Rahul Sharma (Editor)

List of Sri Lankan Canadians

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit

This is a list of Sri Lankan Canadians, including both original immigrants who obtained Canadian citizenship and their Canadian descendants, but not Sri Lankan nationals living or working in Canada. The list includes a brief description of their reason for notability.

Contents

Academics

  • Chandre Dharma-wardana - principal research scientist at the National Research Council of Canada
  • Veerasingham Dhuruvasangary - scientist and inventor
  • Elagu V. Elaguppillai - businessman, nuclear scientist, university professor, medical researcher
  • Ray Jayawardhana - astronomer at the University of Toronto
  • Lakshman Marasinghe - academic and lawyer
  • Janaka Ruwanpura - Director of the Centre for Project Management Excellence at the Schulich School of Engineering at University of Calgary
  • Indira Samarasekera - President and 12th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Alberta

    • Activists

  • Cheryl Perera - children's rights activist, founder of OneChild

    • Business

  • Christopher Ondaatje - former athlete and philanthropist

    • Dancers

  • Elaine Cole - baila dancer

    • Film and entertainment

  • Rohan Fernando - visual artist, painter and filmmaker
  • Suresh Joachim - actor, producer and multiple Guinness World Record holder
  • Pardis Parker - director, writer, actor, and comedian
  • Lenin M. Sivam - filmmaker
  • Rajiv Surendra - actor

    • Journalists

  • D. B. S. Jeyaraj - freelance journalist
  • Anne-Marie Mediwake - news anchor

    • Musicians

  • Nirmala Basnayake - musician in the band controller.controller
  • Patrick Denipitiya - musician

    • Politics and law

  • Gary Anandasangaree - Canadian Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Rouge Park
  • Logan Kanapathi - Markham City Councillor for Ward 7
  • Rathika Sitsabaiesan - former Canadian Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Rouge River
  • Asoka Weerasinghe - former Deputy High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Canada

    • Rebels

  • Kumaravelu Vignarajah - LTTE cadre

    • Sports people

  • Trevin Bastiampillai - Canadian cricketer
  • Manoj David - Canadian cricketer
  • Ruvindu Gunasekera - Canadian cricketer
  • Rohan Jayasekera - Sri Lankan and Canadian cricketer
  • Arvind Kandappah - Canadian cricketer
  • Ravishankar Puvendran - Canadian cricketer
  • Sanjayan Thuraisingam - Canadian cricketer
  • Zameer Zahir - Canadian cricketer

    • Writers

  • Siri Gunasinghe - Sinhalese poet, novelist, literary critic
  • Michael Ondaatje - poet and author of numerous novels, including The English Patient
  • Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha - poet, writer, educator and social activist
  • Shyam Selvadurai - novelist

    • References

    List of Sri Lankan Canadians Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics