Jayewardene

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, 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 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