List of Sri Lankans

This is a partial list of notable individuals from the island of Sri Lanka

Activists

*Richard de Zoysa
*Rajini Rajasingham Thiranagama
*Kumar Ponnambalam

Actors/actresses

*Gamini Fonseka
*Malini Fonseka
*Henry Jayasena
*Vijaya Kumaratunga
*Iranganie Serasinghe
*Yashoda Wimaladharma

Archaeologists and anthropologists

*Senarat Paranavithana
*S. U. Deraniyagala

Architects

*Geoffrey Bawa

Artists

*George Keyt
*Vishaka Wijeratne

Broadcasters

*Karunaratne Abeysekera
*Leon Belleth
*Nihal Bhareti
*Jimmy Bharucha
*Vernon Corea
*Vijaya Corea
*Owen de Abrew
*A.W.Dharmapala
*Eric Fernando
*Prosper Fernando
*H.M.Gunasekera
*Thevis Guruge
*Tim Horshington
*S.P.Mylvaganam
*Pearl Ondaatje
*Shirley Perera
*Livy Wijemanne
*Anton Wicky

Industrialists

*Sir Ernest de Silva
*Phillip Upali Wijewardena
*U.N.Gunasekera
*Harry Jayawardena
*Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana
*Don Carolis Hewavitharana

Chefs and hoteliers

*Geoff Jansz

Filmmakers

* Lester James Peries
* Dharmasena Pathiraja
* Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
* Vasantha Obeysekera
* Prasanna Vithanage
* Sumitra Peries

Freedom agitators and martyrs

*Gongalegoda Banda
*Puran Appu
*Anagarika Dharmapala
*E.W.Perera
*Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam
*Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan
*Captain D.E.Henry Pedris
*Sir James Peiris
*Gratien Fernando

Journalists

*Ernest Corea
*Tarzie Vittachi

Judges

*Hon. Justice Christopher Gregory Weeramantry
*Hon. Justice A.W.H. Abeyesundere
*Hon. Justice Manicavasagar
*Hon. Justice Andrew Ranjan Perera

Military personnel

Army

*General D. S. Attygalle
*General Denis Perera
*General T.I. Weerathunga
*Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa
*Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka
*Lieutenant General Parami Kulatunga
*Major General Anton Muttukumaru
*Major General B.R. Heyn
*Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne
*Major General Janaka Perera
*Colonel A.F. Lafir
*Colonel Fredrick C. de Saram
*Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthaliff
*Captain Saliya Upul Aladeniya
*Second Lieutenant K. W. T. Nissanka
*Warrant Officer 2nd Class H.B. Pasan Gunasekera
*Corporal Gamini Kularatne

Navy

*Admiral Clancy Fernando
*Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda
*Rear Admiral Rajan Kadiragamar

Air Force

*Air Chief Marshal Paddy Mendis
*Air Chief Marshal Harry Goonatilake
*Air Chief Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody
*Air Chief Marshal G. Donald Perera
*Air Marshal Roshan Goonatilake
*Air Vice Marshal E. R. Amarasekara
*Air Commodore Shirantha Goonatilake

Monarchs

*King Dutugemunu
*King Parâkramabâhu I
*King Vijaya
*King Vikkamabahu
*King Gajabahu I
*King Devanampiyatissa
*King Vimala Dharma Surya I
*King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
*Queen Lilavati
*Queen Anula

Musicians

"For the complete list see" "List of Sri Lankan musicians"

*W. D. Amaradeva
*Kamahl (born Malaysia)
*Nimal Mendis
*Sunil Shantha
*Pahan Silu

Politicians

*Lalith Athulathmudali

*Anura Bandaranaike
*Felix Dias Bandaranaike
*Sirimavo Bandaranaike
*Solomon Bandaranaike

*Gamini Dissanayake
*Amarasiri Dodangoda

*Vivienne Goonewardena
*Monty Gopallawa
*William Gopallawa
*C.V. Gunaratne
*Dinesh Gunawardena

*Tyronne Fernando
*Jeyaraj Fernandopulle

*Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed

*I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla

*Junius Richard Jayewardene

*Lakshman Kadirgamar
*C.W.W. Kannangara
*Pieter Keuneman
*Sir John Kotelawala
*Karunasena Kodituwakku
*Chandrika Kumaratunga

*N.M. Perera
*Ranasinghe Premadasa

*Mahinda Rajapaksa

*Cyril Mathew
*Anil Moonesinghe

*Mangala Samaraweera
*Mahinda Samarasinghe
*Maithripala Senanayake
*Rosy Senanayake
*Don Stephen Senanayake
*Dudley Senanayake
*N. Shanmugathasan
*Dr Colvin R de Silva
*William de Silva

*Dr Neelan Thiruchelvam

*Doreen Wickremasinghe
*Ranil Wickremesinghe
*Ranjan Wijeratne
*Dingiri Banda Wijetunge
*Ranjan Wijeratne
*Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
*I. J. Wickrema
*Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne
*Dr Nissanka Wijeyeratne

Scientists and academics

*Professor Seneka Bibile
*Professor V. K. Samaranayake
*Professor Chandre Dharma-wardana
*Professor Anton Wicky
*Professor Sam Karunaratne
*Professor Mohan Munasinghe
*Professor K. N. Jayatilleke
*Dr Sarath Gunapala

Sportsmen/sportswomen

Cricketers

*Roshan Mahanama
*Bandula Warnapura
*Dav Whatmore
*Arjuna Ranatunga
*Aravinda de Silva
*Sanath Jayasuriya
*Marvan Atapattu
*Muttiah Muralitharan
*Chaminda Vaas
*Mahela Jayawardene
*Kumar Sangakkara
*Asanka Gurusinha
*Susanthika Jayasinghe

Trade unionists

*Mark Anthony Bracegirdle
*Jeanne Hoban
*Siritunga Jayasuriya
*N. Shanmugathasan
*Bala Tampoe
*I. J. Wickrema

Writers

*Arthur C Clarke
* Dr Gunadasa Amarasekara
*Sugathapala de Silva
*Ernest MacIntyre
*Michael Ondaatje
*Christopher Ondaatje
*Lishan Perera
*Regi Siriwardena
*Carl Muller