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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
Sanyathara
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K. C. Joseph (Irikkur politician)
Born 1946
Dilip Cherian
-
Henry Austin (Indian politician)
1920 - 2008
Raveena Ravi
Born 1993
Vava Suresh
Born 1974
E. C. John
Born 1920
Aparna Nair
Born 1989
Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Born 1968
Anna Sujatha Mathai
Born 1934
R. S. Vimal
-
Dr. Balakrishnan
-
Jacob Nampudakam
Born 1955
Nalini Netto
Born 1957
Biju Pappan
Born 1969
Mithun Murali
Born 1992
Disney James
Born 1983
Vanchiyoor Radha
-
Parvathi T.
Born 1970
Mukundan (actor)
-
Premi Viswanath
Born 1992
Shameer Mon
Born 1983
Riya Saira
Born 1994
D. Babu Paul
1941 - 2019
Mithun Ramesh
Born 1981
K. P. Joseph Kalarickal
Born 1930
R. Ananthanarayan
Died 1998
Sreelakshmi
Born 1995
Sreejesh Nair
Born 1980
Kadakampally Surendran
Born 1954
K. E. Mammen
1921 - 2017
P. Anil
-
Padmanabhan Prasanth
Born 1985
Veena George
Born 1961
Appani Sarath
-
Lakshana (actress)
-
Madhu Pandit Dasa
Born 1956
Denson Devadas
Born 1982
K. Sudhakaran
Born 1948
G. S. Pradeep
Born 1972
Sayyid Munavvar Ali Shihab
Born 1977
Lucy Oommen
Died 2002
Kunjikkuttan Thampuran (actor)
1936 - 2010
Krishnankutty Nair
Died 1995
T. R. Raghunath
1912 - 1990
Benny Kuriakose
Born 1962
Sunny Varkey
Born 1957
M. V. Nikesh Kumar
Born 1973
Nellikkal Muraleedharan
1948 - 2010
P. Sreekumar
Born 1948
K. Ramnoth
1912 - 1956
T. Rama Rao (administrator)
1831 - 1895
Koyapillil Mathai Matthew
1930 - 2004
Meghanathan
-
Jyotsna Chandola
Born 1992
M. Mani
-
Omar Lulu
Born 1984
Poojitha Menon
Born 1988
Eby J. Jose
Born 1972
Jose Chacko Periappuram
Born 1958
Augustine Joseph
1910 - 1965
Narayanankutty
-
V. Suresh Thampanoor
Born 1969
Varada Sethu
Born 1992
Rohan Prem
Born 1986
P. K. Rosy
1903 - 1975
Othallo Tabia
Born 1983
M. R. Bhattathiripad
1908 - 2001
Vellayani Arjunan
Born 1933
Kannan Thamarakkulam
Born 1977
Satish Nambisan
Born 1965
M. M. Hassan
Born 1947
Shibinraj Kunniyil
Born 1993
S. Suresh Babu
Born 1976
Vindhya (actress)
-
K. R. Vatsala
-
T. K. Shanmugam
1912 - 1973
J. Williams (cinematographer)
1948 - 2005
G. Mohan Kumar
Born 1955
Abdul Nediyodath
Born 1994
Mali Madhavan Nair
1915 - 1996
Iqbal Kuttippuram
Born 1970
Pukazhenthi
1927 - 2005
K. P. Kottarakkara
1922 - 2006
Ryan Ninan
Born 1985
Hameed Chennamangaloor
Born 1948
Jai Prakash Menon
-
Deepu Karunakaran
Born 1977
Shamsheer Vayalil
Born 1977
Firoza Begum (actress)
-
Shamdat
-
P. K. Rajasekharan
Born 1966
Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal
Born 1947
P. Radhakrishnan (scientist)
Born 1943
Nimisha Suresh
Born 1990
Varkala Radhakrishnan
1927 - 2010
Achamma Mathai
-
Ranjan Abraham
-
Varakkal Mullokoya Thangal
Died 1932
V. S. Subramanya Iyer
Born 1877
Parvathy Nambiar
-
Rojin Thomas
Born 1992
K. A. Abraham
-
Thankachan Emmanuel
Born 1961
Rahul Easwar
-
Abraham Mor Severios
Born 1941
K. A. Beena
Born 1964
Chali Pala
-
Radhakrishnan Nair Harshan
1980 - 2007
A. Madhavan
-
Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon
1880 - 1949
Joseph Pathrapankal
Born 1930
M. R. Rajagopal
Born 1947
V. Sasi
Born 1950
K. M. Mammen Mappillai
1922 - 2003
Prabhiraj Nadarajan
Born 1976
Sainoj
1977 - 2009
L. A. Krishna Iyer
-
J. Pallassery
-
Aneil Nambiar
Born 1984
Mithavaadi Krishnan
Born 1867
Antony Dominic
Born 1956
Arun Prasad
-
M. S. Mani (editor)
1926 - 2008
Khyrunnisa A.
