List of Nairs
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This list of Nairs is made up of notable members of the Nair community, classified according to their major occupations.
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[edit] Administration and diplomacy
- Velu Thampi Dalava — Diwan of Travancore; leader of one of the earliest uprisings against British Rule
- V. P. Menon — united Indian princeley states (with Sardar Patel) in 1947
- PGN Unnithan — last Diwan of Travancore
- Shashi Tharoor — former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, and author
- Vijay Nambiar UN Under-Secretary-General [1]
[edit] Arts
- Balachandran Chullikkadu — poet
- Kamala Das (Kamala Surayya) — poet, writer writing in English
- Balamani Amma — poet
- Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar — barrister and novelist; wrote first short story in Malayalam
- G Sankara Kurup — Malayalam poet
- Guru Gopinath — dancer
- Changampuzha Krishna Pillai — Keralan poet
- Irayimman Thampi — Malayalam poet
- Kavalam Narayana Panicker — dramatist and folk arts exponent
- Kesari Balakrishna Pillai — journalist and freedom fighter
- Shankar — cartoonist and founder of the Children's Book Trust
- Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai — novelist
- Vallathol Narayana Menon — Malayalam poet and founder of the Kerala Kala Mandalam
- Villayil Raman Gopala Pillai — Singaporean Malayalam novelist
- Anita Nair — novelist and poet writing in English
- Chandran Nair — Singaporean poet writing in English
[edit] Business
- Dileep Nair —fFormer managing director of DBS Bank, Singapore, and Under-Secretary General for the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services
- E. Sreedharan — Managing Director, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
[edit] Film
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan — film-maker
- Ambika — film actor of the 1960s
- Ambika — film actor of the 1980s
- Bharathan — film director, sculptor, and painter
- G Aravindan — film-maker
- Dileep (b. Gopalakrishnan) — Malayalam film actor
- Indrajit — film actor
- Jagadish — film actor
- Jayan (b. Krishnan Nair) — film actor,
- Kalpana — Malayalam film actor
- Kalaranjini — Malayalam film actor
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma — film actor
- Mohanlal — Malayalam film actor
- Madhu — Malayalam film actor
- Murali — Malayalam film actor
- Mira Nair — film-maker
- Navya Nair — actress
- Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai — comedian
- Nedumudi Venu — actor
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan — film actor
- Padmini — film actor of the 1960s
- Parvathi — film actor
- Prithviraj — Malayalam film actor
- Renuka Menon — Malayalam film actor
- Revathi Menon — film director and actor, and leader of Women Empowerment
- Seema (b. Shanthi) — film actor
- Shobhana — actor and dancer
- Sukumaran — Malayalam actor
- Sukumari — actress
- Suresh Gopi — Malayalam film actor
- Vineeth — Malayalam film actor
- Urvashi — Malayalam film actor
[edit] India's freedom struggle
- Captain Lakshmi Sehgal — former member of the INA and lieutenant of Netaji Bose
[edit] Law
- Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar — barrister who attempted to merge the Kasargod Taluk with the Malabar District
[edit] Politics
- MG Ramachandran — film actor and late Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- C Achutha Menon — Chief Minister of Kerala 1969–1970
- A K Gopalan — Communist Party leader
- CV Devan Nair — former President of Singapore
- Erambala Krishnan Nayanar — Chief Minister of Kerala (1980–1981, 1987–1991, 1996–2001) and leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- P.K. Vasudevan Nair — Former Chief Minister of Kerala and leader of the Communist Party of India
- Pattom Thanu Pillai — Prime Minister of Thiru-Kochi (1948), Chief Minister of Thiru-Kochi (1954–1955) and Kerala (1960–1962)
- Prakash Karat — General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Ramesh Chennithala — General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee
- Paravur T.K Narayana Pillai — First Chief Minister of Travancore-Cocihn State
- Kodiyeri Balakrishnan — Kerala home minister
[edit] Religion
- Chattambi Swamikal — Hindu spiritual guru
- Swami Abhedananda — disciple of Chattambi Swamikal
- Swami Chinmayananda — Hindu spiritual guru
- Swami Ranganathananda — headed the Ramakrishna Mission 1988–2005
- Swami Tapovan Maharaj — guru of Chinamayananda
[edit] Sports
- Sreeshanth — international cricketer
