Deshabandu ( si, දේශබන්දු, translit=dēśabandu; ta, தேசபந்து, translit=Tēcapantu, translation=Patriot) is the third highest national honour awarded in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. It is awarded "for meritorious service". The title is held by no more than 150 living holders at any time. It is conferred with a citation and a silver medal with a symbol of a peacock. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Deshabandu ranks lower than

Deshamanya Deshamanya ( si, දේශමාන්‍ය, translit=Dēshamāṉya; ta, தேசமான்ய, translit=Tēcamāṉya; Pride of the Nation) is the second-highest national honour of Sri Lanka awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka as a ...

Awardees

Awardees include: ;1986 * Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne *

Hewa Komanage Dharmadasa The Hewa are an indigenous people that live in the Koroba Lake Kopiago Electorate of Hela Province of Papua New Guinea near the junction of the Strickland River. They were one of the last peoples in Papua New Guinea to come into contact with the ...

* Norendradas Jayaratnam Wallooppillai *

Daphne Attygalle Daphne (; ; el, Δάφνη, , ), a minor figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater. There are several versions of the myth in whi ...

* Wimala de Silva * Arulanandam Yesuadian Samuel Gnanam *

David Edwin Hettiarachchi David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

* Dhamital Senakumar Jayasundera *

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;1987 * Bulathsinhelage Sirisena Cooray *

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Albert Edirisinghe Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert C ...

Don Jinadasa Attygalle Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...

Siva Chinnatamby Siva Chinnatamby (c.1921/3 - 2000) was a Sri Lankan obstetrician who pioneered the use of modern contraceptives in the country. Biography In 1961, Chinnatamby led the first oral contraceptive trials in Asia, at Ragama Hospital. In 1964, she led ...

* Lena Charlotte Fernando * Mohamed Thassim Ahamed Furkhan * Sathischandra Jayasinghe * Abeysiri Mendis Munasinghe *

Abdul Haleem Sheriffdeen Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, me ...

* Franciskuhettige Gerald Hudson Silva *

Samuel Jeyarajah Stephen Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...

Victor Garwin Weerawardhana Ratnayake The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

* Michael Tissera *

Wickremasinghe Wimaladasa Deshabandu Wickramesinghe Wimaladasa (born 29 August 1943) is a Sri Lankan former sprinter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He won two gold medals at the 1974 Asian Games The 7th Asian Games ( fa, بازی‌های آسیایی ۱۹۷� ...

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Velu Annamalai Velu or Waylu may refer to: People * Suthivelu (1947–2012), Telugu actor * Velu Nachiyar (1730–1790s), queen regnant of Indian Sivaganga in 1760-1790 * Velu Prabhakaran, Indian filmmaker, cinematographer and actor * Velu Thampi Dalawa (1765 ...

Mohamed Mohideen Mohamed Abdul Cader Muhammad was an Islamic prophet and a religious and political leader who preached and established Islam. Muhammad and variations may also refer to: *Muhammad (name), a given name and surname, and list of people with the name and its variations ...

* Nuwarapaksa Hewayalage Keerthiratne * Sembukuttiarachchige Bertram Silva * Manicam Sivanathan *

John William Subasinghe John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

Noel Wimalasena Deshamanya Noel Wimalasena (23 March 1914 – 5 May 1994) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and the first Governor of Sabaragamuwa. Early life and education Nanediri Wimalasena was born on 23 March 1914 in Kandy, Sri Lanka. He attended ...

Swarna Ferdinand Swarna may refer to * Swarna Mallawarachchi, Sri Lankan actress *Swarna Jayanti Express, an Indian train * Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express, an Indian Rajdhani train *Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express, an Indian Train *''Swarna Kamalam ''Swarnakama ...

* Alec Robertson * Mirisse Hewage Gunadasa Siriwardena * Julian Bolling *

Kosgamage Thilaka Dhammika Jinadasa Deshabandu Kosgamage Tilaka Dhammika Jinadasa (born 15 March 1963) is a Sri Lankan former track and field athlete and netballer, and a netball coach. As an athlete, she specialised in hurdles competing in the 100 metres hurdles and 400 metre ...

;1989 * Palita Edward Dias Wijesiri Jayavardhana Karunaratna Weeraman * Bogoda Appuhamilage Premaratne *

Callistus Reginald Seimon Callistus, Calistus, Callixtus, and Calixtus (all four in Latin) and Kallistos (in Greek; meaning ''the most beautiful one'') may refer to: Popes and antipopes * Saint Callixtus I, pope from c. 217 to 222 * Pope Callixtus II, pope from 1119 to 112 ...

Sita Seneviratne Sita (; ) also called as Janaki and Vaidehi is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic, ''Ramayana''. She is the consort of Rama, the avatar of the god Vishnu, and is regarded as a form of Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi. She ...

Don Piyadasa Jayasinghe Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...

Gardi Punchi Hewage Karunaratne Gardi may refer to: People * Gardi Hutter, Swiss clown, born 1953 * Ibrahim Khan Gardi, Muslim general from India, died 1761 *Gardi, Surname founded mostly in afghanistan *Gardi, a sub-caste of the Kalbelia community of Rajasthan **Sumer Singh ...

Jezima Ismail Deshabandu Jezima Ismail (born 1935) is a Sri Lankan educator, broadcaster and social activist who has also served as an advocate for human rights. She has held several higher positions in fields such as education, human rights and broadcasting. ...

Joyce Selina Abeywardana Goonasekera Joyce may refer to: People * Joyce (name), list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname *Joyce (singer), Joyce, (born 1948), Brazilian singer-songwriter * James Joyce (1882–1941), Irish modernist writer Places * Joyce, ...

Edith Marguerite Grace Fernando Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English words ēad, meaning 'riches or blessed', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and var ...

;1990 * Bomullage Dilipkumar Dharmasena *

John Arthur Ameratunge John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

Carl Sepala Illangakoon Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

* Bertram Russell Heyn *

Victor Hettigoda Deshabandu Victor Hettigoda (1937 – 2 April 2022) was a Sri Lankan entrepreneur and a candidate for the 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election. He was considered as one of the most successful Sri Lankan entrepreneurs post-independence. He died o ...

Sangarapully Sellamuttu Sangarapully "Sangare" Sellamuttu, OBE ( ta, சங்கரப்பிள்ளை செல்லமுத்து, 25 February 1916 – 1993) was a Sri Lankan politician and philanthropist. He was a member of the Colombo Municipal Counci ...

Surath Wickramasinghe Suratha was a Chitravanshi emperor of the ancient Vanga Kingdom (Historical Bengal Region). He was also a proverbial person of Hindu lore. His capital was in Bolipura, now Bolpur city of West Bengal. He was a devotee of Devi Durga. According to ...

Ayisha Rauf Aisha ( ar, , translit=ʿĀʾisha bint Abī Bakr; , also , ; ) was Muhammad's third and youngest wife. In Islamic writings, her name is thus often prefixed by the title "Mother of the Believers" ( ar, links=no, , ʾumm al- muʾminīn), referr ...

Eric Suriyasena The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ...

Mohamed Sadique Gaffoor Muhammad was an Islamic prophet and a religious and political leader who preached and established Islam. Muhammad and variations may also refer to: *Muhammad (name), a given name and surname, and list of people with the name and its variations ...

Surendra Ramachandran Deshamanya Surendra Ramachandran, FRCP was a Sri Lankan Physician and Nephrologist. He was the founder of Sri Lankas First Dialysis Unit. Education Educated at Royal College Colombo, he studied medicine Colombo Medical College now known as Fac ...

Albert Athisayaratnam Page Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert C ...

* Kaluthanthirige Nandasena Perera ;1991 *

Nihal Wilfred Karunaratne Nihal may refer to: * Nihal (name), people with the name * Beta Leporis, a star traditionally known as Nihal *Nihāl, a tribe that inhabits parts of Central India; cf. Nihali language *Nihal the hero of the fantasy saga by Licia Troisi Licia Troi ...

