Patrick Denipitiya
 Patrick Tibertius Maximus Denipitiya (11 August 1934 – 23 March 2013) was possibly one of the most well-regarded musicians in Sri Lankan music history.He introduced the electric Hawaiian guitar into Sri Lankan music[citation needed] and was responsible for the musical composition arrangements music direction and performance of many Sinhala songs and films from the early-1950s to 1997.