Karunaratne is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kaveesh Karunaratne (born 2004), Sri Lankan Football player and the former captain of the national team. He has the record for being the youngest player to play in an Asian World Cup Qualifier.
- Asoka Karunaratne (1916–1988), Sri Lankan politician and philanthropist
- Dimuth Karunaratne (born 1988), Sri Lankan cricketer
- H. D. Karunaratne (born 1964), Sri Lankan economist
- Kuruppu Karunaratne (1960–2008), Sri Lankan long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon event
- Kusuma Karunaratne (born 1940), Sri Lankan academic, university administrator, Professor and scholar of Sinhalese language and literature
- Louis Karunaratne, Sri Lankan cricketer
- M. D. Namal Karunaratne, Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Nayana Karunaratne, Sri Lankan beautician and a fashion designer
- Niluka Karunaratne (born 1985), Sri Lankan Olympic athlete
- Sam Karunaratne (born 1937), emeritus professor of engineering and the founding and current chancellor of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
- Vikramabahu Karunaratne, Sri Lankan politician and contestant for the Sri Lankan presidential election
- W. S. Karunaratne (1928–1986), Buddhist scholar and a fiercely independent thinker
- Karunaratne Abeysekera (1930–1983), one of Sri Lanka's most famous Sinhala broadcasters
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