EMINENT PERSONALITIES
- Tapovan Maharaj – Swami Tapovan Maharaj (previous name Subramanian Nair) was a great Hindu sage who lived his later life in the Himalayas.
- Swami Chinmayananda – (previous name Balakrishna Menon) Modern day Hindu guru and founder of Chinmaya Mission
- Sree Vidyadhiraja Parama Bhattaraka Chattampi Swamikal – Hindu Sage, Social Reformer
- Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi- (previous name Sekharan Nair) -Hindu Sage and founder of Sree Ramadasa Mission reckoned as the Greatest Karmayogi to uphold Sanatana Dharma since Swami Vivekananda
- Swami Niranjananda – of the Ramakrishnan Mission
- Swami Ranganathananda – Headed the Ramakrishna Mission
Freedom fighters
- Billy Nair – South African anti-apartheid activist and comrade of Nelson Mandela and M. P.
- Chengalath Kunhirama Menon – Renowned journalist and freedom fighter
- Ammu Swaminathan – (freedom fighter)
- N. Sreekantan Nair – (freedom fighter)
- G. P. Pillai – (freedom fighter) – Founder Madras Mail – News Paper
- K. P. Kesava Menon – Indian independence activist
- Velu Thampi Dalawa – Dalawa of erstwhile Travancore Kingdom, Freedom Fighter
- Edachena Kunkan Nair – Commander of Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja’s army in Wyanad.
- Kaitheri Ambu Nambiar – Commander of Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja’s army in Kottayam, as well as his brother-in-law.
- Vaikom Padmanabha Pillai – a.k.a Kuthira Pakki, Commander of the Travancore Nair Army, which defeated Tipu Sultan.
- Mannathu Padmanabhan Nair – Social reformer and freedom fighter
- Sir Chettur Shankaran Nair – President of the Indian National Congress & member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council.
- K. Kelappan – a.k.a Kerala Gandhi, freedom fighter, founder of NSS.
- Cherumony Damodaran Nair – {freedom fighter}-INA.
- Sankara Narayanan Thampi – Freedom Fighter.
- T. M. Nair – Tharavath Madhavan Nair – Founder of Justice Party,Politician And Physician.
- K P Madhavan Nair – Freedom Fighter and former All India General Secretary of Indian National Congress
- Dr. G Ramachandran – Freedom Fighter and Founder of Gandhigram (Now Gandhigram Rural University) in Madurai
- [R.Ragava Menon]-Palakkad,freedom fighter.minister Prakasam ministry,Madras
Senior political leaders – post independence
- Pattom Thanu Pillai – Chief Minister of Kerala.
- K Karunakaran – Four times Chief Minister of Kerala, Union Miniter of Industry
- C Achutha Menon – Chief Minister of Kerala
- P K Vasudevan Nair – Chief Minister of Kerala
- K P Unnikrishnan – Former Union Cabinet Minister
- O Rajagopal – Former All India Vice President of BJP
Writers and journalists
- Thikkodiyan – Malayalam author
- C. V. Raman Pillai – Malayalam novelist
- Vinita Nair – American television journalist
- Balachandran Chullikkadu – Renowned Malayalam poet
- Balamani Amma – Malayalam poet
- P. Bhaskaran- Famous Malayalam poet
- Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan- Was Indian poet
- Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan- Movie Historian & Starter of Film Criticism in Malayalam
- Kavalam Narayana Panicker – Indian dramatist and poet
- Pannisseri Nanu Pillai – Was a poet and scholar
- Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup – Was a poet from kerala
- Rajalakshmi – Was a Malayalam writer and poet from Kerala
- Sugathakumari – Is an Indian poet-Activist
- Kamala Das – Famous Indian writer who wrote in Malayalam and English
- V. K. N. – Was a pathbreaking and celebrated Malayalam writer. a.k.a Vadakkke Koottala Narayanankutty Nair.
- E. Harikumar – Is a Malaylam novelist and short story writer
- Nisha Pillai – Indian born journalist based in London. She is one of the main news anchor with BBC World News
- Shashi Tharoor – a world renowned English language writer- both fiction and non-fiction
- M. P. Narayana Pillai – Writer in Malayalam
- Uroob- P.C.Kutty Krishna Menon, Famous Malayalam Writer.
- Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai – Writer, Journalist, Newspaper editor, and political activist.
