Over 100 obituaries for famous people from Sri Lanka who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
M. P. Jayasinghe, a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician, and former governor of Uva and North Central provinces, died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Hambantota…
Kapila Chandrasena, a Sri Lankan businessman and former chief executive of SriLankan Airlines, Mihin Lanka and Mobitel, died on May 8, 2026. He was a Sri Lankan airline and telecommunications…
Sirisumana Godage, Sri Lankan entrepreneur and book publisher, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 90. He was the chairman of Godage International Publishers, one of Sri Lanka's…
Depinder Singh, the Indian army lieutenant general who served as commander of the IPKF, died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 96. Lieutenant general Singh, who held the…
Y. Karunadasa, a Sri Lankan Buddhist scholar, died on April 26, 2026. Born in 1934 in British Ceylon, he was known for his work in Buddhist Studies, with particular specialisation…
Mahinda Wijesekara, a Sri Lankan politician and former minister of fisheries and member of Parliament, died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Devinuwara, British Ceylon,…
Dan Piachaud, a Sri Lankan cricketer who played for Oxford University, Marylebone and the national team, died on April 2, 2026, aged 89. Born in Colombo in 1937, he studied…
Lionel Fernando, a Sri Lankan-born Australian cricketer, died on March 31, 2026, aged 86. Born in Negombo, British Ceylon, in 1939, he played for Ceylon from 1964 to 1971 as…
Rezvi Sheriff, a Sri Lankan nephrologist and physician, died on March 30, 2026. He was an academic who served as director of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, senior professor of…
Aloysius Pieris, a Sri Lankan Jesuit priest and theologian, died on March 21, 2026. He was born in Ampitiya, British Ceylon, present-day Sri Lanka, on April 9, 1934, and studied…
Tissa Vitharana, a Sri Lankan physician and politician, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 91. Known formally as Vidya Jyothi Upali Tissa Vitharana, he served as a…
Nihal Fernando, a Sri Lankan actor known for Kalpanthe Sihinayak, Maya 3D and Aloko Udapadi, died on December 4, 2025, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, aged 71. Born in Colombo on…
Sirisena Cooray, a Sri Lankan politician, died on November 30, 2021. Born on April 25, 1931, in Colombo, then in Ceylon, he built a long public career in municipal and…
Sri Lankan academicDied on Saturday January 6th 2018
Sri Lankan-born Indian authorDied on Thursday January 4th 2018
Sri Lankan diplomatDied on Wednesday December 13th 2017
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Wednesday August 30th 2017
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Tuesday August 29th 2017
Sri Lankan economistDied on Friday June 23rd 2017
Sri Lankan artist and singerDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Monday May 29th 2017
Sri Lankan pre-Test cricket player and coachDied on Monday April 10th 2017
Sri Lankan pre-Test cricket player and cricket coachDied on Monday April 10th 2017
Sri Lankan army officer and sports shooterDied on Thursday April 6th 2017
Sri Lankan Buddhist monk. Supreme Mahanayaka of Amarapura NikayaDied on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Sri Lankan singerDied on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Sri Lankan-born Singaporean dancer and choreographerDied on Saturday March 11th 2017
Sri Lankan-born American environmental engineerDied on Monday February 27th 2017
Sri Lankan actorDied on Wednesday February 15th 2017
Sri Lankan singerDied on Monday January 16th 2017
Sri Lankan judgeDied on Thursday January 5th 2017
German-born Sri Lankan poetDied on Wednesday December 21st 2016
Sri Lankan veteran film actorDied on Sunday November 20th 2016
Sri Lankan musicianDied on Thursday November 3rd 2016
Sri Lankan political activistDied on Tuesday October 18th 2016
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Saturday October 1st 2016
Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and authorDied on Tuesday September 6th 2016
Sri Lankan authorDied on Sunday September 4th 2016
Sri Lankan judgeDied on Monday August 15th 2016
Sri Lankan actor and dramatistDied on Monday August 8th 2016
Sri Lankan politician and diplomatDied on Saturday July 23rd 2016
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Wednesday June 15th 2016
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Wednesday June 15th 2016
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Tuesday April 26th 2016
Sri Lankan filmmaker (Welikathara)Died on Thursday April 21st 2016
Sri Lankan lawyerDied on Monday April 11th 2016
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Monday March 14th 2016
Sri Lankan former Government MinisterDied on Monday March 14th 2016
Sri Lankan Buddhist monkDied on Wednesday March 9th 2016
Sengai Aaliyan, a Sri Lankan Tamil author and writer, died on February 28, 2016, at the age of 75. Born in Jaffna in 1941, he emerged as a writer after…
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Tuesday January 19th 2016
Sri Lankan cricketer. Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Sri Lankan actorDied on Thursday December 3rd 2015
Sri Lankan Tamil academic and authorDied on Sunday November 1st 2015
Sri Lankan mechanical engineer and academicDied on Tuesday November 3rd 2015
Sri Lankan Buddhist monkDied on Sunday November 8th 2015
Sri Lankan entrepreneurDied on Thursday November 5th 2015
Sri Lankan politician and trade unionistDied on Tuesday October 13th 2015
Sri Lankan Tamil political activistDied on Sunday October 11th 2015
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Saturday October 3rd 2015
Sri Lankan diplomat and Inspector General of PoliceDied on Saturday September 26th 2015
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Monday September 14th 2015
Sri Lankan academicDied on Wednesday September 9th 2015
Sri Lankan academicDied on Saturday July 25th 2015
Sri Lankan veteran actorDied on Tuesday June 16th 2015
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Sri Lankan civil servantDied on Friday November 29th 2013
Sri Lankan educationalistDied on Thursday November 28th 2013
Sri Lankan lawyerDied on Thursday November 7th 2013
Sri Lankan diplomat and civil servantDied on Sunday November 3rd 2013
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Friday September 27th 2013
Sri Lankan human rights campaignerDied on Monday September 9th 2013
Sri Lankan cricket umpireDied on Thursday August 15th 2013
Sri Lankan army general and diplomatDied on Sunday August 11th 2013
Sri Lankan-born British radio play performer (Just William)Died on Saturday July 20th 2013
Sri Lankan diplomat and lawyerDied on Sunday June 16th 2013
Sri Lankan cricket umpireDied on Sunday June 9th 2013
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Thursday May 30th 2013
Sri Lankan judgeDied on Monday April 8th 2013
Sri Lankan academicDied on Saturday March 30th 2013
Sri Lankan psychiatrist and Buddhist scholarDied on Friday March 1st 2013
Sri Lankan politician and businessmanDied on Friday January 18th 2013
Sri Lankan Roman Catholic priest and theologianDied on Thursday January 17th 2013
Sri Lankan cricketerDied on Saturday January 12th 2013
Sri Lankan domestic helperDied on Wednesday January 9th 2013
Sri Lankan lawyer and trade unionistDied on Monday September 1st 2014
Sri Lankan diplomat and academicDied on Wednesday August 6th 2014
Sri Lankan clothing manufacturerDied on Sunday July 6th 2014
Sri Lankan accountant and executive (Singer Corporation)Died on Monday June 16th 2014
Sri Lankan lawyerDied on Friday May 23rd 2014
Sri Lankan cricketerDied on Friday April 25th 2014
Sri Lankan cricket umpireDied on Wednesday April 16th 2014
Sri Lankan actress and singerDied on Monday March 17th 2014
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Sunday March 16th 2014
Sri Lankan actorDied on Wednesday February 26th 2014
Sri Lankan judge and lawyerDied on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Sri Lankan anthropologistDied on Sunday January 19th 2014