Sri Lanka
People of this nationality
Chandrabhanu
monarch
Chandra Embuldeniya
academic
Baby 81 incident
b. 2004
Praveen Fernando
b. 1994
cricketer
Virodaya Cinkaiariyan
monarch
Rasiah Ranjith Leon
b. 1968
businessperson
Chinthana Dharmadasa
b. 1976
writer
Mickey Dias
1921 – 2009
barrister
Dhanushka Dharmasiri
b. 1992
cricketer
Nethalie Nanayakkara
b. 1937
actor
Ashoka Abeysinghe
b. 1956
politician
Saman Jayantha
b. 1974
cricketer
Manelker De Silva
b. 1998
cricketer
Charles Edirisuriya
1895 – 1986
politician
Rajeendra Kalugampitiya
b. 1988
chess player
Wimal Dissanayake
1939 – 2026
film critic
Ida Carmelitta
1980 – 1999
Ranga Wimalawansa
b. 1980
sprinter
Loranee Senaratne
1913 – 2004
diplomat
M. Srikantha
1913 – 1982
Louis Karunaratne
b. 1960
cricketer
Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe
b. 1962
politician
Sunil Mihindukula
1960 – 2017
journalist
Dhushantha Ranatunga
b. 1991
cricketer
Anil Jayantha
b. 1966
politician
Dickson Sarathchandra Dela
diplomat
Kushan Weerakkody
b. 1994
cricketer
P. B. Bulankulame
1890 – 1958
politician
Sirimal Wijesinghe
b. 1963
journalist
S. B. Dissanayake
b. 1951
politician
E. G. Thevanayagam
b. 1932
military officer
Andrew Kumarage
1934 – 2012
deacon
Yureni Noshika
b. 1987
actor
Cathiravelu Sittampalam
1898 – 1964
politician
M. A. Sumanthiran
b. 1964
politician
Kottarapattu Chattu Kuttan
1920 – 2014
doorkeeper
Rukshan Shehan
b. 1995
cricketer
Alavi Moulana
1932 – 2016
trade unionist
Nisala Tharaka
b. 1991
cricketer
Angelo Jayasinghe
b. 1993
cricketer
Ferial Ashraff
b. 1953
politician
Chamara Sampath Dassanayake
b. 1971
politician
Don Stephen Senanayake
1884 – 1952
diplomat
Ishan Rangana
b. 1993
cricketer
Lalith Dissanayake
b. 1955
politician
Vijitha Ranaweera
politician
D. B. Nihalsinghe
1939 – 2016
film director
Ranganayaki Pathmanathan
politician
Simon Navagattegama
1940 – 2005
novelist
Lanka Bandaranayake
b. 1982
filmmaker
Ali Ameer
b. 1961
politician
Ian Pieris
1933 – 2016
cricketer
M. H. Gunaratne
b. 1930
military officer
Ranga Dias
b. 1979
cricketer
Montague Jayawickrama
1911 – 2001
politician
Rebeca Vandort
b. 1994
cricketer
Dinesh Gunawardena
b. 1949
politician
Ruwantha Ekanayake
b. 1993
cricketer
Angeline Gunathilake
1939 – 2019
singer
Malith Premathilake
b. 1997
cricketer
Dhammika Sudarshana
b. 1976
cricketer
Shanuka Dulaj
b. 1995
cricketer
Rohan Gunaratna
b. 1961
journalist
Anoma Fonseka
b. 1957
Vishva Wijeratne
b. 1992
cricketer
A. U. Romanis
b. 1908
politician
Lahiru Udara
b. 1993
cricketer
Anushka Polonowita
b. 1977
cricketer
Hasen Ali
b. 1945
engineer
Lal Wickrematunge
b. 1950
journalist
Lahiru Sandaruwan
b. 1991
cricketer
Douglas Walatara
1920 – 2011
writer
Frederick Grinlinton
1853 – 1938
E.O.E. Pereira
1907 – 1988
engineer
P. L. Bauddhasara
b. 1915
politician
Taraki Sivaram
1959 – 2005
journalist
Mahindananda Aluthgamage
b. 1964
politician
Voharika Tissa of Anuradhapura
monarch
Ravindra Samaraweera
politician
Gladys Jayawardene
academic
M. V. Balan
1941 – 2015
actor
Malka Madusanka
b. 1995
cricketer
P. W. Vidanagamage
1934 – 2013
cricketer
Asoka de Silva
b. 1956
cricketer
Shiwakumar Tyron
b. 1998
cricketer
S. P. Thamilselvan
1967 – 2007
politician
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
b. 1982
cricketer
Viraj Pushpakumara
b. 1987
cricketer
Denagama Siriwardena
b. 1945
writer
Visaka Dharmadasa
b. 1960
peace activist
Fazil Marija
b. 1985
rugby union player
J.C.A. Corea
1904 – 1988
writer
J. R. Weinman
lawyer
Asela Jayakody
1971 – 2011
actor
Eranga Rathnayake
b. 1992
cricketer
Dharmasiri Weerakoon
1938 – 2008
boxer
Asoka Ranwala
b. 1960
politician
Ron Chandraguptha
b. 1995
cricketer
Harischandra Wijayatunga
1931 – 2025
lexicographer
Doreen Cooper
1907 – 2003
diarist