List of Famous people born in Thrissur, India

Manju Warrier is an Indian film actress and dancer who primarily appears in Malayalam language films. She is one of the most successful leading actresses in Malayalam cinema, and has been referred to as the lady superstar of Malayalam cinema.

Vikram K. Kumar is an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Tamil cinema. In 1998, he directed his breakthrough non-feature film, Silent Scream, for which he won the National Film Award For Best Instructional Film. He made his directorial debut in Telugu cinema with Ishtam, and then directed the Tamil movie13B.

Krishnakumar Kunnath is an Indian singer. He has been a prominent singer in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali and Gujarati languages films.

Karthika Menon, better known by her stage name Bhavana Menon, is an Indian actress from Kerala, who works in South Indian film industry. She has acted in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu language films. Bhavana made her acting debut in the Malayalam film Nammal in 2002. In a career spanning over a decade, she has appeared in over 80 films and has won two Kerala State Film Awards, including a Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for Nammal and a Second Best Actress Award for Daivanamathil.

Aparna Kishok Balamurali is an Indian film actress and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and Tamil films. She is known for her roles of Jimsy in Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), Anu in Sunday Holiday (2017) and Sundari (Bommi) in Soorarai Pottru (2020), opposite Suriya.

Dr TP Senkumar (born 10 June 1957) is an Indian lawyer and retired police officer in the Indian Police Service. He served as the State Police Chief of Kerala.

Fr. Joseph Vadakkan was a Christian activist priest of Kerala in India, and the founder of the political party known as Karshaka Thozhilali Party (KTP). Vadakkan organised many agitations and took part in protest marches, satyagrahas, and rallies. He was also arrested and jailed. He was reprimanded by his own Church.

Nihal Sarin is an Indian chess player. A chess prodigy, he achieved the title of Grandmaster at age 14. He is also the fourth youngest player in history to cross the Elo rating mark of 2600, accomplishing this feat at age 14.

Johnson was an Indian film score composer and music director who has given music to some of the most important motion pictures of Malayalam cinema, including those for Koodevide, Namukku Paarkkan Munthiri Thoppukal, Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam, Vadakkunokkiyantram, Perumthachan, Njan Gandharvan, Ponthan Mada, and Bhoothakkannadi. Regarded as one of the finest composers in the industry, he was noted for his lyrical and expressive melodies together with simple but rich tonal compositions of thematic music. Johnson is a recipient of National Film Awards twice and Kerala State Film Awards three times.

Shalini Ajith Kumar also commonly known as Shalini is a former Indian actress who predominantly worked in Malayalam films and few Tamil films.