Nambiār, also known as Nambiyār, is a subcaste of the Nair caste in Kerala, India. The majority of them were the Jenmimar (feudal landlords) of the Malabar region.
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).
Notable people
A. C. N. Nambiar – Indian Nationalist
Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan Nambiar – politician
E. P. Jayarajan Nambiar – politician
K. P. P. Nambiar – businessman
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 – retired Indian army general
Bejoy Nambiar – director
