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×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Badulla during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1930s with 42 notable births.

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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Colin Gordon

1911 - 1972

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0025 ACTOR

Yolande Bavan

Born 1942

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Antonythasan Jesuthasan

Born 1967

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0040 ACTOR

Henry Jayasena

1931 - 2009

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0041 ACTOR

Iranganie Serasinghe

Born 1927

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0053 ACTOR

Nimmi Harasgama

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0054 ACTOR

Shesha Palihakkara

1928 - 2009

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0057 ACTOR

Yureni Noshika

Born 1987

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Thusitha Jayasundera

Born 1971

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Vasanthi Chathurani

Born 1962

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0071 ACTOR

Tony Ranasinghe

1937 - 2015

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0079 ACTOR

Jackson Anthony

Born 1949

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0082 ACTOR

Pardis Parker

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0089 ACTOR

Yashoda Wimaladharma

Born 1970

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0091 ACTOR

Swarna Mallawarachchi

Born 1948

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0093 ACTOR

Bandu Samarasinghe

Born 1955

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0099 ACTOR

Sangeetha Weeraratne

Born 1973

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0113 ACTOR

Anoja Weerasinghe

Born 1955

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Sriyantha Mendis

-

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0126 ACTOR

Sriyani Amarasena

Born 1944

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0138 ACTOR

Gillian Raine

1964 - 2018

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0160 ACTOR

Duleeka Marapana

Born 1975

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0178 ACTOR

Thushari Jayasekera

Born 1984

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0181 ACTOR

Menik Kurukulasuriya

-

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0195 ACTOR

Rex Kodippili

Born 1939

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0211 ACTOR

Anton Jude

1960 - 2012

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0213 ACTOR

Bonda Mani

Born 1963

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0219 ACTOR

Chathurika Peiris

Born 1986

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0220 ACTOR

Jagath Chamila

Born 1972

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0230 ACTOR

Umali Thilakarathne

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0234 ACTOR

Gamini Hettiarachchi

Died 2019

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0239 ACTOR

Sabeetha Perera

Born 1962

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0248 ACTOR

Hiran Abeysekera

Born 1986

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0259 ACTOR

Piyadasa Wijekoon

1940 - 2003

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0279 ACTOR

Tissa Wijesurendra

1949 - 2020

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0285 ACTOR

Jaya Guhanathan

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0293 ACTOR

Milinda Madugalle

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0295 ACTOR

Thusitha Laknath

Born 1983

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0305 ACTOR

Ananda Weerakoon

Born 1934

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0310 ACTOR

Rita Ratnayake

1934 - 2006

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0317 ACTOR

Ravindra Rupasena

Died 1978

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0320 ACTOR

Punya Heendeniya

Born 1938

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0377 ACTOR

Prema Smith

Born 1987

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0378 ACTOR

Dilruk Jayasinha

Born 1985

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