Jayewardene, Jayawardene or Jayawardena, is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Amal Jayawardane, Sri Lankan historian A. S. Jayawardene (1936–2018), Sri Lankan economist and civil servant Asoka Jayawardena, Sri Lankan army officer Athula Jayawardane, Sri Lankan army officer Dilan Jayawardane, Sri Lankan American engineer Dommie Jayawardena (1927–1979), Sri Lankan actor and singer Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene (1874–1932), Ceylonese lawyer and judge Harry Jayawardena (born 1942), Sri Lankan businessman Hector Alfred Jayewardene (1870–1913), Ceylonese lawyer and politician Hector Wilfred Jayewardene (1916–1990), Sri Lankan lawyer J. R. Jayewardene (1906–1996), Sri Lankan politician Jayalath Jayawardena (1953–2013), Sri Lankan physician and politician John Adrian St. Valentine Jayewardene (1877–1927), Ceylonese lawyer and judge Kasun Kalhara Jayawardhana (born 1981), Sri Lankan Sinhala vocalist, guitarist, record producer Kumari Jayawardena (born 1931), Sri Lankan academic Lal Jayawardena (1935–2004), Sri Lankan economist and diplomat Lucky Jayawardena (1955–2025), Sri Lankan politician Mahela Jayawardene (born 1977), Sri Lankan cricketer N. U. Jayawardena (1908–2002), Sri Lankan economist and banker Nalin Jayawardena (born 1957), Sri Lankan singer and vocalist Nuwan Jayawardene (born 1978), Sri Lankan cricketer Prasad Jayawardene (born 1980), Sri Lankan cricketer Prasanna Jayawardena (1956–2019), Sri Lankan puisne justice of the Supreme Court Prasanna Jayawardene (born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer Ranil Jayawardena (born 1986), British politician Ray Jayawardhana, Sri Lankan academic Sahan Jayawardene (born 1990), Sri Lankan cricketer Sarath Jayawardene (born 1969), Sri Lankan cricketer Theodore Godfrey Wijesinghe Jayewardene (1872–1945), Ceylonese engineer and politician Thesara Jayawardane, Sri Lankan actress Tony Jayawardena (born 1978), British actor
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