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Find out more about the greatest Sri Lankan Men, including Mahinda Rajapaksa, Velupillai Prabhakaran, Maithripala Sirisena, Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan.

Famous Sri Lankan Men

Famous People From Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Women
Chamath PalihapitiyaChamath Palihapitiya
03 September 1975
Venture Capitalist
Jack ChurchillJack Churchill
16 September 1906
Military Leader

Mahinda RajapaksaMahinda Rajapaksa
18 November 1945
President of Sri Lanka

Maithripala SirisenaMaithripala Sirisena
03 September 1951
President of Sri Lanka

Ranasinghe Premadasa Ranasinghe Premadasa
23 June 1924
Third President of Sri Lanka

J. R. JayewardeneJ. R. Jayewardene
17 September 1906
Former President of Sri Lanka
Don Stephen SenanayakeD. S. Senanayake
20 October 1883
First Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Ranil WickremasingheRanil Wickremasinghe
24 March 1949
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Velupillai PrabhakaranVelupillai Prabhakaran
26 November 1954
 
Muttiah MuralitharanMuttiah Muralitharan
17 April 1972
Cricketer

Kumar SangakkaraKumar Sangakkara
27 October 1977
Cricketer
Sanath JayasuriyaSanath Jayasuriya
30 June 1969
cricketer

Tillakaratne DilshanTillakaratne Dilshan
14 October 1976
Cricketer

Lasith MalingaLasith Malinga
28 August 1983
Sri Lankan cricketer

Marvan AtapattuMarvan Atapattu
22 November 1970
Sri Lankan cricketer

Aravinda de SilvaAravinda de Silva
17 October 1965
Sri Lankan cricketer
Arjuna RanatungaArjuna Ranatunga
01 December 1963
Sri Lankan cricketer

Arul PragasamArul Pragasam
01 January 1940
 

Ananda CoomaraswamyAnanda Coomaraswamy
22 August 1877
Philosopher

Angelo MathewsAngelo Mathews
02 June 1987
hews
S. W. R. D. BandaranaikeS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
08 January 1899
Diplomat, Politician, Lawyer

Anagarika DharmapalaAnagarika Dharmapala
17 September 1864
Writer
Ajantha MendisAjantha Mendis
11 March 1985
Sri Lankan cricketer

Sarath FonsekaSarath Fonseka
18 December 1950
Politician

Kusal MendisKusal Mendis
02 February 1995
Sri Lankan cricketer
C. W. W. KannangaraC. W. W. Kannangara
13 October 1884
Diplomat, Politician

Thisara PereraThisara Perera
03 April 1989
Sri Lankan cricketer
Kusal PereraKusal Perera
17 August 1990
Sri Lankan cricketer

Dinesh ChandimalDinesh Chandimal
18 November 1989
Sri Lankan cricketer

Henry Montgomery LawrenceHenry Montgomery Lawrence
28 June 1806
Military officer
Dhananjaya de SilvaDhananjaya de Silva
06 September 1991
Sri Lankan cricketer

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Dingiri Banda WijetungaDingiri Banda Wijetunga
15 February 1916
President of Sri Lanka
Suranga LakmalSuranga Lakmal
10 March 1987
Sri Lankan cricketer

J.B. JeyaretnamJ.B. Jeyaretnam
05 January 1926
Politician

Akila DananjayaAkila Dananjaya
04 October 1993
Sri Lankan cricketer

Neelan TiruchelvamNeelan Tiruchelvam
31 January 1944
Lawyer
David de KretserDavid de Kretser
27 April 1939
Medical researcher
Dharmasena PathirajaDharmasena Pathiraja
28 March 1943
Film director, Screenwriter

Frederick G. DonnanFrederick G. Donnan
06 September 1870
Chemist

Timothy R. ParsonsTimothy R. Parsons
01 November 1932
Researcher

Parākramabāhu IParākramabāhu I
1123 AD
King
H. Saint John PhilbyH. Saint John Philby
03 April 1885
Explorer

DuṭṭhagāmaṇīDuṭṭhagāmaṇī
King