1. Vasanthi Chathurani (1962)

Sri Lankan Actor

Sri Lankan actress who has won numerous awards for her work in film and television including three Sumathi Best Tele Actress Awards in 1998, 2002, and 2006.

2. Tony Ranasinghe (1937)

Movie Actor

Sri Lankan film actor who won multiple awards, including the 1966 Sarasaviya Award for Best Supporting Actor. His credits include Duhulu Malak and Ganga Addara.

3. Yolande Bavan (1942)

Sri Lankan Actor And Singer

Singer and actress who was best known for being the replacement for Annie Ross in the group Lambert, Hendricks & Ross in 1962.

4. Vijaya Kumaranatunga (1945)

Actor

Sri Lankan film actor and politician who debuted in Hanthane Kathawa. His notable films include Ponmani, Bambaru Avith, Ganga Addara, and Baddegama.

5. Yureni Noshika (1987)

TV Actress

Television and commercial actress who has been cast on shows such as Kindurangana, Sanda Sakki, and Pingaladanauwwa. She has also been featured in commercial advertisements for Coca-Cola and Nestlé.

6. Sangeetha Weeraratne (1973)

Sri Lankan Actor

A recipient of the Sarasaviya Best Actress Award and numerous Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Awards, this Sri Lankan movie star appeared in more than fifty films during the first two...

7. Kamal Addararachchi (1962)

Sri Lankan Singer

Sri Lankan actor and singer who won the 2002 Sarasaviya Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Sobana in the film, Agnidahaya. Later in his career, he became the host...

8. Thusitha Laknath (1983)

Actor

Sri Lankan actor who has won multiple awards over the course of his career, including the 2007 National Drama Festival Best Actor Award. He also appeared in Nino Live and...

9. Chamath Palihapitiya (1976)

Entrepreneur

Businessman who rose through the ranks in business and later became the founder and CEO of Social Capital.  While running Social Capital he helped take several private companies public via...

10. Mohamed Aleem (1991)

Footballer

Mohamed Aleem is a Sri Lankan international footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Java Lane in the Sri Lanka Football Premier League.

11. Upali Rajakaruna (1975)

Sri Lankan Wheelchair Tennis Pla

Upali Rajakaruna is a Sri Lankan wheelchair tennis player and a winner of 2008 2009 2010 and 2012 Sri Lankan Open Main Draw. He was also a winner of the...

12. Duleeka Marapana (1975)

Actress

salakulathunga Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Duleeka Kumari Wijekoon Marapana is an award winning Sri Lankan character actress.

13. N. M. Perera (1905)

Sri Lankan Politician

Nanayakkarapathirage Martin Perera better known as Dr. N. M. Perera was one of the leaders of the Sri Lankan Trotskyist Lanka Sama Samaja Party. He was the first Trotskyist to...

14. Richard Kelly (director) (1975)

American Film Director

James Richard Kelly is an American film director and writer known for writing and directing the cult classic Donnie Darko in 2001.

15. Susanthika Jayasinghe (1975)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Susanthika Jayasinghe is a Sri Lankan sprint athlete specializing in the 100 and 200 metres. Jayasinghe was born in Atnawala Sri Lanka. Brought up in a poor family in...

16. Nina Dyer (1930)

British Model (1930-1965)

17. Sachith Aloka (1990)

Footballer

Sachith Aloka is a Sri Lankan international footballer who plays as a Forward.

18. Nury Vittachi (1958)

Hong Kong Writer

Nury Vittachi is a journalist and author based in Hong Kong. His columns are published daily weekly in a variety of newspapers in Asia as well as on his website....

19. Stanley Jayasinghe (1931)

Sri Lankan Cricketer

Stanley Jayasinghe is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played for Ceylon prior to the country being renamed Sri Lanka and prior to them receiving either Test of ODI status....

20. Harischandra Wijayatunga (1931)

Sri Lankan Politician

jayatunga Mudalige Harischandra Wijayatunga is a Sri Lankan author translator lexicographer teacher lawyer and politician. He held various offices in different institutions of the Government of Sri Lanka. At present...

21. Jeyaraj Fernandopulle (1953)

Sri Lankan Politician

Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was a Sri Lankan politician who served as a cabinet Minister and a Member of Parliament in Sri Lanka. He was a Roman Catholic and hailed from a...

22. Buddhika Kurukularatne (1943)

Sri Lankan Politician

Daluwatte Hewa Buddhika Kurukularatne is a Journalist author lawyer and Sri Lankan politician. He was a former representative of Galle District for the United National Party in the Parliament...

23. Susil Premajayanth (1955)

Sri Lankan Politician

Achchige Don Susil Premajayanth is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Susil is an old boy of St. John's College Nugegoda.

24. Thilina Suranda (1985)

Footballer

Thilina Suranda is an Sri Lankan international footballer who plays as a Defender for Don Bosco in the Sri Lanka Football Premier League.

25. Chathuranga Sanjeewa (1991)

Footballer

Chathuranga Sanjeewa is an Sri Lankan international footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Navy in the Sri Lanka Football Premier League.

