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    Most Famous People from Sri Lanka

    People from Sri Lanka, ranked by worldwide fame rather than local attention.

    As of August 25, 2026, Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads iFANN's Famous rankings for Sri Lanka, ahead of Chandrika Kumaratunga and Kusal Mendis.

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    Anura Kumara Dissanayake
    #1

    Anura Kumara Dissanayake

    Fame score 9.1

    Chandrika Kumaratunga
    #2

    Chandrika Kumaratunga

    Fame score 5.2

    Kusal Mendis
    #3

    Kusal Mendis

    Fame score 2.6

    #4
    Dasun Shanaka

    Dasun Shanakalk

    5.1K Wikipedia views · 40+ news articles

    2.5    #5
    Chaminda Vaas

    Chaminda Vaaslk

    11.4K Wikipedia views · 34+ news articles

    2.4    #6
    Dinesh Chandimal

    Dinesh Chandimallk

    25.6K Wikipedia views · 80+ news articles

    2.3    #7
    Ajantha Mendis

    Ajantha Mendislk

    7.2K Wikipedia views · 21+ news articles

    2.2    #8
    Angelo Mathews

    Angelo Mathewslk

    9.7K Wikipedia views · 51+ news articles

    2.2    #9
    Arjuna Ranatunga

    Arjuna Ranatungalk

    13.5K Wikipedia views · 22+ news articles

    2.0    #10
    Dhananjaya de Silva

    Dhananjaya de Silvalk

    19.4K Wikipedia views · 69+ news articles

    1.9    #11
    Rangana Herath

    Rangana Herathlk

    7.8K Wikipedia views · 32+ news articles

    1.9    #12
    Thisara Perera

    Thisara Pereralk

    5K Wikipedia views · 49+ news articles

    1.7    #13
    Nuwan Kulasekara

    Nuwan Kulasekaralk

    4.3K Wikipedia views · 24+ news articles

    1.6    #14
    Charith Asalanka

    Charith Asalankalk

    2.8K Wikipedia views · 42+ news articles

    1.5    #15
    Dushmantha Chameera

    Dushmantha Chameeralk

    1.8K Wikipedia views · 20+ news articles

    1.4    #16
    Asha de Vos

    Asha de Voslk

    1.8K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    1.3    #17
    Dimuth Karunaratne

    Dimuth Karunaratnelk

    4.6K Wikipedia views · 27+ news articles

    1.3    #18
    Bernard White

    Bernard Whitelk

    9.9K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    1.2    #19
    Allirajah Subaskaran

    Allirajah Subaskaranlk

    13.8K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    1.2    #20
    Asitha Fernando

    Asitha Fernandolk

    9.7K Wikipedia views · 25+ news articles

    1.1    #21
    Avishka Fernando

    Avishka Fernandolk

    2K Wikipedia views · 20+ news articles

    1.0    #22
    Bhanuka Rajapaksa

    Bhanuka Rajapaksalk

    1.8K Wikipedia views · 10+ news articles

    0.9    #23
    Asanka Gurusinha

    Asanka Gurusinhalk

    1.9K Wikipedia views · 9+ news articles

    0.8    #24
    Chandra Wickramasinghe

    Chandra Wickramasinghelk

    2.6K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    0.7    #25
    Binura Fernando

    Binura Fernandolk

    1.7K Wikipedia views · 8+ news articles

    0.7    #26
    Anarkali Akarsha

    Anarkali Akarshalk

    2.1K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    0.6    #27
    Antonythasan Jesuthasan

    Antonythasan Jesuthasanlk

    1.8K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    0.5    #28
    Anura Tennekoon

    Anura Tennekoonlk

    1.3K Wikipedia views · 4+ news articles

    0.4    #29
    Cecil Balmond

    Cecil Balmondlk

    1.7K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    0.3    #30
    Ali Sabry

    Ali Sabrylk

    1.4K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    0.1