- Kesari Balakrishna Pillai – Writer, Journalist
- Karur Neelakanta Pillai- Renowned Short Story writer.
- Kunjunni- Poet, Philosopher.
- Thinakkal Padmanabhan – Renowned Short Story writer.
- S. Guptan Nair – Well known Malayalam writer and Critic.
- K.C.S. Paniker – He was a Veteran Visual Artist and Founder Cholamandalam Artists Village, near Chennai.
- Rajeev PI – Editor (Gujarat), The Indian Express
- M V Nikesh Kumar – CEO of Indiavision. Son of M. V. Raghavan.
- Sooranad Kunjan Pillai – Scholar of Malayalam Language.Won Padmashree Award 1984.
- K. Shankar Pillai – Famous Indian cartoonist, Writer.Won Padma Vibhushan Award 1976.
- Sunil Nayar – Famous Indian American television Writer and Producer.
- V.K. Nayanar – Malayali journalist, essay writer, critic and short story writer.
- E. V. Krishna Pillai – Renowned Writer of Malayalam literature.
- Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai – Malayalam Author And Actor.
- Kainikkara Kumara Pillai – Malayalam Teacher And Actor.
- K. Raghavan Pillai – Famous Writer and Scholar.
- K. C. Kesava Pillai – Composer of Carnatic Music, Poet,Writer.
- Thoppil Bhasi – Screenwriter And Film director.
- S. Ramesan Nair – Famous Poet and Lyricist.
- Vijayakrishnan – First Keralite to receive the Indian National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema.
- P.K.Prakash – Writer , journalist. PUCL , Statesman, Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award Winner.
- K. N. Panikkar – Famous Indian Historian.
- Chirayinkeezhu Ramakrishnan Nair – Famous Malayalam Lyricist.
- K. Ayyappa Paniker – Famous Poet.
- G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam Novelist, Gyanpeeth Award Winner (1965 – Odakkuzhal- Flute)
- M.T. Vasudevan Nair, Malayalam Novelist, Gyanpeeth Award Winner (1995 – Randamoozham – Second Chance)
- Pamman – Malayalam novelist
- C. Radhakrishnan – Famous Malayalam Novelist, Scientist.
- Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon – Famous Malayalam Poet.
- M. Leelavathy – Malayalam Writer, critic
- Jaishree Misra – Indian author
- Prof. O.N.V. Kurup, Malayalam Poem Writer, Gyanpeeth Award Winner (2007)
- Prof. Omcheri N.N. Pillai, Educationist & Writer
Scientists and academicians
- Prof. Neelakantan Ramachandran – Prof. Neelakantan Ramachandran, Senior Academician in Finance and Accounting from Indian Institute of Management; Adviser and consultant to many Indian and international companies.
- G. Madhavan Nair – Dr. G. Madhavan Nair, Chairman, ISRO, Secretary Dept. of Space. Man behind India’s Chandrayaan.
- K. Radhakrishnan (scientist) – Dr. K.Radhakrishnan, Director, VSSC, Chairman, ISRO.
- E. Sreedharan, Dr. E. Shreedhara Menon, Indian technocrat, M.D of Delhi Metro, Chairman of Konkan Railway Project.
- Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon – Notable physicist and policy maker at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Former Director of ISRO.
- Dr Jai Menon – IBM master scientist in the field of storage, Invented RAID Technology. He is IBM Fellow and also a Vice-President.
- Mani Menon – Eminent Surgeon, [Detroit, U.S.A.]
- N. R. Madhava Menon- Famous legal educator, founder VC of (NUJS) in West Bengal, founder National Law School of India University in Bangalore.
- M. S. Valiathan – Famous Cardiac surgeon, Former Vice Chancellor, Manipal University. Won Padmashree Award 1985.
- R. Kesavan Nair – Kerala’s First Civil Surgeon.
- K. C. Sreedharan Pillai – Indian mathematician
- Chudukatil P. Chandrasekhar Nair (CP Chandran), Civil Engineer, George Wimpey Co LLC, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman
- Dr. N.Unnikrishnan Nair -Famous Indian Statistician and Former Vice Chancellor, Cochin University of science and technology
- M. Krishnan Nair – Leading Oncologist. He received the Padmashree Award.
- Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha Pillai – Lexicographer and Scholar
- P. K. Venugopalan Nambiar – Indian agricultural scientist credited with the development of the first hybrid variety of black pepper in the world.
- Dinesh Nair – leading British chemical engineer and Head of GlaxoSmithKline’s Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Manufacture.
- G. Balakrish Nair – An eminent Indian microbiologist. At present, he is the Director of National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases (NICED, ICMR), Kolkata, India.
- G. Balakrishnan Nair – Emeritus Sanskrit academician.
- Anil Nair – Researcher on Alzheimer’s Disease and neurology at Boston University.
- Kookal Ramunni Krishnan – Physician
- Elamkulam Kunjan Pillai – Historian
- K. N. Panikkar – Famous Indian Marxist Historian
- Gopinath Kartha – Famous Crystallographer, Scientist.
- Remi Chandran – Environmental Policy Analyst
- R. V. G. Menon – Famous Environmentalist From Kerala.
- Kottayan Katankot Venugopal – Famous Advocate of Supreme Court.
- Mallor Govinda Pillai – He was eminent Advocate who Specialized in Criminal Cases.
- Dr. Chandrathil Gouri Krishnadas Nair – Won Padmashree Award 2001.
- Parameswaran Kuttapp Panikkar – Famous Civil Servant. Won Padma Shri Award 1959.
- Dr. Madempath Kalathil Krishna Menon – Famous Physician. Won Padma Shri Award1973.
- Dr. Narayana Balakrish Nair – Famous Physician. Won Padma Shri Award1984.
- K. Ramunni Menon – Former Vice-Chancellor, Madras University.
- V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai – Currently Vice-Chancellor of the IGNOU.
- K. Radhakrishnan (engineer) – Currently Chief Engineer, of KSEB.
- Jaishankar Menon – IBM Master Scientist in the field of storage.
- Gita Gopinath? – full professor at Harvard University’s Department of Economics
- Dr. A.SreekumarMenon Manaagement specialist , Researcher and Author of award winning Management books
- Dr. Arun Sreekumar Distinguished Cancer Scientist working in U.S.A
- Dr. M. A. Atmanand, Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai, India
- Dr S Madhavan Pillai, An eminent researcher in Ayurveda, former Director of Central Research Institute of Panchakarma, Cheruthuruthi, Kerala, India.
- Dr. Satish Chandra-Nair- Lineage Maharaja of Kolathunad: Clinical Scientist-First to Clone Human Immunophilin Gene (HI51) 1995, USARefer Genbank, Nair SC, Business, Education and Clinical Research Specialist.
Historians
- Dr. Sooranad Kunjan Pillai – Historian and Linguist
- Dr. A. Sreedhara Menon – Famous Historian and Ex Registrar – Kerala University
Policy makers/administrators
- C. V. Devan Nair – Third President of Singapore
- P.G.N. Unnithan – Last Dewan of Travancore.
- Raja Kesavadas – Dewan of Travancore during the reign of Dharma Raja.
- K. P. S. Menon (senior) – a.k.a Kumara Padmanabha Shivashankar Menon – India’s first Foreign secretary.
- Panampilly Govinda Menon former Chief Minister of Trvancore and Kochi and Union Minister for Law and Railways
- Prakash Karat – General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM).
- K M Chandrasekhar – Cabinet Secretary to the Govt. of India.
- Shivshanker Menon, Security Adviser to the Prime Minister, Govt. of India
- T.K.A. Nair, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Govt. of India.
- Dr. C.V. Anandabose, Vice Chancellor, National Museum Institute, New Delhi
- S. Ramachandran Pillai – Politburo Member of the CPM.
- Shivshankar Menon – India’s Former Foreign Secretary. Currently National Security Advisor.
- Mayankote Kelath Narayanan – Former National Security Advisor.
- Vijay K. Nambiar – The Chef de Cabinet (Chief of Staff) in the U.N. He holds the rank of Under-Secretary-General.
- Prof. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor, IGNOU
- Shashi Tharoor – Former U.N. Under-Secretary General, MP & Former India’s Minister of State for External Affairs
- V. K. Krishna Menon – First Defence Minister of India, High commissioner of India in London, former cabinet minister.
- V. P. Menon – The man behind the reunification of India with Sardar Patel
- C. Achutha Menon- Former Chief Minister of Kerala
- Lakshmi N. Menon – First Woman Foreign Minister of India (1957–66).
