Perera

Perera is a surname of Portuguese origin. The name is a variant of the common Portuguese surname Pereira (meaning pear tree). There are other variants in the Iberian Peninsula: Perer (Catalan), Perero, Pereros (Extremadura, Salamanca and Valladolid), Pereyra, Pereyras, Das Pereiras, Paraira (Portuguese), Pereire, Pereyre (Pyrenees), Pereiro, Pereiros (Galician).

General

 * Augurio Perera, Spanish pioneer of lawn tennis and a founder of the world's first tennis club
 * Ajith C. S. Perera, Sri Lankan academic, manager and cricket umpire
 * Anura C. Perera, Sri Lankan American Sinhala science writer and astronomer
 * Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana, Sri Lankan businessman, philanthropist and pioneer of the Buddhist revival movement
 * Cheryl Perera (born 1986), Sri Lankan Canadian children's rights activist
 * Dhammika Perera, Sri Lankan businessman, philanthropist, and politician. He is one of the wealthiest people in Sri Lanka.
 * Elmo Noel Joseph Perera (1932-2015), 5th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle
 * Frederica Perera (born 1941), American environmental health scientist
 * Izidor Perera-Matić, Croatian physician and partisan during World War II
 * Lionello Perera, Italian-American banker and philanthropist
 * Nadeeka Perera, Sri Lankan model
 * Sylvia Brinton Perera, Jungian psychoanalyst and author

Arts

 * Algama Koralalage Lionel Kumaradasa Perera (1935-2008), Sri Lankan Sinhala musician and composer
 * Camillus Perera, Sri Lankan cartoonist
 * Chandralekha Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala pop vocalist
 * H. A. Perera, Sri Lankan actor
 * J. A. Milton Perera, Sri Lankan singer
 * Ladislaus Perera Ranasinghe (1913-1983), Sri Lankan Sinhala actor
 * Lahiru Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala musician, music producer
 * Mahendra Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala actor
 * Mary Felicia Perera (born 1944), Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema actress
 * Mirihana Arachchige Nanda Perera, Sri Lankan singer
 * Nalin Perera (born 1969), Sri Lankan Sinhala singer-songwriter
 * Ranasinghe Arachchige Chandrasena Perera, Sri Lankan musician
 * Shirley Perera, Sri Lankan radio personality
 * Wannakulawattawaduge Don Albert Perera, Sri Lankan singer
 * Dennis Perera, Sri Lankan film director
 * Rukshan Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer
 * Sunil Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and composer
 * Vicumpriya Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala lyricist, poet, and music producer
 * Koddul Arachchige Wilson Perera (1926-2006), Sri Lankan Sinhala director

Politics, military and state officials

 * Alexander Perera Jayasuriya (1901-1980), Sri Lankan Sinhala MP and Cabinet Minister
 * Andrew Ranjan Perera, Sri Lankan judge
 * Christopher Allan Hector Perera Jayawardena, Sri Lankan Sinhala army officer
 * Cyril E. S. Perera (1892-1968), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the Ceylon House of Representatives
 * Denis Perera, Sri Lankan Army officer
 * Dick Perera, 6th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
 * Donald Perera, Sri Lankan Air Force officer
 * Edmund Walter Perera Seneviratne Jayawardena, Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and diplomat
 * Edward George Perera Jayetileke, Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 1950-1952
 * E. W. Perera, Sri Lankan politician
 * Edwin Aloysius Perera Wijeyeratne, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat
 * Ernest Perera (1932-2013), Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1988-1993
 * Felix Perera, Sri Lankan politician
 * Felix Stanley Christopher Perera Kalpage (died 2000), Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations from 1991-1994
 * Henry Perera, 8th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
 * Janaka Perera, Sri Lankan General and politician
 * Jayantha Perera, 19th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
 * Joseph Michael Perera, 24th Minister of Home Affairs of Sri Lanka
 * Jude Perera, member for Cranbourne District of Victorian Legislative Assembly, Australia
 * M. J. Perera, Sri Lankan high-civil servant
 * Monath Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala Air Force fighter pilot
 * Neomal Perera, Sri Lankan politician
 * Noemí Santana Perera, a member of the Podemos party of Spain
 * N. M. Perera, Sri Lankan politician
 * Reginald Perera (1915-1977), Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist
 * Roberto Smith Perera, Venezuelan politician
 * Rohini Perera Marasinghe, Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
 * Selina Perera (1909-1986), Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist
 * Don Stanley Ernest Perera Rajapakse Senanayake, Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1970-1978
 * Sumedha Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala army major general
 * Theodore Duncan Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala civil servant
 * Victor Perera, Governor of Northern Province, Sri Lanka from July 2008 – October 2008

Sports

 * Amila Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Augurio Perera, Anglo-Spanish tennis player
 * Bathiya Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Chandrishan Perera (1961-2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala rugby union player, coach, commentator, journalist, lawyer and administrator
 * Derek Perera, Sri Lankan Canadian cricketer
 * Dilruwan Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Domènec Balmanya Perera, Spanish footballer
 * Duminda Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Franck Perera, French race car driver
 * Gamini Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Hasini Perera (born 1995), Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer
 * João Manuel Perera Junqueira, Portuguese runner
 * José Jesús Perera, Spanish footballer
 * Kalana Perera, Sri Lankan Cricketer
 * Kusal Perera, Sri Lankan Cricketer
 * Mahesh Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala Olympic hurdler
 * Nimesh Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Peter Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Ruchira Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * S. Perera (Old Cambrians cricketer), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Suresh Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Thisara Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Viraj Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Wimalasena Perera (born 1945), Sri Lankan Sinhala long-distance runner