Mendis is a common Sinhalese surname derived from the
Português surname
Mendes which was introduced to Sri Lanka during
Portuguese rule in Sri Lanka. It may refer to
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Ajantha Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer
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B. J. P. Mendis
B. J. P. Mendis (died February 2009) was the 43rd Surveyor General of Sri Lanka
Surveyor General of Sri Lanka is the head of Department of Survey (Sri Lanka), Department of Survey of Sri Lanka. The post was established on 2 August 1800 with the ...
, Surveyor General in Sri Lanka
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Buddhika Mendis
Yange Oshanka Buddhika Mendis (born 22 June 1979) is a Sri Lankan born cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman, off spin bowler and occasional wicket-keeper. He has played for the Singapore national cricket team since 2002,[Chaminda Mendis
Manimeldura Chaminda Mendis (born 28 December 1968) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was born in Galle. He played one One Day International for the Sri Lankans in 1994, debuting against New Zealand, which was his only international match. ...]
, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Cletus Mendis, Sri Lankan actor
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Damien Mendis
"Danger! High Voltage" is a song by American rock band Electric Six. It was released as the band's debut single and the lead single from their debut studio album, ''Fire'' (2003), in 2002 as a 7-inch vinyl. It was re-released by XL Recordings on ...
, British Sri Lankan music producer composer
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Duleep Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Gehan Mendis
Gehan Dixon Mendis (born 24 April 1955) is an English former cricketer who was an opening batsman for Sussex and Lancashire between 1974 and 1993. He was part of the Lancashire team that won the 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup and 1990 NatWest Trop ...
, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Ishan Mendis, Sri Lankan actor
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Jeevan Mendis
Balapuwaduge Manukulasuriya Amith Jeevan Mendis ( si, ජීවන් මෙන්ඩිස්; born 15 January 1983) is a former Sri Lankan professional cricketer, who played limited over internationals. An all-rounder who bowls leg spin, Mend ...
, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Kanchana Mendis, Sri Lankan actress
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Kusal Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Nandana Mendis, Sri Lankan politician
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Nimal Mendis Nimal may refer to
*Nimal Bandara, Sri Lankan politician
*Nimal Gamini Amaratunga, Sri Lankan judge
*Nimal Gunaratne
Air Vice Marshal Nimal Herat-Gunaratne, VSV, USP, SLAF was the Director Health Services of the Sri Lanka Air Force from 1992 ...
, Sri Lankan singer
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Paddy Mendis
Air Chief Marshal Deshamanya Pathman Hariprasadha Mendis, FBIM (24 January 1933 – 18 January 2022) was a Sri Lankan aviator. He was the fourth Commander of the Royal Ceylon Air Force from 1971 to 1976.
Early life and education
The son of a d ...
, Sri Lankan air force officer
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Patrick Mendis
Patrick Mendis (born 1960) is an educator, diplomat, author, and executive in government service in the United States. A former American diplomat and military professor during the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations, he held various positions ...
, Sri Lanka-born American diplomat and Nato and Pacific Command military professor
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Randolph Jewell Francis Mendis, Sri Lankan army officer
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Ramesh Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Solias Mendis, Sri Lankan temple artist
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Sriyantha Mendis
Hiddadura Jude Neil Sriyantha Mendis (Born 25 October 1957) ( si, ශ්රියන්ත මෙන්ඩිස්), popularly as Sriyantha Mendis, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Highly versatile actor from drama to ...
, Sri Lankan actor
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Susirith Mendis, Sri Lankan academic
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Viraj Mendis
Viraj Mendis is a Sri Lankan national who claimed the right of sanctuary at the Church of the Ascension in Hulme, Manchester, England during the 1980s.
Mendis had arrived in the UK in October 1973 on a twelve-month student visa but overstayed his ...
, Sri Lankan activist
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Vernon Mendis
Deshamanya Dr Vernon Loraine Benjamin Mendis (5 December 1925 – 23 June 2010) was a prominent Sri Lankan diplomat, who served as the United Nations' Special Envoy to the Middle East. He is referred to as the ''Sri Lanka's Father of Diplomacy ...
, Sri Lankan diplomat
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Yashoda Mendis
Batawalage Yashoda Avanthika Mendis (born 15 September 1986), known as Yashoda Mendis is a Sri Lankan cricketer. She was the leading run-scorer for Sri Lanka in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, with 130 runs in five matches.
In October 2018, ...
, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Valence Mendis Valence Mendis, formally Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis, (born 21 May 1958) is a Sri Lankan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Bishop of Chilaw since 2006. He has been named bishop of Kandy, where he spent his fir ...
, 4th
Bishop of Chilaw
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Wijayapala Medis, Sri Lankan Politician
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Surnames of Sinhalese origin
