# List of people from Thrissur

The following is a list of prominent people born / settled in areas coming under the present day Thrissur District, Kerala.

## Science and academia

* Pulickel Ajayan
* George Menachery
* Mani Menon
* K. N. Panikkar
* K. Radhakrishnan
* Sankaranarayana
* P. N. Vinayachandran

## Beauty pageants

* Rahul Rajasekharan
* Vishnu Raj Menon

## Economy and business

* M. A. Yousuf Ali
* Joy Alukkas
* Kochouseph Chittilappilly
* John Matthai
* K. P. Karunakara Menon
* PNC Menon (Originally from Palakkad district, later migrated to Thrissur with his parents)
* K. N. Raj
* P. Mohamed Ali
* T. S. Kalyanaraman
* M. P. Ramachandran

## Spiritual leaders

* Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
* Mar George Alapatt
* Mar Raphael Cheenath
* Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious I (Mar Thoma X)
* Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious II
* Euphrasia Eluvathingal
* Canisius Thekkekara
* Alex Kaliyanil
* Franco Mulakkal
* Mar Aprem Mooken
* Cyril Mar Baselios I
* Swami Ranganathananda
* Antony Thachuparambil
* Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy
* Mar Andrews Thazhath
* Mar Raphael Thattil
* Paulose II, Catholicos of the East
* Mariam Thresia Chiramel

## Literature

* Balamani Amma
* Sukumar Azhikode
* P. Bhaskaran
* Sarah Joseph
* Kovilan
* K. Kunchunniraja
* Lalitha Lenin
* Madampu Kunjukuttan
* Kunjunni Mash
* George Menachery
* M. K. Ramachandran
* K. Satchidanandan
* C. V. Sreeraman
* Kamala Surayya
* Kodungallur Kunjikkuttan Thampuran
* Attoor Ravi Varma
* R Ramachandran
* V. K. N.
* M. N. Vijayan
* M. Leelavathy
* Attoor Krishna Pisharody
* N. V. Krishna Warrier
* Madhavan Ayyappath
* V. K. Sreeraman
* Vijayarajamallika

## Politics

* R. Bindu
* P. R. Francis
* P. P. George
* K. Karunakaran (Originally from Kannur district, migrated to Thrissur for treating his visual disorder)
* C. Achutha Menon
* C. N. Jayadevan
* Panampilly Govinda Menon
* Joseph Mundassery
* K. P. Prabhakaran
* K. P. Rajendran
* Therambil Ramakrishnan
* Rajaji Mathew Thomas
* V. M. Sudheeran
* M.P Vincent
* E. Ikkanda Warrier
* V. V. Raghavan
* K. Muraleedharan
* K. Radhakrishnan (politician)
* Anil Akkara
* A. C. Moideen

## Performing artists

* Ammannur Madhava Chakyar
* Kalamandalam Gopi
* Kalamandalam Hyderali
* Kalamandalam Appukutty Poduval

## Singers

* Bombay Sisters
* Gayatri Asokan
* P Jayachandran
* KK
* Asha G Menon
* Unni Menon
* Jyotsna Radhakrishnan
* Pradip Somasundaran
* Thrissur R. Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar
* Vaishnav Girish

## Malayalam film industry

* Omar Lulu
* K. J. Joy
* Sathish Kalathil
* Premji
* Sathyan Anthikkad
* Ramu Kariat
* Mala Aravindan
* Bombay Sisters
* Edavela Babu
* Bahadoor
* Bharathan
* P. Bhaskaran
* Biju Menon
* Sudha Chandran
* Devan
* Gopika
* Innocent
* Johnson
* Santhosh Jogi
* Alphons Joseph
* Mejo Joseph
* pramod Pappan
* Rima Kallingal
* Kamal
* Yusuf Ali Kechery
* Lena
* A. K. Lohithadas
* Mallika
* Kalabhavan Mani
* P. N. Menon
* Renuka Menon
* Sindhu Menon
* Unni Mukundan
* Narain
* Ouseppachan
* Pavithran
* Philomina
* T. G. Ravi
* Shankar
* Sheela
* Mohan Sithara
* Sreenath
* Oduvil Unnikrishnan
* Samyuktha Varma
* K. R. Vijaya
* Geetha Vijayan
* Vani Viswanath
* Manju Warrier
* C. I. Paul
* Akku Akbar
* Priyanandanan
* Rafeeq Ahammed
* Lal Jose
* V. K. Sreeraman
* Tovino Thomas
* Anupama Parameswaran
* Jyothi Krishna
* Rachana Narayanankutty
* Gayathri Suresh
* Aparna Balamurali
* Malavika Menon
* Malavika Wales
* Irshad
* Lijo Jose Pellissery
* Joju George
* Shivaji Guruvayoor
* Bhavana
* Kalabhavan Mani
* N F Varghese
* Sadiq
* Franco

## Sports

* Jo Paul Ancheri
* C. V. Pappachan
* I. M. Vijayan
* Rino Anto
* Shreyas Iyer
* Sandeep Warrier
* Rahul Kannoly Praveen
* Nihal Sarin
* Vibin Mohanan
* Sachin Suresh