Sri Lanka
People of this nationality
Jayani Dissanayake
Suraj Mapa
b. 1980
actor
Gratien Ananda
1957 – 2010
singer
Sachith Aloka
b. 1990
association football player
Deepal Silva
1967 – 2017
playback singer
Samith Tillakaratne
b. 1978
cricketer
Premakumar Gunaratnam
b. 1965
politician
Amarasiri Peiris
b. 1946
singer
Dilani Abeywardana
b. 1970
film actor
Nalin Seneviratne
1931 – 2009
engineer
Noel Emmanuel
b. 1960
Catholic priest
C. A. Dharmapala
1907 – 1989
politician
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
b. 1973
politician
Mohideen Baig
1919 – 1991
singer
Stanley de Zoysa
1907 – 1970
politician
Imran Khan
b. 1992
cricketer
Pushpakumara Serasinghe
b. 1963
cricketer
Ruchira Tharindra
b. 1992
cricketer
Dilrukshi Handunnetti
journalist
Nihal Abeysinghe
politician
Chamani Seneviratne
b. 1978
cricketer
Amitha de Costa
1955 – 2019
cricketer
Sanjika Ridma
b. 1995
cricketer
Nihal Nelson
1946 – 2022
singer
Mevan Pieris
b. 1946
cricketer
Wehella Kankanamge Indika
b. 1966
politician
Mohamed Azary
b. 1972
cricketer
Mangalan Master
politician
M. H. A. Haleem
b. 1956
politician
Prasad Kumara
b. 1978
cricketer
Ravi Karunanayake
b. 1963
politician
Abhaya Naga of Anuradhapura
monarch
Savumiamoorthy Thondaman
1913 – 1999
politician
Sugandika Kumari
b. 1990
cricketer
R. Muttusamy
1926 – 1988
singer
Niliya of Anuradhapura
monarch
Mahinda Ratnatilaka
politician
W. L. Siriwardhana
1938 – 2010
volleyball player
Ratna Kumar
b. 1975
sprinter
Suwanji Madanayake
b. 1975
cricketer
Daya Sandagiri
b. 1947
naval officer
H. D. Karunaratne
b. 1964
Hosei University
Gayan Wijekoon
b. 1976
cricketer
Grace Paul
b. 1901
teacher
Jean Arasanayagam
1931 – 2019
poet
Sujith Sanjaya Perera
politician
Sanoja Bibile
b. 1967
film actor
Malinga de Silva
b. 1995
cricketer
Janith Silva
b. 1990
cricketer
Chaturi Thalagalage
cricketer
K. T. Francis
1939 – 2013
cricketer
Rohana Wijeweera
1943 – 1989
politician
Stanley de Silva
1956 – 1980
cricketer
Iran Indika
b. 1989
cricketer
Upali Batuwantudawe
lawyer
Buddhika Kurukularatne
1943 – 2021
journalist
Ishan Abeysekara
b. 1993
cricketer
E. V. Pieris
1926 – 1991
rugby union player
Nuwan Priyankara
b. 1976
cricketer
Philip Rodrigo
politician
Chanaka Welegedara
b. 1981
cricketer
Sam Tambimuttu
1932 – 1990
politician
Peter Hewabettage
b. 1991
association football player
Nilantha Ratnayake
b. 1968
cricketer
Bertram Fernando
1921 – 1986
actor
Niyasdeen Ramathullah
b. 1993
cricketer
Palitha Range Bandara
b. 1962
politician
Neville Karunatilake
1930 – 2010
economist
Poopathy Kanapathipillai
1932 – 1988
activist
Vineetha Wijesuriya
b. 1970
chess player
Cecil Waidyaratne
1938 – 2001
diplomat
Trevelyan Edward
1938 – 1995
cricketer
Jettha Tissa II of Anuradhapura
monarch
Amila Silva
cricketer
Bothalage Desmond James Stanley Fernando
1930 – 2012
Saroja Sirisena
b. 1972
diplomat
Indika Kankanange
b. 1974
cricketer
Vidhushi Uththara
b. 1991
television presenter
Piyavi Wijewardene
b. 1982
academic
Peter Manuel
b. 1950
cricketer
Nirupama Rajapaksa
b. 1962
politician
Rauff Hakeem
b. 1960
politician
E.M. Wijerama
philanthropist
Hemasiri Sellapperuma
b. AD 25
film producer
Ashantha de Mel
b. 1959
cricketer
Sumudu Suranga
b. 1982
cricketer
Rajiva Wijesinha
b. 1954
writer
Larine Perera
1944 – 2016
politician
Sumeda Ranasinghe
b. 1991
athletics competitor
Malcolm Wright
1926 – 1996
cricketer
Dinuka Hettiarachchi
b. 1976
cricketer
Amarasiri Dodangoda
1941 – 2009
politician
Imesh Udayanga
b. 1990
cricketer
Dayasiri Jayasekara
b. 1969
politician
Bastiampillai Anthonipillai Thomas
1886 – 1964
Catholic priest
Manoj Rodrigo
b. 1983
cricketer
Tambyah Murugaser
1924 – 1994
cricketer
P. P. Devaraj
b. 1929
politician
Cyril Mathew
1912 – 1989
politician
Sarath Kothalawala
actor