List of Sinhalese people
This is a List of Sinhalese people by their country of domicile or origin. All communities that speak Sinhalese or spoke Sinhalese and originally came from Sri Lanka are included. Sinhalese are the majority ethnic group in Sri Lanka.
Academics
- Professor Sir Nicholas Attygalle
- Professor W.S. Karunaratne
- Professor Walpola Rahula
- Professor K. N. Jayatilleke
- Professor V. K. Samaranayake
- Professor Sam Karunaratne
- Professor Rohan Abeyaratne
- Professor Kapila Gunasekara
- Professor Ajith Kumar Siriwardena
Activists
Actors/actresses
- Gamini Fonseka
- Malini Fonseka
- Henry Jayasena
- Vijaya Kumaratunga
- Iranganie Serasinghe
- Yashoda Wimaladharma
Archaeologists and anthropologists
- Senarat Paranavithana
- S. U. Deraniyagala
Architects
Authors
Aviators
- J.P. Obeyesekere III
- Monath Perera
- Ray Wijewardene
Broadcasters
- A.W.Dharmapala
- Eric Fernando
- H.M.Gunasekera
- Karunaratne Abeysekera
- Livy Wijemanne
- Owen de Abrew
- Prosper Fernando
- Seelaratne Senarath
- Shirley Perera
- Thevis Guruge
- Vernon Corea
- Vijaya Corea
Clergy
- Cyril Abeynaike, 10th Bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
- Tissa Balasuriya (Catholic)
- Duleep de Chickera, 14th Bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
- Cardinal Thomas Cooray, 8th Archbishop of Colombo
- Ivan Corea (Anglican)
- Frank Marcus Fernando, 3rd Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw
- Kenneth Fernando, 13th Bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
- Swithin Fernando, 11th Bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
- Kumara Illangasinghe, 4th Bishop of Kurunegala (Anglican)
- Marcelline Jayakody (Catholic)
- Andrew Kumarage, 3rd Bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
- Lakdasa De Mel, 1st Bishop of Kurunegala (Anglican)
- Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis, current Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw
- Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, current Archbishop of Colombo
- Lynn de Silva (Methodist)
- Harold de Soysa, 9th Bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
- Lakshman Wickremasinghe, 2nd Bishop of Kurunegala (Anglican)
Civil Servants
Composers & Conductors
Dancers
Diplomats
Economists
Fashion
Filmmakers
- Lester James Peries
- Dharmasena Pathiraja
- Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
- Vasantha Obeysekera
- Prasanna Vithanage
- Sumitra Peries
Freedom agitators and martyrs
- Gongalegoda Banda
- Puran Appu
- Anagarika Dharmapala
- E.W.Perera
- Captain D.E.Henry Pedris
- Sir James Peiris
- Gratien Fernando
Industrialists
- Sir Ernest de Silva
- Phillip Upali Wijewardena
- U.N.Gunasekera
- Harry Jayawardena
- Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana
- Don Carolis Hewavitharana
- Dhammika Perera
- Daya Gamage
Technologist
Journalists
- Ernest Corea
- Seelaratne Senarath
Judges
- Hon. Justice Christopher Gregory Weeramantry
- Hon. Justice A.W.H. Abeyesundere
- Hon. Justice Andrew Ranjan Perera
Military personnel
Army
- General D. S. Attygalle
- General Denis Perera
- General T. I. Weerathunga
- General Nalin Seneviratne
- Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka
- Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa
- Lieutenant General Parami Kulatunga
- Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya
- Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne
- Major General Janaka Perera
- Major General Shavendra Silva
- Colonel Fredrick C. de Saram
- Captain Saliya Upul Aladeniya
- Second Lieutenant K. W. T. Nissanka
- Warrant Officer 2nd Class H.B. Pasan Gunasekera
- Corporal Gamini Kularatne
- Lieutenant Colonel Lalith Jayasinghe
Navy
- Admiral D.B. Goonesekara
- Admiral Clancy Fernando
- Vice Admiral Asoka de Silva
- Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda
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
Monarchs and Royals
- King Dutugemunu
- King Parâkramabâhu I
- King Vijaya
- King Vikkamabahu
- King Gajabahu I
- King Devanampiyatissa
- King Vimala Dharma Surya I
- Queen Lilavati
- Queen Anula
Musicians, singers
- W. D. Amaradeva
- Nimal Mendis
- Sunil Shantha
- Pahan Silu
- Premasiri Khemadasa
- Bathiya and Santhush
- Ranidu Lankage
- Iraj Weeraratne
- DeLon
Philosophers
Policemen
- Cyril Dissanayake
- T.B. Kehelgamuwa
Politicians
- Lalith Athulathmudali
- Anura Bandaranaike
- Felix Dias Bandaranaike
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- Solomon Bandaranaike
- Gamini Dissanayake
- Amarasiri Dodangoda
- Vivienne Goonewardena
- Monty Gopallawa
- William Gopallawa
- C.V. Gunaratne
- Dinesh Gunawardena
- Tyronne Fernando
- Sirisena Hettige
- I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla
- Junius Richard Jayewardene
- C.W.W. Kannangara
- Sir John Kotelawala
- Karunasena Kodituwakku
- Chandrika Kumaratunga
- N.M. Perera
- Ranasinghe Premadasa
- Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Cyril Mathew
- Anil Moonesinghe
- Mangala Samaraweera
- Mahinda Samarasinghe
- Maithripala Senanayake
- Don Stephen Senanayake
- Dudley Senanayake
- Dr Colvin R de Silva
- William de Silva
- Doreen Wickremasinghe
- Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Ranjan Wijeratne
- Dingiri Banda Wijetunge
- Ranjan Wijeratne
- Rosy Senanayake
- Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
- I. J. Wickrema
- Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne
- Dr Nissanka Wijeyeratne
Scientists
- Professor Chandre Dharma-wardana
- Professor Mohan Munasinghe
- Dr Sarath Gunapala
- Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe
- Dr Cyril Ponnamperuma
Sportspeople
Athletics
Cricket
Main article: List of cricketers from Sri Lanka
- Ranjan Madugalle
- Gamini Goonesena
- Churchill Gunasekara
- Douglas Dias Jayasinha
- Martin de Silva
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Aravinda de Silva
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Marvan Atapattu
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Chaminda Vaas
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Bandula Warnapura
- Asanka Gurusinha
- Roshan Mahanama
Trade unionists
Writers
References
See also
- List of Sri Lankans
- Sinhalese people