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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Most Famous People Born in Thiruvananthapuram, India
- Notable people
- 608
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1957
- Most distinctive
- Film 8.6×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Thiruvananthapuram during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Thiruvananthapuram Is Known For
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Actor is Thiruvananthapuram's biggest profession — 22% of all notables (135).
Thiruvananthapuram over-indexes on film — 8.6× the global rate.
Thiruvananthapuram under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Thiruvananthapuram's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Sports
- Music
- Other
Santosh Sivan
Born 1964
Chinmayananda Saraswati
1916 - 1993
Priyadarshan
Born 1957
K. M. Panikkar
1895 - 1963
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Born 1982
Thanu Padmanabhan
Born 1957
Padmini (actress)
1932 - 2006
Hariharan (singer)
Born 1955
Vishnudevananda Saraswati
1927 - 1993
Narayana Guru
1856 - 1928
Shelley Malil
Born 1964
Vimala Pons
Born 1986
V. P. Menon
1893 - 1965
K. S. Chithra
Born 1963
Kay Kay Menon
Born 1966
Eknath Easwaran
1910 - 1999
G. Sankara Kurup
1901 - 1978
Devasahayam Pillai
1712 - 1752
Nazriya Nazim
Born 1994
Sanju Samson
Born 1994
P. Vasu
Born 1954
Suleka Mathew
-
Adoor Bhasi
1927 - 1990
Antony Padiyara
1921 - 2000
Shobana
Born 1966
Jyeṣṭhadeva
1500 - 1575
Jagathy Sreekumar
Born 1951
Geevarghese Ivanios
1882 - 1953
Ayyankali
1863 - 1914
Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
1813 - 1846
Shaji Kailas
Born 1965
C. V. Raman Pillai
1858 - 1922
Krishnaswami Alladi
Born 1955
Jeet Thayil
Born 1959
Shweta Mohan
Born 1986
Indrajith Sukumaran
Born 1979
Achyuta Pisharati
1550 - 1621
Anna Mani
1918 - 2001
Madhu (actor)
Born 1933
Raghuvaran
1948 - 2008
Sibi Malayil
Born 1956
P. Parameswaran
1927 - 2020
Robert Orme
1728 - 1801
Murali Nair
Born 1966
Malayattoor Ramakrishnan
1927 - 1997
Anand Jon
Born 1976
R. Siva Kumar
Born 1956
Jagadish
Born 1954
Raftaar (rapper)
Born 1988
Sangeeth Sivan
-
P. K. Nair
1933 - 2016
K. Ajitha
Born 1950
Belsy
Born 1984
Lakshmi N. Menon
1899 - 1994
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
1885 - 1970
Sujatha Mohan
Born 1963
Mohammad Anas
Born 1994
Akkitham Narayanan
Born 1939
Pratap K. Pothen
Born 1952
Chempakaraman Pillai
1891 - 1934
Urvashi (actress)
Born 1967
Radha (actress)
Born 1965
A. Ayyappan
1949 - 2010
Chandramathi
Born 1954
Akbar Kakkattil
1954 - 2016
Rajesh Pillai
1974 - 2016
Arun Kumar Aravind
Born 1977
Shyamaprasad
Born 1960
O. P. Jaisha
Born 1983
N. L. Balakrishnan
1943 - 2014
Prashant Narayanan
Born 1969
Rupesh Paul
Born 1979
Neela Padmanabhan
Born 1938
Kesari Balakrishna Pillai
1889 - 1960
Jassie Gift
-
Unnikrishnan Puthur
1933 - 2014
R. Sreelekha
Born 1960
Krishna Chaithanya
1918 - 1994
K. R. Vijaya
Born 1948
Thulasi Nair
Born 1997
Lenin Rajendran
1952 - 2019
Seeman (politician)
Born 1969
Sabu Cyril
