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    Most Famous Living People from Sri Lanka

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

    As of September 17, 2026, Anura Kumara Dissanayake is the most famous living person in Sri Lanka in iFANN's rankings, ahead of Chandrika Kumaratunga and Dhananjaya de Silva.

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    Anura Kumara Dissanayake
    #1

    Anura Kumara Dissanayake

    Fame score 9.3

    Chandrika Kumaratunga
    #2

    Chandrika Kumaratunga

    Fame score 6.1

    Dhananjaya de Silva
    #3

    Dhananjaya de Silva

    Fame score 3.9

    #4
    Asitha Fernando

    Asitha Fernandolk

    12.4K Wikipedia views · 417 news articles

    3.7    #5
    Dinesh Chandimal

    Dinesh Chandimallk

    19.4K Wikipedia views · 80 news articles

    3.1    #6
    Kusal Mendis

    Kusal Mendislk

    8.1K Wikipedia views · 15 news articles

    3.0    #7
    Dasun Shanaka

    Dasun Shanakalk

    7K Wikipedia views · 67 news articles

    2.9    #8
    Chaminda Vaas

    Chaminda Vaaslk

    15.5K Wikipedia views · 38+ news articles

    2.6    #9
    Ajantha Mendis

    Ajantha Mendislk

    8.9K Wikipedia views · 20+ news articles

    2.2    #10
    Charith Asalanka

    Charith Asalankalk

    3.3K Wikipedia views · 54 news articles

    2.1    #11
    Arjuna Ranatunga

    Arjuna Ranatungalk

    17.9K Wikipedia views · 11+ news articles

    1.9    #12
    Rangana Herath

    Rangana Herathlk

    10K Wikipedia views · 17+ news articles

    1.7    #13
    Nuwan Kulasekara

    Nuwan Kulasekaralk

    5.1K Wikipedia views · 31+ news articles

    1.7    #14
    Thisara Perera

    Thisara Pereralk

    4.3K Wikipedia views · 31+ news articles

    1.6    #15
    Angelo Mathews

    Angelo Mathewslk

    11.4K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles

    1.5    #16
    Bernard White

    Bernard Whitelk

    10K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    1.4    #17
    Asha de Vos

    Asha de Voslk

    1.8K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    1.3    #18
    Dushmantha Chameera

    Dushmantha Chameeralk

    2.1K Wikipedia views · 13+ news articles

    1.2    #19
    Dimuth Karunaratne

    Dimuth Karunaratnelk

    4.8K Wikipedia views · 19+ news articles

    1.2    #20
    Allirajah Subaskaran

    Allirajah Subaskaranlk

    13.5K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    1.2    #21
    Avishka Fernando

    Avishka Fernandolk

    2.1K Wikipedia views · 15+ news articles

    0.9    #22
    Binura Fernando

    Binura Fernandolk

    1.4K Wikipedia views · 22+ news articles

    0.9    #23
    Bhanuka Rajapaksa

    Bhanuka Rajapaksalk

    1.8K Wikipedia views · 10+ news articles

    0.9    #24
    Chandra Wickramasinghe

    Chandra Wickramasinghelk

    2.8K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    0.9    #25
    Antonythasan Jesuthasan

    Antonythasan Jesuthasanlk

    2K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    0.7    #26
    Anarkali Akarsha

    Anarkali Akarshalk

    2.2K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    0.6    #27
    Ali Sabry

    Ali Sabrylk

    1.4K Wikipedia views · 5+ news articles

    0.5    #28
    Asanka Gurusinha

    Asanka Gurusinhalk

    2.4K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles

    0.5    #29
    Cecil Balmond

    Cecil Balmondlk

    1.8K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    0.3    #30
    Anura Tennekoon

    Anura Tennekoonlk

    815 Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    0.2