Most Famous Sri Lankan Writers

14 Sri Lankan Writers in view out of 14

Writing 14
Sri Lanka 173
Kumaratunga Munidasa
Kumaratunga Munidasa Sri Lankan Journalist 1887 – 1944
#320,177
GA
Gunadasa Amarasekara Sri Lankan Writer Born 1929
#459,712
Sugathapala de Silva
Sugathapala de Silva Sri Lankan Writer 1928 – 2002
#523,194
GB
G. B. Senanayake Sri Lankan Poet 1913 – 2017
#524,504
KS
K. Sivathamby Sri Lankan Writer 1932 – 2011
#540,497
AV
A. Veluppillai Sri Lankan Historian 1936 – 2015
#561,749
W. A. Silva
W. A. Silva Sri Lankan Writer 1890 – 1957
#587,957
JT
James T. Rutnam Sri Lankan Historian 1905 – 1988
#614,995
SP
S. Pathmanathan Sri Lankan Historian Born 1940
#621,034
Gajaman Nona
Gajaman Nona Sri Lankan Poet 1746 – 1815
#915,215
Kumaraswamy Pulavar
Kumaraswamy Pulavar Sri Lankan Poet 1854 – 1922
#1,223,305
W. S. Karunaratne
W. S. Karunaratne Sri Lankan Scholar 1928 – 1986
#1,245,790
Vernon Corea
Vernon Corea Sri Lankan Journalist 1927 – 2002
#1,530,675
TS
T. Sathasiva Iyer Sri Lankan Scholar 1882 – 1950
#1,576,587

By the numbers

Inside Sri Lanka Writers

14 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Sri Lanka Writers peaked in the 1920s with 4 people.

What Sri Lanka Writers Are Known For

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Writer are Sri Lanka Writers's biggest group — 29% of all notables (4).

  1. Writer4
  2. Poet3
  3. Historian3
  4. Journalist2
  5. Scholar2