Chandrika Kumaratunga

Chandrika Kumaratunga

female, 64 years old
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (born 29 June 1945) was the fifth President (and fourth to hold the office as Executive president) of Sri Lanka...
W. D. Amaradeva

W. D. Amaradeva

male, 81 years old
Wannakulawattawaduge Don Albert Perera (born December 5, 1927 in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka), better known by his adopted name Amaradeva, is a renowned...

H.R. Jothipala

male, deceased (1987)
Hettiarachchige Reginald Jothipala (February 12, 1936 - July 7, 1987) was a prolific playback singer in the Sinhala cinema. Jothipala rendered his...
Dudley Senanayake

Dudley Senanayake

male
Dudley Shelton Senanayake (June 19, 1911 - April 13, 1973) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as prime minister of Sri Lanka three times during...
Ashoka The Great

Ashoka The Great

male
Ashoka (Devanāgarī: अशोकः, IAST: ',, Prakrit Imperial title: Devanampriya Priyadarsi"', "He who is the beloved of the Gods and who regards ever...
Puran Appu

Puran Appu

male, 197 years old
Weerahennadige Francisco Fernando alias Puran Appu (In Sinhalese:) is one of the notable personalities in Sri Lanka's history. He was born on...
Gunadasa Amarasekara

Gunadasa Amarasekara

male, 80 years old
Gunadasa Amarasekera (born in 1929) is a prominent Sinhala writer, poet, and essayist from Sri Lanka. Born in Yattalamatta close to Galle, he...
Karunaratne Abeysekera

Karunaratne Abeysekera

male
Karunaratne Abeysekera was one of Sri Lanka's most famous Sinhala broadcasters. He was also an acclaimed poet and songwriter and was widely admired...

Medhankara

male
Medhankara is the name of several distinguished members, in medieval times, of the Buddhist order. The oldest flourished about A.D. 1200, and was...
Mahagama Sekera

Mahagama Sekera

male
Mahagama Sekara (1929-1976) is one of Sri Lanka's great poets and was a significant figure in Sinhalese poetry. He was also a teacher, lyricist,...