Abdul Raheman Mohamed Hathy Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, me ...

Ajith Mahendra de Silva Jayaratne Ajit, Ajith or Ajeet may refer to: * Ajit (given name), an Indian masculine given name (including a list of persons with the name) * ''Ajit'' (newspaper), an Indian Punjabi daily newspaper * Ajit Khan (born 1922), an Indian Hindi film actor * Aji ...

* Jivaka Lalith Bhupendra Kotalawala * Lankalalama Arunasiri Adithiya ;1992 * Theva Anugriham Buell *

Deepika Chanmugam Deepika (ദീപിക, दीपिका) is a Hindu/ Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, which means "lantern" and "light". Notable people named Deepika * Deepika Chikhalia (born 1965), Indian actress and politician * Deepika Joshi-Shah ...

* Kanitha Kumar Lal Devapura * Kombala Vithanage Damayanthi Darsha * Sriyantha Subashan Abeysekara Dissanayake * Balapuwaduge Rohan Duleep Mendis * Amugoda Arachchige Dayananda Gunawardena * Karunaratne Jayasuriya *

Chevalier Andrew Kariyawasam Chevalier may refer to: Honours Belgium * a rank in the Belgian Order of the Crown * a rank in the Belgian Order of Leopold * a rank in the Belgian Order of Leopold II * a title in the Belgian nobility France * a rank in the French Legion d ...

* Kuruppu Arachchilage Karunaratne * Sinhalage Buddhi Keerthisena * Mohotti Arachchilage Sriyani Kulawansa * Muthumuni Roy Quintus de Silva *

Ethel Violet Rajapakse Ethel (also '' æthel'') is an Old English word meaning "noble", today often used as a feminine given name. Etymology and historic usage The word means ''æthel'' "noble". It is frequently attested as the first element in Anglo-Saxon names, ...

George Wilfred Rajapakse George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...

Ranasinghe Arachchige Saranapala Perera Ranasinghe Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa ( si, රණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාස ''Raṇasiṃha Premadāsa'', ta, ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா ''Raṇaciṅka Pirēmatācā''; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) was th ...

* Joseph Francis Antony Soza * Peremartne Weerakoon * Lihini Imala Weerasooriya ;1993 * Bernard Alfred Botejue * Reginald Sebastian Rodrigo Candappa *

Arjun Rishya Fernando Arjun or Arjuna may refer to People * Arjun (name), a male given name (including a list of persons with the name) * Arjuna, a character of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata'' * Kartavirya Arjuna, a character in Hindu mythology * Arjun (Firoz Khan) ( ...

Sirisumana Godage Deshabandu Sirisumana Godage (born in May 1936) is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur. He is Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ...

* Nahammal Kasipillai *

Mas Dharma Kitchilan Mas, Más or MAS may refer to: Film and TV * Más y Menos, fictional superhero characters, from the Teen Titans animated television series * "Más" (''Breaking Bad''), a season three episode of ''Breaking Bad'' Songs * ''Más'' (album), by Span ...

* Pathirannahelage Nimal Pathirana * Veeyanna Theyna Vaana Deivanayagam Pillai *

Arjuna Ranatunga Deshamanya Arjuna Ranatunga ( si, අර්ජුන රණතුංග; ta, அர்ஜூன ரணதுங்க; born 1 December 1963), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and politician, who was the 1996 Cricket World Cup winning captai ...

;1994 *

Abdul Wahab Mohamed Ameer Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, me ...

Mohamed Rushdi Uvais Muhammad was an Islamic prophet and a religious and political leader who preached and established Islam. Muhammad and variations may also refer to: *Muhammad (name), a given name and surname, and list of people with the name and its variations ...

George Lawrence Andrew Ondaatjie George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President ...

Sohli Edelji Captain Sahali ( fa, سهلی or سهیلی, also Romanized as Saḩalī and Sohlī; also known as Soheylī) is a village in Salakh Rural District, Shahab District, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic ...

