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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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0005 ACTOR

John Carson (actor)

1927 - 2016

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0014 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah

1929 - 2014

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0031 DIPLOMAT

Gamani Corea

1925 - 2013

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0041 ACTOR

Iranganie Serasinghe

Born 1927

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0043 POET

Arisen Ahubudu

1920 - 2011

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0054 ACTOR

Shesha Palihakkara

1928 - 2009

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0056 WRITER

Pamela Branch

1920 - 1967

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0063 WRITER

Dominic Jeeva

Born 1927

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0064 ACADEMIC

Siri Gunasinghe

1925 - 2017

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0073 PRIEST

Leo Rajendram Antony

1927 - 2012

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0085 LAWYER

H. L. de Silva

1928 - 2009

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0095 POLITICIAN

Alfred Duraiappah

1926 - 1975

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0129 ECONOMIST

Jayantha Kelegama

1928 - 2005

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0144 BHIKKHU

R. G. de S. Wettimuny

1925 - 1974

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0152 POLITICIAN

Nagalingam Shanmugathasan

1920 - 1993

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0171 CRICKET

C. I. Gunesekera

1920 - 2010

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0179 SINGER

C. T. Fernando

1921 - 1977

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0278 LAWYER

Esmond Wickremesinghe

1920 - 1985

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0290 DIPLOMAT

Ana Seneviratne

1927 - 2015

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0297 CRICKET

Vernon Prins

1924 - 2003

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0308 MISSING

Vajiranath Lakshman De Silva

1929 - 2010

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0315 POLITICIAN

J. R. P. Suriyapperuma

Born 1928

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0336 OBSTETRICIAN

Nalin Rodrigo

1929 - 2006

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0345 MARSHAL

Harry Goonatilake

1929 - 2008

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0347 PHYSICIAN

P. T. de Silva

1929 - 2015

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0353 CAMPAIGN

Basil Gunasekara

Born 1929

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0358 POLITICIAN

Chandra Gunasekera

Born 1922

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0364 EDUCATION

Kandappu Murugesu

1926 - 2004

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0396 JOURNALIST

Sirilal Kodikara

Born 1924

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0401 CRICKET

Makkin Salih

1923 - 2003

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0410 DANCER

Owen de Abrew

Born 1920

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0432 ECONOMIST

Canagarayam Suriyakumaran

1922 - 2006

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0439 PHYSICIAN

E. V. Pieris

1926 - 1991

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