Sri Lanka
People of this nationality
Hasan Rushdy
b. 1971
cricketer
Sonal Dinusha
b. 2000
cricketer
Lionel Wendt
1900 – 1944
pianist
Satsorupavathy Nathan
1937 – 2017
news presenter
Roshan Jurangpathy
b. 1967
cricketer
Caroline Anthonypillai
1908 – 2009
activist
Nishan Madushka
b. 1999
cricketer
Anura Tennekoon
b. 1946
cricketer
Rukshan Perera
b. 1956
singer
Hasantha Fernando
b. 1979
cricketer
Siri Gunasinghe
1925 – 2017
film director
Muneer Mulaffer
b. 1980
George Dissanaike
1927 – 2008
writer
Deepthi Kumara Gunarathne
politician
Eric Basnayake
lawyer
Anil de Silva
1909 – 1996
journalist
Umesha Thimashini
b. 2001
cricketer
Dinesh Fernando
cricketer
Akshu Fernando
1991 – 2025
cricketer
Udayawansha Parakrama
b. 1996
cricketer
Gamini Kularatne
1966 – 1991
military personnel
Homi Billimoria
1901 – 1956
architect
Aryadeva
200 – 250
philosopher
Nisal Fernando
b. 1970
cricketer
Kaveeshka Anjula
b. 1997
cricketer
Hiruni Kesara Wijavaratine
b. 1990
athlete
Chanaka Wijesinghe
b. 1982
cricketer
Ananda Kumarasiri
b. 1954
politician
Ranidu Lankage
b. 1982
songwriter
Rifqa Bary
b. 1992
writer
Nihal Kodituwakku
b. 1940
cricketer
C. V. Vigneswaran
b. 1939
judge
Bernie Wijesekara
1930 – 2014
sports journalist
Dimuth Warapitiya
b. 1992
cricketer
Chamal Rajapaksa
b. 1942
politician
Ambalavaner Sivanandan
1923 – 2018
novelist
Nayana Fernando
b. 1988
cricketer
P. C. Imbulana
1920 – 2012
politician
Vinoj Suranjaya
b. 1995
athletics competitor
Kumar Dharmasena
b. 1971
cricketer
Anuki Premachandra
writer
Sanjeewa Kavirathna
1969 – 2014
politician
Alim Mohamed Hisbulla
b. 1963
politician
S. Jegadhiswaran
politician
Jayalath Jayawardena
1953 – 2013
politician
Daminda Kolugala
b. 1972
cricketer
Lakshan Sandakan
b. 1991
cricketer
Ilayathambi Tharsini
1985 – 2005
Watson Fernando
politician
Sampath Thuyacontha
b. 1966
Michelle Dilhara
b. 1996
actor
Roshen Fernando
b. 1997
cricketer
Ashok Ferrey
b. 1957
writer
Omesh Wijesiriwardene
b. 1983
cricketer
James Goonewardene
1921 – 1997
writer
Marcelline Jayakody
1902 – 1998
lyricist
Upali Kodituwakku
b. 1964
cricketer
Lucky Wijayaratne
1944 – 1990
military personnel
Sam Peter Christopher Fernando
b. 1909
diplomat
Hemal Gunasekara
b. 1959
politician
Gamini Lokuge
1948 – 2025
politician
Hema Nalin Karunaratne
1962 – 2018
television presenter
Doreen Young Wickremasinghe
1907 – 2000
politician
Savin Gunasekara
b. 1996
cricketer
Kumar Sangakkara
b. 1977
cricketer
Punya Heendeniya
b. 1938
actor
T. F. Jayawardena
b. 1911
politician
Tiran Alles
b. 1960
politician
Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam
1934 – 2024
lecturer
J. C. T. Kotelawala
1910 – 1992
politician
Richard de Zoysa
1958 – 1990
human rights defender
Ravindra Karunaratne
b. 1987
cricketer
M. H. M. Ashraff
1948 – 2000
politician
V. Navaratnam
1909 – 2006
politician
Mercy Edirisinghe
1945 – 2014
singer
Sonia Disa
b. 1944
film actor
Piyaseeli Wijegunasinghe
1943 – 2010
literary critic
Lionel Fernando
1936 – 2024
diplomat
Shadeep Silva
b. 1978
cricketer
Lanka de Alwis
cricketer
Herbert Fernando
b. 1933
cricketer
Ranasinghe Premadasa
1924 – 1993
politician
Silan Kadirgamar
1934 – 2015
historian
George Rajapaksa
1926 – 1976
lawyer
Shantha Dange
b. 1974
cricketer
Janaka Perera
1946 – 2008
diplomat
Ajith Rupasinghe Surendra
1943 – 2017
politician
Kopalasingham Sritharan
human rights defender
Fredrick de Silva
1912 – 1987
politician
R. J. Johnston
Devind Pathmanathan
b. 1995
cricketer
Malaka Dewapriya
b. 1979
film director
Stanley Wijesundera
1923 – 1989
writer
Rajee Samarasinghe
b. 1988
film director
Mangala Yapa
b. 1957
engineer
Lasith Bashana
b. 1995
politician
Sonali Deraniyagala
b. 1964
economist
Imal Liyanage
b. 1977
cricketer
Sarinda Dassanayake
b. 1995
cricketer
Harry Jayawardena
1942 – 2025
businessperson