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Rajan Hoole - professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Jaffna; human rights activist and author of books; member of University Teachers for Human Rights
(Academics) (Sri Lanka) -
Ratnajeevan Hoole - Professor of Electrical Engineering; appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Jaffna but never took up post due to threats
(Academics) (Sri Lanka) -
T. Nadaraja - Chancellor of the University of Jaffna; Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Ceylon
(Academics) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Raveendranath - Vice-Chancellor of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka
(Academics) (Sri Lanka) -
K. Sivathamby - emeritus professor of University of Jaffna; prominent Tamil scholar, sociologist and author of books
(Academics) (Sri Lanka) -
X. Thaninayagam - scholar, author and historian
(Academics) (Sri Lanka) -
Valentine Joseph - was a Sri Lankan Tamil mathematician, noted for his contributions to education
(Academics) (Sri Lanka) -
Rajini Thiranagama - murdered human rights activist and author of books; head of the Department of Anatomy, University of Jaffna; member of University Teachers for Human Rights
(Academics) (Sri Lanka) -
T. Varagunam - Chancellor of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka
(Academics) (Sri Lanka) -
Fr. Mary Bastian - Roman Catholic parish priest and human rights activist; allegedly murdered by the LTTE
(Activists) (Sri Lanka) -
Fr. Thiruchelvam Nihal Jim Brown - Roman Catholic parish priest and activist; missing since August 20, 2006; presumed dead
(Activists) (Sri Lanka) -
Radhika Coommaraswamy - human rights activist; Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
(Activists) (Sri Lanka) -
Richard de Zoysa - journalist, author, human rights activist and actor; was abducted and murdered
(Activists) (Sri Lanka) -
Rev. Chandra Fernando - Roman Catholic parish priest, human rights activist; Batticaloa Citizens Committee member; murdered
(Activists) (Sri Lanka) -
Rajan Hoole - professor of Department of Mathematics, University of Jaffna; human rights activist; author of books; member of University Teachers for Human Rights
(Activists) (Sri Lanka) -
Kethesh Loganathan - Deputy Secretary General of the Peace Secretariat of the Government of Sri Lanka; assassinated
(Activists) (Sri Lanka) -
Rajini Thiranagama - murdered human rights activist and author of books; head of the Department of Anatomy, University of Jaffna; member of University Teachers for Human Rights
(Activists) (Sri Lanka) -
Chelvy Thiyagarajah - feminist and International PEN award winner
(Activists) (Sri Lanka) -
Richard de Zoysa - stage drama actor and Sinhala film actor brutally killed by Sri Lankan government paramilitary forces during the JVP insurrection; of Tamil and Singhala mixed origin; son of Manorani Sarawanamuttu
(Actors and directors) (Sri Lanka) -
Rukmani Devi - popular film actress
(Actors and directors) (Sri Lanka) -
Roshan Ranawana (real name Roshan Masilamani) - popular film actor
(Actors and directors) (Sri Lanka) -
Suresh Joachim film actor and producer
(Actors and directors) (Sri Lanka) -
Chandran Rutnam - film producer / director
(Actors and directors) (Sri Lanka) -
Ignatius Anandappa - late Sri Lankan international cricket umpire
(Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators) (Sri Lanka) -
Russel Arnold - former Sri Lankan Test cricketer and international commentator
(Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators) (Sri Lanka) -
Roy Dias - former Sri Lankan Test cricketer/vice captain
(Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators) (Sri Lanka) -
Kandiah Thirugnansampandapillai Francis - international Test/ODI umpire
(Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Illangaratnam - late Sri Lankan cricketer, stalwart of Moratuwa and Bloomfield cricket clubs prior to the Test match era and the coach of Bloomfield C&AC
(Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators) (Sri Lanka) -
Pradeep Jayaprakashdaran - Sri Lankan One Day International (ODI) cricket player
(Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators) (Sri Lanka) -
Sridharan Jeganathan - late NCC and Sri Lankan Test cricketer/off spin bowler
(Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators) (Sri Lanka) -
Vinothen John - former NCC and Sri Lankan Test cricketer/opening fast medium bowler
(Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators) (Sri Lanka) -
Angelo Mathews - Sri Lankan all rounder and the current captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team
(Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators) (Sri Lanka) -
Selliah Ponnadurai - late international cricket umpire
(Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators) (Sri Lanka) -
Ravindra Pushpakumara - Karupiah Raveendra Pushpakumara, born to a Tamil father and Sinhala mother
(Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators) (Sri Lanka) -
Ravi Ratnayeke (Joseph Raveendran Ratnayeke) - former Sri Lankan vice captain; Tamil-Sinhala mixed
(Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators) (Sri Lanka) -
Mahadevan Sathasivam - cricket batsman
(Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators) (Sri Lanka) -
Mario Villavarayan - former NCC and first class cricketer
(Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators) (Sri Lanka) -
Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam - high jumper; v Olympic Games and Asian Games; winner of Ceylon's first gold medal in international track and field competition (high jump, 1958 Asian Games)
(Other athletes and sports people) (Sri Lanka) -
Sujan Perera, footballer
(Other athletes and sports people) (Sri Lanka) -
V. Akilesapillai - author, scholar, poet and Hindu activist
(Authors, writers, poets and artists) (Sri Lanka) -
Ananda Coomaraswamy - Orientalist, author, philosopher and metaphysician
(Authors, writers, poets and artists) (Sri Lanka) -
Dominic Jeeva - author and social activist
(Authors, writers, poets and artists) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Kanapathipillai - scholar
(Authors, writers, poets and artists) (Sri Lanka) -
Muttukumara Kavirajar - poet and Hindu activist
(Authors, writers, poets and artists) (Sri Lanka) -
Kumaraswamy Pulavar - scholar, poet and Hindu activist
(Authors, writers, poets and artists) (Sri Lanka) -
D. Raja Segar - painter and sculptor
(Authors, writers, poets and artists) (Sri Lanka) -
C. W. Thamotharampillai - editor and publisher of classical Tamil poetry and grammar; the oldest extant written work in Tamil, Tolkapiyam - Porulathikaram, was discovered and published by him with a commentary
(Authors, writers, poets and artists) (Sri Lanka) -
Ken Balendra - Sri Lankan corporate leader and executive; holds and has held many corporate positions in Sri Lanka and the region
(Business people) (Sri Lanka) -
Chandran Rutnam - filmmaker and owner of Lionair
(Business people) (Sri Lanka) -
Yogendra Duraiswamy - first batch of Ceylon Overseas Service, 1949
(Diplomats) (Sri Lanka) -
Tamara Kunanayakam - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Cuba (2008-2009); Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office at Geneva
(Diplomats) (Sri Lanka) -
Arumaipperumal - Batticaloa chieftain who led a rebellion against the British colonial occupiers in 1803
(Historical figures) (Sri Lanka) -
Cankili I (Sankili Segarajasekaran) - a prominent king of the Jaffna Kingdom
(Historical figures) (Sri Lanka) -
Cankili II - last king of the Jaffna kingdom
(Historical figures) (Sri Lanka) -
Migapulle Arachchi - Feudal lord of Jaffna Kingdom who rebelled against the Portuguese colonial occupiers in 1620.
