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Nambiār, also known as Nambiyār, is a sub-group of the Indian Nair caste. Majority were jenmi landlords in the Malabar region.[1][2]
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| North Kerala | |
| Languages | |
| Malayalam, Sanskrit | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nair, Nayanar, Samantha Nair |
In earlier days, Nambiar women, like most women of Nair clans of North Malabar (present-day Kannur, Kasaragod, Wayanad districts) would not marry Nair men of South Malabar (present-day Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur districts).[2][3]
- A. C. N. Nambiar - Indian Nationalist[4]
- Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan Nambiar - politician
- E. P. Jayarajan Nambiar - politician[5]
- K. P. P. Nambiar - businessman[6]
- P. M. Kunhiraman Nambiar - freedom fighter
- M. N. Nambiar - actor
- Kannavath Sankaran Nambiar - richest Landlord
- Rahul Nambiar - singer
- P. K. Venugopalan Nambiar - agricultural scientist
- Satish Nambiar - Indian Army General
- Bejoy Nambiar - director
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