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This is a list of notable '''people from [[Malappuram district]]''', [[Kerala]], [[India]]. Malappuram district is one of the 14 districts of [[Kerala]] state.

* [[A. Vijayaraghavan]] - Former member of [[Rajya Sabha]] and the state secretary of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]].
* [[A. P. Anil Kumar]] - former minister of Kerala.
* [[A. R. Raja Raja Varma]] - [[Malayalam]] poet and grammatician known as ''Kerala Panini'' (belongs to [[Parappanad]] royal family).
* [[Abdul Nediyodath]] - an Indian footballer.
* [[Abdurahiman Randathani]] - an Indian politician.
* [[Achyutha Pisharadi]] - a [[Sanskrit grammar]]ian, [[Indian astronomy|astronomer]] and [[Indian mathematics|mathematician]].
* [[Adil Ibrahim]] - Actor.
* [[Ahmad Kutty]] - a North American Islamic scholar.
* [[Ajijesh Pachat]] - [[Malayalam]] [[novelist]], [[short story]] writer, and [[columnist]].
* [[Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri]] - [[Malayalam]] poet and essayist. (Born at [[Kumaranellur]], a border village between Malappuram and Palakkad districts. He was a writer from the ''Ponnani Kalari'')
* [[Akkitham Narayanan]] - painter.
* [[Ali Musliyar]] - was an Indian freedom fighter.
* [[Ammu Swaminathan]] - Independence activist and a member of Constituent Assembly of India.
* [[Anas Edathodika]] - an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]].
* [[Aneesh G. Menon]] - is an Indian actor<ref>{{cite news |title=Being the usual and unusual actor: Aneesh G Menon |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/190917/being-the-usual-and-unusual-actor-aneesh-g-menon.html |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=19 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Length of the character matters to me: Aneesh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Length-of-the-character-matters-to-me-Aneesh/articleshow/46492733.cms |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
* [[Anikha]] - actress.
* [[Aparna Nair]] - an Indian actress.
* [[Arjun Jayaraj]] - an Indian professional footballer.
* [[Namboothiri (artist)|Artist Namboothiri]] - an Indian [[Painting|painter]].
* [[Aryadan Muhammed]] - former minister of Kerala.
* [[Aryadan Shoukath]] - Indian film producer.
* [[Ashique Kuruniyan]] - an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]].
* [[Asif Saheer]] - an Indian soccer player.
* [[Azad Moopen]] - an Indian doctor and philanthropist.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vccircle.com/news/healthcare-services/2014/02/12/we-are-looking-turnover-1b-2017-azad-moopen-chairman-aster-dm | title=We are looking at a turnover of $1B by 2017: Azad Moopen, chairman of Aster DM Healthcare | publisher=VC Circle | date=12 February 2014 | accessdate=5 May 2014 | author=Jagwani, Lohit}}</ref><ref>[http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=69364 Padma Awards Announced] Ministry of Home Affairs, 25 January 2011</ref><ref name="forbes1">{{cite web|url=http://english.forbesmiddleeast.com/details.php?list=44480&row=3869 |title=Top 100 Indian Leaders in UAE |work=Forbes |accessdate=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505172839/http://english.forbesmiddleeast.com/details.php?list=44480&row=3869 |archivedate=5 May 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Azhvanchery Thamprakkal]] - Former chief of [[Nambudiri]]s of Kerala.
* [[B. M. Kutty]] - was a journalist and activist.
* [[Balamani Amma]] - Writer of [[Malayalam literature]].
* [[C. Karunakara Menon]] - was an Indian journalist and politician.
* [[C. Radhakrishnan]] - an Indian writer and film director of [[Malayalam]] language.
* [[C. N. Ahmad Moulavi]] - was an Indian writer of [[Malayalam literature]].
* [[Chakkeeri Ahemed Kutty]] - former minister of Kerala and former speaker of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]].
* [[Chalilakath Kunahmed Haji]] - was a social reformer.<ref>{{cite book |last1=H. Abdul Rahman|title=Vakkom Moulavi and the Renaissance Movement among the Muslims |publisher=University of Kerala-Shodhganga |location=Conclusion |page=257 |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/164340 |accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* [[Cherukad]] - a Malayalam playwright, novelist, poet, and political activist.
