Lists of Sri Lankan people
This is a partial list of notable individuals from the island of Sri Lanka
Actors/actresses
- Gamini Fonseka
- Malini Fonseka
- Henry Jayasena
- Vijaya Kumaratunga
- Irangani Serasinghe
- Tissa Wijesurendra
- Iranganie Serasinghe
- Yashoda Wimaladharma
- Kamal Addaracchi
Archaeologists and anthropologists
Architects
Artists
BPO advisors
Broadcasters
- Karunaratne Abeysekera
- Chitrananda Abeysekera
- Leon Belleth
- Nihal Bhareti
- Jimmy Bharucha
- Vernon Corea
- Vijaya Corea
- Owen de Abrew
- A.W.Dharmapala
- Premasara Epasinghe
- Eric Fernando
- Prosper Fernando
- H.M.Gunasekera
- Thevis Guruge
- Tim Horshington
- S.P.Mylvaganam
- Pearl Ondaatje
- Shirley Perera
- Hudson Samarasinghe
- Livy Wijemanne
- Anton Wicky
Business consultants
Chefs and hoteliers
Economists
Engineers
Filmmakers
- Lester James Pieris
- Dharmasena Pathiraja
- Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
- Vasantha Obeysekera
- Prasanna Vithanage
- G.D.L Perera
- Namel Weeramuni
Freedom agitators and martyrs
- Puran Appu
- Anagarika Dharmapala
- E.W.Perera
- C.E.Corea
- Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam
- Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan
- Captain D.E.Henry Pedris
- Sir James Peiris
- Gratien Fernando
- Dr C.A. Hewavitharana
- Gongaligoda Banda
Human rights activists
Humorists and cartoonists
- Aubrey Collette
- "Sooty Banda" Enduruwe Mulle Widanalage Weerakoon Banda (Joseph)
- Percy Abeysekera
Judges
Military personnel
Army
- General D. S. Attygalle
- Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa
- Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka
- Lieutenant General Parami Kulatunga
- Major General B.R. Heyn
- Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne
- Major General Janaka Perera
- Brigadier Donald D Damura Hewagama
- Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthaliff
- Colonel Lakshman Rajasinghe
- Captain Saliya Upul Aladeniya
- Second Lieutenant K. W. T. Nissanka
- Warrant Officer 2nd Class H.B. Pasan Gunasekera
- Corporal Gamini Kularatne
Navy
Air Force
- Air Chief Marshal Harry Goonatilake
- Air Marshal Roshan Goonatilake
- Air Commodore Shirantha Goonatilake
Monarchs
Musicians
For the complete list see List of Sri Lankan musicians
- W. D. Amaradeva
- Kamahl (born Malaysia)
- Nanda Malini Gokula
- Nimal Mendis
- Sunil Shantha
- Pahan Silu
- Rohana Weerasinghe
- Rukantha Gunatilake
- Sisira Senaratne
- Saman De Silva
- Ranil Mallawarachchi
- Rohan Shantha Bulegoda
- Arjuna Balasuriya
Politicians
- I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla
- Amarasiri Dodangoda
- Anura Bandaranaike
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- Maithripala Senanayake
- Solomon Bandaranaike
- Anura Priyadarshana Yapa
- Colvin R. de Silva
- William de Silva
- Gamini Dissanayake
- Dr Dharmasena Attygalle
- Vivienne Goonewardena
- Monty Gopallawa
- William Gopallawa
- Dr Rajitha Senaratne
- Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed
- I. J. Wickrema
- Junius Richard Jayewardene
- Lakshman Kadirgamar
- Pieter Keuneman
- Nimal Siripala De Silva
- Chandrika Kumaratunga
- Anil Moonesinghe
- N.M. Perera
- Ranasinghe Premadasa
- Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Ranjan Wijeratne
- Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
- Mangala Samaraweera
- Don Stephen Senanayake
- Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
- N. Shanmugathasan
- Doreen Wickremasinghe
- Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Dingiri Banda Wijetunge
- S.B.Dissanaike
Scientists and academics
- Dr Sarath Gunapala
- Seneka Bibile
- Arthur C Clarke
- Chandre Dharma-wardana
- Osmund Jayaratne
- Nipuna Sheshan
- Chandana Jayaratne
- Saroja Gunasekera
- Anton Wicky
- Sam Karunaratne
- V. K. Samaranayake
- Arjuna Balasuriya
- Sudarshana Edirisingha
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
- G. E. H. Perera
- N. Shanmugathasan
- Bala Tampoe
- Batty Weerakoon
- I. J. Wickrema
- Percy Wickremasekera
- D.G. William
Writers
- Dr Gunadasa Amarasekara
- Sugathapala de Silva
- Yasmine Gooneratne
- Ernest MacIntyre
- Michael Ondaatje
- Hemamal Jayawardena
- Regi Siriwardena
Radio Play Writers
- Malaka Dewapriya
- Sunanada Mahendra
- Kathline Jayawerdena
- Udaya.R.Thennakoon
- Karumarathne Amarasinghe