This is a list of notable Tamils of Sri Lanka by their country of domicile or origin. All communities that speak (or spoke) Tamil and originally came from Sri Lanka are included. Tamils of Sri Lanka today are a trans-national minority and are found across the globe.

Sri Lanka

Academics

• Rev. Fr. (Dr.) H. S. David - Priest, Scholar and Linguist who died of shock the next day after seeing flames engulfing Jaffna Library from his room at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna the night before.^[1][2]
• Srikanthalakshmi Arulanandam - Principle Librarian at the University of Jaffna
• A. Thurairajah - Professor, Vice Chancellor of University of Peradeniya, Civil Engineer (Akbar Bridge in University of Peradeniya was constructed by him), Founder of Thurai Law ( About Soil)
• T. Nadaraja - Chancellor of the University of Jaffna; Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Ceylon
• S. Raveendranath - Vice-Chancellor of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka
• K. Sivathamby - emeritus professor of University of Jaffna; prominent Tamil scholar, sociologist and author of books
• X. Thaninayagam - scholar, author and historian
• Valentine Joseph - was a Sri Lankan Tamil mathematician, noted for his contributions to education
• 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 assassinated by Tamil Tigers.
• T. Varagunam - Chancellor of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka

Activists

• Fr. Mary Bastian - Roman Catholic parish priest and human rights activist
• Fr. Thiruchelvam Nihal Jim Brown - Roman Catholic parish priest and activist; missing since August 20, 2006; presumed dead
• Radhika Coommaraswamy - human rights activist; Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
• Richard de Zoysa - journalist, author, human rights activist and actor; was abducted and brutally killed by Sri Lankan government paramilitary forces during the JVP insurrection; of Tamil and Singhala mixed origin; son of Manorani Sarawanamuttu
• Rev. Chandra Fernando - Roman Catholic parish priest, human rights activist; Batticaloa Citizens Committee member; murdered
• Rajan Hoole - professor of Department of Mathematics, University of Jaffna; human rights activist; author of books; member of University Teachers for Human Rights
• Kethesh Loganathan - Deputy Secretary General of the Peace Secretariat of the Government of Sri Lanka; assassinated
• 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
• Chelvy Thiyagarajah - feminist and International PEN award winner

Actors and directors

• Sabby Jey- New Zealand, Sri Lankan Tamil actress and model.
• Rukmani Devi - popular film actress
• Suresh Joachim film actor and producer
• Chandran Rutnam - film producer / director

Sri Lankan international and first class cricketers, umpires, and administrators

• Ignatius Anandappa - late Sri Lankan international cricket umpire
• Russel Arnold - former Sri Lankan Test cricketer and international commentator
• Roy Dias - former Sri Lankan Test cricketer/vice captain
• Kandiah Thirugnansampandapillai Francis - international Test/ODI umpire
• 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
• Pradeep Jayaprakashdaran - Sri Lankan One Day International (ODI) cricket player
• Sridharan Jeganathan - late NCC and Sri Lankan Test cricketer/off spin bowler
• Vinothen John - former NCC and Sri Lankan Test cricketer/opening fast medium bowler
• Angelo Mathews - Sri Lankan all rounder and former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team
• Muttiah Muralitharan- Sri Lankan off-spin bowler
• Selliah Ponnadurai - late international cricket umpire
• Ravindra Pushpakumara - Karupiah Raveendra Pushpakumara, born to a Tamil father and Sinhala mother
• Ravi Ratnayeke (Joseph Raveendran Ratnayeke) - former Sri Lankan vice captain; Tamil-Sinhala mixed
• Mahadevan Sathasivam - cricket batsman
• Mario Villavarayan - former NCC and first class cricketer
• Suthershini Sivanantham - Sri Lankan women's cricketer

Other athletes and sports people

• 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)
• Sujan Perera, footballer
• Sunil Roshan Appuhamy
• Adhavan Rajamohan, footballer
• Jason Thayaparan, footballer

Authors, writers, poets and artists

• V. Akilesapillai - author, scholar, poet and Hindu activist
• Ananda Coomaraswamy - Orientalist, author, philosopher and metaphysician^[3]
• Dominic Jeeva - author and social activist
• S. Kanapathipillai - scholar
• Muttukumara Kavirajar - poet and Hindu activist
• Kumaraswamy Pulavar - scholar, poet and Hindu activist
• D. Raja Segar - painter and sculptor
• Tharshan Selvarajah - chef
• Alagu Subramaniam - Writer, a prominent figure in London's Bloomsbury literary circle, a Barrister-at-Law of The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• 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

Business people

• Ken Balendra - Sri Lankan corporate leader and executive; holds and has held many corporate positions in Sri Lanka and the region
• Chandran Rutnam - filmmaker and owner of Lionair
• Suresh Joachim- is well known as the co-founder of WBBAS, No Poverty No Disease No War, World Peace Marathon and Suresh Joachim International Group Of Companies.

Diplomats

• Yogendra Duraiswamy - first batch of Ceylon Overseas Service, 1949
• Tamara Kunanayakam - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Cuba (2008-2009); Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office at Geneva

Historical figures

• Arumaipperumal - Batticaloa chieftain who led a rebellion against the British colonial occupiers in 1803
• Cankili I (Sankili Segarajasekaran) - a prominent king of the Jaffna Kingdom^[4][5]
• Cankili II - last king of the Jaffna kingdom^[6][7]
• Migapulle Arachchi - Feudal lord of Jaffna Kingdom who rebelled against the Portuguese colonial occupiers in 1620.
• Pandara Vannian (Kulasegaram Vairamuthu Pandaravanniyan) - Vanni chieftain who challenged British rule

Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=List_of_Sri_Lankan_Tamils
Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia.

---