* [[Damodara]] - was an astronomer-mathematician.
* [[Deepu Pradeep]] - an Indian scriptwriter.
* [[Devdutt Padikkal]] - an Indian cricketer.
* [[Dhanish Karthik]] - an Indian actor.
* [[Dileep K. Nair]] - an Indian educationist, skill development campaigner, social activist, and publisher.
* [[E. Harikumar]] - [[Malayalam]] [[novelist]] and [[short story]] writer.
* [[E. Moidu Moulavi]] - was an [[Indian freedom fighter]], and an Islamic scholar.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nationalism now linked to mob psychology |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/nationalism-now-linked-to-mob-psychology/article18868671.ece |accessdate=12 March 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=8 June 2017}}</ref>
* [[E. Sreedharan]] - Metroman of India.
* [[E. K. Imbichi Bava]] - was an Indian politician.
* [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]] - The first Chief Minister of Kerala and the founder of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]].<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-e-m-s-namboodiripad-1153957.html | newspaper=[[The Independent]] | first=Kuldip | last= Singh | date=1 April 1998 | title=Obituary: E. M. S. Namboodiripad | accessdate=20 May 2018 }}</ref>
* [[E. T. Mohammed Basheer]] - former minister of Kerala.
* [[Elamaram Kareem]] - former minister of Kerala.
* [[Edasseri Govindan Nair]] - was an Indian poet.
* [[Elamaram Kareem]] - Former minister of Kerala and Member of [[Rajya Sabha]].
* [[Faisal Kutty]] - a lawyer, academic, writer, public speaker, and human rights activist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/valparaiso/vu-law-professor-among-world-s-most-influential-muslims/article_b6309641-37be-51a4-a76f-0ed6d1da2066.html|title= VU law professor among world's most influential Muslims|publisher=nwitimes.com |date=31 December 2012 |accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref>
* [[Gopinath Muthukad]] - a [[Magician (illusion)|magician]], and [[motivational speaker]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian magician performs Houdini-like escape|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/feb/14magic.htm|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=3 May 2017|date=14 February 1997}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://imsmagic.com/2010_ma/2011_yearbook.php |title=2011 Yearbook |website=[[International Magicians Society]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820194038/http://imsmagic.com/2010_ma/2011_yearbook.php |archive-date=20 August 2016 |access-date=20 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Govinda Bhattathiri]] - was an Indian astrologer and astronomer.
* [[Hari Nair]] - an Indian cinematographer.
* [[Hemanth Menon]] - an Indian actor.
* [[Indrajith Sukumaran]] - film actor and playback singer.
* [[Iqbal Kuttippuram]] - an Indian screenwriter and [[Homeopathy|homoeopathic physician]].<ref name='khal'>{{Cite web |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=&section=citytimes&xfile=data%2Fcitytimes%2F2007%2FAugust%2Fcitytimes_August183.xml |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725152540/http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=&section=citytimes&xfile=data%2Fcitytimes%2F2007%2FAugust%2Fcitytimes_August183.xml |archive-date=25 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Jayasree Kalathil]] - Writer, translator, mental health researcher, and activist.
* [[Jishnu Balakrishnan]] - an Indian professional footballer.
* [[K. A. Rahman|K. Abdurahman]] - Founder of [[Chaliyar]] movement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011054250300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107084532/http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011054250300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-07|title=Honouring a legend of the Chaliyar|date=2009-01-10|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=25 January 2021}}</ref>
* [[K. Avukader Kutty Naha]] - a former [[List of deputy chief ministers of Kerala|deputy chief minister]] of [[Kerala]].
* [[K. C. S. Paniker]] - was a metaphysical and [[Abstract art|abstract]] painter
* [[K. C. Manavedan Raja]] - was an Indian [[aristocrat]].
* [[K. M. Asif]] - an Indian cricketer.
