7.0000° N, 81.0025° E
BADULLA
Most Famous People Born in Badulla, Sri Lanka
- Notable people
- 447
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- Median birth year
- 1943
- Most distinctive
- Monarch 23.0×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Badulla during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1930s with 42 notable births.
What Badulla Is Known For
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Politician is Badulla's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (71).
Badulla over-indexes on monarch — 23.0× the global rate.
Badulla under-produces football — only 0.7× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Badulla's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
- Science
- Writing
- Music
- Other
St John Philby
1885 - 1960
Eric Shipton
1907 - 1977
S. Rajaratnam
1915 - 2006
Henry Montgomery Lawrence
1806 - 1857
John Carson (actor)
1927 - 2016
Martin Wickramasinghe
1890 - 1976
Dudley Senanayake
1911 - 1973
John Kotelawala
1897 - 1980
Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa
1875 - 1953
Susanthika Jayasinghe
Born 1975
Colin Gordon
1911 - 1972
Cecil Balmond
Born 1943
Duncan White
1918 - 1998
Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah
1929 - 2014
Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff
1826 - 1913
Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera
1899 - 1973
Joyce Cooper
1909 - 2002
Nury Vittachi
Born 1958
Osmund Bopearachchi
Born 1949
Lionel Wendt
1900 - 1944
Stephanie Laurens
Born 1943
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
1933 - 2016
Edward Frederick Kelaart
1819 - 1860
N. M. Perera
1905 - 1979
Yolande Bavan
Born 1942
Antonythasan Jesuthasan
Born 1967
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
1953 - 2008
Philip Gunawardena
1901 - 1972
Chandran Rutnam
Born 1948
Vijaya Kumaratunga
1945 - 1988
Gamani Corea
1925 - 2013
Stanley Davidson
1894 - 1981
Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu
1915 - 1983
Rohan Abeyaratne
Born 1952
George Turnour
1799 - 1843
T. B. Ilangaratne
1913 - 1992
Charles Henry de Soysa
1836 - 1890
Anthony Lamb
Born 1942
Phyllis Munday
1894 - 1990
Henry Jayasena
1931 - 2009
Iranganie Serasinghe
Born 1927
Ashan Pillai
Born 1969
Arisen Ahubudu
1920 - 2011
A. N. S. Kulasinghe
1919 - 2006
Ray Jayawardhana
-
Ranjan Wijeratne
1931 - 1991
Wimalaratne Kumaragama
1919 - 1962
Nadarajah Raviraj
1962 - 2006
Tyronne Fernando
1941 - 2008
Rajasinha II of Kandy
1608 - 1687
Rajasinha I of Sitawaka
1544 - 1593
Sulari Gentill
-
Nimmi Harasgama
-
Shesha Palihakkara
1928 - 2009
Zohar Mohamed Zarwan
Born 1996
Pamela Branch
1920 - 1967
Yureni Noshika
Born 1987
Channa Ediri Bandanage
Born 1978
Thusitha Jayasundera
Born 1971
Vasanthi Chathurani
Born 1962
Ernest MacIntyre
Born 1935
Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala
Born 1979
Dominic Jeeva
Born 1927
Siri Gunasinghe
1925 - 2017
E. W. Adikaram
1905 - 1985
Mohamed Izzadeen
Born 1979
Malik Migara
Born 1989
Premakeerthi de Alwis
1947 - 1989
Chathura Gunaratne
Born 1982
Swami Vipulananda
1892 - 1947
Tony Ranasinghe
1937 - 2015
Anton Muttukumaru
1908 - 2001
Leo Rajendram Antony
1927 - 2012
Solias Mendis
1897 - 1975
Hugh Riminton
Born 1961