- Vinod C Menon – Member of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
- N. R. Pillai – India’s first secretary of external affairs
- K R Menon – India’s First Finance Secrtary
- Dileep Nair – Former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services.
- Vijay Nair – One of the nominees of the Leader of the Opposition to the Senate of Fiji.
- Damodran Nair – Former MP, Fiji.
- C. M. Padmanabhan Nair – Indian politician
- V. K. B. Nair – First South Indian to head UP Police.
- A. M. Nair – a.k.a Nair San, freedom fighter
- Gengadharan Nair – Malaysian High Court judge
- P. K. Vasudevan Nair – Former Chief Minister of Kerala And Politician.
- E. K. Nayanar – He is the Longest Serving Chief Minister of Kerala.
- K. Karunakaran – 4 time chief minister of Kerala, one time Indian union minister for Industry
- M. G. Ramachandran – a.k.a. M.G.R, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977–1987, his father is Nair.
- R. Balakrishna Pillai – Kerala Politician and former Minister for various ministries
- A. K. Gopalan – Former opposition leader of Loksabha.
- Pattom A. Thanu Pillai – Former Chief Minister of Kerala
- Paravur T. K. Narayana Pillai – First Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin.
- C. Achutha Menon – Former Chief Minister of Kerala
- K. P. Karunakara Menon – Ex President of Nair Service Society
- Ramesh Chennithala – Indian National Congress party leader, President Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).
- P. Krishna Pillai – Kerala’s First Communist. Founder of the Communist movement in Kerala, popularly known as “Sakhavu”.
- O. Rajagopal – First BJP leader from Kerala to became union minister
- N. P. Nayar – Freedom fighter and Administrator, Azad Hind Dal
- Jyotindra Nath Dixit – Diplomat, Foreign secretary And Former National Security Advisor.
- N. Sreekantan Nair – Founder member of the State Congress, Politician, Freedom Fighter, Trade Unionist
- K. Jayakumar – Currently the Additional Chief Secretary, Government of kerala
- Kavalam Madhava Panikkar a.k.a Sardar K M Panikker – Was an Indian Administrator and Diplomat, Prime Minister of Patiala and Kashmir Kingdoms.
- K.G.Marar – Leader of Kerala unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for over two decades, until his death in 1995.
- M.T.Ramesh – State General Secretary of BJP in Kerala.
- Nirupama Rao – Currently Foreign Secretary of India.
- A. R. Pillai – Freedom Fighter who worked in Germany.
- G. K. Pillai – Currently Home Secretary of India.
- B. Sandhya – I.G of Kerala Police.
- Jayaram Padikkal – Former DGP of Kerala Police.
- K. Sankaranarayanan – Currently Governor of Jharkhand.Former Minister of Kerala.
- K.P.R. Gopalan – He was Freedom Fighter and Communist Leader.
- Kodiyeri Balakrishnan – Politburo member of CPM.Currently Home and Tourism Minister.
- M.V. Raghavan – Founder of CMP.Former minister of Kerala.
- G. Sudhakaran – Politician and Minister.
- P. K. Sreemathy – Politician and Presently Health Minister.
- Thennala G. Balakrishna Pillai – Politician And Member of Rajya Sabha.
- N. K. Premachandran – Politician And Minister.
- M. Vijayakumar – Politician And Minister.
- K. Govindan – Deputy Managing Director (retd), State Bank of India
- V. Balakrishna Eradi – Former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court and Former Justice of Supreme Court.Former.
- P. Govinda Pillai – a veteran of Communist Party of India, marxist leader and ideologue from Kerala
- Madhav Das Nalapat – holder of the UNESCO Peace Chair.
- K. Muraleedharan – Politician.
- R.B. Sreekumar – Former Gujarat State Director General of Police.
- Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan – Politician.
- K.C. Venugopal – MP, Central Minister for State for Energy & Indian Politician.
- K Vijay Kumar – Former Chief of Tamil Nadu Special Task Force.
- Vaikom Viswan – Politician.
- Koliyakode N. Krishnan Nair – Ex. MLA, Politician and President Kerala State Cooperative Bank.
- V Thulasidas – Former Chief Secretary of Tripura, Former CMD of Air India. Currently Special Officer & Managing Director of the Kannur International Airport Limited