(Historical figures) (Sri Lanka) -
Pandara Vannian (Kulasegaram Vairamuthu Pandaravanniyan) - Vanni chieftain who challenged British rule
(Historical figures) (Sri Lanka) -
Sena and Guttika - Tamil horse merchants who ascended the throne in Anuradhapura, 237-215 BC
(Tamil historical figures who ruled the Sinhalese kingdom) (Sri Lanka) -
Ellalan - ruled Anuradhapura from 205 BC to 161 BC; considered a most impartial and just monarch
(Tamil historical figures who ruled the Sinhalese kingdom) (Sri Lanka) -
Pulahatta - Tamil king, ruled from Anuradhapura 103 -100 BC
(Tamil historical figures who ruled the Sinhalese kingdom) (Sri Lanka) -
Bahiya - Tamil king, ruled from Anuradhapura 100-98 BC
(Tamil historical figures who ruled the Sinhalese kingdom) (Sri Lanka) -
Panya Mara - Tamil king, ruled from Anuradhapura 98-91 BC
(Tamil historical figures who ruled the Sinhalese kingdom) (Sri Lanka) -
Pilaya Mara - Tamil King, ruled from Anuradapura 91-90 BC
(Tamil historical figures who ruled the Sinhalese kingdom) (Sri Lanka) -
Dathiya - Tamil King of Anuradhapura 447-450 AD
(Tamil historical figures who ruled the Sinhalese kingdom) (Sri Lanka) -
Pandu - Tamil king from 436-441 BC
(Tamil historical figures who ruled the Sinhalese kingdom) (Sri Lanka) -
Parindu - son of Pandu, ruled for one year, 441 BC
(Tamil historical figures who ruled the Sinhalese kingdom) (Sri Lanka) -
Khudda Parinda - brother of Pandu, ruled 441-447 BC
(Tamil historical figures who ruled the Sinhalese kingdom) (Sri Lanka) -
Tiritara - 447 BC
(Tamil historical figures who ruled the Sinhalese kingdom) (Sri Lanka) -
Dathiya - 447-450 BC
(Tamil historical figures who ruled the Sinhalese kingdom) (Sri Lanka) -
Pithiya - 450-452
(Tamil historical figures who ruled the Sinhalese kingdom) (Sri Lanka) -
Chempaha Perumal - a Jaffna Tamil who ascended the Sinhala throne as King Bhuvanekabahu VI of Kotte
(Tamil historical figures who ruled the Sinhalese kingdom) (Sri Lanka) -
S. P. Mylvaganam - first Tamil announcer of the Commercial Service of Radio Ceylon
(Journalists and broadcasters) (Sri Lanka) -
A. Nadesan - murdered Virakesari newspaper journalist
(Journalists and broadcasters) (Sri Lanka) -
M. Nimalrajan - murdered journalist, BBC reporter
(Journalists and broadcasters) (Sri Lanka) -
K. S. Raja - Radio Ceylon announcer
(Journalists and broadcasters) (Sri Lanka) -
Claude Selveratnam - Radio Ceylon announcer
(Journalists and broadcasters) (Sri Lanka) -
Kailayar Sellanainar Sivakumaran - broadcaster and Journalist in English and Tamil
(Journalists and broadcasters) (Sri Lanka) -
Taraki Sivaram - journalist, military analyst editor of TamilNet news website, author of books
(Journalists and broadcasters) (Sri Lanka) -
J. S. Tissainayagam - journalist and first winner of the Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism
(Journalists and broadcasters) (Sri Lanka) -
V. Casipillai - Crown Proctor, President of the Jaffna Hindu Board, co-founder of Jaffna Hindu College, founder of Parvathy Maha Vidyalayam and other educational institutions
(Lawyers and judges) (Sri Lanka) -
Hon. Justice V. Manicavasagar - Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Chancellor of the University of Jaffna and Chairman of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon
(Lawyers and judges) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Selliah - Justice of the Court of Appeal, Judge of the High Court, Magistrate
(Lawyers and judges) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Sharvananda - Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and Governor of the Western Province
(Lawyers and judges) (Sri Lanka) -
K. Sripavan - 44th Chief justice, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
(Lawyers and judges) (Sri Lanka) -
H. D. Thambiah - Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice of the Supreme Court, and Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
(Lawyers and judges) (Sri Lanka) -
H. W. Thambiah - Justice of the Supreme Court
(Lawyers and judges) (Sri Lanka) -
Velupillai Prabhakaran (Karikalan) - Leader of the LTTE and of the de facto state of Tamil Eelam till 2009.
