Gunawardena is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• A. P. N. C. De S. Vaas Gunawardene (1961–1983), Sri Lankan army officer
• Amila Gunawardene (born 1980), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Arachchige Gunawardene (born 1977), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Aruna Gunawardene (born 1969), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Avishka Gunawardene (born 1977), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Bandula Gunawardane (born 1953), Sri Lankan politician
• Chathurani Gunawardene (born 1990), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Cholomondeley Goonewardene (1917–2006), Ceylonese politician
• Dayananda Gunawardena (1934–1993), Sri Lankan playwright and actor
• Deepal Gunawardene (born 1969), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Dinesh Gunawardena (born 1949), Sri Lankan politician
• Don Carlin Gunawardena (1899–1979), Ceylonese botanist and academic
• Francis Gunawardena, Sri Lankan judge of the Court of Appeal
• Gitanjana Gunawardena (born 1952), Sri Lankan politician
• Girley Gunawardana (1935–2012), Sri Lankan actress
• H. C. Goonewardene, Ceylonese civil servant
• Indika Gunawardena (1943–2015), Sri Lankan politician
• Jagath Gunawardana (born 1961), Sri Lankan environmentalist
• James Goonewardene (1921–1997), Sri Lankan writer
• Jeremy Gunawardena, American mathematician
• Kanchana Gunawardene (born 1984), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Kokila Gunawardena (born 1974), Sri Lankan politician
• Kusal Goonewardena, Australian physical therapist and health lecturer
• Kusumasiri Gunawardena (1912–1986), Ceylonese politician
• Leslie Goonewardene (1909–1983), Sri Lankan politician
• Leslie Gunawardana (1938–2010), Sri Lankan politician
• M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana (1947–2016), Sri Lankan politician
• Makalandage Gunawardena, Sri Lankan air force officer
• Nalaka Gunawardene (born 1966), Sri Lankan writer
• Naveen Gunawardene (born 1998), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Otara Gunewardene, Sri Lankan businesswoman
• Philip Gunawardena (1901–1972), Ceylonese politician
• Prasanna Gunawardena, Sri Lankan politician
• Prishantha Gunawardena (born 1964), Sri Lankan archaeologist
• R. A. Gunawardana, Sri Lankan surveyor
• Ravindu Gunawardene (born 1997), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Robert Gunawardena, (1904–1971), Ceylonese politician
• Sajin Vass Gunawardena (born 1973), Sri Lankan politician
• Sarana Gunawardena (born 1964), Sri Lankan politician
• Sarath Gunawardena (1949–2003), Sri Lankan politician
• Senerat Gunewardene (1899–1981), Ceylonese diplomat and politician
• Sunil Gunawardene (born 1949), Sri Lankan athlete
• Tharaka Gunawardena (born 1995), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Thelma Gunawardena (1934–2015), Sri Lankan museum director
• Trilicia Gunawardena (1934–1999), Sri Lankan actress
• Vivienne Goonewardene (1916–1996), Sri Lankan politician
• Yadamini Gunawardena, Sri Lankan politician

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