Sanjeeva Ranatunga
Sanjeeva Ranatunga( born April 25, 1969, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 13 ODIs from 1994 to 1997.
Kaikawala
Kaikawala is a village in Sri Lanka.
It is located within Central Province.
It is the birthplace of national politicians: P. B. Kaviratne, and Sanjeeva Kaviratne.
Willem Brakman
Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman( 1922 – 2008) was a Dutch writer who made his literary debut with the novel" Een winterreis" in 1961.
Brakman received the P. C. Hooft Award in 1980.
He was born on June 13th, 1922 in The Hague, Netherlands, and died on May 8th, 2008 in the same country.
Jorge D'Alessandro
Roberto Jorge D' Alessandro di Ninno( born 28 July 1949) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is a current manager.
He played most of his career with Salamanca in Spain, appearing in nine La Liga seasons and more than 300 official games with the club.
He subsequently embarked in a managerial career in the same country, coaching several teams( including his main one).
Mokhtar Laghzioui
Mokhtar Laghzioui( Arabic: المختار الغزيوي," Mokhtar el- Ghzioui" – Born in 1972, Meknes) is a Moroccan journalist and editor of" Al Ahdath Al Maghribia".
Godwin Davy
Godwin Davy( born 15 December 1979) is an Anguillan international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
He made his international debut in a World Cup qualifying match against El Salvador, resulting in a lopsided match, losing 12- 0 in February 2008, and also played in the 4 – 0 loss to the same country in the return match in March 2008.
Ming Luhulima
Ming Luhulima aka Lou Lima was a well known Netherlands based recording artist originally from the Maluku Islands which were part of the Dutch East Indies.
He made multiple recordings during his career.
One of the artists he was closely associated with was Rudi Wairata.
Not only did Luhulima come from the same country as Wairata, he also recorded music in the same genre.
He was also a member of the Amboina Serenaders and the Mena Moeria Minstrels.
He also led the Krontjong Ensemble Pantja Warna.
Reggie Ranatunga
Reggie Padmasena Ranatunga( 22 April 1937 – 31 May 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician belonging to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
He was the third Governor of Sabaragamuwa, serving between June 2005 and February 2008.
Reggie Padmasena Rantunga was born on 22 April 1937 and was educated at Nalanda College, Minuwangoda and Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte.
Ranatunga's interest in politics resulted in his enrollment at the Moscow Faculty of Political Science in 1960.
In 1962 he joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was appointed the SLFP Organizer for Minuwangoda in 1986.
At the 1989 parliamentary elections he was first elected to parliament representing Gampaha and was subsequently re-elected in 1994, 2000 and 2001.
He served as the Minister for Civil Aviation( August- October 2000) and Minister of Food and Marketing Development( October 2000- 2001) in the Kumaratunga cabinet, and the Chief Government Whip between 1 November 2000 and 10 October 2001.
He is the father of six sons, including former international cricketers, Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanjeeva Ranatunga, along with Dammika Ranatunga, Nishantha Ranatunga, Prasanna Ranatunga, and Ruwan Ranatunga.
On 21 February 2008 he was appointed as the MP for Gampaha replacing Sripathi Sooriyarachchi, who was killed in a car accident on 9 February, however Ranatunga died on 31 May 2008.
His replacement Neil Rupasinghe was sworn in on 6 June 2008.
Nishantha Ranatunga
Nishantha Ranatunga( born January 22, 1966, Gampaha) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played two ODIs in 1993.
An all- rounder of note in domestic cricket, he is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanjeeva Ranatunga, Dammika Ranatunga and Prasanna Ranatunga.
Dammika Ranatunga
Dammika Ranatunga( born October 12, 1962, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 4 ODIs in 1989.
He is the eldest brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanjeeva Ranatunga, Nishantha Ranatunga, Prasanna Ranatunga and Ruwan Ranatunga

Question: Were Mokhtar Laghzioui and Sanjeeva Ranatunga from the same country?
Answer: no