List of Sinhalese people
This is a list of Sinhalese people by their country of domicile or origin. All communities that speak Sinhalese or spoke Sinhalese and originally came from Sri Lanka are included. Sinhalese are the majority ethnic group in Sri Lanka.
Academics
- Professor Rohan Abeyaratne
- Professor Sir Nicholas Attygalle
- Professor Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri
- Professor Kapila Gunasekara
- Professor K. N. Jayatilleke
- Professor Sam Karunaratne
- Professor W.S. Karunaratne
- Professor G. L. Peiris
- Professor Walpola Rahula
- Professor V. K. Samaranayake
- Professor Ajith Kumar Siriwardena
Activists
Actors and actresses
Archaeologists and anthropologists
- S. U. Deraniyagala
- Senarat Paranavithana
- Ellawala Medhananda Thero
Architects and Civil Engineers
- Minnette De Silva
- Oliver Weerasinghe
- U. N. Gunasekera
- A. N. S. Kulasinghe
Broadcasters
- Karunaratne Abeysekera
- Vernon Corea
- Vijaya Corea
- Owen de Abrew
- A.W. Dharmapala
- Eric Fernando
- Prosper Fernando
- H.M. Gunasekera
- Thevis Guruge
- Shirley Perera
- Seelaratne Senarath
- Livy Wijemanne
Buddhist monks
- Walpola Piyananda Thero
- Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero
- Gangodawila Soma Thero
- Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera
- Kadawedduwe Jinavamsa Mahathera
- Katukurunde Nanananda Thera
- Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero
- Kithalagama Sri Seelalankara Thera
- Madihe Pannaseeha Thero
- Mapalagama Wipulasara Maha Thera
- Matara Sri Nanarama Mahathera
- Matara Sri Nanarama Mahathera
- Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera
- Narada Maha Thera
- Päläne Vajirañāna Thero
- Piyadassi Maha Thera
- Polwatte Buddhadatta Thera
- Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera
- Rerukane Chandawimala Thero
- Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thero
- Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera
- Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thero
- Weligama Sri Sumangala Thero
- Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thero
- Weweldeniye Medhalankara Thero
Civil servants
Clergy
- Cyril Abeynaike, 10th Bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
- Tissa Balasuriya (Catholic)
- Cardinal Thomas Cooray, 8th Archbishop of Colombo
- Ivan Corea (Anglican)
- Duleep de Chickera, 14th Bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
- Lakdasa De Mel, 1st Bishop of Kurunegala (Anglican)
- Lynn de Silva (Methodist)
- Harold de Soysa, 9th Bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
- Frank Marcus Fernando, 3rd Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw
- Kenneth Fernando, 13th Bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
- Swithin Fernando, 11th Bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
- Oswald Gomis, 10th Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo
- Kumara Illangasinghe, 4th Bishop of Kurunegala (Anglican)
- Marcelline Jayakody (Catholic)
- Andrew Kumarage, 3rd Bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
- Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis, current Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw
- Elmo Noel Joseph Perera, 5th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle
- Aloysius Pieris, Jesuit Catholic priest
- Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, current Archbishop of Colombo (Catholic)
- Lakshman Wickremasinghe, 2nd Bishop of Kurunegala (Anglican)
Composers and conductors
Corporate leaders
Dancers
- panibhartha
Diplomats
- Jayantha Dhanapala
- Neville Kanakeratne
- Vernon Mendis
- Bernard Tilakaratna
Economists
Fashion
Filmmakers
Freedom agitators and martyrs
Industrialists
Journalists
- Ernest Corea
- Seelaratne Senarath
Judges
- Hon. Justice A.W.H. Abeyesundere
