List of Mar Thoma Syrian Christians

This is a list of Mar Thoma Syrian Christians.

Evangelists and saintly persons

• Abraham Malpan, pioneering cleric of the Malankara Syrian Church
• Iype Thoma Kathanar, pioneer cleric, & father of rationalist Abraham Kovoor
• Sadhu Kochoonju Upadesi, preacher, poet and composer
• Philipose Mar Chrysostom, prelate and the emeritus Metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church
• Easow Mar Timotheos Episcopa, episcopa (bishop) of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church
• Anchal Achan, saint of Anchal
• Abraham Mar Thoma, head of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church from 1944 to 1949
• Juhanon Mar Thoma, head of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church from 1949 to 1976
• Alexander Mar Thoma, head of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church
• Joseph Mar Thoma, XXIst Marthoma Metropolitan

Politics

• P. J. Kurien - former Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha
• Mathew T. Thomas - MLA (Tiruvalla)

Mathew Thomas

• Thomas Chandy - MLA (Kuttanad), former Minister for Public Transport (Kerala Government)

Thomas Chandy

• Madathilparampil Mammen Thomas - Governor of the Nagaland (from May 1990 to April 1992)
• T. M. Varghese - freedom fighter and statesman
• Thampan Thomas - MP of 8th Lok Sabha, Mavelikara Constituency
• Rosamma Punnoose - First Pre-term Speaker of the Kerala Assembly
• Titusji - the only Christian in a group of 78 marchers selected by Mahatma Gandhi to take part in the 1930 Dandi March, to break the salt law.
• George Joseph - Indian independence activist

Literature

M. Thomas Mathew

• Kakkanadan, short story writer and novelist in the Malayalam language
• K. M. Tharakan, critic, novelist, litterateur and educationalist
• Meena Alexander, poet, scholar, and writer
• Anna Sujatha Mathai, poet
• Sarah Thomas, Malayalam language writer
• Kuzhivelil Mathew, biblical scholar

Arts and media

• John Abraham (director) - Malayalam Director
• Blessy - Film Director
• John Abraham (actor) - Actor (Bollywood)
• Meera Jasmine - National Award Winning Actress
• Joy Mathew - Actor
• Kailash, Film actor
• Sandra Thomas - Film producer and actress
• John Matthew Matthan - Director of Bollywood movie, Sarfarosh
• Deepa Mariam - Singer

Science, humanities, sports, and public service

• K. T. Thomas (Justice) - Justice of the Supreme Court of India (1996–2002)

Justice K. T. Thomas

• T. K. Oommen - Economist
• Pothan Joseph - Journalist
• Sunnykutty Abraham - Journalist
• Sunny Varkey - Entrepreneur
• Perakath Verghese Benjamin - Indian physician and medical writer, Padma awardee, expert in tuberculosis treatment in India
• M. O. Mathai - Private Secretary to India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, popularly called as 'MAC' in political circles of that period
• Benjamin Pulimood - Director/Principal of the Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
• George Joseph - Scientist
• Thomas Philipose - Only Mahavir Chakra holder from Kerala.

Marthoma Syrians by birth but stalwarts in other denominations

• P. C. John - Evangelist Kerala Brethren Church
• Poykayil Johannan - was a Dalit activist, poet and founder of Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha or PRDS
• Abraham Kovoor - Indian professor and rationalist, Founder of "Yukthi Vadhi Sangam"
• K. V. Simon - Notable Malayalam Christian poet from Kerala and prominent leader of the Kerala Brethren movement.
• K. P. Yohannan - founder and president of Gospel for Asia and Metropolitan Bishop of Believers Church