User:Jutsis/List of People of Kerala Nasrani Origin

This is a list of prominent people who are known to be Saint Thomas Christians or who have Saint Thomas Christian heritage or ancestry.

Chief Ministers of Kerala

 * Oommen Chandy, current Chief Minister of Kerala
 * A K Antony, former Chief Minister of Kerala
 * A. J. John, Anaparambil, Chief Minister of the former Travancore-Cochin state

Key Central Government Ministers

 * John Mathai, first Railways Minister of India, and former Finance Minister of India
 * A K Antony, former Defense Secretary of India

Justices of the Supreme Court of India

 * Kurian Joseph, Justice on the Supreme Court of India
 * T.K. Thommen, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of India
 * K.K. Mathew, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of India
 * K.T. Thomas, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of India
 * Cyriac Joseph, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of India

Other notable jurists

 * Anna Chandy, First woman judge of an Indian High Court

Actors

 * Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
 * Naveen Andrews,- known particularly for a role in the US television show, Lost, as well as in films such as the The English Patient. He was cast as a lead actor in Oliver Hirschbiegel's film Diana.

Writers

 * Arundhati Roy
 * K. V. Simon

Distinguished Scientists

 * E. C. G. Sudarshan, Physicist

Media
Kandathil Varghese Mappillai, founder of the Malayala Manorama newspaper

Business

 * T K Kurien, CEO of Wipro
 * Verghese Kurien, founder of Amul
 * M. George Muthoot, founder of the Muthoot Finance Ltd
 * K. M. Mammen Mappillai, founder of the MRF Limited, the tyre company, and a former editor of the Malayala Manorama
 * Joy Alukkas, Billionaire and founder of Joyalukkas jewelry company

Saints

 * Saint Alphonsa

Cardinals

 * Varkey Vithayathil
 * Antony Padiyara
 * Joseph Parecattil
 * George Alencherry

Other Religious Leaders

 * George Mathan (1819–1870), First Native Anglican Priest and Writer
 * Abraham Malpan (1795–1845), leader of reformation in Malankara Syrian Church
 * Abraham Mar Thoma (1917–1947), Mar Thoma XVII of Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church
 * Alexander Mar Thoma (1953–2000), Mar Thoma XIX of Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church
 * Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Supreme Head & Catholicos of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
 * Baselios Thomas I, Supreme Head & Catholicos of Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church
 * Joseph Mar Thoma, Supreme Head & Marthoma XXI of Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church
 * Cheppad Philipose Mar Dionysius (1825–1855), Mar Thoma XII
 * George Menachery (born 1938), historian, editor of the St. Thomas Christian Encyclopedia of India
 * Saint Gregorios Geevarghese, (Parumala Thirumeni) of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
 * Acharya K K Chandy, Founder Member - Christavashram, Kottayam.
 * Joshua Mar Ignathios, Bishop of the Eparchy of Mavelikara.
 * Juhanon Mar Thoma (1937–1976), Mar Thoma XVIII of Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church
 * Mar Ivanios, Servant of God, OIC (1882–1953).
 * Mar Abraham Kattumana, Former Titular Archbishop of Cebarades and pontifical delegate of Syro Malabar Church
 * Mar Sebastian Mankuzhikary (1818–1877), first bishop of Thamarasserry
 * Mar Thoma I (1653–1670), first bishop of the Malankara Church
 * Mathews Mar Athanasius, Metropolitan (1818–1877), Mar Thoma XIII
 * Sadhu Kochoonju Upadesi, Christian preacher, poet and composer.
 * V.C. Samuel Syrian Orthodox Theologian and Church Historian
 * Sebastian Kappen, liberation theologian
 * Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Destitute.
 * Mar Joseph Powathil, Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
 * Cardinal Mar Antony Padiyara, Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery

Others

 * George Abraham Thampy, Winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2000
 * Matthew Eappen, Baby who was murdered in the Louise Woodward case
 * Vinod Thomas, Director-General of Independent Evaluation Group), World Bank