Famous Sri Lankan Writers
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1
Sonali Deraniyagala
(Memoirist, Economist)
Birthdate: 1964 AD
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
2
Anagarika Dharmapala
(Writer)
Birthdate: September 17, 1864
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Matara, Sri Lanka
Died: April 29, 1933
3
W. D. Amaradeva
(Singer, Composer)
Birthdate: December 5, 1927
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Died: November 3, 2016
4
H. Saint John Philby
(Explorer)
Birthdate: April 3, 1885
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Badulla, Sri Lanka
Died: September 30, 1960
5
Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera
(Writer, Monk)
Birthdate: 1408 AD
Birthplace: Kegalle, Sri Lanka
Died: 1491 AD
Birthdate: 1986 AD
Birthplace: Sri Lanka
7
Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera
(Monk)
Birthdate: February 9, 1823
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Died: September 21, 1890
8
Sybil Wettasinghe
(Writer)
Birthdate: October 31, 1927
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Galle, Sri Lanka
Died: July 1, 2020
Birthdate: July 6, 1931
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gampaha, Sri Lanka
Died: November 11, 2009
10
Jayalal Rohana
(Actor, Writer)
Birthdate: November 1, 1964
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died: February 11, 2021
11
Thesara Jayawardane
(Actress, Singer)
Birthdate: April 22, 1984
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Birthdate: 1901 AD
Birthplace: Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Died: March 16, 1951