Sri Lanka, British Empire
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.