Elmo Noel Joseph Perera
1932 - 2015
Thilina Suranda
Born 1988
Himasha Eashan
Born 1995
Jackson Anthony
Born 1949
Thisuri Wanniarachchi
Born 1993
Dudley Lincoln Steinwall
Born 1974
Pardis Parker
-
Abhaya Induruwa
Born 1950
Kamal Addararachchi
Born 1962
H. L. de Silva
1928 - 2009
Hiranya Peiris
-
Mahadevan Sathasivam
1915 - 1977
Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy
Died 1604
Yashoda Wimaladharma
Born 1970
Sampath Perera
Born 1965
Swarna Mallawarachchi
Born 1948
Soma Edirisinghe
1939 - 2015
Bandu Samarasinghe
Born 1955
Prasanna Amarasekara
Born 1981
Alfred Duraiappah
1926 - 1975
Thomas W. Naylor Beckett
1838 - 1906
Nimal Siripala de Silva
Born 1944
Basil Rajapaksa
Born 1947
Sangeetha Weeraratne
Born 1973
Asha de Vos
-
Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
1900 - 1986
Dhammika Dharmapala
Born 1970
Nina Dyer
1930 - 1965
Champika Ranawaka
Born 1965
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka
Born 1968
Rosanna Flamer-Caldera
Born 1956
Dayananda Gunawardena
1934 - 1993
Sunila Abeysekera
1952 - 2013
Subaskaran Allirajah
Born 1972
George E. de Silva
1879 - 1950
Inoka Sathyangani
-
Boodee Keerthisena
Born 1966
Anoja Weerasinghe
Born 1955
Malik Peiris
Born 1949
Ramani Bartholomeusz
1966 - 1987
Vira Narendra Sinha of Kandy
1707 - 1739
Nishan Canagarajah
Born 1966
George Creasy
1895 - 1972
Rohitha Bogollagama
Born 1954
Sriyantha Mendis
-
Sujan Perera
Born 1982
Senarat of Kandy
Died 1635
Susil Premajayantha
Born 1955
Kittu (Tamil militant)
1960 - 1993
Malaka Dewapriya
Born 1979
Sriyani Amarasena
Born 1944
A. H. M. Fowzie
Born 1937
Jayalath Jayawardena
1953 - 2013
Jayantha Kelegama
1928 - 2005
Gary Anandasangaree
-
Piyal Wijetunge
Born 1971
S. B. Nawinne
Born 1946
Shiranthi Rajapaksa
Born 1953
Buddy Reid
Born 1940
Jansila Majeed
-
Vimaladharmasuriya II of Kandy
Died 1707
Dullas Alahapperuma
Born 1959
Gillian Raine
1964 - 2018
Nayomi Munaweera
-
Gongalegoda Banda
1809 - 1849
Lahiru Perera
Born 1984
M. H. A. Haleem
Born 1956
Nipuna Bandara
Born 1991
R. G. de S. Wettimuny
1925 - 1974
D. R. Wijewardena
1886 - 1950
Manusha Nanayakkara
Born 1977
Prasanna Ranatunga
Born 2015
Maitree Wickremasinghe
Born 1964
Y Karunadasa
Born 1934
Gayashan Munasinghe
Born 1986
Udayanga Weeratunga
Born 1964
Nagalingam Shanmugathasan
1920 - 1993
Pon Sivakumaran
1950 - 1974
Ashani Weeraratna
Born 1970
Gottlieb August Crüwell
1866 - 1931
Upali Rajakaruna
Born 1975
Baby 81 incident
Born 2004
Marc Vogel
Born 1981
R. S. de Saram
1898 - 1998
Duleeka Marapana
Born 1975
Kosali Simon
-
Upulie Divisekera
-
Sunil Weeramantry
Born 1951
Gunadasa Kapuge
1945 - 2003
Chathuranga Sanjeewa
Born 1991
A. H. M. Azwer
1937 - 2017
Gamini Kularatne
1966 - 1991
Pandu Bandaranaike
Born 1962
Visvanathan Rudrakumaran
-
Eddie Grey
1918 - 2004
C. I. Gunesekera
1920 - 2010
Earl Gunasekara
Born 1960
Shankar (Tamil militant)
1949 - 2001
Murugesapillai Koneswary
Died 1997
Pranavananda Saraswathi
1908 - 1982
Mohamed Amanulla
-
Subash Madushan
Born 1990
Thushari Jayasekera
Born 1984
C. T. Fernando
1921 - 1977
Chameera Sajith
Born 1993
Menik Kurukulasuriya
-
Kavichandran Alexander
Born 1952
Marcelline Jayakody
1902 - 1998
Ysanne Gayet
Born 1948
Dumidu Hettiarachchi
Born 1983
Nalin Kulatilaka