- Hon. Justice Andrew Ranjan Perera
- Hon. Justice Christopher Gregory Weeramantry
Military personnel
Air Force
- Marshal of the air force Roshan Goonatilake
- Air Chief Marshal Harry Goonatilake
- Air Chief Marshal Paddy Mendis
- Air Chief Marshal G. Donald Perera
- Air Chief Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody
- Air Vice Marshal E. R. Amarasekara
- Air Commodore Shirantha Goonatilake
Army
- Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka
- General D. S. Attygalle
- General G. H. De Silva
- General Denis Perera
- General Nalin Seneviratne
- General T. I. Weerathunga
- Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya
- Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa
- Lieutenant General Parami Kulatunga
- Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva
- Major General Janaka Perera
- Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne
- Colonel Fredrick C. de Saram
- Lieutenant Colonel Lalith Jayasinghe
- Captain Saliya Upul Aladeniya
- Second Lieutenant K. W. T. Nissanka
- Warrant Officer 2nd Class H.B. Pasan Gunasekera
- Corporal Gamini Kularatne
Navy
- Admiral of the fleet Wasantha Karannagoda
- Admiral Clancy Fernando
- Admiral D.B. Goonesekara
- Vice Admiral Asoka de Silva
- Rear Admiral Rohan Amarasinghe
- Rear Admiral Royce de Mel
- Rear Admiral Mohan Jayamaha
Monarchs and royalty
- King Ravana
- King Vijaya Sinhala
- King Paduvasdew
- King Pandukabhaya
- King Devanampiyatissa
- King Dutugemunu
- King Gajabahu I
- King Parâkramabâhu I
- King Vijaya
- King Vikkamabahu
- King Vimala Dharma Surya I
- Queen Anula
- Queen Lilavati
Musicians and singers
- Kamal Addararachchi
- W. D. Amaradeva
- Ajith Bandara
- Amal Perera
- Bathiya and Santhush
- Shihan Mihiranga Bennet
- Lakshman Joseph de Saram
- DeLon
- Sunil Edirisinghe
- C. T. Fernando
- M. S. Fernando
- Rookantha Gunathilake
- Premadasa Hegoda
- Edward Jayakody
- Eddie Jayamanne
- T. M. Jayaratne
- Nalin Jayawardena
- H. R. Jothipala
- Gunadasa Kapuge
- Premasiri Khemadasa
- Vijaya Kumaranatunga
- Ranidu Lankage
- Annesley Malewana
- Milton Mallawarachchi
- Nimal Mendis
- Sanath Nandasiri
- Nihal Nelson
- Keerthi Pasquel
- Stanley Peiris
- Sunil Perera
- Lionel Ranwala
- Victor Rathnayake
- Ananda Samarakoon
- Sunil Shantha
- Pahan Silu
- Freddie Silva
- Priya Suriyasena
- Dharmadasa Walpola
- Latha Walpola
- Iraj Weeraratne
- Clarence Wijewardena
- Nissanka Wimalasuriya
Painters
Philosophers
Policemen
- Cyril Dissanayake
- T.B. Kehelgamuwa
Politicians
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- Lalith Athulathmudali
- Anura Bandaranaike
- Felix Dias Bandaranaike
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- Solomon Bandaranaike
- Dr Colvin R de Silva
- William de Silva
- Gamini Dissanayake
- Amarasiri Dodangoda
- Vivienne Goonewardena
- Monty Gopallawa
- William Gopallawa
- C.V. Gunaratne
- Dinesh Gunawardena
- Tyronne Fernando
- Sirisena Hettige
- I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla
- Junius Richard Jayewardene
- C.W.W. Kannangara
- Sir John Kotelawala
- Karunasena Kodituwakku
- Chandrika Kumaratunga
- Cyril Mathew
- Anil Moonesinghe
- Jude Perera
- N.M. Perera
- Ranasinghe Premadasa
- Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Mahinda Samarasinghe
- Mangala Samaraweera
- Don Stephen Senanayake
- Dudley Senanayake
- Maithripala Senanayake
- Rosy Senanayake
- Maithripala Sirisena
- I. J. Wickrema
- Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
- Doreen Wickremasinghe
- Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Ranjan Wijeratne
- Dingiri Banda Wijetunge
- Ranil Jayawardena
Scientists
Speakers
Sportspeople
Cricket
Trade unionists
Writers
References
See also
- List of Sri Lankans
- Sinhalese people
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