Kandy

Kandy

Kandy is a large city in central Sri Lanka. It's set on a plateau surrounded by mountains, which are home to tea plantations and biodiverse rainforest. The city's heart is scenic Kandy Lake (Bogambara Lake), which is popular for strolling. Kandy is famed for sacred Buddhist sites, including the Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) shrine, celebrated with the grand Esala Perahera annual procession.

People born in Kandy (First 49 people) - Page 0

Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan

Sri Lankan cricket coach

Christopher Ondaatje

Christopher Ondaatje

Canadian businessman

Suranga Chandratillake

Suranga Chandratillake


Albert Moses

Albert Moses

Sri Lankan actor

Niroshan Dickwella

Niroshan Dickwella

Sri Lankan cricketer

Chamara Kapugedera

Chamara Kapugedera

Sri Lankan cricketer

Sachini Ayendra Stanley

Sachini Ayendra Stanley

Sri Lankan film actress

Namal Udugama

Namal Udugama

Sri Lankan singer

Nirosha Virajini

Nirosha Virajini

Singer

Ranjan Madugalle

Ranjan Madugalle

Sri Lankan cricketer

Asela Gunaratne

Asela Gunaratne

Sri Lankan cricketer

Lahiru Kumara

Lahiru Kumara

Sri Lankan cricketer

Gamini Dissanayake

Gamini Dissanayake

Former Leader of the Opposition of Sri Lanka

Amarasiri Kalansuriya

Amarasiri Kalansuriya

Sri Lankan actor

Sujeewa Senasinghe

Sujeewa Senasinghe

Former Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

Dharmasena Pathiraja

Dharmasena Pathiraja

Sri Lankan film director

Sanath Gunathilake

Sanath Gunathilake

Actor

Carl Muller

Carl Muller

Sri Lankan writer

Denzil Kobbekaduwa

Denzil Kobbekaduwa

Sri Lankan senior officer

Ruwan Kalpage

Ruwan Kalpage

Sri Lankan cricketer

Pubudu Dassanayake

Pubudu Dassanayake

Cricket coach

M. C. Siddi Lebbe

M. C. Siddi Lebbe


Neranjan Wijeyeratne

Neranjan Wijeyeratne

Former Diyawadana Nilame of Kandy

George Keyt

George Keyt

Sri Lankan painter

Madduma Bandara Ehelapola

Madduma Bandara Ehelapola


Malik Peiris

Malik Peiris

Virologist

Minnette de Silva

Minnette de Silva

Architect

Tanya Ekanayaka

Tanya Ekanayaka

Composer

Stanley Peiris

Stanley Peiris

Sri Lankan musician

Godwin Samararatne

Godwin Samararatne

Teacher

Rizwe Mufti

Rizwe Mufti


Dharmadasa Walpola

Dharmadasa Walpola

Sri Lankan playback singer

Madhumadhawa Aravinda

Madhumadhawa Aravinda

Sri Lankan singer

Jean Arasanayagam

Jean Arasanayagam

Sri Lankan poet

Vivimarie Vanderpoorten

Vivimarie Vanderpoorten

Sri Lankan poet

Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi

Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi

Member of Parliament

Anuruddha Ratwatte

Anuruddha Ratwatte

Sri Lankan Politician

J. K. Rithesh

J. K. Rithesh

Indian actor

Niluka Geethani Rajasekara

Niluka Geethani Rajasekara

Sri Lankan runner

R. A. Chandrasena

R. A. Chandrasena

Sri Lankan musician

Keerthi Pasquel

Keerthi Pasquel

Musician

Dilani Manodara

Dilani Manodara

Sri Lankan cricketer

Keheliya Rambukwella

Keheliya Rambukwella

Sri Lankan Politician

A. Ekanayake Gunasinha

A. Ekanayake Gunasinha

Former Mayor of Colombo

D.B. Gangodathenna

D.B. Gangodathenna

Actor

A. F. Lafir

A. F. Lafir

Military personnel

Mohamed Shiraz

Mohamed Shiraz

Sri Lankan cricketer

Noel Wimalasena

Noel Wimalasena

Sri Lankan lawyer

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