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Peiris, Peries or Pieris is a surname found mostly in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

. Notable people with this name include:
  • Eardley Peiris
    Eardley Peiris
    Eardley Peiris was a radio announcer with Radio Ceylon who joined the radio station in the late 1950s and enjoyed huge popularity with millions of listeners across South Asia. He presented some of the key radio programs like Holiday Choice, he also read the English news bulletins of Radio...

    , radio announcer
  • Sir James Peiris
    James Peiris
    Sir James Peiris, JP was a prominent figure in the Sri Lankan independence movement and a Vice President of the Legislative Council.-Early life and education:...

     (1856–1930), politician
  • Malik Peiris
    Malik Peiris
    Joseph Malik Sriyal Peiris , FRS, Légion d'Honneur was born in Sri Lanka , a distinguished old boy of St. Anthony's College, Kandy and later studied medicine at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka...

    , doctor
  • P. Peiris
    P. Peiris
    P. Peiris was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kalutara Physical Culture Centre.Peiris made two first-class appearances for the team, during the Saravanamuttu Trophy competition of 1991-92...

    , cricketer
  • Ruwin Peiris
    Ruwin Peiris
    Gorakanage Ruwin Prasantha Peiris in Colombo is a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who plays in the Premier Trophy.A left-handed batsman, Peiris has made over 6000 runs in Sri Lankan domestic cricket with 10 hundreds. He played with Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club from 1992 to 2001/02 before...

     (born 1970), cricketer
  • Muthu Tharanga Sri Nilupuli Peiris
    Muthu Tharanga
    Muthu Tharanga Sri Nilupuli Peiris is a Sri Lankan fashion model and teledrama actress.-Early life:She had her education at the Roman Catholic School, Kadawatha and finally at the Holy Family Convent, Kirimateiyagara.-Career:...

    , actress and fashion model
  • Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka....

  • Lester James Peries
    Lester James Peries
    Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries is an internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, and film producer. An active filmmaker since 1949, Peries has been involved in over 28 films, including shorts and documentaries...

     (born 1919), movie director
  • Sumitra Peries
    Sumitra Peries
    Sumitra Peries is a Sri Lankan filmmaker and Sri Lanka's Ambassadar to France in late 1990s. Her most popular film is Ganga Addara and married to a famous film director Lester James Peries.-Early life:...

     (born 1935), movie producer and wife of Lester James Peries

See also

  • Pieris (disambiguation)
  • Pérez
    Pérez
    Pérez is a surname with at least two distinct origins. One is a Spanish surname meaning "son of Pero, Pedro, or Peter." In Castilian Spanish, the name is pronounced ; in Latin America, . In American English, it is often the hyperforeign ....

    , a surname with at least two distinct origins
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