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.
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- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Sports
- Music
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V. P. Menon
1893 - 1965
Ayyankali
1863 - 1914
Lakshmi N. Menon
1899 - 1994
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
1885 - 1970
Gopal Krishna Pillai
Born 1949
Vakkom Majeed
1909 - 2000
K. Sankaranarayanan
Born 1932
K. G. Marar
1934 - 1995
Anirudhan Sampath
Born 1962
C. Divakaran
Born 1942
M. M. Jacob
1928 - 2018
Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai
1878 - 1970
Annie Mascarene
1902 - 1963
K. Pankajakshan
1928 - 2012
K. S. Sabarinathan
Born 1983
M. S. Kumar
Born 1957
K. C. Joseph (Irikkur politician)
Born 1946
Henry Austin (Indian politician)
1920 - 2008
Nalini Netto
Born 1957
Kadakampally Surendran
Born 1954
Veena George
Born 1961
K. Sudhakaran
Born 1948
M. M. Hassan
Born 1947
Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal
Born 1947
Varkala Radhakrishnan
1927 - 2010
V. Sasi
Born 1950
R. Sugathan
1901 - 1970
Thalekunnil Basheer
Born 1945
K. Raman Pillai
Born 1929
Varkala Kahar
Born 1950
Chittayam Gopakumar
Born 1965
Joy Cherian
Born 1942
Antony Raju
Born 1954
Latheefa Beebi Koya
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B. Satyan
Born 1965
Thampanoor Ravi
Born 1949
V. K. Prasanth
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K Chandrasekharan
Born 1921