* [[K. M. Maulavi]] - An Indian freedom fighter, social reformer and the founding vice-president of [[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]] Malabar district committee.<ref name="SMW19-48-47">{{cite journal |title=Article |journal=Samakalika Malayalam Weekly |date=22 April 2016 |volume=19 |issue=48 |page=47 |url=http://epaper.malayalamvaarika.com/786340/Malayalam-Vaarika/18042016#page/47/2 |accessdate=27 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="IM115">{{cite book |last1=Muhammed Rafeeq |title=Development of Islamic movement in Kerala in modern times |location=Islahi Movement |page=115 |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/52387/11/11_chapter%204.pdf#page=28 |accessdate=24 October 2019}}</ref>
* [[K. P. A. Majeed]] - former [[Chief Whip]] of the [[Government of Kerala]].
* [[K. P. Ramanunni]] - is a novelist and short-story writer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article2520983.ece|title=Vayalar award for K.P. Ramanunni |date=8 October 2011 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=12 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=10204035&tabId=1&programId=1080132912&channelId=-1073865030&BV_ID=@@@|title=manorama online-english|access-date=12 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403030848/http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=10204035&tabId=1&programId=1080132912&channelId=-1073865030&BV_ID=@@@|archive-date=3 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[K. T. Irfan]] - an Indian athlete.<ref name=dailysports>{{cite web|title=Irfan qualifies for Olympics in 20 km walk.He completed the walk by touching the finish line at 10th position.|url=http://www.dailysports.co/irfan-qualifies-for-olympics-in-20km-walk-2/|publisher=dailysports.co|accessdate=2 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329093542/http://www.dailysports.co/irfan-qualifies-for-olympics-in-20km-walk-2/|archive-date=29 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Khushbir fails after Irfan qualifies for Olympics in 20 km walk|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-13/athletics/31689498_1_london-olympics-federation-cup-olympics-qualification|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126110728/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-13/athletics/31689498_1_london-olympics-federation-cup-olympics-qualification|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Irfan Thodi|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/london-olympics-2012/olympics-2012-teamindia/irfanthodi.cms|accessdate=19 July 2013|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>
* [[K. T. Jaleel]] - former minister of Kerala.
* [[K. T. Muhammed]]- was a Malayalam playwright and screenwriter.
* [[K. V. Rabiya]] - Social worker.
* [[K. V. Ramakrishnan]] - a Malayalam–language poet and journalist.
* [[Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan]] - was a Malayalam poet and journalist.
* [[Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma]] - a resurrector of Mohiniyattam.
* [[Kamala Surayya]] - Writer of [[Malayalam literature]].
* [[Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran]] - [[Malayalam]] poet and translator, also known as ''Kalidasa of Kerala'' (belongs to [[Parappanad]] royal family).
* [[Krishnachandran]] - an Indian actor, dubbing artist, and playback singer.
* [[Kuttikrishna Marar]] - an Indian [[essayist]] and literary critic of [[Malayalam literature]].
* [[Lakshmi Sahgal]] - a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement, an officer of the [[Indian National Army]], and the Minister of Women's Affairs in the [[Azad Hind Government|Azad Hind government]].
* [[M. Govindan]] - Writer of [[Malayalam literature]].
* [[M. Swaraj]] - an Indian politician.
* [[M. G. S. Narayanan]] - is an Indian historian, and academic and political commentator.
* [[M. K. Vellodi]] - former Indian diplomat.
* [[M. M. Akbar]] - an Islamic scholar, and an expert in comparative religion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arabnews.com/|title=Arab News|website=Arab News}}</ref>
* [[M. P. Abdussamad Samadani]] - Former member of [[Rajya Sabha]].
* [[M. P. M. Ahammed Kurikkal]] - former minister of Kerala.
* [[M. P. M. Menon]] - was an [[India]]n [[diplomat]], [[ambassador]] to several countries.<ref>[http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/indian-community-in-uae-mourns-death-of-diplomat-1.1146275 "Indian community in UAE mourns death of diplomat"], ''[[Gulf News]]'', Abu Dhabi, 14 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.</ref>
* [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] - [[Malayalam]] author, [[screenplay writer]] and film director. (Born at [[Kudallur]], a border village between Malappuram and Palakkad districts. He is a writer from the ''Ponnani Kalari''.)
* [[Mahmood Kooria]] - an Indian historian and academic.
* [[Malayath Appunni]] - a Malayalam language poet and children's writer.
