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Mahinda Rajapaksa
President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015
Sinhalese
ethnic group of Sri Lanka
Ranil Wickremesinghe
9th President of Sri Lanka from July 2022 to September 2024
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
4th Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1956-59
Junius Richard Jayewardene
President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989
Kumar Sangakkara
Sri Lankan cricketer
Harini Amarasuriya
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
D. M. Jayaratne
Sri Lankan politician (1931–2019)
Anagarika Dharmapala
Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and writer (1864-1933)
Susanthika Jayasinghe
Sri Lankan sprinter
Dudley Senanayake
Sri Lankan politician (1911–1973)
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Sri Lankan cricketer
Mahela Jayawardene
Sri Lankan cricketer
Thomas Cooray
Catholic cardinal. (1901–1988)
Chaminda Vaas
Sri Lankan cricketer
Christopher G. Weeramantry
Sri Lankan judge (1926-2017)
Pathum Nissanka
Sri Lankan cricketer
Hiranya Peiris
British astrophysicist who studies the big bang
Marini De Livera
Sri Lankan lawyer
Oswald Gomis
Catholic archbishop (1932–2023)
Lester James Peries
Sri Lankan film director (1919–2018)
Aravinda de Silva
Sri Lankan cricketer
Martin Wickramasinghe
Sri Lankan writer (1890-1976)
Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala
Sri Lankan academic (1900–1976)
Lasantha Wickrematunge
Sri Lankan journalist (1958-2009)
Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne
Sri Lankan eco-social entrepreneur/environmentalist
Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa
Sri Lankan theosophist (1875-1953)
Cyril Ponnamperuma
Sri Lankan scientist (1923–1994)
Dilhara Fernando
Sri Lankan cricketer
W. J. M. Lokubandara
Sri Lankan politician (1941-2021)
Duleep Mendis
Sri Lankan cricketer & coach
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Sri Lankan cricketer
Nira Wickramasinghe
Sri Lankan historian
Shirani Bandaranayake
former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
A. T. Ariyaratne
Sri Lankan activist (1931–2024)
Vijaya Kumaranatunga
Sri Lankan actor, singer (1945–1988)
Athula Samarasekera
Sri Lankan cricketer
Kumari Jayawardena
Sri Lankan academic and activist
Sumitra Peries
Sri Lankan film director and diplomat
Vernon Corea
The legendary broadcaster – a pioneer with Radio Ceylon/Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and the BBC. (1927–2002)
Tyronne Fernando
Sri Lankan politician (1941–2008)
Ezlynn Deraniyagala
Sri Lankan barrister and lawyer (1908-1973)
Nimal Siripala de Silva
Sri Lankan politician
Indira Samarasekera
Sir Lankan engineer
Malik Peiris
Sri Lankan scientist
Tilak Marapana
Sri Lankan lawyer
Saman Kelegama
Sri Lankan economist
Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe
Sri Lankan diplomat and civil servant (1913-1980)
Ravi Ratnayeke
Sri Lankan cricketer
Narada Maha Thera
Sri Lankan monk and missionary (1898-1983)
Jayantha Dhanapala
Sri Lankan diplomat
Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera
Sri Lankan Buddhist orator
G. L. Peiris
Sri Lankan politician
Colvin R. de Silva
Sri Lankan politician
Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero
Sri Lankan Buddhist monk (1896-1998)
Gamini Dissanayake
Sri Lankan politician
Rohan Pethiyagoda
Sri Lankan biodiversity explorer and conservationist
John Amaratunga
Sri Lankan politician and lawyer
Esala Weerakoon
Sri Lankan diplomat
Kawshalya Madushani
Sri Lankan track and field athlete