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
Charles Lucas Anthony (Seelan) - senior Tamil Tiger commander
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
V. Baheerathakumar (Theepan) - senior Tamil Tiger commander, de facto military leader
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
V. Balakumaran - former leader of Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students, later joined the Tamil Tigers
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
Anton Balasingham - chief political strategist and chief negotiator for the Tamil Tigers
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Chandrakanthan (Pillayan) - Tamil Tiger member, defected to the Sri Lankan Government; Chief Minister of the Eastern Province
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
Douglas Devananda - Tiger deserter; former militant turned politician; founder and leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party political party and a pro-government paramilitary organization; Government Minister and Member of Parliament
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
B. Kandiah (Balraj) - senior Tamil Tiger commander
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Krishnakumar (Kittu) - senior Tamil Tiger commander
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
G. Mahendraraja (Mahattaya) - Deputy Leader of the Tamil Tigers and head of the People's Front of Liberation Tigers
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
V. Muralitharan (Karuna Amman) - senior Tamil Tiger commander, defected to the Sri Lankan Government; Government Minister and appointed Member of Parliament
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
B. Nadesan - Tamil Tiger political leader
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
A. Neminathan (CRaju) - senior Tamil Tiger commander
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
R. Parthipan (Thileepan) - Tamil Tiger political wing member who died during a hunger strike
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Pathmanathan (KP) - senior Tamil Tiger member; now collaborating with the Sri Lankan government
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
Arul Pragasam - founder and leader of Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
Thenmozhi Rajaratnam - assassin who killed Rajiv Gandhi
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
E. Ratnasabapathy - founder member of Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Ravishankar (Charles) - Tamil Tiger military intelligence wing leader
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
Sri Sabaratnam - leader of Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
T. Sivanesan ( Soosai) - Tamil Tiger Sea Wing leader
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
P. Sivaparan (Nediyawan) - senior Tamil Tiger member
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Sivashankar (Pottu Amman) - Tamil Tigers Intelligence Wing leader, was number 2 in the organisation
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
V. Sornalingam (Shankar) - founder of Sea Tigers and Air Tigers wing of the Tamil Tigers
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
S. P. Thamilselvan - Tamil Tiger political leader
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
N. Thangathurai - co-founder and leader of Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
K. Ulaganathan (Ramanan) - senior Tamil Tiger commander
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
V. Vasanthan (Miller) - first Black Tiger
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Yogachandran (Kuttimani) - co-founder and leader of Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization
(Militants and rebels) (Sri Lanka) -
Air Vice Marshal P.B. Premachandra - former Chief of Staff, Sri Lanka Air Force
(Military) (Sri Lanka) -
Air Vice Marshal Ravi Arunthavanathan - former Deputy Chief of Staff, Sri Lanka Air Force and current Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence
(Military) (Sri Lanka) -
Major General Y. Balaretnarajah, Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya, Uttama Seva Padakkama, National Defence College, India, Sri Lanka Armoured Corps - Chief of Staff, Sri Lanka Army (1992-1992)
(Military) (Sri Lanka) -
Rear Admiral Rajan Kadiragamar, Royal Victorian Order, Royal Ceylon Navy - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy
(Military) (Sri Lanka) -
Air Vice Marshal A. Kumaresan, Rana Sura Padakkama, Uttama Seva Padakkama, Psc (British Army), Sri Lanka Air Force - current Director of Planning, Sri Lanka Air Force
(Military) (Sri Lanka) -
Major General Anton Muttukumaru, OBE, Efficiency Decoration; Aide-de-camp, Ceylon Light Infantry; first Ceylonese Commander of the Sri Lanka Army
(Military) (Sri Lanka) -
Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah, Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya, Rana Wickrama Padakkama, Rana Sura Padakkama, Uttama Seva Padakkama, ndu - 21st Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, veteran of attack flotilla
(Military) (Sri Lanka) -
Major General E. G. Thevanayagam, Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya - Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (1984–1986)
(Military) (Sri Lanka) -
Major General Chelliah Thurairaja, Uttama Seva Padakkama, Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps - former Director Army Medical Services and Colonel Commandant Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps
