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
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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.
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
- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
S. Rajaratnam
1915 - 2006
Dudley Senanayake
1911 - 1973
Colin Gordon
1911 - 1972
Duncan White
1918 - 1998
Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu
1915 - 1983
T. B. Ilangaratne
1913 - 1992
A. N. S. Kulasinghe
1919 - 2006
Wimalaratne Kumaragama
1919 - 1962
Mahadevan Sathasivam
1915 - 1977
Eddie Grey
1918 - 2004
Tony Lovell
1919 - 1945
Lucien de Zoysa
1917 - 1995
M. J. Perera
1915 - 2002
Richard Tyler (architect)
1916 - 2009
Barney Henricus
1915 - 2007
Siri Perera
1910 - 1995
Pat McCarthy (cricketer)
1919 - 2007
Livy Wijemanne
1917 - 2002
Mallory Evan Wijesinghe
1918 - 2002
L. H. Sumanadasa
1910 - 1986
Ben Navaratne
1916 - 1979
George Hubert
1912 - 1974
P. A. Ediriweera
1915 - 1985
Rolly Jayewardene
1918 - 1999