Jayantha

Jayantha is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Jayantha Amerasinghe (born 1954), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Jayantha Chandrasiri (born 1959), Sri Lankan journalist
• Jayantha Dhanapala (1938–2023), Sri Lankan diplomat
• Jayantha Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan lawyer
• Jayantha Kelegama (1928–2005), Sri Lankan economist
• Jayantha Ketagoda, Sri Lankan politician
• Jayantha Kularathna, Sri Lankan admiral
• Jayantha Paranathala (1950–2023), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Jayantha Perera, Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy
• Jayantha Rathnayake (1968–2020), Sri Lankan music composer
• Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera (born 1962), Sri Lankan academic
• Jayantha Samaraweera (born 1968), Sri Lankan politician
• Jayantha Seneviratne (born 1952), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Jayantha Silva (born 1973), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Jayantha Wattavidanage, Sri Lankan scientist
• Jayantha Weerasinghe (born 1950), Sri Lankan lawyer
• Jayantha Wickramarathne, Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police
• Jayantha Wijesekara, Sri Lankan politician
• Saman Jayantha (born 1974), Sri Lankan cricketer