
Burgher People from SRI LANKA
Of Dutch ‧ Portuguese ‧ German ‧ British ‧ Swedish ‧ Norwegian ‧ French ‧ Irish roots & origin during 16th-20th centuries
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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgher_people
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Burgher_people
- https://thedutchburgherunion.org/journals/vol_21_%2060/JDBU%20Vol%2...
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Famous profiles by profession or skills
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ACADEMIA
- F.A.R. "Happy" GOMESZ ‧ ‧ FFARCS (Eng ‧ Consultant anaesthetics & Pain Relief ‧
- Desmond Sylveer KOELMEYER ‧ ‧ FCMA‧UK ‧ FCPA‧Australia ‧ Bcom Spe-Hon ‧ FICM ‧ Former CEO Orix Factors Ltd. Freemason ‧
- E.O. Eustace PEREIRA ‧ 1907-1988 ‧ founding Dean‧Fac.of Engineering‧University of Ceylon
- Wendy WHATMORE ‧ ‧ SL ‧ educationist ‧
ART
- Jean Arasanayagam-SOLOMONS ‧ 1931-2019 ‧ poet/painter
- Ivor BAPTISTE ‧ ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ artist/painter
- Geoff BELING ‧ 1907-1992 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ painter/member ‘43 Group
- son of William Wright BELING II 1867-1928
- George CLAESSEN ‧ 1909-1999 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ painter/poet/member ‘43 Group
- Aubrey COLLETTE ‧ 1920-1992 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ cartoonist/member ‘43 group
- William Henry Jan COOKE ‧ 1911-1977 ‧ artist/architect ‧ & Ellen Casperz ‧ educationist
- Anthony P. HOPMAN ‧ ‧ artist/specializing: wildlife & portraits ‧ Sri Lanka
- George Percival Sproule KEYT ‧ 1901-1993 ‧ painter/poet/member ‘43 Group ‧ MBE
- Jake OORLOFF ‧ ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ theater practitioner
- Rodney PRESURE ‧ ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ artist/politician
- Barbara SANSONI ‧ 1928-2022 ‧ artist
- John Leonard Kalenberg van DORT ‧ 1831-1898 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ 19th c. illustrator and painter
- Shanie van DORT ‧ neo-expressionist painter
- Lionel George Henricus WENDT ‧ 1900-1944 ‧ photographer/founder ‘43 Group
AUTHOR
- Tessa BARTHOLOMEUSZ ‧ 1958-2001 ‧ phd professor Religious Studies/author ‧ USA
- Richard L. BROHIER ‧ 1892-1980 ‧ historical author: Changing Face of Colombo 1505-1972
- Conrad FELSINGER ‧ 1908 ‧ ornithologist and author/book: It Was The Babblers' Nest
- Michelle de KRETSER ‧ 1957 ‧ Australian author/books: The Hamilton Case ‧ Questions of Travel
- Carl MULLER ‧ 1935-2019 ‧ author/books: The Jam Fruit Tree ‧ the Yakada Yaka ‧ Children of the Lion
- Philip Michael ONDAATJE ‧ 1943 ‧ poet/author: The English Patient
- Rosemary Rogers-JANSZ ‧ 1932-2019 ‧ author romance-novels ‧ USA ‧ NY-Times best-sellers list
- Merlyn SWAN ‧ broadcaster ‧ writer
- Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-SAMARASINHA ‧ 1975 ‧ poet/activist
- Vivimarie VANDERPOORTEN ‧ x ‧ poet ‧ winner Gratiaen Prize 2009 ‧
BUSINESS
- Neil BROHIER ‧ hotelier ‧
- Kenneth HONTER ‧ sr advertising personality ‧
- Rodney J. KOELMEYER ‧ chairman ‧ managing director Superlink Travels
- Gerard "Gem" MILHUISEN ‧ 1913 ‧ hotelier ‧
- Roger Keith MODDER -1- ‧ executive V-Pres. & chief operating Officer Virtusa Inc ‧
- Ivor PATERNOTT ‧ deceased - Sri Lanka ‧ business tycoon ‧
- Charles Henry de SOYSA ‧ 1836-1890 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ entrepreneur/philanthropist
CHEF
- Charmaine SOLOMON ‧ chef ‧ writer Asian cookbooks ‧
- Terrence VANDERSLOT ‧ professional Chef ‧
DANCE
- Elaine COLE ‧ ‧ Baila dancer
- Vivil de KAUWE ‧ ‧ founder dance school
ENGINEER
- Cecil BALMOND ‧ ‧ structural engineer ‧ architectural theoretician ‧
FASHION, MODELING & ACTING
- Nigel BARKER ‧ 1972 ‧ fashion photographer
- Rozanne DIASZ ‧ ‧ repr. Sri Lanka ‧ Miss Universe 2005 pageant/Model/TV presenter
- Jacqueline FERNANDEZ ‧ 1985 ‧ repr. Sri Lanka ‧ Miss Universe 2006 pageant ‧ actress Bollywood films
- Andrea FONSEKA ‧ 1984 ‧ Miss Malaysia Universe 2004 ‧ for Singapore
