De Alwis ( si, ද අල්විස්, translit=da Alvis) is a

Sinhalese Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language, one of the three official languages used in Sri Lanka * Sinhala script, a writing system for the Sinhala language ** Sinha ...

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derived from the

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surname Alves.

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Albert L. De Alwis Seneviratne Albert L. De Alwis Seneviratne was a Ceylonese legislator. He was an unofficial member appointed to the Legislative Council of Ceylon representing the Sinhalese from 1881 to 1899, he was succeeded by Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere. Born somewhe ...

, Ceylonese politician * Amali de Alwis (born 1980), British executive *

Anandatissa de Alwis Maha Amarasinghege Anandatissa de Alwis (21 August 1919 – 22 August 1996) was a Sri Lankan journalist, marketer and politician. He was the Speaker of the National State Assembly, a Minister of State and the fourth Governor of the North Weste ...

(1919–1996), Sri Lankan politician * Anuk de Alwis (born 1991), Sri Lankan cricketer * Ashanthi De Alwis, Sri Lankan musician *

Charles Alwis Hewavitharana Charles Alwis Hewavitharana, FRCS, LRCP was a Ceylonese (Sinhalese) physician who played a significant role in Sri Lanka's Independence and Buddhist Revival movements. He was the brother of Anagarika Dharmapala. Early life He was born in Col ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhala independence activist and physician * Guy de Alwis (1959–2013), Sri Lankan cricketer *

James De Alwis James De Alwis (1823–1878) was a lawyer, writer, poet and a prominent colonial era legislator from Ceylon. He was an unofficial member of the Legislative Council. He is remembered for his writings that included several works on Buddhism. Educa ...

(1823–1878), Ceylonese politician *

Lakshman de Alwis Lakshman de Alwis (March 17, 1940 – April 6, 2008) was the National coach for Athletics in Sri Lanka. De Alwis started his career in Athletics when was a school boy at ''Moratuwa Vidyalaya'' and in 1958 awarded as Junior National Champion for ...

(1940–2008), Sri Lankan athlete * Lanka de Alwis, Sri Lankan cricketer * Malathi de Alwis, Sri Lankan anthropologist *

Neal de Alwis William Neal de Alwis (born 19 January 1914) was a Ceylonese politician and a senior member of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party. William Neal de Alwis was born on 19 January 1914, and he received his education at Newstead Girls' School, Negombo, ...

(born 1914), Ceylonese politician * Padmalal de Alwis, Sri Lankan politician * Prasantha Lal De Alwis, Sri Lankan lawyer *

Premakeerthi de Alwis Samaraweera Mudalige Don Premakeerthi de Alwis (3 June 1947 – 31 July 1989 as si, ප්‍රේමකීර්ති ද අල්විස්), popularly known as Premakeerthi de Alwis, was a Sri Lankan radio and television broadcaster an ...

(1947–1989), Sri Lankan broadcaster * Sacha De Alwis (born 1992), Sri Lankan cricketer * Stanley de Alwis (1936–2019), Ceylonese cricketer *

Susantha De Alwis Susantha De Alwis (died 22 December 2008) was a Sri Lankan diplomat, the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States, Japan, South Korea and former Permanent Representative to United Nations (Geneva). Educated at the Royal College, Colomb ...

(died 2008), Sri Lankan diplomat * Suwini de Alwis (born 1975), Sri Lankan cricketer *

William de Alwis William De Alwis Seneviratne (1842–1916) was a Ceylonese artist and entomologist. With his brother George (dates unknown), William made a lasting contribution to the knowledge of the lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) of Ceylon. The brothers' ...

(1842–1916), Ceylonese artist

Notable people

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