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Most Famous Sri Lankan Athletes

Sports 43
Sri Lanka 173
63,552 KS Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1977
74,993 LM Lasith Malinga Lasith Malinga Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1983
88,193 SJ Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1969
137,755 AM Ajantha Mendis Ajantha Mendis Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1985
149,026 TD Tillakaratne Dilshan Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1976
159,664 CV Chaminda Vaas Chaminda Vaas Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1974
168,197 DC Dinesh Chandimal Dinesh Chandimal Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1989
169,318 RH Rangana Herath Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1978
214,069 AR Arjuna Ranatunga Arjuna Ranatunga Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1963
215,279 KP Kusal Perera Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1990
252,620 NK Nuwan Kulasekara Nuwan Kulasekara Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1982
346,874 DD Dhananjaya de Silva Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1991
405,441 ST Sugath Thilakaratne Sri Lankan Athletic b. 1973
452,621 DP Dhammika Prasad Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1983
460,540 TJ Thilini Jayasinghe Sri Lankan Badminton b. 1985
487,299 SE Shaminda Eranga Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1986
506,495 NL Nadeeka Lakmali Nadeeka Lakmali Sri Lankan Javelin Thrower b. 1981
514,408 AC Anuradha Cooray Anuradha Cooray Sri Lankan Athletic b. 1978
592,079 CV Chinthana Vidanage Sri Lankan Sport b. 1981
660,390 SR Sumeda Ranasinghe Sri Lankan Athletic b. 1991
706,760 LG Lahiru Gamage Lahiru Gamage Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1988
717,568 SW Sripali Weerakkody Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1986
720,219 SM Shehan Madushanka Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1995
803,797 PN Prabath Nissanka Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1980
859,294 NE Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam Sri Lankan Athletic b. 1934
862,114 NL Nimali Liyanarachchi Nimali Liyanarachchi Sri Lankan Athletic b. 1989
886,662 TB T. B. Kehelgamuwa Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1942
978,766 GD Gayan de Silva (Bahraini cricketer) Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1988
1,034,585 SJ Sunil Jayasinghe Sri Lankan Cricket 1955–1995
1,139,475 CG Chandima Gunaratne Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1982
1,174,951 NH Nipuni Hansika Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1994
1,188,679 RA Rajitha Amunugama Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1969
1,207,761 AD Aruna Darshana Aruna Darshana Sri Lankan Sprint b. 1999
1,304,757 SK Sugandika Kumari Sugandika Kumari Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1990
1,325,459 UJ Udara Jayasundera Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1991
1,386,858 JA John Arenhold Sri Lankan Cricket 1931–2017
1,420,170 ID Indika Dissanayake Indika Dissanayake Sri Lankan Sport b. 1989
1,505,668 VS Vinoj Suranjaya de Silva Muthumuni Sri Lankan Athletic b. 1995
1,935,400 KD Kavisha Dilhari Kavisha Dilhari Sri Lankan Cricket b. 2001
2,029,006 DL Dilhani Lekamge Dilhani Lekamge Sri Lankan Athletic b. 1987
2,125,317 SF Shehan Fernando Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1993
2,186,936 TR Tharindu Ratnayake Sri Lankan Cricket b. 1996
2,648,694 AI Amara Indumathi Sri Lankan Sport b. 1986
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Inside Sri Lanka Athletes

43 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous sri lanka athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Sri Lanka Athletes peaked in the 1980s with 18 people.

What Sri Lanka Athletes Are Known For

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Cricket are Sri Lanka Athletes's biggest group — 70% of all notables (30).

Sri Lanka Athletes over-index on cricket — 85.2× the global rate.

  1. Cricket30
  2. Athletic7
  3. Sport3
  4. Badminton1
  5. Javelin Thrower1
  6. Sprint1
  1. Cricket3085.2×
  2. Athletic717.2×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Sri Lanka Athletes compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.