- Maureen HINGERT ‧ 1937 ‧ repr. Sri Lanka~Ceylon at 1954 Miss Universe pageant/2nd runner-up ‧ actress
- Rapthi Dannielle KERKOVEN ‧ 1987 ‧ model
- Sachini Ayendra STANLEY ‧ ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ film actress/model ‧
JOURNALISM
- Frederica JANSZ ‧ x ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ journalist/editor The Sunday Leader
- Stephen PRINS ‧ x ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ journalist/Sri Lanka Sunday Times
- Maureen SENEVIRATNE ‧ 1933-2014 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ journalist/writer/human rights activist
MEDICINE
- Lucien Noel BARTHOLOMEUSZ ‧ 1910-1977 ‧ surgeon ‧ MRCS & FRCS 1947 ‧ MBE 1953
- John CARNIE ‧ ‧ Chief Medical Officer for the state of Victoria
- R.L SPITTEL ‧ 1881-1969 ‧ CMG CBE FRCS ‧ Lond ‧ surgeon ‧ wildlife enthusiast ‧ poet ‧ writer ‧ chronicler of the ways of the Vedda
MUSIC
- Kerrigan La-BROOY ‧ intern. singer ‧ songwriter ‧ entertainer
- Jason COLE ‧ intern. DJ ‧ music producer ‧
- Danielle de NIESE ‧ Australian opera singer
- Hans EBERT ‧ music executive ‧
- Cliff FOENANDER ‧ 1934-2000 ‧ singer ‧ vocalist of The Fabulous Echoes
- Robin FOENANDER ‧ Australian folk and country musician ‧ broadcaster
- Desmond KELLY ‧ musician ‧ Australia ‧
- Alston KOCH ‧ Australia ‧ musician ‧
- Douglas MEERWALD ‧ -2003 ‧ big-band singer ‧ vocalist of The Manhattans
- Nick ONDATJE ‧ inland Empire musician ‧ businessman
- Keith POTGER ‧ 1941 ‧ musician ‧ member Australian folk group the Seekers ‧ founder the New Seekers ‧
- Eileen PRINS ‧ 1917-2011 ‧ violinist ‧ founding member of the Symphony Orchestra of Colombo
- Gresha SCHUILLING ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ musician
- Guy SEBASTIAN ‧ Australia ‧ singer born in Malaysia of Burgher parents
- George SIEGERTSZ ‧ deceased ‧ post-WWII musician ‧ Ceylon's Nr 1 whistler with slots on Radio Ceylon
- Bradley Jude TAYLOR ‧ 1987 ‧ musician ‧ producer
- Irene VANDERWALL ‧ pianist ‧ founding member of the Symphony Orchestra of Colombo
POLITICS
- Pieter Gerald Bartholomeusz KEUNEMAN ‧ 1917-1997 ‧ politician
- David Morritz de KRETSER ‧ 1939 ‧ governor of Victoria-Australia
- Pieter Philips Jurriaan Quint ONDAATJE ‧ 1758-1818 ‧ Dutch patriot/politician
- Wilhelm WOUTERSZ ‧ 1939-2003 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ ambassador, diplomat
RELIGION
- Rev. Allan FRASER ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ clergyman
- Reverend TOUSSAINT ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ Anglican clergyman
SPORTS
- Michael BEVAN ‧ 1970 ‧ Australia ‧ cricketer
- Malcolm BULNER ‧ 1944 ‧ boxer ‧ repr. Sri Lanka in Olympics
- Bertram HEYN ‧ 1912-1998 ‧ major general & Commander of Ceylon Army ‧ cricket- ‧ field hockey- ‧ rugby player
- Richard Russell HEYN ‧ 1942-2024 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ cricket ‧ field hockey star
- Graeme LABROOY ‧ 1964 ‧ former Sri Lanka ‧ cricketer
- Cdr Eustace Lorenz MATTHYSZ ‧ 1919-1994 ‧ SLN ‧ rugby player ‧ marine engineer
- Sir Christopher ONDAATJE ‧ 1933 ‧ former athlete ‧ philanthropist
- Laddy OUTSCHOORN ‧ 1918-1994 ‧ England ‧ cricketer ‧ Worcester Main FC:1946-1959] Cap 1948
- Rodney PATERNOTT ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ rugby player
- Koo de SARAM ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ tennis player
- Iris VANDERZEIL ‧ deceased 2008 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ athletics champion ‧ sports woman of the 1930s and '40s
- Michael VANDORT ‧ 1980 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ cricketer
- Duncan WHITE ‧ 1918-1998 ‧ Sri Lanka~Ceylon ‧ medalist London Olympics 1948
TELEVISION
- Jamie DURIE ‧ 1970 ‧ horticulturalist ‧ media personality
- Geoff JANSZ ‧ 1958 ‧ Australia ‧ TV chef
OTHER
- Delorain BROHIER ‧ historian
- Frederick DORNHORST ‧ lawyer
- Gina ZAMPARELLI ‧ Los Angeles based concert promoter ‧ daughter of Maureen HINGERT
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