon (1911–1984), Indian painter
 * T.A.S Menon, Indian artist and former Principal of the Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts Mavelikara

In business

 * G. A. Menon (1931–2003), Indian businessperson
 * Jaishankar Menon (born 1956), Indian electrical engineer; developer of RAID technology
 * P. N. C. Menon (born 1948), Indian-Omani businessman

In government

 * A. R. Menon (1886–1960), Indian National Congress politician and doctor
 * Ambat Sivarama Menon (1870–1939), Indian politician
 * C. Achutha Menon (1913–1991), former Chief Minister of Kerala
 * C. Karunakara Menon (1863–1922), Indian journalist and politician
 * C. P. Karunakara Menon (1891–1976), Indian civil servant and administrator
 * K. P. S. Menon (senior) (1898–1982), Indian civil servant
 * Lakshmi N. Menon (1899–1994), former Deputy Foreign Minister of India
 * Leela Damodara Menon (born 1923), Indian politician
 * M. G. Ramachandran (1917–1987), actor and previous Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
 * M. G. K. Menon (born 1928), Indian physicist and policymaker
 * Muthal Puredath Murlidhar Menon, Indian diplomat
 * N. Gopala Menon, Indian lawyer and politician
 * P. N. Menon (diplomat) (1920–1975), Indian Ambassador to Greece and Yugoslavia
 * P. Narayana Menon, Indian lawyer, politician and administrator
 * Panampilly Govinda Menon (1906–1970), Indian politician, lawyer, and freedom fighter
 * Shivshankar Menon (born 1949), Indian National Security Advisor
 * T. Govindan Menon (born 1823), Indian civil servant and administrator
 * T. Sankunni Menon (1820–1881), Indian civil servant and administrator
 * V. K. Krishna Menon (1896–1974), former Defence Minister of India
 * V. P. Menon (1893–1965), Indian civil servant; played a vital role in the integration of India
 * Vinod C. Menon, member of the National Disaster Management Authority of India

Social activists

 * K. P. K. Menon, Indian lawyer and political activist
 * K. P. Karunakara Menon (1930–2002), Indian social activist; former president of the Nair Service Society
 * K. P. Kesava Menon (1886–1978), Indian independence activist
 * Mukundan C. Menon, Indian human rights activist
 * Panampilly Govinda Menon (1906–1970), Indian politician, lawyer, and freedom fighter
 * V. Viswanatha Menon, Indian communist political activist

In science and academia

 * A. Sreedhara Menon (1925–2010), Indian historian
 * Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London
 * Anil Menon, Indian computer scientist and writer of speculative fiction
 * Geeta Menon, Dean of the Undergraduate College at New York University Stern School of Business
 * Indu Menon (born 1980), Indian writer, novelist, and sociologist
 * K. Ramunni Menon (1872–1949), Indian educator
 * M. G. K. Menon (born 1928), Indian physicist and policymaker
 * M. K. Krishna Menon, Indian gynecologist and obstetrician
 * Mani Menon (born 1948), Indian-American surgeon
 * N. R. Madhava Menon (born 1935), Indian legal educator
 * Nivedita Menon, feminist writer and professor of political thought at Jawaharlal Nehru University
 * P Kesava Menon (1917–1979), Indian mathematician
 * R. V. G. Menon, Indian professor of engineering
 * T. Bhaskara Menon (1898–1948), professor of pathology and principal of Andhra Medical College
 * Usha Menon, professor of gynaecological cancer at University College London
 * V. K. Narayana Menon (born 1911), Indian art critic and scholar of classical Indian dance and Indian classical music

In sport

 * Narendra Menon (born 1946), former Indian cricketer
 * Nitin Menon (born 1983), Indian cricketer and umpire
 * Prashanth Menon (born 1977), Indian cricketer
 * Ramesh Menon (cricketer) (born 1963), Indian cricketer
 * Renjith Menon (born 1977), Indian cricketer
 * Sashi Menon (born 1952), Indian former professional tennis player
 * Satish Menon (born 1969), Indian cricketer

In other fields

 * Atmananda Krishna Menon (1883–1959), Indian sage, guru, and philosopher
 * Swami Chinmayananda
 * Narayan Menon (born 1944), former officer of the Indian Air Force

French
It has also appeared, less frequently, as a French surname:


 * Louis François Henri de Menon (1717–1776), French agronomist
 * Tugdual Menon (died 1560s), French composer

Other nationalities
This surname has appeared in other places:


 * Aldrovani Menon (born 1972), former Brazilian football player
 * Harikrish Menon (born 1973), Malaysian singer, songwriter, and record producer
 * Luiz Cláudio Menon (born 1944), Brazilian basketball player
 * Rashed Khan Menon (born 1943), Bangladeshi politician
 * Sundaresh Menon (born 1962), Chief Justice of Singapore and a former Attorney-General of Singapore
 * Vanu Gopala Menon (born 1960), Singapore civil servant and diplomat, former Permanent Representative of Singapore to the UN