List of Sri Lankans
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This is a partial list of notable individuals from the island of Sri Lanka
[edit] Activists
[edit] Actors/actresses
- Gamini Fonseka
- Malini Fonseka
- Henry Jayasena
- Vijaya Kumaratunga
- Iranganie Serasinghe
- Yashoda Wimaladharma
[edit] Archaeologists and anthropologists
[edit] Architects
[edit] Artists
[edit] Broadcasters
- Karunaratne Abeysekera
- Leon Belleth
- Nihal Bhareti
- Jimmy Bharucha
- Vernon Corea
- Vijaya Corea
- Owen de Abrew
- A.W.Dharmapala
- Eric Fernando
- Prosper Fernando
- H.M.Gunasekera
- Thevis Guruge
- Tim Horshington
- S.P.Mylvaganam
- Pearl Ondaatje
- Shirley Perera
- Livy Wijemanne
- Anton Wicky
[edit] Businessmen
[edit] Chefs and hoteliers
[edit] Filmmakers
- Lester James Peries
- Dharmasena Pathiraja
- Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
- Vasantha Obeysekera
- Prasanna Vithanage
- Sumitra Peries
[edit] Freedom agitators and martyrs
- Gongalegoda Banda
- Puran Appu
- Anagarika Dharmapala
- E.W.Perera
- Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam
- Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan
- Captain D.E.Henry Pedris
- Sir James Peiris
- Gratien Fernando
[edit] Judges
- Hon. Justice Christopher Gregory Weeramantry
- Hon. Justice A.W.H. Abeyesundere
- Hon. Justice Manicavasagar
[edit] Military personnel
[edit] Army
- General D. S. Attygalle
- General Denis Perera
- General T.I. Weerathunga
- Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa
- Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka
- Lieutenant General Parami Kulatunga
- Major General Anton Muttukumaru
- Major General B.R. Heyn
- Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne
- Major General Janaka Perera
- Colonel Fredrick C. de Saram
- Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthaliff
- Captain Saliya Upul Aladeniya
- Second Lieutenant K. W. T. Nissanka
- Warrant Officer 2nd Class H.B. Pasan Gunasekera
- Corporal Gamini Kularatne
[edit] Navy
[edit] Air Force
- Air Chief Marshal Paddy Mendis
- Air Chief Marshal Harry Goonatilake
- Air Chief Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody
- Air Chief Marshal G. Donald Perera
- Air Marshal Roshan Goonatilake
- Air Vice Marshal E. R. Amarasekara
- Air Commodore Shirantha Goonatilake
[edit] Monarchs
- King Dutugemunu
- King Parâkramabâhu I
- King Vijaya
- King Vikkamabahu
- King Gajabahu I
- King Devanampiyatissa
- King Vimala Dharma Surya I
- King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
- Queen Lilavati
- Queen Anula
[edit] Musicians
For the complete list see List of Sri Lankan musicians
[edit] Politicians
- Lakshman Kadirgamar
- C.W.W. Kannangara
- Pieter Keuneman
- Sir John Kotelawala
- Karunasena Kodituwakku
- Chandrika Kumaratunga
- Mangala Samaraweera
- Mahinda Samarasinghe
- Maithripala Senanayake
- Rosy Senanayake
- Don Stephen Senanayake
- Dudley Senanayake
- N. Shanmugathasan
- Dr Colvin R de Silva
- William de Silva
- Doreen Wickremasinghe
- Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Ranjan Wijeratne
- Dingiri Banda Wijetunge
- Ranjan Wijeratne
- Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
- I. J. Wickrema
- Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne
- Dr Nissanka Wijeyeratne
[edit] Scientists and academics
- Professor Seneka Bibile
- Professor V. K. Samaranayake
- Professor Chandre Dharma-wardana
- Professor Anton Wicky
- Professor Sam Karunaratne
- Professor V. K. Samaranayake
- Professor Mohan Munasinghe
- Professor K. N. Jayatilleke
- Dr Sarath Gunapala
[edit] Sportsmen/sportswomen
[edit] Cricketers
- Roshan Mahanama
- Bandula Warnapura
- Dav Whatmore
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Aravinda de Silva
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Marvan Atapattu
- Muttiah Muralitharan
- Chaminda Vaas
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Asanka Gurusinha
- Susanthika Jayasinghe
[edit] Trade unionists
- Mark Anthony Bracegirdle
- Jeanne Hoban
- Siritunga Jayasuriya
- N. Shanmugathasan
- Bala Tampoe
- I. J. Wickrema
