Sri Lanka
People of this nationality
Mervyn Jayathunga
1940 – 1993
actor
Chandratne Patuwathavithane
Academic
S. Sivanayagam
1930 – 2010
writer
Akila Isanka
b. 1989
cricketer
Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi
1921 – 2007
M. Mohamed Musthaffa
politician
Lucky Jayawardena
1955 – 2025
politician
Dorothy Fernando
1907 – 1981
botanical illustrator
Sachithra Perera
b. 1992
cricketer
Sunil Handunnetti
b. 1971
politician
S. A. Jayantha Samaraweera
b. 1930
politician
Hettikamkanamge Perera
b. 1978
association football referee
Mallory Evan Wijesinghe
1918 – 2002
engineer
Percy Abeysekera
1936 – 2023
cheerleader
Dinesh Priyantha
b. 1986
athletics competitor
Shiran Ratnayake
b. 1999
cricketer
V. Nalliah
1909 – 1976
politician
Greshan Dananjaya
b. 1997
athletics competitor
Samantha Vithanage
human rights defender
Justin Gnanapragasam
b. 1948
academic
Tilaka Jinadasa
b. 1963
athletics competitor
Prasanna Amarasekara
b. 1981
athletics competitor
M. S. Thowfeek
b. 1971
politician
Ian Daniel
b. 1981
cricketer
Mervyn Silva
b. 1944
politician
Rohan Amarasinghe
b. 1959
Chandra Wickramasinghe
b. 1939
astronomer
R. R. Samarakoon
1939 – 2010
writer
Pushpika Sandamali
b. 1989
beauty pageant contestant
Y Karunadasa
1934 – 2026
philosopher
Siran Upendra Deraniyagala
1942 – 2021
anthropologist
Anarkalli Aakarsha Jayatilaka
b. 1987
model
Gunaratna Weerakoon
1947 – 2021
politician
Niroshan Wijekoon
b. 1964
badminton player
Mohomed Dilshad
b. 1992
cricketer
Gunaratne Wanasinghe
1948 – 1989
Ranjan Ramanayake
b. 1963
film director
Udith Lokubandara
b. 1984
politician
Damith Indika
b. 1984
cricketer
Sybil Wettasinghe
1927 – 2020
illustrator
Damitha Saluwadana
1948 – 2015
film actor
T.B. Kehelgamuwa
b. 1942
cricketer
Dilshan Vitharana
b. 1978
cricketer
P. S. Soosaithasan
1934 – 2017
politician
N. Q. Dias
civil servant
Sonali Samarasinghe
journalist
Ken Balendra
1940 – 2025
businessperson
Siva Sivananthan
academic
Isuru Alahakoon
b. 1987
chess player
Shalani Tharaka
b. 1990
actor
Joseph Stalin
b. 1960
Kshanika Hirimburegama
b. 1958
academic
Udeshika Prabodhani
b. 1985
cricketer
Rathna Lalani Jayakody
b. 1964
actor
Vijaya Nandasiri
1944 – 2016
actor
Shantha Kalavitigoda
b. 1977
cricketer
Parakrama Niriella
b. 2000
film director
W. L. Jeyasingham
1916 – 1989
academic
U. B. Unamboowe
politician
Selvarajah Yogachandran
Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization
Udari Perera
b. 1984
film actor
K.A.W. Perera
1926 – 2006
screenwriter
Mark Samson
1956 – 2019
actor
Mahesh Amalean
b. 1955
engineer
Polwatte Buddhadatta Mahanayake Thera
1887 – 1962
Buddhist monk
Rasanjali Silva
b. 1971
cricketer
Granville de Silva
b. 1955
cricketer
Tudor Dassanayake
politician
Sandith Samarasinghe
politician
Wilhelm Woutersz
1939 – 2003
diplomat
Susal Thewjan de Silva
b. 2006
chess player
Saroj Perera
b. 1960
S. K. Subasinghe
politician
Lasith Lakshan
b. 1996
cricketer
Prince Udaya Priyantha
1970 – 2017
singer
Mano Ponniah
b. 1942
cricketer
Valentine Joseph
1929 – 2017
mathematician
Susil Premajayantha
b. 1955
politician
Nicholas Pillai Pakiaranjith
1967 – 2007
Shanthi Lekha
1929 – 2009
film actor
Anula Bulathsinhala
1947 – 2020
Lalin Jirasinha
b. 1958
sailor
Subramanian Anand
b. 1986
cricketer
Krishanti Kumaraswamy
1977 – 1996
Arosh Janoda
b. 1987
cricketer
T. Ahambaram
1913 – 1962
politician
Roshi Fernando
writer
Ranjith de Zoysa
1962 – 2019
politician
Rohan Pradeep Kumara
b. 1975
athletics competitor
Raja Sinnathuray
politician
Kelani Tissa
Dinesh Chandimal
b. 1989
cricketer
Ashoka Wadigamangawa
1952 – 2020
politician
Basheer Segu Dawood
b. 1960
politician
Mayumi Raheem
b. 1991
swimmer
Palitha Kumara
b. 1981
cricketer
D. J. Wimalasurendra
1874 – 1953
engineer
Dushmantha Mithrapala
b. 1984
politician
Cecil Balmond
b. 1943
engineer
Vela Velupillai
b. 1947
economist