Wilbert Kaggodaarachchi Wilbert may refer to: *Wilbert, Minnesota, U.S., unincorporated community * Wilbert, Archbishop of Cologne (died 889) * Wilbert or Wigberht (8th–9th century), Bishop of Sherborne Given name * Wilbert Awdry (1911– 1997), English clergyman, ra ...

Tikiri Banda Madugalla Tikiri is a village in Rayagada district of Orissa state in India. Tikiri is a small Industrial town located in Rayagada District in the State of Odisha. It is 50 kilometers away from Rayagada District Headquarter and 80 kilometers away from ...

Aelian Alwis Cohomban Wickrama Jayasekera Aelian or Aelianus may refer to: * Aelianus Tacticus, Greek military writer of the 2nd century, who lived in Rome * Casperius Aelianus, Praetorian Prefect, executed by Trajan * Claudius Aelianus, Roman writer, teacher and historian of the 3rd cent ...

* Hevatantrige Patrick George Ernest Peiris *

Percival Upajiva Ratnatunga Percival (, also spelled Perceval, Parzival), alternatively called Peredur (), was one of King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table, Knights of the Round Table. First mentioned by the French author Chrétien de Troyes in the tale ''Pe ...

* Weliwitigoda Ariyadasa Wimaladharma *

Don Piyadasa Wijenarayana Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...

Alfred Samaraweera Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...

;1996 *

Aravinda de Silva Deshabandu Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva ( si, අරවින්ද ද සිල්වා; born 17 October 1965) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain, who has also played in English county cricket. de Silva helped Sri Lanka to win th ...

Roshan Mahanama Deshabandu Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama ( si, රොෂාන් මහානාම; born 31 May 1966) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a former ICC match referee. He was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka. ...

Hashan Tillakaratne Deshabandu Hashan Prasantha Tillakaratne (born 14 July 1967) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a former Test captain for Sri Lanka. He was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka. He is currently a politician and ...

Asanka Gurusinha Deshabandu Asanka Pradeep Gurusinha (born 16 September 1966) is a Sri Lankan Australian former international cricketer who had an 11-year international career, playing 41 Tests and 147 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was a key member f ...

Sanath Jayasuriya Deshabandu Sanath Teran Jayasuriya ( si, සනත් ජයසූරිය, ta, சனத் ஜெயசூர்யா; born 30 June 1969), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a captain. He is credited for having revolutionized one-day in ...

Pramodya Wickramasinghe Wickramasinghe Gallage Pramodya (born August 14, 1971), commonly known as Pramodya Wickramasinghe, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm-fast bowler. He was regarded as one of the fastest bowlers in 1990 ...

Muttiah Muralitharan Deshabandu Muttiah Muralitharan ( si, මුත්තයියා මුරලිදරන්, ta, முத்தையா முரளிதரன், also spelt Muralidaran; born 1972) is a Sri Lankan cricket coach, former professional ...

* Romesh Kaluwitharana *

Chaminda Vaas Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas (born 27 January 1974) is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer, who played all forms of the game, and a former ODI captain who is often described as the greatest fast medium bowl ...

Kumar Dharmasena Deshabandu Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena (born 24 April 1971), popularly as Kumar Dharmasena, is a Sri Lankan cricket umpire and former international cricketer. He is a member of the ICC Elite Panel Umpires and the first and ...

Marvan Atapattu Deshabandu Marvan Samson Atapattu (born 22 November 1970) is a Sri Lankan cricket coach and former cricketer who played for 17 years for Sri Lanka. Considered one of the most technically sound batsman in his era, Atapattu has scored six double ...

* Ravindra Pushpakumara * Upul Chandana ;1998 * Primus Tillekeratne de Silva * Ananda Daivin Soysa *

Rajadurai Sellaiah Thanabalasundaram Rajadurai or Rajathurai ( ta, ராஜதுரை) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. Notable people Given name * C. Rajadurai (born 1927), Ceylon ...

Adhikari Mudiyanselage Dharmasena Adhikari (Devanāgarī: अधिकारी, Sinhala: අදිකාරී) (also spelled Adhikary or Adhicary) belongs to Brahmins and Rajput caste native to the Indian subcontinent, mainly found in Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka.Adhikari of Kum ...

