Gunawardena

Gunawardena
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	Sinhala
Other names
Variant form(s)	Goonewardena; Goonewardene; Gunawardana; Gunawardane; Gunawardene; Gunewardene

Gunawardena is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

A. P. N. C. De S. Vaas Gunawardene (1961–1983), Sri Lankan army officer
Amila Gunawardene (born 1980), Sri Lankan cricketer
Arachchige Gunawardene (born 1977), Sri Lankan cricketer
Aruna Gunawardene (born 1969), Sri Lankan cricketer
Avishka Gunawardene (born 1977), Sri Lankan cricketer
Bandula Gunawardane (born 1953), Sri Lankan politician
Chathurani Gunawardene (born 1990), Sri Lankan cricketer
Cholomondeley Goonewardene (1917–2006), Ceylonese politician
Dayananda Gunawardena (1934–1993), Sri Lankan playwright and actor
Deepal Gunawardene (born 1969), Sri Lankan cricketer
Dinesh Gunawardena (born 1949), Sri Lankan politician
Don Carlin Gunawardena (1899–1979), Ceylonese botanist and academic
Francis Gunawardena, Sri Lankan judge of the Court of Appeal
Gitanjana Gunawardena (born 1952), Sri Lankan politician
Girley Gunawardana (1935–2012), Sri Lankan actress
H. C. Goonewardene, Ceylonese civil servant
Indika Gunawardena (1943–2015), Sri Lankan politician
Jagath Gunawardana (born 1961), Sri Lankan environmentalist
James Goonewardene (1921–1997), Sri Lankan writer
Jeremy Gunawardena, American mathematician
Kanchana Gunawardene (born 1984), Sri Lankan cricketer
Kokila Gunawardena (born 1974), Sri Lankan politician
Kusal Goonewardena, Australian physical therapist and health lecturer
Kusumasiri Gunawardena (1912–1986), Ceylonese politician
Leslie Goonewardene (1909–1983), Sri Lankan politician
Leslie Gunawardana (1938–2010), Sri Lankan politician
M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana (1947–2016), Sri Lankan politician
Makalandage Gunawardena, Sri Lankan air force officer
Nalaka Gunawardene (born 1966), Sri Lankan writer
Naveen Gunawardene (born 1998), Sri Lankan cricketer
Otara Gunewardene, Sri Lankan businesswoman
Philip Gunawardena (1901–1972), Ceylonese politician
Prasanna Gunawardena, Sri Lankan politician
Prishantha Gunawardena (born 1964), Sri Lankan archaeologist
R. A. Gunawardana, Sri Lankan surveyor
Ravindu Gunawardene (born 1997), Sri Lankan cricketer
Robert Gunawardena, (1904–1971), Ceylonese politician
Sajin Vass Gunawardena (born 1973), Sri Lankan politician
Sarana Gunawardena (born 1964), Sri Lankan politician
Sarath Gunawardena (1949–2003), Sri Lankan politician
Senerat Gunewardene (1899–1981), Ceylonese diplomat and politician
Sunil Gunawardene (born 1949), Sri Lankan athlete
Tharaka Gunawardena (born 1995), Sri Lankan cricketer
Thelma Gunawardena (1934–2015), Sri Lankan museum director
Trilicia Gunawardena (1934–1999), Sri Lankan actress
Vivienne Goonewardene (1916–1996), Sri Lankan politician
Yadamini Gunawardena, Sri Lankan politician

See also