-
Prasad Kariyawasam
Born 1954
Chitrananda Abeysekera
1930 - 1992
Alavi Moulana
1932 - 2016
J. B. Disanayake
Born 1937
Chandra Schaffter
Born 1930
Lalithamana Fernando
Born 1962
Annamalai Varadaraja Perumal
-
Kumar Mahadeva
-
Rex Kodippili
Born 1939
David Kalupahana
1936 - 2014
Vikramabahu Karunaratne
Born 1943
Kavindu Ishan
Born 1992
Abu Fuard
1936 - 2012
Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage –
Born 1966
Harischandra Wijayatunga
Born 1931
Mohamed Aleem
Born 1991
Hemasiri Fernando
-
Lionel Ranwala
1939 - 2002
Tony Lovell
1919 - 1945
Anton Silva
Born 1964
A. R. Anjan Umma
Born 1955
Vicumpriya Perera
-
Lucien de Zoysa
1917 - 1995
Dorothy Cayley
1874 - 1955
Anton Jude
1960 - 2012
Mohamed Mahroof
1950 - 2012
Bonda Mani
Born 1963
Roshi Fernando
-
Chathura Senarathne
Born 1982
Minod Bhanuka
Born 1995
Duleep De Chickera
Born 1948
Eelattu Poothanthevanar (Sangam poet)
-
Chathurika Peiris
Born 1986
Jagath Chamila
Born 1972
Narendra Ekanayake
Born 1977
Lal Dharmapriya Gamage
Born 1954
M. J. Perera
1915 - 2002
Shiranee Tilakawardane
-
Åsa Coenraads
Born 1978
Aparekke Punnananda Thero
Born 2004
Mohamed Rifnas
Born 1995
Shasheendra Rajapaksa
Born 1976
Nalaka Godahewa
Born 1965
Umali Thilakarathne
-
Richard Tyler (architect)
1916 - 2009
Edison Figurado
Born 1990
Stanley Jayasinghe
Born 1931
Gamini Hettiarachchi
Died 2019
Mangala Yapa
Born 1957
Premasara Epasinghe
Born 1937
Reggie Ranatunga
1937 - 2008
Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara
-
Sabeetha Perera
Born 1962
Walter Philps
Born 1903
V. S. Kumar Anandan
Died 1984
Achala Jagodage
Born 1973
Sisira Senaratne
Born 1935
Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan
1970 - 2006
Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
Born 1949
Edward Turner Boyd Twisleton
1809 - 1874
Surendra Ramachandran
1934 - 2010
Hiran Abeysekera
Born 1986
Stewart Loudoun-Shand
1879 - 1916
William Leake (rugby union)
1865 - 1942
V. P. Ganesan
Died 1996
William de Silva
1908 - 1988
Christopher Greet
Born 1932
Ajith Premakumara
Born 1991
Ehelepola Nilame
1773 - 1829
M. Sanjayan
-
Joy Perera
Born 1987
Barney Henricus
1915 - 2007
Piyadasa Wijekoon
1940 - 2003
Athula Sumathipala
-
Athauda Seneviratne
Born 1931
Frederica Jansz
-
Hasen Ali
Born 1945
Lakshman Jayakody
1930 - 2010
S. D. Jayaratne
Born 1951
Jeronis de Soysa
1797 - 1860
Buddhika Mendis
Born 1979
Samantha Sooriyabandara
Died 2012
Pakir Ali
-
Vinya Ariyaratne
-
Aluthwewa Soratha Thera
1943 - 2013
Salman Faris
Born 1985
Chintha Lakshmi Sinhaarachchi
-
Karunasena Kodituwakku
Born 1945
Rengan Rajaratnam
Born 1971
Kuppiyawatta Bodhananda Thera
-
C. L. V. Jayathilake
-
Esmond Wickremesinghe
1920 - 1985
Tissa Wijesurendra
1949 - 2020
Saman Ediriweera
-
Herbert Fernando
Born 1933
Sanka Danushka
Born 1984
J. B. Peiris
-
Eliyantha White
-
Jaya Guhanathan
-
Renuka Herath
1945 - 2017
Sue Courtenay
Born 1975
Namel Weeramuni
-
Isura Devapriya
-
Ana Seneviratne
1927 - 2015
Ranjith Premalal De Silva
Born 1963
Asikur Rahuman
Born 1993
Milinda Madugalle
-
Buddhika Kurukularatne
Born 1943
Thusitha Laknath
Born 1983
Bernard Perera
1956 - 2012
Vernon Prins
1924 - 2003
Wijaya Godakumbura
-
Hema Premadasa
-
Kotapola Amarakitti Thero
Born 1949