8.4998° N, 76.9387° E
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
- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
Chinmayananda Saraswati
1916 - 1993
Eknath Easwaran
1910 - 1999
Anna Mani
1918 - 2001
Krishna Chaithanya
1918 - 1994
K. M. George (writer)
1914 - 2002
Earnest Goodsir-Cullen
1912 - 1993
Michael Arattukulam
1910 - 1995
Jacob Chandy
1910 - 2007
Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews II
1915 - 2006
Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi
1916 - 2008
T. R. Raghunath
1912 - 1990
K. Ramnoth
1912 - 1956
Augustine Joseph
1910 - 1965
T. K. Shanmugam
1912 - 1973
Mali Madhavan Nair
1915 - 1996
N. Kesava Panikkar
1913 - 1977
Paul Pothen
1916 - 2004
Muhammad Abdul Shakoor
1911 - 2001