List of notable Burgher people

This is a list of notable Burgher people, who are a Eurasian ethnic group, historically from Sri Lanka, consisting for the most part of male-line descendants of European colonists from the 16th to 20th centuries (mostly Portuguese, Dutch, German and British) and local women, with some minorities of Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, French and Irish.

Academics

Civil servants

Professionals

Artists

Authors

Journalists

Politics

Business people

Chefs

Musicians and entertainers

Fashion and models

Athletes

See also

References

  1. "About the Burghers". Burgher Association (Australia). Retrieved 12 December 2011.
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