Namboothiri, or Nambudiri, is a Malayali Brahmin caste in Kerala, India.
Namboothiri may also refer to:
Namboothiri (artist) (Karuvattu Mana Vasudevan Namboothiri, 1925–2023), Indian painter and sculptor Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri (1926–2020), Indian poet and essayist Babu Namboothiri (born 1947), Indian actor Chandramana Govindan Namboothiri (fl. 1990s), Indian Kathakali artist Cherusseri Namboothiri, 15th-century Malayalam poet Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri (born 1950), Malayalam writer and musician Kaithapram Viswanathan Namboothiri (1963–2021), Indian musician and music director M. K. Sankaran Namboothiri (born 1971), Indian singer M. V. Vishnu Namboothiri (1939–2019), Indian teacher and author Malliyoor Sankaran Namboothiri (1921–2011), Indian Bhagavata scholar Mullanezhi (Mullanezhi Neelakandan Namboothiri, 1948–2011), Malayalam writer and actor Sreelatha Namboothiri (born 1950), Indian actress and singer Unnikrishnan Namboothiri (1923–2021), Indian actor Varanasi Vishnu Namboothiri (1937–2020), Indian drummer Vazhakkunnam (Vazhakkunnam Neelakandan Namboothiri, 1903–1983), Indian performing magician Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri (1939–2021), Indian writer and scholar
See also
KP Namboodiris, an ayurvedic medicine manufacturing company E. M. S. Namboodiripad (1909–1998), Indian politician, former chief minister of Kerala K. S. S. Nambooripad (1935–2020), Indian mathematician