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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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Showing 14 of 447 notable people

0016 ACADEMIC

Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera

1899 - 1973

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0034 ACADEMIC

Rohan Abeyaratne

Born 1952

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0064 ACADEMIC

Siri Gunasinghe

1925 - 2017

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0148 ACADEMIC

Maitree Wickremasinghe

Born 1964

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0186 ACADEMIC

Nalin Kulatilaka

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0303 ACADEMIC

Ranjan Ramasamy

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0323 ACADEMIC

Ravindra Fernando

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0329 ACADEMIC

Stanley Wijesundera

Died 1989

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0339 ACADEMIC

Elagu V. Elaguppillai

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0361 ACADEMIC

Kavan Ratnatunga

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0365 ACADEMIC

Janek Ratnatunga

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0435 ACADEMIC

Ajith Madurapperuma

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0436 ACADEMIC

Gladys Jayawardene

Died 1989

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0443 ACADEMIC

Chandratne Patuwathavithane

Died 1989

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