Sri Lanka
People of this nationality
Sachith Pathirana
b. 1989
cricketer
Pemasiri Manage
politician
Priyamal Perera
b. 1995
cricketer
Hammalawa Saddhatissa
1914 – 1990
writer
Nigel Ratwatte
b. 1990
rugby union player
Dinesh Subasinghe
b. 1979
conductor
Mahinda Samarasinghe
b. 1956
diplomat
Dudley Lincoln Steinwall
b. 1974
association football player
Douglas Ranasinghe
b. 1942
actor
Lakmal Fernando
b. 1980
cricketer
Bandula Gunawardane
b. 1953
politician
Amal Karunasekara
John Kotelawala
1897 – 1980
diplomat
Charles Godakumbura
1907 – 1977
historian
Sanath Kaluperuma
b. 1961
cricketer
Anton Jude
1960 – 2012
actor
V. Dharmalingam
1918 – 1985
politician
K. Chandana
military personnel
Navindu Vithanage
b. 1998
cricketer
Makulǣva Vimala Thera
Buddhist monk
Janani Cooray
b. 1974
performance artist
Parami Wasanthi Maristela
b. 2001
athletics competitor
Sarath de Abrew
1953 – 2016
lawyer
M. A. Abdul Majeed
1926 – 2011
politician
Malinda Warnapura
b. 1979
cricketer
Dhamika Bulankulame
b. 1965
cricketer
Sanjaya Chathuranga
b. 1992
cricketer
Asoka Girihagama
b. 1958
diplomat
Kalhara Peiris
cricketer
Johanne Samarasekera
b. 1968
cricketer
Gamindu Kanishka
b. 1987
cricketer
Sanitha de Mel
b. 1992
cricketer
Nalinda Ranasinghe
b. 1989
cricketer
Chalith Deshappriya
b. 1981
cricketer
Sunanda Mahendra
b. 1938
academic
Weerasinghe de Silva
1935 – 2006
politician
K. Ganeshalingam
1938 – 2006
politician
Ronnie Leitch
1954 – 2018
actor
Ubethilke Anuruddha
b. 1990
cricketer
Duleep De Chickera
b. 1948
Anglican priest
Leo Fernando
1895 – 1954
politician
H. M. M. Harees
b. 1971
politician
Leslie Goonewardena
1909 – 1983
politician
K. D. Lalkantha
politician
Thiran Dhanapala
b. 1996
cricketer
Cyril Wickramage
b. 1932
singer
Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
1911 – 1970
politician
V. A. Alegacone
1903 – 1973
politician
Sam Karunaratne
b. 1937
computer scientist
Damayanthi Fonseka
b. 1960
film actor
Ranga Dissanayake
judge
Suranga Lakmal
b. 1987
cricketer
Matheesha Pathirana
b. 2002
cricketer
Daniel Lee
b. 1990
swimmer
Chanaka Devinda
b. 1997
cricketer
Kusum Renu
b. 1961
actor
Himali Siriwardena
actor
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi
b. 1964
politician
Bhikkhu Anālayo
b. 1962
Buddhist monk
K. G. Shantha
1979 – 2008
military personnel
Rohit Damodaran
b. 1992
cricketer
Chaminda Wijesiri
politician
Udara Jayasundera
b. 1991
cricketer
Jeevan Thiagarajah
Chinthaka Edirimanne
b. 1968
cricketer
Aniqah Gaffoor
b. 2004
swimmer
V. Puththirasigamoney
b. 1951
politician
Nalin Priyadarshana
b. 1990
cricketer
Yashan Samarasinghe
b. 1994
cricketer
Anoli Perera
b. 1962
visual artist
Vajiranath Lakshman De Silva
1929 – 2010
physician
Mariampillai Sarathjeevan
1968 – 2009
Catholic priest
Malinda Pushpakumara
b. 1987
cricketer
Sandun Rathnatunga
b. 1990
cricketer
T. Sathasiva Iyer
1882 – 1950
Gihan De Silva
b. 1985
cricketer
Tilanga Udeshana
b. 1998
cricketer
Dingiri Bandara Welagedara
1915 – 1989
politician
Ravidu Mario Weerakoon
entrepreneur
Bandula Jayasekara
journalist
Faiszer Musthapha
b. 1969
politician
Kulotunga Cinkaiariyan
monarch
J. C. Ratwatte II
politician
Sundaram Sriskandarajah
1953 – 2014
judge
Dilruwan Perera
b. 1982
cricketer
Swami Vipulananda
1892 – 1947
philosopher
Monte Cassim
b. 1947
architect
Thimira Jayasinghe
b. 1996
cricketer
Aseka Wijewardena
b. 1992
dancer
Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike II
1891 – 1951
lawyer
Girley Gunawardana
1935 – 2012
actor
Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage
b. 2003
chess player
Gamini Susiriwardana
1962 – 2021
singer
Chitrananda Abeysekera
1930 – 1992
Keheliya Rambukwella
b. 1954
politician
Chaminda Bandara
b. 1987
cricketer
M. K. Shivajilingam
b. 1957
politician
Nury Vittachi
b. 1958
writer
Suraj Abeysekera
b. 1958
cricketer
Risith Upamal
b. 1996
cricketer