People born here (27)
|
| Yupun Abeykoon |
 SRI |
ATH |
Olympics |
2020 |
31 December 1994 |
Negombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Heather Armitage |
 GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1952—1956 |
17 March 1933 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Janaka Biyanwila |
SRI |
DIV |
Olympics |
1996 |
4 May 1965 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Julian Bolling |
SRI |
SWM |
Olympics |
1984—1992 |
19 June 1966 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Anuradha Cooray |
SRI |
ATH |
Olympics/Other |
2004—2016 |
24 March 1978 |
Divulapitiya, Gampaha, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Damayanthi Dharsha |
SRI |
ATH |
Olympics/Other |
1992—2004 |
13 February 1975 |
Panadura, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Milka Elpitiya |
SRI |
GAR/MIX |
Olympics/YOG/Other |
2018—2020 |
24 April 2003 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Basil Henricus |
SRI |
BOX |
Olympics |
1952 |
30 October 1922 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Mohandas Liyanage Sumith |
SRI |
BOX |
Olympics |
1960 |
24 June 1936 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Geoffrey Marks |
SRI |
SWM |
Olympics |
1952 |
2 January 1932 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Alex Obeysekera |
SRI |
BOX |
Olympics |
1948 |
March 1918 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Chris Ondaatje |
 CAN |
BOB |
Olympics |
1964 |
22 February 1933 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Albert Perera |
SRI |
BOX |
Olympics |
1948 |
22 December 1918 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Wimalasena Perera |
SRI |
ATH |
Olympics |
1968 |
30 May 1945 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Pradeeban Peter-Paul |
CAN |
TTE |
Olympics |
2008 |
17 May 1977 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Kimiko Raheem |
SRI |
SWM |
Olympics |
2016 |
28 January 1999 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Mayumi Raheem |
SRI |
SWM |
Olympics |
2008 |
15 September 1991 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Pushpamali Ramanayake |
SRI |
SHO |
Olympics |
1992—2004 |
25 December 1967 |
Divulapitiya, Gampaha, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Donald Rutnam |
 IND |
TEN |
Olympics |
1924 |
19 September 1902 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Louise Sand |
 SWE |
HBL |
Olympics |
2016 |
27 December 1992 |
Modera, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Vivian Schokman |
SRI |
|
Administrator |
1937—1939 |
14 November 1887 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Reshika Udugampola |
SRI |
SWM |
Olympics |
2012 |
13 November 1993 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Carl van Geyzel |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1928 |
19 December 1902 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Dharmasiri Weerakoon |
SRI |
BOX |
Olympics/Referee |
1960—1996 |
28 September 1938 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Duncan White |
SRI |
ATH |
Olympics/Other |
1948 |
1 March 1918 |
Lathpandura, Kalutara, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Ray Wijewardene |
SRI |
SAL |
Olympics |
1968 |
20 August 1924 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| David Wilkie |
GBR |
SWM |
Olympics |
1972—1976 |
8 March 1954 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
People who died here (8)
|
| Lal Shah Bokhari |
IND |
HOC |
Olympics/Other |
1932 |
22 July 1959 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Ernest Fernando |
SRI |
WRE |
Olympics |
1964 |
16 December 2022 |
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Ravivimal Jayewardene |
SRI |
SHO |
Olympics |
1964 |
3 April 2017 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Kuruppu Karunaratne |
SRI |
ATH |
Olympics |
1992 |
6 April 2008 |
Weliweriya, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Alex Obeysekera |
SRI |
BOX |
Olympics |
1948 |
28 April 2002 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Vivian Schokman |
SRI |
|
Administrator |
1937—1939 |
9 June 1953 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Dharmasiri Weerakoon |
SRI |
BOX |
Olympics/Referee |
1960—1996 |
30 September 2008 |
Beruwala, Basnahira (SRI) |
| Ranjith Weerasena |
SRI |
|
Administrator |
1980—1982 |
13 October 2020 |
Colombo, Basnahira (SRI) |