* [[Manjalamkuzhi Ali]] - former minister of Kerala.
* [[Mankada Ravi Varma]] - was an Indian cinematographer and director.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/112496/directors-cut.html|title=Directpr's Cut|author=S Nanda Kumar|newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]]|accessdate=23 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/09/07/stories/2007090750230100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203223207/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/09/07/stories/2007090750230100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2007|title=Painting with light|date=7 September 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118027967?refCatId=13|title=Indian cinematographer Varma dies: He worked on Adoor Gopalakrishnan's films|date=24 November 2010|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Shalini|last=Dore}}</ref>
* [[Manorama Thampuratti]] - was a [[Sanskrit]] writer.
* [[Mashoor Shereef]] - an Indian professional footballer.
* [[Melattur Sahadevan]] - a [[Carnatic music]] vocalist.
* [[Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri]] - was a mathematical [[linguist]].
* [[Mersheena Neenu]] - actress.
* [[Mohammed Irshad]] - an Indian professional footballer.
* [[Mohamed Salah (Indian footballer)|Mohamed Salah]] - an Indian footballer.
* [[Mohanakrishnan Kaladi]] - a Malayalam poet.
* [[Moyinkutty Vaidyar]] - was a [[Mappila pattu]] poet.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/31/stories/2007033110250500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108104937/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/31/stories/2007033110250500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|title=Mappila songs cultural fountains of a bygone age, says MT|date=31 March 2007|accessdate=15 August 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* [[Mrinalini Sarabhai]] - Indian classical dancer.
* [[Muhammad Musthafa]] - an Indian film actor and director.
* [[Muhsin Parari]] - an Indian film director, writer, and lyricist.
* [[Nalakath Soopy]] - former minister of Kerala.
* [[Nalapat Narayana Menon]] - Writer of [[Malayalam literature]].
* [[Nandanar (author)|Nandanar]] - was an Indian writer of [[Malayalam literature]].
* [[Nilambur Ayisha]] - an actress in the Malayalam film industry and drama.
* [[Nilambur Balan]] - was a Malayalam actor.
* [[Nirupama Rao]] - former foreign secretary of India.<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/nirupama-rao-takes-over-as-foreign-secy/69625/on Nirupama Rao takes over as Foreign Secy] [[Press Trust of India]] / [[New Delhi]], ''[[Business Standard]]'', 1 August 2009.</ref><ref name=toi>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/India/Nirupama-Rao-is-Indias-new-foreign-secretary/articleshow/4844580.cms Nirupama Rao is India's new foreign secretary] ''[[The Times of India]]'', 1 August 2009."Chokila Iyer was first woman, Indian Foreign Secretary in 2001."</ref>
* [[P. Sreeramakrishnan]] - former speaker of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]].
* [[P. Surendran]] - is a writer, columnist, art critic, and a philanthropist.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Award for Short Stories|url = http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/Stories.htm|website = keralasahityaakademi.org|accessdate = 27 October 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170705154727/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/Stories.htm|archive-date = 5 July 2017|url-status = dead}}</ref>
* [[P. K. Abdu Rabb]] - former minister of Kerala.
* [[P. K. Kunhalikutty]] - former minister of Kerala.
* [[P. K. Warrier]] - an [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic]] physician and a [[Padma Bhushan]] winner.
* [[P. P. Ramachandran]] - is a Malayalam poet.
* [[P. V. Abdul Wahab]] - Businessman, and a member of [[Rajya Sabha]].
* [[Paloli Mohammed Kutty]] - former minister of Kerala.
* [[Parameshvara]] - was a major Indian mathematician and astronomer.
* [[Parvathy Jayadevan]] - an Indian playback singer.
* [[Poonthanam Nambudiri]] - was a Malayalam poet.<ref>{{cite book|author=I K K Menon|title=FOLK TALES OF KERALA|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pCv2DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT194|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Government of India|isbn=978-81-230-2188-1|pages=194–}}</ref>
* [[Premji]] - was a social reformer, cultural leader, and actor.
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] - actor, director, producer, playback singer, and distributor.
* [[Pulapre Balakrishnan]] - an Indian economist and educationalist.
