Colombo
Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, has a long history as a port on ancient east-west trade routes, ruled successively by the Portuguese, Dutch and British. That heritage is reflected in its its architecture, mixing colonial buildings with high-rises and shopping malls. The imposing Colombo National Museum, dedicated to Sri Lankan history, borders sprawling Viharamahadevi Park and its giant Buddha.
People born in Colombo (First 49 people) - Page 1
C. G. Weeramantry
Sri Lankan lawyer
Ranasinghe Premadasa
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Lalith Kotelawala
J. R. Jayewardene
Political leader
Humphrey Waldock
British jurist
Raadhika Sarathkumar
Indian actress
Kumar Dharmasena
Sri Lankan cricket umpire
Desmond Kelly
Musician
Lucian Nethsingha
British organist
Julian Lethbridge
Painter
Chitral Somapala
Sri Lankan vocalist
Ranil Wickremesinghe
President of Sri Lanka
Channa Perera
Actor
Senesh Dissanaike Bandara
Film director
Sudath Mahaadivulwewa
Sri Lankan film director
Ananda Weerakoon
Sri Lankan film actor
Nadeeka Perera
Sri Lankan fashion model
Paboda Sandeepani
Sri Lankan theatre actress
Gayesha Perera
Sri Lankan film actress
Yashoda Wimaladharma
Sri Lankan actress
Chulakshi Ranathunga
Sri Lankan actress
Dushyanth Weeraman
Sri Lankan singer
Randhir Witana
Sri Lankan rapper
Sunil Edirisinghe
Sri Lankan musician
Razik Fareed
Politician
Sanjit De Silva
Sri Lankan actor
Ruwanga Samath
Record producer
A. S. A. Sami
Indian director
Vishwa Fernando
Sri Lankan cricketer
Duvindu Tillakaratne
Sri Lankan cricketer
Sachithra Senanayake
Sri Lankan cricketer
Amila Aponso
Sri Lankan cricketer
Roshen Silva
Sri Lankan cricketer
Dulip Samaraweera
Sri Lankan cricketer
Dilhara Lokuhettige
Sri Lankan cricketer
Dilshan Munaweera
Sri Lankan cricketer
Malinda Warnapura
Sri Lankan cricketer
Michael Vandort
Sri Lankan cricketer
Brendon Kuruppu
Sri Lankan cricketer
Chandrika Kumaratunga
Yoshitha Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan naval officer
Namal Rajapaksa
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Ponnambalam Ramanathan
Lawyer
Richard de Zoysa
Sri Lankan journalist
Shashikala Siriwardene
Sri Lankan former cricketer
Sunethra Bandaranaike