(Military) (Sri Lanka) -
Colonel David Rockwood, KStJ, ED, JP - Deputy Commandant of the Volunteer Force
(Military) (Sri Lanka) -
Selvam Adaikalanathan - President of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization and Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
A. Amirthalingam - leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front, Leader of the Opposition and Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
V. Anandasangaree - leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front and Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam CCS - pre-independence politician and civil servant; Registrar General; member of Executive Council of Ceylon; member of Legislative Council of Ceylon
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
A. Canagaratnam - member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon, Chairman of the first Urban Council of Jaffna; founder of Canagaratnam Maha Vidyalayam (formerly Stanley College) in Jaffna
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
S. J. V. Chelvanayakam - political leader of the Sri Lankan Tamil people; founder and leader of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party); leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front; Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
A. Coomaraswamy - member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Sir Muthu Coomaraswamy - member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon; first Asian to be knighted; father of author Ananda Coomaraswamy
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Douglas Devananda - Militant turned politician; founder and leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party paramilitary group; Government Minister and Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
K. W. Devanayagam - former minister, Member of Parliament, lawyer who represented Kalkudah seat
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Waithilingam Duraiswamy - pre-independence Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and speaker of the State Council of Ceylon
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Alfred Duraiappah - Member of Parliament from 1960 to 1964; Mayor of Jaffna
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle - slain SLFP politician, a Negombo chetty
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Mano Ganesan - leader of the Democratic People's Front political party; Member of Parliament; member of Western Provincial Council
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Praba Ganeshan - MP
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Lakshman Kadirgamar - Minister of Foreign Affairs; nominated Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
N. Kumaraguruparan - General Secretary of Democratic People's Front political party; General Secretary and Senior Vice President of All Ceylon Tamil Congress; member of the Colombo Municipal Council; member of Western Provincial Council
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Sir Arunachalam Mahadeva - Minister of Home Affairs; member of the State Council of Ceylon; member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Nadesan - member of the State Council of Ceylon, Member of Parliament, Senator
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Joseph Pararajasingham - Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
C. Ponnambalam - first Mayor of Jaffna
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
G. G. Ponnambalam - political leader of the Sri Lankan Tamil people; founder and leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress; government minister and Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Kumar Ponnambalam - Nationalist politician and human rights activist; leader of All Ceylon Tamil Congress; presidential candidate
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Suresh Premachandran - leader of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front and Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan - pre-independence politician and political leader of the Sri Lankan Tamil people; Solicitor General of Ceylon; member of Legislative Council of Ceylon
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
N. Raviraj - Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
James T. Rutnam - historian, educationalist, author and politician
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
A. Sabapathy - member of Legislative Council of Ceylon; one of the founders of Jaffna Hindu College; editor of Hindu Organ; President of Jaffna Association
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
T. M. Sabaratnam - member of Legislative Council of Ceylon; President of the Vattrapalai Kannagi Amman Kovil Trust
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
R. Sampanthan - Leader of Tamil National Alliance political party; Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Sellamuttu, OBE - Colombo mayor, 1951
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
N. Shanmugathasan - General Secretary of the Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
C. Sittampalam - Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in the first Cabinet of independent Ceylon; Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Sivamaharajah - Member of Parliament; managing director of Namathu Eelanadu