* Nowfel S Jabir *

Rajapakse Pathirannehelage Jayaratne Pathirana Rajapaksa or Rajapakse is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Rajapaksa family, Sri Lankan political dynasty ** Ajith Rajapakse (born 1974), Sri Lankan politician ** Basil Rajapaksa, (born 1951), Sri Lankan politician * ...

Sunna Deniyage Gunadasa Sunna is an alternative spelling of sunnah, a set of traditional customs and practices associated with the Islamic prophet Muhammad and other early Muslim figures. It may also refer to: * Sunna (band), a British rock band * Sunna (Saxon chief), a ...

* Seekkubaduge Wilbert Silva * Mapatunage James Perera * Minuwanpitiyage Darmasiri Dayananda Pieris * Thambimuttu Duraisingam *

Muhammed Abdul Hameed Muhammed Hussain Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...

* Merangne Gaulis Mendis * Chasnyn Musafer * BalaupasakageYasodis Thudawe *

Lady Puvaneshwari Vaithianathan The word ''lady'' is a term for a girl or woman, with various connotations. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the equivalent of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. Infor ...

* Kolamba Patabendige Tissaweera Siriwardana Jinasena ;2005 *

A. E. T. Ellawala A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet. A may also refer to: Science and technology Quantities and units * ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation * ''A'' value, a measure o ...

A. L. M. Abusali A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet. A may also refer to: Science and technology Quantities and units * ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation * ''A'' value, a measure of ...

* Arumadura Nandasena Silva Kulasinghe *

Christopher Gunapala Uragoda Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...

D. P. Wickremasinghe D. or d. may refer to, usually as an abbreviation: * Don (honorific), a form of address in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and their former overseas empires, usually given to nobles or other individuals of high social rank. * Date of death, as an abbreviati ...

* Diyanath Samarasinghe * Harold Herath * Indradasa Hettiarachchi * Jinadasa Guruge *

Joe Abeywickrama Deshabandu Gammana Patabendige Don John Abeywickrama ( Sinhala:ජෝ අබේවික්‍රම) (22 June 1927 – 21 September 2011), popularly as Joe Abeywickrama, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Initially fame ...

K. P. Silva K is the eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet. K may also refer to: General uses * K (programming language), an array processing language developed by Arthur Whitney and commercialized by Kx Systems * K (cider), a British draft cider manufactu ...

Kapila Gunawardena Kapila ( sa, कपिल), also referred to as Cakradhanus, is a sage in Hindu tradition. According to Bhagavata Purana, he is the son of the sage Kardama and Devahuti, the daughter of the Svayambhuva Manu. Kardama had nine daughters, who wer ...

* Kirthi Tennakoon *

Lakshman de Mel Lakshmana ( sa, लक्ष्मण, lit=the fortunate one, translit=Lakṣmaṇa), also spelled as Laxmana, is the younger brother of Rama and his loyalist in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He bears the epithets of Saumitra () and Ramanuja (). ...

* Lionel Fernando *

Lyn de Alwis Ubisoft Montpellier is a French video game developer and a studio of Ubisoft based in Castelnau-le-Lez. Founded in 1994 as Ubi Pictures, it is best known for developing the ''Rayman'' and '' Beyond Good & Evil'' series. At 350 employees as of S ...

Macky Hashim Macky is both a given name and a surname. It may refer to: Surname: *Constance Jenkins Macky (1883–1961), Australian-born American painter, educator. *Eric Spencer Macky (1880–1958), New Zealand-born American artist, educator *Frank Macky, Aust ...

N Navaratnarajah N, or n, is the fourteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''en'' (pronounced ), plural ''ens''. History ...

Olcott Gunasekera Olcott may refer to: Places *Olcott, Bell County, Kentucky *Olcott, New York *Olcott, West Virginia * Olcott (crater), a relatively fresh crater on the far side of the Moon Other uses *Olcott (surname) Olcott is a surname. Notable people with the ...