-
Bhaskar Pillai
Born 1963
Mammiyur Krishnan Kutty Nair
Born 1990
James (Malayalam actor)
1955 - 2007
Shibu Gangadharan
Born 1972
Meghna Vincent
Born 1990
S. Shungrasoobyer
1836 - 1904
Hormis Tharakan
-
Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan
Born 1936
Ajay Varma (Bengal cricketer)
Born 1963
M. Krishnan Nair (doctor)
-
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
-
Devi S.
-
C. G. Krishnadas Nair
Born 1941
A. S. Nair
Died 1988
P. V. Cherian
1893 - 1969
R. Sugathan
1901 - 1970
Babu Nanthankode
-
Nissar (director)
-
Gopikrishnan
Born 1971
Suzane George
Born 1987
Arthana Binu
Born 1997
Chacko Thottumarickal
Born 1949
Arjun Jayaraj
Born 1996
M. E. Watts
1878 - 1933
Veerankutty
Born 1962
Raj Mathai
Born 1971
Devi Ajith
Born 1973
Jothydev Kesavadev
-
Kurian John Melamparambil
Born 1954
Chalilakath Kunahmed Haji
1866 - 1919
Arya Rohit
-
Thomas Zacharia
Born 1957
Pulikkottil Hyder
1879 - 1975
S. K. Satheesh
Born 1970
Radhakrishnan Dhanarajan
1980 - 2019
Kutubi Muhammed Musliyar
1299 - 1385
Muhammed Shanil
Born 1988
Thalekunnil Basheer
Born 1945
Padmaraj Ratheesh
Born 1989
K. G. Rajasekharan
1947 - 2019
Surabhi Santosh
-
K. M. Vasudevan Pillai
Born 1946
B. Paul Thaliath
Born 1952
Dwarak Warrier
-
Anu Mohan
-
Sreekala Sasidharan
Born 1984
Anand Madhusoodanan
Born 1988
Kalyani Menon
Born 1951
Anand Aravindakshan
Born 1989
Shivani Bhai
Born 1988
Muhammed Rashid
Born 1993
Judit Cleetus
Born 1987
Minimol Abraham
Born 1988
Ivana (actress)
Born 2000
Stanley John
-
K. Raman Pillai
Born 1929
Appu Kuttan
Born 1941
Kalamandalam Bindhulekha
Born 1978
P. K. Joseph
Died 1990
N. J. Nandini
Born 1991
K. P. Haridas
-
Rachel Thomas (skydiver)
Born 1955
Shinu (footballer)
Born 1996
Aruna Sundararajan
-
Deepa Nair
Born 1979
K. Velappan
1949 - 1992
Margi Vijayakumar
Born 1960
Mohammed Illias Sahadulla
Born 1945
Varkala Kahar
Born 1950
K. M. Chandrasekhar
Born 1948
Narayana Panicker Kochupillai
Born 1939
K. R. K. Easwaran
Born 1939
Manoj (film editor)
-
CK Rajan
Born 1960
Jacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath
Born 1960
T. Ananda Rao
1852 - 1919
Ajay Prabhakar
Born 1978
John Perumbalath
Born 1966
V. S. Vijayan
Born 1947
Chittayam Gopakumar
Born 1965
Al Sabith
-
N. Kesava Panikkar
1913 - 1977
Niranjana Anoop
-
Joy Cherian
Born 1942
Fura (rapper)
Born 1991
Sankar (writer & director)
Born 1981
K. George Thomas
