Famous people from Kerala – Notable Personalities of Kerala

There are several famous personalities of Kerala who made the state proud. The following is a list of notable people from Kerala.

  V. K Krishna Menon (1896-1974) – Statesman & Former Defense Minster of India
  C. Achutha Memon (1913-1991) – Former Chief Minister of Kerala
  E. M. S. Namboothirippad (1909-1998) – Former Chief Minister of Kerala
  Panakkad Syed Mohammed Ali Shihad Thangal – Community leader, Islamic scholar and politician
  K Karunakaran – Former Chief Minister of Kerala
  K. M. Mathew ( 1917-2010) – Former Chief Editor of Malayala Manorama
  M. George Muthoor (1911-1993) – Entrepreneur and businessman
  V.R.Krishna Iyer (1915-2014) – Former Supreme Court Judge and minister for Law in Kerala
  Travancore  Sisters _ The trio of Ragini. Lalitha, Padmini
  Kunjali Marakkar – Lion of the Arabian sea
  Prof M P Varghese _ Unsung hero of Kerala
  Vice Admiral Elenjikal Chandy Kuruvila – The Man who bombed Karachi
  Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker – First martyr of Kerala renaissance
  Sakthan Thampuran – The Architect of Thrissur
  V K Vijayan – The Unsung hero ( Freedom fighter)
  Anna Mani – The weather women of India
  Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama varma – The Maharaja of Travancore
  G Devarajan –  Music director
  Sri Narayna Guru – The Light that led Kerala
  Marthanda Varma – The Maharaha of Travancore
  Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai
  Accamma Cherian – The Jhansi rani of Travancore
  Kesava Shankar Pillai
  Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma – The Maharaja of Travancore
  P T Usha – The Queen of Indian track & field
  Prem Nazir – Evergreen hero of Malayalam film Industry
  Dr. John Mathai
  Sree Kumara Gurudevan
  K Raghavan Thirumulpad
  Philipose Mar Cheysostom Mar Thoma
  Chattambi Swamikal
  Kamala Das
  Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja – The Lion of Kerala
  Thunchath Ramanujan Ezhuthachan – The father of Malayalam language
  C V Raman Pillai
  G Sankara Kurup
  Kumaran Asan
  K Kelappan
  Velu Thambi dalawa
  Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer
  Mannathu Padmanabhan Pillai
  S K Pottekkatt
  Thakazhi Sivasankara pillai
  Vallathol Narayana Menon
  P N Paniker
  Chembai Vaidyanath Bhagavathar
  Ullos S Parameshwara Iyer
  Raja Ravi Varma – The father of modern India art
  Thankal Kunju Musaliyar