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Sinhalese Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language prima ...

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. Notable people with the name include: ;Surname: *

Chandra Wickramasinghe Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe (born 20 January 1939) is a Sri Lankan-born British mathematician, astronomer and astrobiologist of Sinhalese people, Sinhalese ethnicity. His research interests include the interstellar medium, infrared astronomy, ...

(born 1939), British mathematician and astronomer * Don Martino de Zilva Wickremasinghe (died 1937), Ceylonese epigraphist and archeologist *

Doreen Young Wickremasinghe Doreen Wickremasinghe (''née'' Young;15 February 1907 – 29 May 2000) was a British leftist who became a prominent Communist politician in Sri Lanka and a Member of Parliament (MP). She was one of the handful of European Radicals in Sri Lanka ...

, Ceylonese politician *

Gamini Wickremasinghe Anguppulige Gamini Dayantha Wickremasinghe (born December 27, 1965, Colombo), or Gamini Wickremasinghe, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played three Tests and four ODIs between 1989 and 1993. He studied at Nalanda College Colombo. Selecti ...

(born 1965), Sri Lankan cricketer *

Jagath Wickramasinghe Jagath Wickramasinghe ( si, ජගත් වික්‍රමසිංහ; born 10 April 1966) is a Sri Lankan musician. He is the current Chairman of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. Wickramasinghe pursued a career as an engineer, but later ...

(born 1966), Sri Lankan musician * Lakshman Wickremasinghe (1927–1983), Sri Lankan priest * Maitree Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan academic * Martin Wickramasinghe (1890–1976), Ceylonese author *

Mendis Wickramasinghe L. J. Mendis Wickramasinghe is a Sri Lankan herpetologist, taxonomist, naturalist ,wildlife photographer. Inspired by a childhood passion on snakes and by the diversity of his motherland, he has spent over two decades experiencing the forests ac ...

(born 1976), Sri Lankan herpetologist * Neela Wickramasinghe (1954–2022), Sri Lankan singer *

Neranjan Wickremasinghe Neranjan Wickramasinghe (6 June 1961 – 12 May 2015) was a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. See also *List of political families in Sri Lanka This is a partial listing ...

(1961–2015), Sri Lankan politician *

Nira Wickramasinghe Nira Konjit Wickramasinghe is professor of modern South Asian studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands and a well known international academic. She was a professor in the department of history and international relations, University of Co ...

(born 1964), Sri Lankan academic *

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 199 ...

(born 1971), Sri Lankan cricketer *

Rajika Wickramasinghe Rajika Priyanganee Wickramasinghe (born 5 August 1973) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament. Wickramasinghe was born on 5 August 1973. She contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance (U ...

(born 1973), Sri Lankan politician * Ranil Wickremesinghe (born 1949), Sri Lankan politician *

S. A. Wickramasinghe Dr. Sugiswara Abeywardena Wickramasinghe (13 April 1900 – 25 August 1981) was the founder of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka. He was the first Leftist to be elected to Ceylon State Council in 1931. He gave up all his wealth and comforts ...

(1901–1981), Ceylonese politician * Sajini Wickramasinge (born 1997), Sri Lankan activist *

Shelley Wickramasinghe Shelley Wickramasinghe (1926–10 August 2011) was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He studied at the Kalutara Vidyalaya. From 1972 to 2000, he represented Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club and served as its president three times. Wickramasinghe al ...

(1926–2011), Sri Lankan cricket official *

Sunitha Wickramasinghe Sunitha Wickramasinghe, FRCP FRCPath was a Sri Lankan born British academic and haematologist. A Professor of Haematology, he was the former Deputy Dean of the Imperial College School of Medicine and one of the world's leading authorities on c ...

, British physician and academic *

Udaya Wickramasinghe Wickrama Arachchige Udaya Wickramasinghe (12 August 1939 – 12 April 2010) was a Sri Lankan cricket umpire. Wickramasinghe was born in Matugama in Sri Lanka. He was educated at St Peter's College and Dharmapala College, and worked as an Imm ...

(1939–2010), Sri Lankan cricket official *

Umayangana Wickramasinghe Umayangana Wickramasinghe (born 24 October 1980 si, උමයංගනා වික්‍රමසිංහ) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a television host. She is best known for the role in televis ...

(born 1980), Sri Lankan actress * W. Wickremasinghe (1899-?), Ceylonese politician ;As a forename: *

Wickramasinghe Archchilage Chandrawathi Wickramasinghe Archchilage Chandrawathi, known as WA Chandrawathi, (born 27 May 1981) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. She has played for Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ...

(born 1981), Sri Lankan cricketer *

Wickremasinghe Rajaguru Wickremasinghe B. Rajaguru (born 31 August 1938) was the 25th Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Police (IGP) (1995–1998). Rajaguru attended St. Anthony's College, Kandy. In 1993 he was forcibly retired at the age of 55 but following t ...

(born 1938), Sri Lankan police officer *

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� ...

(born 1943), Sri Lankan athlete