Ranaweera is a Sinhalese surname. It may refer to:
Donald Jasen Ranaweera (1921–2000), Sri Lankan politician, planter and press baron Inoka Ranaweera, Sri Lankan cricketer Jayatissa Ranaweera, Sri Lankan politician M. P. Ranaweera, Sri Lankan academic Prasanna Ranaweera, Sri Lankan politician R. P. A. Ranaweera Pathirana, Sri Lankan politician Vijitha Ranaweera, Sri Lankan politician