Jean Arasanayagam (born Jean Solomons, 1931 in Kandy, Sri Lanka) was an English-language poet and fiction writer. The theme in her work was ethnic and religious turmoil in Sri Lanka. Her husband, Thiyagarajah Arasanayagam and their two daughters, Devasundari and Parvathi, all share the same passion for writing, one, Parvathi has taken after Jean. She has made a mark of her own as a poet/writer.