Basnayake

Basnayake is a Sri Lankan surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Arthur Basnayake (1925–2015), Sri Lankan diplomat
 * Asantha Basnayake (born 1987), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * B. M. U. D. Basnayake, Sri Lankan civil servant
 * Bandula Basnayake (born 1947), Sri Lankan politician, former member of parliament and government minister
 * Eric Basnayake, Sri Lankan Judge
 * Hema Henry Basnayake, QC (born 1902) was the 31st Chief Justice of Ceylon
 * Nirmala Basnayake, vocalist in controller.controller, a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario
 * Sinha Basnayake, PC, Sri Lankan lawyer
 * Tharanath Basnayake, Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
 * Basnayake Shalith Malinda Warnapura (born 1979), former professional Sri Lankan cricketer