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This is a list of notable people of Sri Lankan descent living in the United Kingdom. The term "Sri Lankan Britons" refers to Sri Lankans of all ethnic groups.
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Actors edit
- Jai Akash
- Tony Jayawardena
- Amara Karan
- Albert Moses
- Romesh Ranganathan – stand-up comedian, actor, presenter
- Kim Vithana
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- Subaskaran Allirajah – businessman, entrepreneur, founder of the Lycamobile; the world's largest MVNO based in the UK
- Karunamoorthy – film producer, founder of Ayngaran International
- Arjuna Sittampalam – financier
- Ratheesan Yoganathan – entrepreneur, founder of the Lebara
Engineers edit
Lawyers edit
Media edit
Military edit
Musicians edit
- Arjun Coomaraswamy
- Beverley Craven
- Rohan de Saram
- Desmond de Silva
- Tanya Ekanayaka – composer, pianist
- Siva Kaneswaran
- Lay Low
- M.I.A.
- Nimal Mendis
- Andrew Nethsingha – choral conductor, organist
- DJ Nihal
- Ashan Pillai – violinist
Physicians edit
- Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
- Henry Speldewinde de Boer
- Ajith Kumar Siriwardena
- Richard Lionel Spittel
- Nihal Gurusinghe – OBE professor, neurosurgeon
Politicians edit
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Scientists edit
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Writers edit
Others edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Sullivan, Walter (24 December 1994). "Cyril Ponnamperuma, Scholar of Life's Origins, is Dead at 71". The New York Times.