* [[Pulikkottil Hyder]] - was a [[Mappila pattu]] poet.<ref name="mlpgov">{{cite web |url=http://www.mlp.kerala.gov.in/heri.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=25 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100629045500/http://www.mlp.kerala.gov.in/heri.htm |archivedate=29 June 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Rajeev Nair]] - an Indian writer, lyricist, and producer.
* [[Ranjith Padinhateeri]] - an Indian biological physicist and a professor.
* [[Rahman (actor)|Rashin Rahman]] - an Indian actor.
* [[Raja Ravi Varma]] - Indian painter and artist (belongs to [[Parappanad]] royal family).
* [[Ravi Menon]] - Actor.
* [[Ravi Vallathol]] - was an Indian actor.
* [[Rinshad Reera]] - Student Activist.
* [[Salam Bappu]] - an Indian film director.
* [[Salman Kalliyath]] - an Indian professional footballer.
* [[Sangita Madhavan Nair]] - an Indian actress.
* [[Sankaran Embranthiri]] - was a [[Kathakali]] musician.
* [[Savithri Rajeevan]] - an Indian poet, short story writer, and painter.
* [[Sayyid Sanaullah Makti Tangal]] - was a social reformer.<ref>''Journal of Kerala Studies'' Volume 9. (1982): 84.</ref><ref>Mohammed, U. ''Educational Empowerment of Kerala Muslims.'' Calicut (Kerala): Other Books, 2017. 33.</ref>
* [[Shahabaz Aman]] - an Indian playback singer and composer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hellobahrain.com/content/shaam-e-ehsas-ghazal-nite-shahabaz-aman |title="Shaam-e-Ehsas" Ghazal Nite by Shahabaz Aman |publisher=Hello Bahrain |date=29 March 2012 |accessdate=9 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213100614/http://hellobahrain.com/content/shaam-e-ehsas-ghazal-nite-shahabaz-aman |archive-date=13 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/shahabaz-aman-when-i-die-id-rather-have-people-say-that-malabars-renowned-romantic-passed-away-than-just-a-singer/articleshow/63233070.cms|title=Shahabaz Aman: When I die, I'd rather have people say that Malabar's renowned romantic passed away than just a singer|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=14 June 2019}}</ref>
* [[Shanavas K Bavakutty]] - is an Indian film director.
* [[Shweta Menon]] - an Indian model, actress, and television anchor.
* [[Sithara (singer)|Sithara]] - an Indian playback singer, composer, and an occasional actor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sithara goes to Kollywood |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-02/news-interviews/31114294_1_kollywood-mollywood-song |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216075315/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-02/news-interviews/31114294_1_kollywood-mollywood-song |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2 March 2012}}</ref>
* [[Sooraj Thelakkad]] - An actor.
* [[Sukumaran]] - was an Indian film actor and producer.
* [[Sunny Wayne]] - Film actor (stayed during higher education).
* [[Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal]] - was a religious leader and politician.<ref name="articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-02/india/28200612_1_iuml-indian-union-muslim-league-homage | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612045904/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-02/india/28200612_1_iuml-indian-union-muslim-league-homage | url-status=dead | archive-date=12 June 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=President, PM, Sonia pay homage to IUML leader Thangal | date=2 August 2009}}</ref>
* [[T. A. Razzaq]] - was an Indian screenwriter.
* [[T. K. Hamza]] - former minister of Kerala.
* [[T. K. Padmini]] - was an Indian painter.
* [[T. M. Nair]] - was an Indian political activist of [[Dravidian movement]].
* [[Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan]]- was a Malayalam poet and linguist.<ref>Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds. "[http://www.ethnologue.com/language/mal Malayalam]" ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World.'' 2014: (Dallas, Texas) Web. 29 September 2014.</ref><ref name="ref002">K. SANTHOSH. [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/when-malayalam-found-its-feet/article6217620.ece "When Malayalam found its feet"] THRISSUR, 17 July 2014 ''The Hindu''</ref>
* [[Tirur Nambissan]] - was a ''Kathakali'' singer.
* [[U. A. Beeran]] - former minister of Kerala.
* [[U.Jimshad]] - an Indian professional footballer.
