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 2
Otara Gunewardene
K. N. Jayatilleke
Writer
Nirosha
Indian film actress
Swarna Mallawarachchi
Film actress
Chathurika Peiris
Actress
Palitha Thewarapperuma
Sri Lankan Politician
Nimal Mendis
Sri Lankan singer-songwriter
Pooja Umashankar
Sri Lankan actress
Udayakantha Warnasuriya
Sri Lankan film director
Titus Thotawatte
Sri Lankan director
Mahendra Perera
Actor
J. A. Milton Perera
Singer
David de Kretser
Former Governor of Victoria
Radhika Coomaraswamy
Sri Lankan lawyer
Desmond Fernando
Sri Lankan doctor
Anusha Damayanthi
Film actress
Damitha Abeyratne
Sri Lankan film actress
Jayantha Chandrasiri
Sri Lankan journalist
Pieter Keuneman
Sri Lankan Politician
Anil Moonesinghe
Sri Lankan Politician
Poongothai Chandrahasan
Sri Lankan filmmaker
Roy Dias
Sri Lankan cricketer
Guy de Alwis
Sri Lankan cricketer
Sidath Wettimuny
Sri Lankan cricketer
Rumesh Ratnayake
Sri Lankan cricketer
Vinothen John
Sri Lankan cricketer
Ashantha de Mel
Sri Lankan cricketer
Frederick G. Donnan
Chemist
Hugh Burden
Actor
Sachithra Serasinghe
Sri Lankan cricketer
Yasas Tillakaratne
Hashan Tillakaratne's brother
Shammu Ashan
Sri Lankan cricketer
Sadeera Samarawickrama
Sri Lankan cricketer
Jehan Daniel
Sri Lankan cricketer
Prasanna Jayawardene
Sri Lankan cricketer
Malinda Pushpakumara
Sri Lankan cricketer
Shehan Jayasuriya
Sri Lankan cricketer
Ponnambalam Arunachalam
Former Member of the Executive Council of Ceylon
Mahagama Sekara
Sri Lankan poet
Petrus Albertus van der Parra
Former Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Bevis Bawa
Architect
Lasantha Wickrematunge
Sri Lankan journalist
Dinesh Subasinghe
Sri Lankan composer
Harshitha Madavi
Cricketer
Oshadi Ranasinghe
Sri Lankan cricketer
Neville Jayaweera
Author
Ken Balendra
Sri Lankan executive
