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 1940s Clear ×
Raghuvaran
1948 - 2008
A. Ayyappan
1949 - 2010
N. L. Balakrishnan
1943 - 2014
K. R. Vijaya
Born 1948
Abraham George
Born 1946
James Manjackal
Born 1946
Madhavan K. Palat
Born 1947
Gopal Krishna Pillai
Born 1949
Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II
Born 1946
Subhas Anandan
1947 - 2015
P. G. Viswambharan
1947 - 2010
K. Radhakrishnan
Born 1949
Rukmini Varma
Born 1940
Bichu Thirumala
Born 1941
Abraham Viruthakulangara
1943 - 2018
V. S. Mani
1942 - 2016
Bobby Kottarakkara
1945 - 2001
Ahmad Kutty
Born 1946
C. Divakaran
Born 1942
Ramani Ayer
Born 1947
Sebastian Painadath
Born 1942
K. P. A. C. Azeez
1947 - 2003
P. R. Nathan
Born 1946
Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma
Born 1949
Aswathi Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi
Born 1945
Chandran Nair
Born 1945
K. C. Joseph (Irikkur politician)
Born 1946
D. Babu Paul
1941 - 2019
K. Sudhakaran
Born 1948
Nellikkal Muraleedharan
1948 - 2010
P. Sreekumar
Born 1948
M. M. Hassan
Born 1947
J. Williams (cinematographer)
1948 - 2005
Hameed Chennamangaloor
Born 1948
Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal
Born 1947
P. Radhakrishnan (scientist)
Born 1943
Abraham Mor Severios
Born 1941
M. R. Rajagopal
Born 1947
C. G. Krishnadas Nair
Born 1941
Chacko Thottumarickal
Born 1949
Thalekunnil Basheer
Born 1945
K. G. Rajasekharan
1947 - 2019
K. M. Vasudevan Pillai
Born 1946
Appu Kuttan
Born 1941
K. Velappan
1949 - 1992
Mohammed Illias Sahadulla
Born 1945
K. M. Chandrasekhar
Born 1948
V. S. Vijayan
Born 1947
Joy Cherian
Born 1942
Mathew Naickomparambil V C
Born 1947
K.A. Padmanabhan
Born 1945
Udiramala Subramaniam
1947 - 2016
Sethunathasarma Krishnaswami
1945 - 2015
Thampanoor Ravi
Born 1949
Kizhakke Pisharath Balakrishnan
Born 1940
Hari Hara Subramanyam Viswanathan
Born 1948