Pattiam Gopalan (6 October 1936 – 27 September 1978) was an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
[2] He was an alumnus of Government Brennen College, Thalassery, where he did his MA in history.
An intellectual politician, Gopalan sided with CPI(M) in the party split, was held in detention for 16 months during 1964-1965.
[2] While he was in jail, he won the 1965 election to the state assembly from Thalassery constituency.
[2][4] His younger brother Pattiam Rajan was a Member of the Rajya Sabha (1975-1981).