Janaka (given name)

Janaka (जनक; ජානක) is a name primarily found in Sri Lanka. Notable people with this name include:


 * Janaka is the father of Sita, the wife of Rama in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana.


 * Janaka Perera, Sri Lankan politician
 * Janaka Ratnayake, Sri Lankan entrepreneur
 * Janaka Kumbukage, Sri Lankan actor
 * Janaka Ruwanpura, professor at the University of Calgary, Canada
 * Janaka Stucky, American poet
 * Janaka de Silva, Sri Lankan physician
 * Janaka Walgama, Sri Lankan Army officer
 * Janaka Bandara Tennakoon, Sri Lankan politician
 * Janaka Wakkumbura, Sri Lankan politician