Kurup is a Malayali surname. Notable people with this surname include:

• Achutha Kurup (died 2017), Indian volleyball player, coach and naval officer
• Arthur Joseph Kurup (born 1982), Malaysian politician, lawyer and economist
• Ashwathy Kurup (born 1970), Indian former actress, costume designer and dancer
• Azhakathu Padmanabha Kurup (1869–1931), Indian Sanskrit and Malayalam scholar and poet
• B. Madhusoodhana Kurup (born 1954), Indian ichthyologist and academic administrator
• Debbie Kurup (born 1979), English actress
• Deepika Kurup (born 1998), American inventor, scientist, and clean water advocate
• G. Janardhana Kurup (died 2011), Indian lawyer and communist politician
• G. Shankara Kurup (1901–1978), Indian poet
• O. N. V. Kurup (1931–2016), Malayalam poet
• Palattu Koman (also known as Koma Kurup), a pioneer of the kalaripayattu Indian martial art form
• Guru Kunchu Kurup (1881–1970), Kathakali artiste
• Helen Kurup (born 1986), English actress, sister of Debbie
• Joseph Kurup (1944–2024), Malaysian politician
• K. Balakrishna Kurup (1927–2000), Malayalam writer
• K. K. N. Kurup (born 1939), Indian historian
• K. N. P. Kurup (born 1938), Indian communist politician and journalist
• K. Narayana Kurup (1927–2013), Indian politician
• K. Suresh Kurup (born 1956), member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala
• Krisha Kurup, Indian actress
• M. R. Kurup, Indian rocket scientist
• N. Peethambara Kurup (born 1942), Indian politician
• Nagavally R. S. Kurup (1917–2003), Indian writer, commentator and broadcaster
• Neena Kurup (born 1967), Indian actress
• P. N. V. Kurup (1925–2018), Indian Ayurveda practitioner, researcher and writer
• P. R. Kurup (1915–2001), Indian socialist politician
• P. Narayana Kurup (born 1934), Malayalam poet
• Pran Kurup (1966–2016), Indian entrepreneur and author
• Saiju Kurup (born 1979), Malayalam film actor
• Satheesh Kurup (born 1981), Indian cinematographer
• Shishir Kurup (born 1961), American actor
• Sooraj S. Kurup (born 1989), Indian composer and film actor
• Sukumara Kurup (born 1946), Indian criminal
• Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup (1902–1980), Indian poet, playwright, translator, lexicographer and story writer

See also

• Kurup (film), Indian biographical film about Sukumara Kurup

Surname list

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