Sri Lanka
People of this nationality
Dharisha Bastians
writer
Thomas Savundaranayagam
b. 1938
Catholic priest
Jayatissa Alahakoon
1932 – 2019
musician
Dilshan Abeysinghe
cricketer
Isuru Perera
b. 1984
cricketer
Kapugama Priyantha
b. 1968
cricketer
Nishan Canagarajah
b. 1966
academic
Peshala Jayarathne
politician
W. A. Wiswa Warnapala
1936 – 2016
politician
Rita Ratnayake
1934 – 2006
actor
Jaliya Wickramasuriya
b. 1960
diplomat
Janak Gamage
b. 1964
cricketer
Lasantha Alagiyawanna
b. 1967
politician
Vajira Silva
b. 1966
cricketer
Ranil Dhammika
b. 1980
cricketer
Chaminda Darman
b. 1978
cricketer
J.A. Martenze
lawyer
Prasanna Jayawardena
1956 – 2019
lawyer
Kethesh Loganathan
1952 – 2006
Nadeeka Gunasekara
b. 1958
film actor
Dilum Amunugama
b. 1981
politician
Asitha Rathnaweera
cricketer
Y. Balaretnarajah
1939 – 2022
S. Z. Mashoor Moulana
1932 – 2015
politician
M. Velu Kumar
b. 1973
politician
Katukurunde Nanananda Thera
1940 – 2018
Buddhist monk
Yashoda Mendis
b. 1986
cricketer
Kusal Mendis
b. 1995
cricketer
Eva Ranaweera
1924 – 2010
writer
Ranjith Bandara
b. 1961
economist
Vijaya Wimalaratne
1940 – 1992
military officer
Cyril Ranatunga
1930 – 2021
diplomat
Chamara Silva
b. 1979
cricketer
Niroshana Amarasinghe
b. 1982
cricketer
Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne
b. 1991
lawyer
Nuwan Pradeep
b. 1986
cricketer
Niroshan Dickwella
b. 1993
cricketer
Salinda Dissanayake
1958 – 2019
engineer
Grashan Liyanage
b. 1963
cricketer
Shantha Abeysekara
politician
Justin Samarasekera
1916 – 2003
architect
Shameer Rasooldeen
b. 1985
journalist
Arosha Perera
b. 1980
cricketer
Kingsley C. Dassanayake
b. 1914
Vindika Chandrasiri
b. 1988
cricketer
Vasanthi Ratnayake
b. 1973
cricketer
Yoshan Kumara
b. 1990
cricketer
Udayana Kirindigoda
b. 1970
politician
Ameer Ismail
b. 1939
judge
Sehan Weerasinghe
b. 1995
cricketer
Sachin Hewawasam
b. 1994
cricketer
Rajasinghe II of Kandy
1608 – 1687
monarch
Michael Tissera
b. 1939
cricketer
Dilshi Kumarasinghe
b. 1999
athletics competitor
Tamara Kunanayakam
economist
Ravi Ratnayeke
b. 1960
cricketer
Raveen Sayer
b. 1996
cricketer
Dewananda Suraweera
b. 1970
politician
Lakshman de Alwis
1940 – 2008
athletics competitor
Hema Premadasa
b. 1935
politician
Rajendran Ramamoorthy
b. 1967
Sagala Ratnayaka
b. 1968
politician
Damian Fernando
b. 1982
cricketer
Dilesh Gunaratne
b. 1989
cricketer
Gothamie Weerakoon
b. 1973
lichenologist
Vishva Chathuranga
b. 1998
cricketer
Jayalal Rohana
1964 – 2021
actor
Yagirala Pannananda
monk
Basil Arthur Horsfall
1887 – 1918
military personnel
Ruwan Herath
b. 1984
cricketer
Ernie Kelaart
1922 – 2008
cricketer
Sampath Perera
b. 1965
association football player
Ranil Abeynaike
1955 – 2012
cricketer
Wijaya Dahanayake
b. 1958
politician
Amila Weththasinghe
b. 1982
cricketer
Sanath Weerakoon
b. 1941
Pubudu Chathuranga
b. 1982
actor
Indrachapa Liyanage
b. 1982
singer
Senaka Batagoda
1958 – 2024
singer
Anura Rohana
b. 1973
golfer
Jayantha Amerasinghe
b. 1954
cricketer
Dasun Senevirathna
b. 1998
cricketer
Prasadani Weerakkody
b. 1988
cricketer
Kavin Bandara
b. 1997
cricketer
Martin Gunadasa
1930 – 2010
actor
H. D. Premaratne
1944 – 2005
film director
Barnes Ratwatte
1883 – 1957
politician
Romesh Weerawardane
b. 1979
chess player
J. B. Disanayake
b. 1937
diplomat
Basil Rajapaksa
b. 1951
politician
V. Kumaraswamy
1919 – 1978
politician
Indika Anuruddha
politician
Abhaya Induruwa
b. 1950
computer scientist
Nehara Peiris Rajapakse
b. 1988
film actor
Nadarajah Thangathurai
Rohitha Neil Akmeemana
military officer
Shirantha Goonatilake
airman
Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike III
1930 – 1985
politician
Saidulla Marikkar
b. 1977
journalist
Malith Kumara
b. 1989
cricketer