Born 1962
K. M. George (writer)
1914 - 2002
Suraj Venjaramoodu
Born 1976
Kalpana (Malayalam actress)
1965 - 2016
Renji Panicker
Born 1960
Vineeth
Born 1969
Abraham George
Born 1946
Bobby Aloysius
Born 1974
James Manjackal
Born 1946
Madhavan K. Palat
Born 1947
Hariharan (director)
-
Vakkom Moulavi
1850 - 1932
Krishnachandran
Born 1960
Rajiv Anchal
Born 1956
Placid J. Podipara
1899 - 1985
Gauthami Nair
Born 1991
Gopal Krishna Pillai
Born 1949
Preethi Nair
Born 1971
John Matthew Matthan
-
Geetha Narayanan Gopal
Born 1989
Manjima Mohan
Born 1993
Iniya
Born 1993
Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II
Born 1946
Poornima Bhagyaraj
Born 1962
Annie (actress)
Born 1978
N. R. Madhava Menon
1935 - 2019
Sarah Thomas (writer)
Born 1934
Dr. Biju
Born 1971
Saji Surendran
Born 1982
Renuka Menon
Born 1983
Manjari (Indian singer)
Born 1986
Rajasenan
Born 1958
Cherusseri Namboothiri
1375 - 1475
V. Ramachandran
1931 - 2015
Murali Gopy
Born 1972
K. Surendran (writer)
1921 - 1997
Abhirami (actress)
Born 1983
Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan Metropolitan
Born 1950
Namitha Pramod
Born 1994
A. K. Sajan
-
Muloor S. Padmanabha Panicker
1869 - 1931
G. P. Pillai
1864 - 1903
Chippy (actress)
Born 1975
K. K. Haridas
1965 - 2018
Rekha (South Indian actress)
Born 1971
Jisna Mathew
Born 1999
Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma
1922 - 2013
Reshmi Menon
Born 1989
Vijayakrishnan
Born 1952
G. Venugopal
Born 1960
Earnest Goodsir-Cullen
1912 - 1993
Sujitha
Born 1983
Sithara (actress)
Born 1973
T. A. Razzaq
1958 - 2016
Rehenesh TP
Born 1993
Gokul Suresh
Born 1993
M. Krishnan Nair (author)
1923 - 2006
Sudheer Karamana
-
Pranav Mohanlal
Born 1990
Ragini (actress)
1937 - 1976
Subhas Anandan
1947 - 2015
Jency Anthony
Born 1961
Maniyanpilla Raju
Born 1955
Jaishankar Menon
Born 1956
Celia Paul
Born 1959
M. O. Mathai
1909 - 1981
Lalitha (actress)
1930 - 1982
K. Jayakumar
Born 1952
Baiju Santhosh
-
P. G. Viswambharan
1947 - 2010
K. Balaji
1934 - 2009
Indrans
Born 1956
Suma Kanakala
Born 1975
Priyanka Nair
Born 1985
Vakkom Majeed
1909 - 2000
K. Radhakrishnan
Born 1949
K. Sankaranarayanan
Born 1932
Mario Joseph
-
K. T. Thomas (Justice)
Born 1937
Vijayasree
1953 - 1974
Abhinayashree
Born 1988
Rukmini Varma
Born 1940
Lalithasree
Born 1958
Suchith Suresan
Born 1987
Michael Arattukulam
1910 - 1995
K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan
Born 1969
Bichu Thirumala
Born 1941
Kunchan (actor)
Born 1952
Raphy Manjaly
Born 1958
Jacob Chandy
1910 - 2007
Sona Nair
Born 1975
T. S. Suresh Babu
-
Lijin Jose
-
Richard Rishi
Born 1977
Anna Chandy
1905 - 1996
Kalyani Nair
-
Sunny Joseph
Born 1957
Manju Pillai
Born 1975
Sudheesh
Born 1975
Alexander Chulaparambil
1877 - 1951
Harisree Ashokan
Born 1964
T. P. Madhavan
Born 1935
Kalaranjini
Born 1962
Dileep George
Born 1977
Abul Kalam Azad (photographer)
Born 1964
Crossbelt Mani
Born 1935
Thesni Khan
Born 1970
Matthew Makil
1851 - 1914
K. G. Marar
1934 - 1995
Abraham Viruthakulangara
1943 - 2018
B. S. Saroja
Born 1929
George Thomas (badminton)
