Samad – Footballer Sanjayan – writer Mattannoor Sankarankutty – percussionist Sanoop Santhosh – actor Sanusha – actor A. K. Saseendran – politician andcCurrent Transport Minister of Kerala State Mafia Sasi – film actor, stuntman V. P. Sathyan – footballer Roshan Sebastian – playback singer K. K. Shailaja – politician and current Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Kerala State Sushin Shyam – music composer P. K. Sreemathy – MP Sreenivasan – actor Dhyan Sreenivasan – actor Vineeth Sreenivasan – actor, singer, film director K. Sudhakaran – Member of Parliament, Congress leader (KPCC Executive leader) Njattyela Sreedharan – lexicographer Samvrutha Sunil – actor Nivetha Thomas – actor Ashish Vidyarthi – actor Pinarayi Vijayan – former CPI(M) State Secretary and Chief Minister of Kerala. Nikhila Vimal – actor Vineeth – actor C.K. Vineeth – footballer Manju Warrier – actor (originally from Thrissur, lived in Kannur during her schooling) See also References Further reading Manorama Yearbook 1995 (Malayalam Edition) . Manorama Yearbook 2003 (English Edition) . External links Official Website Kannur page – Official Website of Kerala Government Kannur Community Portal Districts of Kerala 1957 establishments in Kerala States and territories established in 1957