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BADULLA

Most Famous People Born in Badulla, Sri Lanka

Notable people
447
Peak decade
1930s
Median birth year
1943
Most distinctive
Monarch 23.0×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Badulla during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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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.

  1. Politician71
  2. Actor45
  3. Cricket36
  4. Football34
  5. Academic14
  6. Writer12
  7. Diplomat9
  8. Singer9
  1. Monarch623.0×
  2. Cricket366.3×
  3. Activist55.2×
  4. Diplomat93.5×
  5. Academic143.1×
  6. Engineer82.9×
  7. Physician72.3×
  8. Actor451.9×
  1. Football340.7×

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.

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0002 EXPLORER

Eric Shipton

1907 - 1977

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0017 SWIMMER

Joyce Cooper

1909 - 2002

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0020 PIANIST

Lionel Wendt

1900 - 1944

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0024 TRADE UNION

N. M. Perera

1905 - 1979

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0028 POLITICIAN

Philip Gunawardena

1901 - 1972

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0065 ACTIVIST

E. W. Adikaram

1905 - 1985

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0072 LIEUTENANT

Anton Muttukumaru

1908 - 2001

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0101 RELIGIOUS

Bawa Muhaiyaddeen

1900 - 1986

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0175 RELIGIOUS

Pranavananda Saraswathi

1908 - 1982

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0183 LYRICIST

Marcelline Jayakody

1902 - 1998

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0240 CRICKET

Walter Philps

Born 1903

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0252 MARXIST

William de Silva

1908 - 1988

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0318 WRITER

Harold Peiris

1904 - 1988

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0337 LYRICIST

D. T. Fernando

1909 - 2004

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0357 JOURNALIST

D. B. Dhanapala

1905 - 1971

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0363 CRICKET

Edward Northway

1901 - 1966

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0371 NAVY

Geoffrey Robson

1902 - 1989

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0379 EDUCATION

J. C. A. Corea

1904 - 1988

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0391 CRICKET

Laddie Bakelman

1900 - 1965

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0395 POLICE

Sydney de Zoysa

1909 - 1994

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0399 CRICKET

Claude van der Straaten

1905 - 1962

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0404 CRICKET

Chippy Gunasekara

1905 - 1974

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0405 CRICKET

Hilton Poulier

1909 - 1979

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0419 CRICKET

Vernon Schokman

1905 - 1991

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0423 DIPLOMAT

Gunasena de Soyza

1902 - 1961

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