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 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 grammarian, astronomer and 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 Kumaranellu