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×
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.
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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- Field: Cricket Clear ×
Mahadevan Sathasivam
1915 - 1977
Piyal Wijetunge
Born 1971
Gayashan Munasinghe
Born 1986
C. I. Gunesekera
1920 - 2010
Chandra Schaffter
Born 1930
Lalithamana Fernando
Born 1962
Abu Fuard
1936 - 2012
Lucien de Zoysa
1917 - 1995
Minod Bhanuka
Born 1995
Narendra Ekanayake
Born 1977
Stanley Jayasinghe
Born 1931
Premasara Epasinghe
Born 1937
Walter Philps
Born 1903
Joy Perera
Born 1987
Buddhika Mendis
Born 1979
Salman Faris
Born 1985
Herbert Fernando
Born 1933
Eliyantha White
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Bernard Perera
1956 - 2012
Vernon Prins
1924 - 2003
Pat McCarthy (cricketer)
1919 - 2007
Edward Northway
1901 - 1966
Sacha De Alwis
Born 1992
Trevelyan Edward
1938 - 1995
Lareef Idroos
Born 1940
Laddie Bakelman
1900 - 1965
Claude van der Straaten
1905 - 1962
Ben Navaratne
1916 - 1979
Makkin Salih
1923 - 2003
George Hubert
1912 - 1974
Chippy Gunasekara
1905 - 1974
Hilton Poulier
1909 - 1979
Chandimanthu Rodrigo
Born 1990
Asiri Bandara
Born 1991
Vernon Schokman
1905 - 1991
Gayan Tharaka
Born 1992