26. Mohamed Sameer (1991)

Footballer

Mohamed Sameer is an Sri Lankan international footballer who plays as a Defender for Renown in the Sri Lanka Football Premier League.

27. Hasen Ali (1945)

Sri Lankan Politician And Member

Mohammed Thambi Hasen Ali is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. In January 2003 Ali was elected secretary general of the Sri Lanka...

28. Jayalath Jayawardena (1953)

Sri Lankan Politician

Ruban Canistus Jayalath Jayawardena MP was a medical doctor who was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka for the opposition United National Party in 1994. Dr. Jayawardena was known...

29. Jude Perera (1953)

Australian Politician

Jude Perera is the State Member for Cranbourne District in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Perera was born in Sri Lanka and received a Bachelor of Science from the University of...

30. S. B. Nawinne (1946)

Sri Lankan Politician

R. M. Seneviratne Bandara Nawinne is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

31. Chandran Rutnam (1948)

Sri Lankan Film Director

Chandran Rutnam is a Sri Lankan film maker. He has lived in Los Angeles California for 38 years and is now residing in Colombo Sri Lanka. Rutnam has hosted numerous...

32. Shasheendra Rajapaksa (1976)

Sri Lankan Politician

Shasheendra Kumara Rajapaksa is the 6th and current Chief Minister of Uva Province in Sri Lanka and current Basnayake Nilame of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya. He is the eldest...

33. Sujatha Alahakoon (1959)

Politician

Bishajachara Alahakoonlage Sujatha Alahakoon is a Sri Lankan politician. She is a former representative of Matale for the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

34. Prasad Kariyawasam (1954)

Sri Lankan Politician

Prasad Kariyawasam is a diplomat in Sri Lanka and the incumbent Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Afghanistan and Bhutan.

35. Karunasena Kodituwakku (1945)

Sri Lankan Politician

Karunasena Kodituwakku is a Sri Lankan politician and former academic and diplomat. He is a former government Cabinet Minister for Human Resource Development Education and Cultural Affairs and a former...

36. Rohitha Bogollagama (1954)

Sri Lankan Politician

Chandrasekera Rohitha Bandara Bogollagama is a Sri Lankan politician and the current Sri Lanka Freedom Party chief organiser for the Kotte Electorate. He had also served as the Cabinet...

37. Hemal Gunasekara (1959)

Sri Lankan Politician

Hemal Gunasekara is a Sri Lankan politician educated at St Sylvester's College Kandy and a current Member of Parliament for Matara District.

38. Philip Gunawardena (1901)

Sri Lankan Politician

Don Philip Rupasinghe Gunawardena introduced Trotskyism to Sri Lanka where he is a national hero known as 'the Father of Socialism' and as 'the Lion of Boralugoda'.

39. William de Silva (1908)

Sri Lankan Politician

Peduru Hewage William de Silva was a 20th-century Ceylonese politician with Marxist/Trotskyist leanings. P. H. William de Silva was born at Kahatapitiya in Batapola Ambalangoda Ceylon to a wealthy land-owning...

40. Dullas Alahapperuma (1959)

Politician

Dullas Daham Kumara Alahapperuma is a Sri Lankan politician current Cabinet Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development and a National List member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

41. Nadarajah Raviraj (1962)

Assassinated Sri Lankan Politici

Nadarajah Raviraj was a prominent Sri Lankan Tamil politician and human rights lawyer. Born in the Jaffna district in the North of Sri Lanka he served as a Member of...

42. Kavindu Ishan (1992)

Footballer

Kavindu Ishan is a Sri Lankan international footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Air Force in the Sri Lanka Football Premier League.

43. A. M. M. Naushad (Unknow)

Sri Lankan Politician

Abdul Majeed Mohammed Naushad also known as Mohamed Naushad Majeed is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

44. George E. de Silva (1879)

Sri Lankan Politician

George Edmund de Silva was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He was the first Cabinet Minister of Industries Industrial Research and Fisheries in independent Sri Lanka a Member...

45. Lalithamana Fernando (1962)

Cricket Player

Thewarathantrige Lalithamana Fernando is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one ODI in 1989.

46. Kavichandran Alexander (Unknow)

Sound Engineer

Kavichandran Alexander is an audio engineer and record producer. He is a Sri Lankan Tamil. In 1968 he moved to Paris and at age of 18 played in the French...

47. Pandu Bandaranaike (1962)

Sri Lankan Politician

Chakrawarthi Pandukabhaya Dias Bandaranaike is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

48. Sunila Abeysekera (Unknow)

Sri Lankan Activist

Sunila Abeysekera was a Sri Lankan award-winning human rights campaigner. She worked on women's rights and human rights issues in Sri Lanka and in the South Asia region for over...

49. Maitree Wickramasinghe (1964)

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50. A. H. M. Fowzie (1937)

Sri Lankan Politician

A. Abdul Hameed Mohamed Fowzie is a Sri Lankan politician a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.