List of British Sri Lankans
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This is a list of notable people of Sri Lankan descent living in the United Kingdom. The term "Sri Lankan Britons" refers to Sri Lankans of all ethnic groups.
Academic[edit]
Actors[edit]
- Jai Akash
- Tony Jayawardena
- Amara Karan
- Albert Moses
- Romesh Ranganathan – stand-up comedian, actor, presenter
- Kim Vithana
Business[edit]
- Subaskaran Allirajah – businessman, entrepreneur, founder of the Lycamobile; the world's largest MVNO based in the UK
- Karunamoorthy – film producer, founder of Ayngaran International
- Arjuna Sittampalam – financier
- Ratheesan Yoganathan – entrepreneur, founder of the Lebara
Engineers[edit]
Lawyers[edit]
Media[edit]
- George Alagiah
- Nigel Barker
- Suranga Chandratillake
- James Coomarasamy
- Rasantha Cooray
- Vernon Corea
- Darshini David
- Elmo Fernando
- Christopher Greet
- Rohan Jayasekera
- Neville Jayaweera
- Tim Kash
- Calvin Chinthaka (fashion photographer)
Military[edit]
Musicians[edit]
- Arjun Coomaraswamy
- Beverley Craven
- Rohan de Saram
- Desmond de Silva
- Tanya Ekanayaka – composer, pianist
- Siva Kaneswaran
- Lay Low
- M.I.A.
- Nimal Mendis
- Andrew Nethsingha – choral conductor, organist
- DJ Nihal
- Ashan Pillai – violinist
Physicians[edit]
- Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
- Henry Speldewinde de Boer
- Ajith Kumar Siriwardena
- Richard Lionel Spittel
- Nihal Gurusinghe – OBE professor, neurosurgeon
Politicians[edit]
Religion[edit]
Scientists[edit]
Sports[edit]
- Alistair Blair
- Jude Chaminda
- Dimitri Mascarenhas
- Gehan Mendis
- Walter Philps
- Murugan Thiruchelvam
- Duncan White
- Glucka Wijesuriya
- Dillon De Silva
- Sam Durrant
- Vimal Yoganathan
Writers[edit]
Others[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Sullivan, Walter (24 December 1994). "Cyril Ponnamperuma, Scholar of Life's Origins, is Dead at 71". The New York Times.