Gooneratne () is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Anil Goonaratne, Sri Lankan puisne justice of the Supreme Court Brendon Gooneratne (1938–2021), Sri Lankan scholar and physician Chandra Dharma Sena Gooneratne (1899–1981), Sri Lankan social activist, historian, poet, diplomat and military officer Edmund Rowland Gooneratne (1845–1914), Ceylonese British colonial-era administrator and scholar L. V. Gooneratne (1894–1971), Sri Lankan politician Nelson Gooneratne (born 1934), Sri Lankan cricket umpire Shiran Gooneratne, Sri Lankan puisne justice of the Supreme Court Yasmine Gooneratne (1935–2024), Sri Lankan poet, short story writer, university professor and essayist

See also Gunaratne