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Mahinda Rajapaksa
President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015
Chandrika Kumaratunga
President of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2005
Maithripala Sirisena
President of Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019
Ranil Wickremesinghe
9th President of Sri Lanka from July 2022 to September 2024
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
President of Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022
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
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Sri Lankan politician (1933–2016)
Kumar Sangakkara
Sri Lankan cricketer
Ranasinghe Premadasa
President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993
William Gopallawa
Sri Lankan President (1897-1981)
Dinesh Gunawardena
Sri Lankan politician
D. M. Jayaratne
Sri Lankan politician (1931–2019)
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
President of Sri Lanka from 1993 to 1994
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Sangamitta
Saṅghamittā ('''''' in Sanskrit, nun's name '''''' 282 BC – 203 BC) was an Indian Buddhist nun and believed to be the eldest daughter (Sri Lankan Tradition) of Emperor Ashoka (304 BC – 232 BC) from his first wife Queen Devi (302 BCE – 242 BCE). Together with her brother Mahinda, she entered an order of Buddhist monks. The two siblings later went to Sri Lanka to spread the teachings of Buddha at the request of Sri Lankan King Devanampiya Tissa (250 BC – 210 BC) who was a contemporary of Ashoka. Ashoka was initially reluctant to send his daughter (Sri Lankan Tradition) on an overseas mission. Ho
Don Stephen Senanayake
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1884-1952)
Susanthika Jayasinghe
Sri Lankan sprinter
Dudley Senanayake
Sri Lankan politician (1911–1973)
Lasith Malinga
Sri Lankan cricketer
Mahela Jayawardene
Sri Lankan cricketer
Sanath Jayasuriya
cricketer
John Kotelawala
Sri Lankan politician (1897–1980)
Wijeyananda Dahanayake
Sri Lankan Prime Minister (1902-1997)
Anura Bandaranaike
Sri Lankan politician (1949–2008)
Arjuna Ranatunga
Sri Lankan cricketer
Martin Wickramasinghe
Sri Lankan writer (1890-1976)
Sarath Fonseka
Sri Lankan senior army officer
Aravinda de Silva
Sri Lankan cricketer
Ananda Samarakoon
Sri Lankan musician (1911–1962)
Sajith Premadasa
Sri Lankan politician
Parakramabahu I of Polonnaruwa
Sri Lankan King
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Yohani
Yohani Diloka de Silva (born 30 July 1993), known mononymously as Yohani, is a Sri Lankan singer-songwriter, rapper, and YouTuber. She started her music career as a YouTuber. She soon gained recognition for her cover of 'Manike Mage Hithe' and released many covers of her singing and rapping which have earned her the title "Rap Princess" of Sri Lanka. She rose to prominence and gained global recognition for her cover of "Manike Mage Hithe". She also became the first Sri Lankan female singer to surpass a total of 3.60 million subscribers on YouTube.
Basil Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan politician (born 1951)
Asanka Gurusinha
Sri Lankan cricketer
Dullas Alahapperuma
politician
A. T. Ariyaratne
Sri Lankan activist (1931–2024)
Shirani Bandaranayake
former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
W. J. M. Lokubandara
Sri Lankan politician (1941-2021)
Sybil Wettasinghe
Sri Lankan writer (1927–2020)
Vijayabahu I of Polonnaruwa
Sri Lankan king of Polonnaruwaa from 1055 to 1110
Gotami Theri
Italian Buddhist nun
Wimal Weerawansa
Sri Lankan politician
Karunaratne Abeysekera
Sri Lankan poet
Nimal Siripala de Silva
Sri Lankan politician
Karu Jayasuriya
Sri Lankan politician
G. L. Peiris
Sri Lankan politician
Geetha Kumarasinghe
Sri Lankan film actress
Gamini Dissanayake
Sri Lankan politician
Rohitha Bogollagama
Sri Lankan politician
Ernest de Silva
Ceylonese businessman and lawyer
Don Baron Jayatilaka
Sri Lankan politician (1868–1944)
Stanley Jayasinghe
Sri Lankan cricketer
Namal Rajapaksa
Son of President Mahinda Rajapaksa
D. E. W. Gunasekera
Sri Lankan politician
Champika Ranawaka
Sri Lankan politician
P. Harrison
Sri Lankan politician
Sarath Amunugama
Sri Lankan politician
Sumith Liyanage
Sri Lankan athlete
D. R. Wijewardena
Sri Lankan press baron