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
M. Sivasithamparam - Deputy Speaker of the Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
C. Suntharalingam - Government Minister and Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Bala Tampoe - veteran trade unionist; General Secretary of the Ceylon Mercantile, Industrial and General Workers Union
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Arumugam Thondaman - leader of the CWC
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
S. Thondaman - leader of the Ceylon Workers' Congress, Government Minister, Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Murugeysen Tiruchelvam - Government Minister and Senator
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Neelan Tiruchelvam - Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Sir Kanthiah Vaithianathan KBE CCS - Minister for Housing, Industry and Social Service; first Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence (1947–1952); Senator
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
A. Vinayagamoorthy - President of All Ceylon Tamil Congress and Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Sarojini Yogeswaran - Mayor of Jaffna
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
V. Yogeswaran - co-leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front and Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (Sri Lanka) -
Arumuka Navalar - Hindu reformer and author of books from Jaffna
(Religious figures) (Sri Lanka) -
Swami Vipulananda - Hindu reformer and author of books
(Religious figures) (Sri Lanka) -
Yogaswami - Hindu ascetic from Jaffna
(Religious figures) (Sri Lanka) -
Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer - Professor of Mathematics in University of Ceylon, University of Malaya and La Trobe University in Australia; recipient of Order of Australia
(Activists) (Australia) -
Jitto Arulampalam - Chairman of Progen Pharmaceuticals Limited and Euro Petroleum Limited; Australian Financial Review MIS Magazine 2006 recognized him as one of the "top 25 global rising stars"
(Business people) (Australia) -
Maha Sinnathamby - property developer; the man behind Australia's largest real estate project; frequently listed in BRW's annual list of the 200 richest Australians
(Business people) (Australia) -
Kamahl (Kandiah Kamalesvaran) - singer
(Singers) (Australia) -
Elagu V. Elaguppillai - academic, researcher, entrepreneur and politician
(Academics) (Canada) -
Alfred Jeyaratnam Wilson - peacemaker, politician and author of books on Sri Lanka
(Academics) (Canada) -
Rohan Fernando - filmmaker born in Jaffna
(Actors and directors) (Canada) -
Lenin M. Sivam - film director; directed the critically acclaimed film 1999
(Actors and directors) (Canada) -
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan- actress; Never Have I Ever
(Actors and directors) (Canada) -
Trevin Bastiampillai - Canadian cricketer
(Athletes and sports people) (Canada) -
Manoj David - Canadian cricketer
(Athletes and sports people) (Canada) -
Arvind Kandappah - Canadian cricketer
(Athletes and sports people) (Canada) -
Sanjayan Thuraisingam - Canadian cricketer
(Athletes and sports people) (Canada) -
Shyam Selvadurai - author of Funny Boy and Cinnamon Gardens
(Authors, writers, poets and musicians) (Canada) -
SJ Sindu - author of Marriage of a Thousand Lies, professor at University of Toronto Scarborough
(Authors, writers, poets and musicians) (Canada) -
D. B. S. Jeyaraj - freelance journalist
(Journalists and broadcasters) (Canada) -
Gary Anandasangaree - MP for Scarborough-Rouge Park
(Politicians) (Canada) -
Vijay Thanigasalam - MPP for Scarborough-Rouge Park
(Politicians) (Canada) -
Logan Kanapathi - MPP for Markham-Thornhill, former Markham City Councillor, first Tamil Canadian elected to political office (2006)
(Politicians) (Canada) -
Neethan Shan - former Toronto City Councillor
(Politicians) (Canada) -
Rathika Sitsabaiesan - former Canadian politician from Toronto; the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Rouge River; the first Tamil elected to the Canadian Parliament
(Politicians) (Canada) -
Poongkothai Chandrahasan - actress and Harvard-trained filmmaker
(Actors and directors) (India) -
Suresh Joachim - actor, producer, and singer
(Actors and directors) (India) -
Balu Mahendra - prominent Kollywood film director
(Actors and directors) (India) -
V. Kanakasabhai - lawyer, historian and Dravidologist of Sri Lankan Tamil descent
(Authors, writers, poets and artists) (India) -
E. M. V. Naganathan - one of the founders of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party); Member of Parliament
(Politicians) (India) -
Shan Ratnam - professor and researcher
(Academics) (Malaysia) -
Punch Gunalan - former national badminton player and IBF Executive Deputy President
(Athletes and sports people) (Malaysia) -
Mahadevan Sathasivam - former captain of the Malaysian cricket team
(Athletes and sports people) (Malaysia) -
K. Gurusamy - Malaysian Footballer
(Athletes and sports people) (Malaysia) -
Rani Manicka - writer
(Authors, writers, poets and artists) (Malaysia) -
Manicasothy Saravanamuttu - editor of The Straits Echo in Malaya (1931–1941); credited with 'saving' Penang during Japanese invasion in 1941; author of The Sara Saga
(Authors, writers, poets and artists) (Malaysia) -
