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The following is a list of notable people from Kerala, India. The names are classified according to the person's major area of work. For more details please see their respective articles.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Ancient rulers and kings

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Early Cheras

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The Cheras are referred to as Kedalaputo (Sanskrit: "Kerala Putra") in the Emperor Ashoka's Pali edicts (3rd century BCE).^[1] The earliest Graeco-Roman accounts referring to the Cheras are by Pliny the Elder in the 1st century CE, in the Periplus of the 1st century CE, and by Claudius Ptolemy in the 2nd century CE. Greeks and Romans are called "Yavanas" in early Indian literature.

• Uthiyan Cheralathan – earliest known ruler of the Chera family who was also known as "Vanavaramban" Cheral Athan. He is sometimes identified with the Chera ruler

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Jessica Anthony is a performer, choreographer, and educator. She is interested in the ways that dance can empower us to tell our stories, create community, and practice new ways of being in the world. She considers herself a researcher of "circles," using movement to explore what can happen in these third spaces of creation and community building and has been facilitating circles in rehearsals, classrooms, and diverse community settings since 2011. From 2004-2010 Jessica performed nationally and internationally with Jane Comfort and Company (NYC) and presented her work at The Field (NYC) and The Invisible Dog Center (Brooklyn). She received an M.F.A. in dance from the University of Iowa.

Contramestra Eva Agbada started training in the Afro-Brazilian martial art form of Capoeira Angola in 2000 with the International Capoeira Angola Foundation (FICA). Since then, she has continued to train with Mestre Kamau (responsible for the Philadel