Born 1961
Manapurathu Verghese George
1928 - 2019
Ponisseril Somasundaran
-
Sajith Jagadnandan
Born 1981
Radhika Nair (model)
Born 1991
Eden Kuriakose
Born 1991
Paul Pothen
1916 - 2004
Wahid Sali
Born 1985
Yuhanon Mar Thevodoros
Born 1953
Vishnu Vijay
Born 1989
P. G. George
Born 1960
Kizhakkedathu Mathai Kochummen
1931 - 1999
Mathew Naickomparambil V C
Born 1947
S R K Nair
-
Anthony Leocadia Fletcher
1909 - 1974
Shihabuddeen Ahmed Koya Shaliyathi
1302 - 1374
Sneha Anne Philip
1969 - 2001
Shaiju Mon
Born 1991
Sandeep Madhavam
Born 1982
Arunlal Ramachandran
Born 1983
K.A. Padmanabhan
Born 1945
Liksy Joseph
Born 1990
Anand Narayan
Born 1985
Arya Gopi
-
Kumari Thankam
Died 2011
Shehnad Jalal
Born 1978
Soorya Thottangal
Born 1989
Gangadhar J. Sanjayan
Born 1968
Siddharth Sivakumar
-
Antony Raju
Born 1954
Gayathri Govind
-
Padmanabhan Subramanian Poti
1923 - 1998
K. S. Paripoornan
1932 - 2016
Eliza Draper
1744 - 1778
Noby Marcose
Born 1983
Manoj Vasudevan
Born 1973
M. Mani Chacko
Born 1955
Udiramala Subramaniam
1947 - 2016
Avaneeswaram S R Vinu
Born 1973
Sethunathasarma Krishnaswami
1945 - 2015
P. K. Sadanandan
Born 1965
P. N. V. Kurup
Born 1925
Sabas Saleel
Born 1990
M. Radhakrishna Pillai (scientist)
Born 1960
Preethi Kamala
Born 1986
K. S. Babu
-
Kotta Abdul Khader Musliyar
1939 - 2008
Latheefa Beebi Koya
-
Tony Fernandez (ophthalmologist)
-
K. P. Mohanakumar
Born 1955
B. Satyan
Born 1965
Sajith Sivanandan
Born 1972
Muhammad Abdul Shakoor
1911 - 2001
Checha Davies
1898 - 1979
Thampanoor Ravi
Born 1949
Gayatri Rema
-
Kalpathy Balakrishnan
-
Cyril Bernard Papali
1902 - 1981
G. Pradeep Kumar
Born 1962
P. Habeeb Mohamed
1899 - 1963
Lalu KV
Born 1987
Sivaram Mony
Born 1991
P. K. Venukuttan Nair
1931 - 2012
John Palocaren
1886 - 1948
G. M. Nair
Born 1952
S. N. Seshadri
1937 - 1986
George Varghese (director)
-
Thottam Rajasekharan
Born 1930
V. R. Lalithambika
Born 1962
Balakrishnan Suresh
-
C. Krishna Pillai
1851 - 1916
R. Ashalatha
-
Razi Muhammed
Born 1969
Matthew Kadalikattil
1882 - 1935
Subrahmanya Bhoothalingam
1909 - 1990
Anil Eswar
-
Fazil Fanoos
Born 1997
Adarsh Alphons
Born 1984
Sadhu Aliyur
1963 - 2020
C. Kesavadas
-
Maymol Rocky
-
Franson Manjali
-
Aswani Kiran
Born 1985
Jemin Jom Ayyaneth
Born 1989
Joshua Newton
Born 1969
Nithin Raj
Born 1987
Achuth Mohandas
Born 1988
Abhishek Mohan
Born 1992
Jacken Sebastien
Born 1980