'''Dhanapala''' is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
*Dhanapala Attygalle, Ceylonese lawyer *Dhanapala Udawaththa, Sri Lankan singer *Dhanapala Weerasekera (1924–2011), Ceylonese politician *D. B. Dhanapala (1905–1971), Sri Lankan journalist *Jayantha Dhanapala (1938–2023), Sri Lankan diplomat *Thiran Dhanapala (born 1996), Sri Lankan cricketer
{{Given name|type=both}}
Category:Surnames of Sinhalese origin Category:Sinhalese masculine given names Category:Masculine given names