* [[U. Sharaf Ali]] - a former Indian International football player.<ref name="hindu_jul09">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070456811800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707015857/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070456811800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2009|title=Minister convenes high-level meet|date=4 July 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=10 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universityofcalicut.info/dpe/dpe_stars.htm |title=Department of Physical Education |publisher=[[Calicut University]] |accessdate=10 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725053103/http://www.universityofcalicut.info/dpe/dpe_stars.htm |archivedate=25 July 2008 }}</ref>
* [[Unni Menon]] - an Indian playback singer.
* [[Uroob]] - was a writer of [[Malayalam literature]].
* [[V. Abdurahiman]] - Minister of Kerala.
* [[V. C. Balakrishna Panicker]] - an Indian poet and writer.
* [[V. T. Bhattathiripad]] - Social reformer (hailed from erstwhile [[Ponnani taluk]]).
* [[Vaidyaratnam P. S. Warrier]] - was an [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic]] physician.<ref name="aryavaidyasala">{{cite web|url=http://www.aryavaidyasala.com/(S(uiytac45y0tizh45dbjufynb))/about_avs.aspx#rec|title=ARYA VAIDYA SALA - Kottakkal |author=mail at aryavaidyasala dot com|publisher=aryavaidyasala.com|accessdate=22 March 2015}}</ref>
* [[Vaidyaratnam Triprangode Moossad]] - was an Ayurvedic physician.
* [[Vallathol Narayana Menon]] - was a Malayalam poet.<ref name="Zarrilli">{{cite book |title=Kathakali Dance-Drama: Where Gods and Demons Come to Play |first=Phillip |last=Zarrilli |publisher=Routledge |year=2004 |isbn=9780203197660 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eVHCnqglqyoC&pg=PA30 |pages=30–31}}</ref>
* [[Variyan Kunnathu Kunjahammed Haji|Variyan Kunnath Kunjahammed Haji]] - an Indian Freedom Fighter.<ref>{{cite book|title=EncyclopaediaDictionaryIslamMuslimWorld Volume 6|url=https://archive.org/stream/EncyclopaediaDictionaryIslamMuslimWorldEtcGibbKramerScholars.13/06.EncycIslam.NewEdPrepNumLeadOrient.EdEdComCon.BosDonLewPel.etc.UndPatIUA.v6.Mah-Mid.Leid.EJBrill.1990.1991.#page/n481/mode/1up|page=460|year=1988|quote=Contemporary evaluation within India tends to the view that the Malabar Rebellion was a war of liberation, and in 1971 the Kerala Government granted the remaining active participants in the revolt the accolade of Ayagi, "freedom fighter"}}</ref>
* [[Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair]] - was a [[Kathakali]] master and a [[Padma Shri]] winner.
* [[Vazhenkada Vijayan]] - Retired principal of [[Kerala Kalamandalam]].
* [[Veliyankode Umar Khasi]] - Freedom fighter and poet.
* [[Vinay Govind]] - an Indian film director.
* [[Zainuddin Makhdoom II]] - The author of [[Tuhfat Ul Mujahideen]].
* [[Zakariya Mohammed]] - an Indian Film director, screenwriter, and actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/kochi/aravindan-puraskaram-awarded-to-zakariya-mohammed/articleshow/68440801.cms|title=Aravindan Puraskaram awarded to Zakariya Mohammed - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/jun/04/sudani-from-nigeria-wins-audience-choice-award-at-russian-film-festival-1985753.html|title=Sudani from Nigeria wins audience choice award at Russian film festival|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
* [[Zakeer Mundampara]] - an Indian footballer.
* [[Zeenath]] - actress.

==See also==

*[[Administration of Malappuram district|Administration of Malappuram]]
*[[Education in Malappuram]]
*[[History of Malappuram district|History of Malappuram]]
*[[List of desoms in Malappuram district (1981)|List of desoms in Malappuram (1981)]]
*[[List of Gram Panchayats in Malappuram district|List of Gram Panchayats in Malappuram]]
*[[List of villages in Malappuram district|List of villages in Malappuram]]
*[[Transportation in Malappuram district|Transportation in Malappuram]]
*[[Malappuram metropolitan area]]
*[[Malappuram district]]
*[[South Malabar]]

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