This is a list of notable people from Thalassery (; formerly Tellicherry), a commercial town on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India. The town is bordered by the districts of Mahé (Pondicherry) and Kozhikode.
Notable people from Thalassery C. K. Revathi Amma (1891-1981), Indian social activist of Kerala, Ayyathan Gopalan (1861-1948), Indian physician, social reformer of Kerala, philanthropist, founder of Sugunavardhini movement (1900) and Depressed Classes Mission (1909) in Kerala. Ayyathan Janaki Ammal(1881-1945) first female surgeon from Kerala. Janaki Ammal (1897-1984), botanist, cytologist, geneticist. Vainu Bappu (1927–1982), president of the International Astronomical Union who jointly discovered the Wilson-Bappu effect and who helped establish several astronomical institutions in India including the Vainu Bappu Observatory and the modern Indian Institute of Astrophysics. Bappu was the first Indian to have a comet and an asteroid named after him. Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar, former Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Western Air Command. M.V. Devan, noted painter, sculptor, and former chairman of Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi. Hermann Gundert (1814–1893), German missionary and linguist scholar. His works include the first school text book, the first dictionary, and the first newspaper, Rajyasamacharam.Rajyasamacharam | Kerala Press Academy . Pressacademy.org. Moorkoth Kumaran (1874–1941), teacher, short story writer, and the first biographer of Narayana Guru. Keeleri Kunhikannan (1858–1939), pioneer of circus in Kerala. William Logan (1841–1914), a Scottish historian whose works are considered some of the most reliable historical references of North Malabar by governments and universities. O Chandu Menon (1847–1899), author of Indulekha, the first Malayalam classic novel. Literary Review / Book Review : Possible modernities. The Hindu (5 December 2004).O Chandu Menon – Biography. Keralasahityaakademi.org. Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1861–1914), author of the first Malayalam short story, Vasanavikriti.Vengayil Kunjiraman Nayanar | Kerala Press Academy . Pressacademy.org. Raghavan Master, Malayalam film music composer. Veera Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (1753–1805), leader of resistance in the Cotiote War against the English East India Company. Wing Commander Moorkoth Ramunni IFAS (1914–2009), first Malayali fighter pilot and later administrator of Lakshadweep. N Prabhakaran, writer who has won a Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. Mattannoor Sankarankutty (M.P. Sankarankutty Marar), Chenda percussionist who won the Padma Shri award.Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram / Personality : Heir to a proud musical legacy. The Hindu, (4 November 2005).Feats of excellence. The Hindu, (27 September 2012). Prof. M.N. Vijayan(1930–2007), orator and writer.Vijayan Mash, Resistance against the Neo Liberal Deviation of CPI(M) and the Communist Movement in India, The True Marxist . M.N.Vijayan. Njattyela Sreedharan, lexicographer known for compiling a dictionary connecting four major Dravidian languages Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.
Rayaroth Kuttambally Krishna Kumar: (18 July 1938 – 1 January 2023) was an Indian business executive who was the director of Tata Sons. He was a member of Tata Administrative Services and served as a trustee of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust, which hold a 66 per cent stake in Tata Sons. He played a significant role in several acquisitions by Tata Group, including the £271 million buy-out of Tetley in 2000, which made Tata Global Beverages the second-largest tea company in the world. The Government of India awarded him the fourth-highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2009 for his contributions to Indian trade and industry.
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