List of Sri Lankans
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This is a partial list of notable individuals from the island of Sri Lanka
[edit] Actors/actresses
- Gamini Fonseka
- Malini Fonseka
- Henry Jayasena
- Vijaya Kumaratunga
- Irangani Serasinghe
- Tissa Wijesurendra
[edit] Archaeologists and anthropologists
[edit] Architects
- Geoffrey Bawa
- Deepthie Perera
[edit] Artists
[edit] BPO advisors
- Sunil Jayntha Nawaratne
[edit] Business consultants
- Sunil Jayntha Nawaratne
[edit] Chefs and hoteliers
- Geoff Jansz
- Pubilis Silva
[edit] Economists
Sir Ernest de Silva
Dr Nevil Karunatilake
[edit] Engineers
- U.N.Gunasekera
- H.M.Gamini Leelarathna
[edit] Filmmakers
- Lester James Pieris
[edit] Freedom agitators and martyrs
- Puran Appu
- Anagarika Dharmapala
- Gratien Fernando
- Dr C.A. Hewavitharana
- Gongaligoda Banda
[edit] Human rights activists
[edit] Humorists and cartoonists
- Aubrey Collette
- Sooty Banda Joseph
[edit] Military personnel
- Corporal Gamini Kularatne
- Captain Saliya Upul Aladeniya
- Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa
- Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne
- Lieutenant General Parami Kulatunga
- Sarath Fonseka
[edit] Monarchs
- Dutthagamani
- Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe
[edit] Musicians
- W. D. Amaradeva
- Kamahl (born Malaysia)
- Nanda Malini Gokula
- Keith Potger
- Sunil Shantha
- Rohana Weerasinghe
- Rukantha Gunatilake
For the complete list see List of Sri Lankan musicians
[edit] Philosophers
Soma Thera
[edit] Politicians
- Amarasiri Dodangoda
- Anura Bandaranaike
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- Solomon Bandaranaike
- Colvin R. de Silva
- William de Silva
- Gamini Dissanayake
- Vivienne Goonewardena
- Monty Gopallawa
- William Gopallawa
- Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed
- I.J. Wickrema
- Junius Richard Jayewardene
- Lakshman Kadirgamar
- Pieter Keuneman
- Chandrika Kumaratunga
- Anil Moonesinghe
- N.M. Perera
- Ranasinghe Premadasa
- Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Ranjan Wijeratne
- Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
- Mangala Samaraweera
- Don Stephen Senanayake
- N. Shanmugathasan
- Doreen Wickremasinghe
- Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Dingiri Banda Wijetunge
- S.B.Dissanaike
[edit] Scientists and academics
- Seneka Bibile
- Arthur C Clarke
- Chandre Dharma-wardana
- Osmund Jayaratne
- Prof Lakshman Madurasinghe
- Chandana Jayaratne
[edit] Sportsmen/sportswomen
[edit] Cricketers
- Roshan Mahanama
- Dav Whatmore
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Aravinda de Silva
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Marvan Atapattu
- Muttiah Muralitharan
- Chaminda Vaas
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Kumar Sangakkara
[edit] Trade unionists
- Mark Anthony Bracegirdle
- Jeanne Hoban
- Siritunga Jayasuriya
- G. E. H. Perera
- N. Shanmugathasan
- Bala Tampoe
- Batty Weerakoon
- I.J. Wickrema
- Percy Wickremasekera
- D.G. William
[edit] Writers
- Sugathapala de Silva
- Yasmine Gooneratne
- Ernest MacIntyre
- Michael Ondaatje
- Regi Siriwardena
