This is a list of notable Ezhavas. Ezhavas (Thiyyas) are the single largest caste-based community of Kerala, India.

Ezhava business figures
M.P. Purushotaman Founder of Empee Hotels & Distilleries
G. Mohandas Founder of South Park
C.R. Kesavan Vaidyar Founder of Chandrika Soap
P.V. Gangadharan Film producer
P.V. Chandran Chairman of Kerala Transport Company and PVS Hospitals
T.R. Raghavan Founder of Elite Group
K.S. Chathunny Founder of Elite Group
Gokulam Gopalan Founder of Gokulam Group
S.D. Shibulal One of the founders of Infosys
Dr. M Anirudhan, Essen Nutrition, Chicago, IL, USA
Dr. V.K. Jayakumar Founder of Sabarigiri Schools & Hospital, Anchal, Quilon.
Dr. Sidhan Founder of Medimix, Cuticura.
K.Karnan Founder of Nirapara Rice.
M.P. Moothadath Founder of Sree Narayana Engineering Industries and main patron of the Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Mandiram at Varkala

Journalism
*Rajeev Srinivasan - columnist

Literature
*Sree Narayana Guru
*S.K. Pottakkat - Jnanpith Award winner for "Oru Desathinte Katha"
*Sukumar Azhikode
*O.V.Vijayan
*Kovilan - writer and Kendra sahithya akadami award winner
*K.B. Vasanthakumar - poet and lyricist
*K.P. Appan - critic
*M. Mukundan

Medicine and sciences
*R.V. Jayakumar - physician and endocrinologist
*Suseela Prabhakaran - founder Director of Regional Institute of Ophthalmology; adviser on ophthalmology to the Government of Kerala. Currently Chief of Divya Prabha Eye Hospital, Trivandrum.
*Vainu Bappu - astrophysicist. An asteroid between Mars and Venus is named after him.

Performance arts and film
*Ramu Kariat - film director
*Manoj Night Shyamalan - Hollywood writer
*Thilakan - film actor
*Mukesh - film actor
*Srinivasan - actor, writer, and director
*I.V. Sasi - ffilm director
*Sathyan Anthikkad - film director
*Kavya Madhavan - film actress
*Joshy - film director
*Shaji N. Karun - cinematographer and director
*Raveendran - music director
*Gayathri - playback singer
*Kaviyoor Revamma
*Vidhu Prathap - playback singer
*Manoj K Jayan - actor
*Harisree Ashokan - comedian
*Rajeev Anchal - filmmaker and sculptor
*Devan - actor and politician
*Vijayasree - film actress

Politics
*V.S. Achuthanandan - Chief Minister of Kerala
*R. Sankar - former Chief Minister of Kerala
*C. Kesavan - ormer Chief minister of Travancore-Cochin
*Vayalar Ravi - Indian National Congress leader and Union Cabinet Minister
*T.K. Ramakrishnan - former Home Minister and Opposition Leader of Kerala
*Pinarai Vijayan - Politbureau Member of CPM
*E. Balanandan - Politbureau Member of CPM
*K. Pankajakshan - RSP leader and Former Minister of Kerala
*K.R. Gowri Amma - founder leader of JSS and former prominent CPI (Marxist) leader
*Susheela Gopalan - ormer Industry Minister of Kerala
*Varkala Radhakrishnan
*Rao Sahib Atiyolil Appu - Deputy Collector of Malabar during British rule and M.L.A, Madras Assembly 1951 from Chevayur, Calicut

Religion
*Sree Narayana Guru
*Nataraja Guru
*Nitya Chaitanya Yati (his name in the Purvashrama was Jayachandran Panicker)

Social reformers
*Narayana Guru
*Padmanabhan Palpu
*Kumaran Asan - poet and social reformer
*Sahodaran Ayyappan

Sport
*Ajay Jadeja - cricketer