Born 1966
Poornima Indrajith
Born 1980
V. S. Surekha
Born 1984
Sujith Vaassudev
-
V. S. Mani
1942 - 2016
Faisal Kutty
Born 1968
Sohanlal
Born 1976
Kurian Joseph
Born 1953
Aishwarya Lekshmi
Born 1990
Bobby Kottarakkara
1945 - 2001
Sathaar
1952 - 2019
K. P. Kumaran
-
Manikuttan
Born 1986
K. G. Markose
Born 1958
G. Balakrishnan Nair
1923 - 2011
K. C. Sreedharan Pillai
1920 - 1985
Anil Murali
Died 2020
Ambika Sukumaran
-
Ahaana Krishna
Born 1995
A. Karunakaran
Born 1971
Ahmad Kutty
Born 1946
Gowri Lakshmi Bayi
1791 - 1815
Rahul Madhav
-
Raiphi Gomez
Born 1985
Leema Babu
Born 1998
Poonthanam
1547 - 1640
Poojappura Ravi
-
Anirudhan Sampath
Born 1962
Babu Namboothiri
-
Jagathy N. K. Achary
1924 - 1997
Shibu Chakravarthy
Born 1961
Balu Kiriyath
Born 1954
C. Divakaran
Born 1942
Karthika Mathew
-
M. M. Jacob
1928 - 2018
Mercy Kuttan
Born 1960
Nandhu
Born 1965
Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
Born 1969
N. Balakrishnan Nair
1927 - 2010
M. R. Rajakrishnan
Born 1977
Joseph Srampickal
Born 1967
Vinod Jose
Born 1980
Sathyabhama Das Biju
Born 1963
Ramani Ayer
Born 1947
Sebastian Painadath
Born 1942
Sohan Roy
Born 1967
Shreekumar Varma
Born 1955
Anitha Shaiq
-
Dinesh Baboo
Born 1956
K. P. A. C. Azeez
1947 - 2003
K. Natraj
-
Shafna
Born 1991
Anwar Ali (poet)
Born 1966
Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)
Born 1967
P. R. Nathan
Born 1946
Gopi Kottoor
Born 1956
Najim Arshad
Born 1986
Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai
1878 - 1970
Hashir Mohamed
Born 1984
Annie Mascarene
1902 - 1963
Jobby Justin
Born 1993
Diphan
1972 - 2017
Jose Thomas
-
Abhaya Hiranmayi
Born 1989
Prema Kurien
Born 1963
Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews II
1915 - 2006
Ahmed Sidhique
-
T. K. Balachandran
1928 - 2005
Malladihalli Raghavendra
1890 - 1996
Kris Gopalakrishnan
Born 1955
N. R. Pillai
1898 - 1992
Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma
Born 1949
Kani Kusruti
Born 1985
Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara
Born 1953
Sethu Parvathi Bayi
1896 - 1983
Ambili
-
Helen Mary
Born 1977
Padmanabhan Palpu
1863 - 1950
P. A. Thomas
Born 1922
Nalini Jameela
-
K. Pankajakshan
1928 - 2012
Aswathi Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi
Born 1945
Chandran Nair
Born 1945
Alka Ajith
Born 1997
Divya S. Menon
Born 1992
Margaritha Valappila
-
Sreeja
Born 1971
Rahul Panicker
Born 1980
Anil Menon
Born 1964
Rajan Devadas
1921 - 2014
Baby (director)
-
Krishna Kumar (actor)
Born 1968
John Paul Puthusery
Born 1950
K. Sukumaran (judge)
Born 1930
Palliveettil Mar Chandy
1615 - 1687
Shanawas
-
Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi
1916 - 2008
K. S. Sabarinathan
Born 1983
Rajashree Warrier
Born 1974
Soubin Shahir
Born 1983
M. S. Kumar
Born 1957
Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)
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Anitha Thampi
Born 1968
Suchitra Murali
Born 1975
Neena Prasad
-
Sija Rose
Born 1994
S. Kumar (cinematographer)
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