Osmund Jayaratne Vidya Jyothi Osmund Jayaratne (2 October 1924–September 2006) was Sri Lankan academic and politician. He was the President of the Colombo Campus, University of Sri Lanka (now the University of Colombo), Emeritus Professor of Physics. As a left wi ...

Don Chandraprema Patrick Amarasinghe Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...

* Ranjith Athapattu *

Reginald George Bernard Forbes Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language. Etymology and history The meaning of Reginald is “King". The name is derived from the Latin ''Reginaldus'', which has been influenced by the Latin word ''regina'', meaning " queen". ...

* S. D. R. Jayaratne *

Siran U. Deraniyagala Siran may refer to: Geography *Siran, Cantal, a commune in the department of Cantal, France *Siran, Hérault, a commune in the department of Hérault, France *Siran, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran *Siran, Markazi, a vi ...

* Saddhamangala Karunaratne * Senaka Dias Bandaranayake *

Stanley Kirinde Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...

* Sivaramalingam Anandacoomaraswamy *

Suriya Wickremasinghe Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter and a philanthropist. He primarily works in Tamil cinema where he is one of the highest paid actors. He received numerou ...

* Swarana Jayaweera *

Tilak de Soysa In Dharmic culture, the ''tilaka'' ( sa, तिलक) () is a mark worn usually on the forehead, at the point of the Ajna chakra, or sometimes another part of the body such as the neck, hand, chest or arm. ''Tilaka'' may be worn daily or for ...

* Tissa Abeysekara *

Tony Ranasinghe Deshabandu Ranasinghe Hettiarachchilage Ignatius Anthony Silva (31 July 1937 – 16 June 2015 as ටෝනි රණසිංහ), popularly as Tony Ranasinghe, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is known as the Love ...

* Tuley de Silva *

Vajira Chithrasena Vajira may refer to: *Vajira (Buddhist nun), mentioned in the Samyutta Nikaya *Vajira Hospital, in Bangkok, Thailand *Princess Vajira, Empress of the Magadha Empire c. 492 – c. 460 *Sister Vajirā Sister Vajirā (Hannelore Wolf) was a dasa ...

* Vivendra Lintotawela *

M. A. Careem ( ; ; pl. ; ; 1512, from Middle French , literally "my lord") is an honorific title that was used to refer to or address the eldest living brother of the king in the French royal court. It has now become the customary French title of respec ...

;2017 * Deivanayagam Eassuwaren * Lakshman Lucian de Silva Weerasena * Leslie Shelton Devendra * Mahinkande Gamladdalage Kularatne *

Susanthika Jayasinghe Deshabandu Kameradin Susanthika Jayasinghe ( si, සුසන්තිකා ජයසිංහ; Tamil: சுசந்திகா ஜயசிங்ஹ, born December 17, 1975) is a Sri Lankan retired sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and ...

Ranjan Madugalle Deshabandu Ranjan Senerath Madugalle ( si, රන්ජන් මඩුගල්ල; born 22 April 1959) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who currently serves as the Chief of the panel of ICC match referees. He was educated at Trinity College, ...

* Shanthilal Nilkanth Wickremesinghe * Thommadura

Pabilis Silva Deshabandu Dr. Themmadurage Pabilis Silva : si, පබිලිස් සිල්වා; (born 24 April 1936) is a Sri Lankan chef and television personality. Considered as an icon in Sri Lankan cuisine, Silva has the honor of taking Sri Lankan ...

* Wegapitiya Kattadiyalage Hemachandra Wegapitiya * Ahamed Rizvi Mohamed Rifkhan * Sivanalagu Balakrishnan ;2019 *M.R. Latiff * Edwin Ariyadasa * Sugath Thilakaratne *Professor Wimal Dissanayake *Anura Punchi Bandara Tennakoon *Anslem Boniface Perera *Professor Raja Sarath Bandara *Professor Lakshman Dissanayake *Professor Shirajini Niriella *Professor Nimal Herath Sadaratne *Jerome L. de Silva

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