List of people from Kozhikode

This is a list of notable people from Kozhikode.

Literature

Vaikom Muhammed Basheer - Writer
Cherusseri Namboothiri - Poet
S.K. Pottekkatt - Writer
Thikkodiyan - Writer
N.N. Kakkad - Poet
P. Valsala - Writer
Akbar Kakkattil - Writer
Punathil Kunjabdulla - Writer
Chengalathu Kunhirama Menon - Editor and founder

Politics

VK Krishna Menon - Ex Defence Minister of India.
K Kelappan - Freedom Fighter.
KR Moopan - Social Leader.
John Mathai- First Railway Minister of India.
PP Ummer Koya - Ex Education Minister of Kerala.
CH Mohammed Koya- Ex CM of Kerala.
PM Aboobacker- Ex MLA (6 Terms)
TP Ramakrishnan: Ex Excise and Labour Minister of Kerala.
MK Muneer: Ex Social Welfare and Panchayath Affairs Minister of Kerala
PM Muhammed Riyas: PWD and Tourism Minister of Kerala.
Ahamed Devarkovil: Ex Ports, Museums, Archaeology and Archive Minister of Kerala.
K Surendran: President of BJP Kerala State.

Entertainment

Mona Vasu - Cine actress
Hareesh Perumanna - Actor
Kulappulli Leela - Cine actress
Ansiba Hassan - Cine actress
Kozhikode Narayanan Nair - Actor
Santhosh Pandit - Actor
Mamukkoya - Actor
Parvathy Thiruvothu - Cine actress
Biyon - Cine Actor
Bhagyalakshmi - Cine actress
Nandana - Cine actress
Anagha LK - Cine actress
Athira Patel - Cine actress
Sajan K Ram - Film score composer
Akhila Sasidharan - Cine actress
Neena Kurup - Cine actress
Monisha Unni - Cine actress
Bindu panicker - Cine actress
Ranjitha - Cine actress
Avanthika Mohan - Cine actress
Nithya Das - Cine actress
Anjali Menon, film director
Neeraj Madhav, Cine actor
Mani Madhava Chakyar, Cine actor
Ann Augustine - Actress
Roshan Basheer - Actor
Balan K. Nair - Cine Actor
A. Vincent - Film Director
Girish Puthenchery - Lyricist
Madhupal - Actor / Director
Prajin - Cine actress
I.V. Sasi - Film director
Jomol - Cine actress
Sija Rose - Cine actress
Maria Margaret Sharmilee - Cine actress
Rajisha Vijayan - Cine actress
Nellikode Bhaskaran - Actor
Hariharan - Film director
P. S. Nivas -(Cinematographer)- Film director
T. Damodaran - Film script writer
Deedi Damodaran - Film script writer
K.P. Ummer - Cine actor
Kozhikode Abdul Kader - Playbaack singer
Chandini Sreedharan - Cine Actress
Kuthiravattam Pappu - Actor
M.S. Baburaj - Music director
Mamukkoya - Cine actor
P.M Taj - Dramatist & Writer
P.V. Gangadharan - Business man & Film producer
Sudheesh - Cine actor
Ranjith - Cine actor, director&Writer
Augustine - Cine actor
Swargachitra Appachan - Producer
Anoop Menon- Cine actor & Writer
Manu Manjith- Lyricist
Jenith Kachappilly - Film director
Vinod Kozhikode - Cine Actor
Dinanath Puthenchery - Lyricist
Vinod Kovoor - Cine Actor
Surabhi Lakshmi - Actress
Sasi Kalinga - Actor
Sreya Jayadeep - Playback Singer
Mridula Warrier - Playback Singer
Street Academics (Hip-hop group)
Ronson Vincent, Actor
Sreedevi Unni,Dance, Actress
Mareena Michael Kurisingal Actress
Gopika Anil Actress
Suveeran, Film Director

Sports

P. T. Usha - Athlete turned Coach
Olympian Abdurahiman - Football player, participated in the 1956 Summer Olympics
Tom Joseph - captain of Indian volleyball team
Roy Joseph - Indian Volleyball player
Mayookha Johny - Indian Athlete
V Diju - Indian Badminton Player
Aparna Balan - Indian Badminton Player
Arun Vishnu - Indian Badminton Player
Prasanth Karuthadathkuni - Football player
Jinson Johnson - Olympian, Indian Athlete
Kishor Kumar - Former Indian Volleyball Captain
Rehenesh TP - Football player
Jisna Mathew - Indian