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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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0012 ARCHITECT

Cecil Balmond

Born 1943

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0019 HISTORIAN

Osmund Bopearachchi

Born 1949

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0021 WRITER

Stephanie Laurens

Born 1943

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0025 ACTOR

Yolande Bavan

Born 1942

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0029 FILM

Chandran Rutnam

Born 1948

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0030 SINGER

Vijaya Kumaratunga

1945 - 1988

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0038 BOTANIST

Anthony Lamb

Born 1942

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0049 POLITICIAN

Tyronne Fernando

1941 - 2008

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0068 PRODUCER

Premakeerthi de Alwis

1947 - 1989

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0079 ACTOR

Jackson Anthony

Born 1949

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0091 ACTOR

Swarna Mallawarachchi

Born 1948

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0097 POLITICIAN

Nimal Siripala de Silva

Born 1944

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0098 POLITICIAN

Basil Rajapaksa

Born 1947

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0114 VIROLOGIST

Malik Peiris

Born 1949

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0126 ACTOR

Sriyani Amarasena

Born 1944

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0132 POLITICIAN

S. B. Nawinne

Born 1946

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0134 PLAYER

Buddy Reid

Born 1940

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0164 SINGER

Gunadasa Kapuge

1945 - 2003

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0173 MARINE

Shankar (Tamil militant)

1949 - 2001

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0184 PAINTER

Ysanne Gayet

Born 1948

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0197 POLITICIAN

Vikramabahu Karunaratne

Born 1943

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0217 PRIEST

Duleep De Chickera

Born 1948

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0245 FILM

Dharmasiri Bandaranayake

Born 1949

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0259 ACTOR

Piyadasa Wijekoon

1940 - 2003

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0263 POLITICIAN

Hasen Ali

Born 1945

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0271 MISSING

Aluthwewa Soratha Thera

1943 - 2013

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0274 POLITICIAN

Karunasena Kodituwakku

Born 1945

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0279 ACTOR

Tissa Wijesurendra

1949 - 2020

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0286 POLITICIAN

Renuka Herath

1945 - 2017

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0294 LAWYER

Buddhika Kurukularatne

Born 1943

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0300 POLITICIAN

Kotapola Amarakitti Thero

Born 1949

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0307 COMMENTATOR

Palitha Perera

Born 1942

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0312 CHEMIST

H. D. Gunawardhana

Born 1945

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0316 DEPUTY

Upatissa Gamanayake

1948 - 1989

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0328 PROFESSOR

Sisira Jayasuriya

Born 1946

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0335 FILM

Jayam Rutnam

Born 1942

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0341 PRIEST

Chandra Fernando (priest)

1942 - 1988

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0369 SWIMMER

Judy Samuel

Born 1943

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0385 CRICKET

Lareef Idroos

Born 1940

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0387 CHEMIST

J. N. O. Fernando

Born 1944

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