Vijay Eswaran - Group MD; CEO of the QI Group of companies
(Business people) (Malaysia) -
Tan Sri G. Gnanalingam - executive chairman of Westport; ranked 29th in the 2007 Forbes Asia List of the 40 Richest Malaysians
(Business people) (Malaysia) -
Ananda Krishnan - Malaysia's richest man and 62nd Richest Man in the world according to the 2009 Forbes Billionaire List
(Business people) (Malaysia) -
Bastianpillai Paul Nicholas - the first non-British businessman who endeavoured to become one of the top bankers in the then Malaya
(Business people) (Malaysia) -
Tan Sri Dr Ramon Navaratnam - Malaysian economist
(Civil servants) (Malaysia) -
Tan Sri Devaki Krishnan - former politician
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Sivarasa Rasiah - human rights lawyer and vice-president of the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (People's Justice Party)
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D. R. Seenivasagam - founder of People's Progressive Party in Malaysia
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Datuk Dr S Vijayaratnam - former Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia Vice-President
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Philip Jeyaretnam - professor of law; member of Public Service Commission
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Shan Ratnam - former Head of Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the National University of Singapore
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Edwin Thumboo - poet
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K. S. Rajah - former Supreme Court Judge
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Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam - former Solicitor General and perennial opposition politician of the Workers' Party of Singapore
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Sinnathamby Rajaratnam - politician, deputy prime minister, one of the founding fathers of Singapore
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Tharman Shanmugaratnam - politician and deputy prime minister
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Ganesh Sittampalam - Guinness World Record holder as the youngest person in the UK to pass an A-Level in 1988, aged only nine years and four months old at the time
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S. J. Emmanuel - priest, academic, and activist; President of the Global Tamil Forum; Vicar General of the Jaffna Diocese
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Amara Karan, British actress, whose parents moved to the UK from Zambia for work.
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Dimitri Mascarenhas - international cricketer, plays for England; born to Sri Lankan Bharatakula Tamil parents in the UK, brought up in Australia and the UK
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Murugan Thiruchelvam - British child prodigy chess player
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Romesh Ranganathan - British comedian and actor from Crawley
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Arjun - recording artist, born to a Tamil father
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M.I.A. (Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam) - British rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer
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Siva Kaneswaran - member of the English-Irish boy band The Wanted, born to a Tamil father
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George Alagiah - BBC reporter and journalist
(Journalists and broadcasters) (UK) -
James Coomarasamy - BBC reporter and journalist
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Darshini David - BBC reporter and journalist
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Tim Kash - MTV and BBC reporter and journalist
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Thangam Debbonaire - member of Labour Party, born to a mixed Indian-Sri Lankan Tamil father
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Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah - retired Harvard University professor of anthropology and author of several books
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Kavichandran Alexander (Kavi Alexander) - owner of US record label Water Lily Acoustics; engineer; won 1993 Grammy Award for Ry Cooder's album A Meeting by the River
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Sanjay Kumar - former Chief Executive of Computer Associates
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Kumar Mahadeva - former Chief Executive of Cognizant Technology Solutions
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Raj Rajaratnam - hedge fund manager and the founder and Managing General Partner of The Galleon Group; on Forbes' Richest Americans List
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Clarence Jey - songwriter and composer for US Late Night host Jimmy Fallon's 2013 Grammy-winning record Blow Your Pants Off; songwriter and producer for Emmy-winning US TV animation series Growing Up Creepie; producer and songwriter for Rebecca Black's viral hit song "Friday"
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V. Rudrakumaran - Prime Minister of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam
(Politicians) (USA)
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