# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ranjit-fernando
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:56:24.927Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ranjit-fernando"
name: "Ranjit Fernando"
slug: "ranjit-fernando"
description: "Edward Ranjit Fernando is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played three One Day Internationals, all of which were during the 1975 Cricket World Cup during which he was the wicket-keeper and opening batsman. In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). He is married to Sri Lankan entrepreneur Ramani Fernando and they have four children, Rashika Fernando, Rishen Fernando, Rehan Fernando and Rakhil Fernando."
tagline: "Sri Lankan cricketer"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1944-02-22"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             15
  historical:           5.539417333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "رنجیت فرنینڈو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "رانچيت فيرناندو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "রঞ্জিত ফার্নান্দো"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ranjit Fernando"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "रणजित फर्नांडो"
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    title: "රංජිත් ප්‍රනාන්දු"
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    title: "ரஞ்சித் பெர்னாண்டோ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump