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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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0022 POLITICIAN

Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

1933 - 2016

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0040 ACTOR

Henry Jayasena

1931 - 2009

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0046 DIPLOMAT

Ranjan Wijeratne

1931 - 1991

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0061 PLAYWRIGHT

Ernest MacIntyre

Born 1935

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0071 ACTOR

Tony Ranasinghe

1937 - 2015

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0076 PRIEST

Elmo Noel Joseph Perera

1932 - 2015

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0092 ENTREPRENEUR

Soma Edirisinghe

1939 - 2015

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0103 MODEL

Nina Dyer

1930 - 1965

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0107 SCREENWRITER

Dayananda Gunawardena

1934 - 1993

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0127 POLITICIAN

A. H. M. Fowzie

Born 1937

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0149 PHILOSOPHER

Y Karunadasa

Born 1934

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0166 POLITICIAN

A. H. M. Azwer

1937 - 2017

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0188 POET

Chitrananda Abeysekera

1930 - 1992

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0189 TRADE UNION

Alavi Moulana

1932 - 2016

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0190 DIPLOMAT

J. B. Disanayake

Born 1937

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0191 CRICKET

Chandra Schaffter

Born 1930

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0195 ACTOR

Rex Kodippili

Born 1939

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0196 PHILOSOPHER

David Kalupahana

1936 - 2014

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0199 CRICKET

Abu Fuard

1936 - 2012

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0201 LAWYER

Harischandra Wijayatunga

Born 1931

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0204 SINGER

Lionel Ranwala

1939 - 2002

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0233 CRICKET

Stanley Jayasinghe

Born 1931

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0236 CRICKET

Premasara Epasinghe

Born 1937

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0237 POLITICIAN

Reggie Ranatunga

1937 - 2008

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0243 SINGER

Sisira Senaratne

Born 1935

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0247 PHYSICIAN

Surendra Ramachandran

1934 - 2010

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0253 ANNOUNCER

Christopher Greet

Born 1932

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0261 POLITICIAN

Athauda Seneviratne

Born 1931

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0264 POLITICIAN

Lakshman Jayakody

1930 - 2010

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0281 CRICKET

Herbert Fernando

Born 1933

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0305 ACTOR

Ananda Weerakoon

Born 1934

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0310 ACTOR

Rita Ratnayake

1934 - 2006

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0311 PLAYER

Quentin Israel

1934 - 2007

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0320 ACTOR

Punya Heendeniya

Born 1938

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0330 LIEUTENANT

Cecil Waidyaratne

1938 - 2001

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0343 CIVIL SERVANT

Ridgeway Thilakeratne

1931 - 1981

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0374 CRICKET

Trevelyan Edward

1938 - 1995

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0382 PARLIAMENT

Ronnie Abeysinghe

1936 - 2002

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0413 SCHOLAR

Muhammad Mackeen Abdul Majid

1937 - 2013

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0430 ACTIVIST

Indrani Iriyagolle

1933 - 2015

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0433 CAMPAIGN

Kingsley De Silva

1932 - 2006

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0446 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Sembukuttiarachilage Roland Silva

Born 1933

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