Sri Lanka People

Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is an American former NASA astronaut, test pilot, aerospace engineer, university professor, United States Naval Aviator, and the first person to set foot upon the Moon.

Regi Siriwardena (15 May 1922 - 15 December 2004) was a Sri Lankan academic, journalist, poet, writer, playwright and writer of screenplays.

Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka, known as Sarath Fonseka (Sinhala: සරත් ෆොන්සේකා, Tamil: சரத் பொன்சேகா, born 18 December 1950) is a former commander and General of the Sri Lanka Army and a former candidate for President of Sri Lanka. As Commander...

Raj Rajaratnam (Tamil: ராஜ் ராஜரத்தினம்; born June 15, 1957) is a Tamil American former hedge fund manager and billionaire founder of the Galleon Group, a New York-based hedge fund management firm. On October 16, 2009, he was arrested by the...

Ravinder Singh "Ravi" Bopara (born 4 May 1985) is an English cricketer who plays for Essex and England. Originally a top-order batsman, his developing medium pace bowling is making him a vital all-rounder and he has the best bowling figures...

Campbell Memorial Award 1978, 1985 Hugo Award (novel) 1978 National Book Award 1980

Konganige Joseph Malsi Jackson Anthony is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema (refer to Cinema of Sri Lanka). Though he has become popular from his career as an actor (in Television, Stage and Cinema). He has appeared before the public...

Marvan Samson Atapattu (born 22 November 1970 in Kalutara) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former Sri Lankan captain. Towards the end of his career he joined the Indian Cricket League and captained the Delhi Giants. He is the...

Jeyaraj Fernandopulle (Tamil: ஜெயராஜ் பெர்னான்டோபுள்ளே, January 11, 1953 – April 6, 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as a cabinet Minister and a Member of Parliament in Sri Lanka. He was a Roman Catholic and hailed from a...

Pooja (born 25 June 1981 as Pooja Gautami Umashankar in Sri Lanka) is an actress in Kollywood and the Sinhala film industry. She has a Masters Degree in Business & Management. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage...