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: Politician Clear ×
Dudley Senanayake
1911 - 1973
Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff
1826 - 1913
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
1933 - 2016
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
1953 - 2008
Philip Gunawardena
1901 - 1972
T. B. Ilangaratne
1913 - 1992
Nadarajah Raviraj
1962 - 2006
Tyronne Fernando
1941 - 2008
Alfred Duraiappah
1926 - 1975
Nimal Siripala de Silva
Born 1944
Basil Rajapaksa
Born 1947
Champika Ranawaka
Born 1965
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka
Born 1968
Rohitha Bogollagama
Born 1954
Susil Premajayantha
Born 1955
A. H. M. Fowzie
Born 1937
Jayalath Jayawardena
1953 - 2013
S. B. Nawinne
Born 1946
Dullas Alahapperuma
Born 1959
M. H. A. Haleem
Born 1956
Manusha Nanayakkara
Born 1977
Prasanna Ranatunga
Born 2015
Nagalingam Shanmugathasan
1920 - 1993
A. H. M. Azwer
1937 - 2017
Pandu Bandaranaike
Born 1962
Visvanathan Rudrakumaran
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Earl Gunasekara
Born 1960
Annamalai Varadaraja Perumal
-
Vikramabahu Karunaratne
Born 1943
A. R. Anjan Umma
Born 1955
Mohamed Mahroof
1950 - 2012
Chathura Senarathne
Born 1982
Lal Dharmapriya Gamage
Born 1954
Åsa Coenraads
Born 1978
Aparekke Punnananda Thero
Born 2004
Shasheendra Rajapaksa
Born 1976
Reggie Ranatunga
1937 - 2008
Achala Jagodage
Born 1973
V. P. Ganesan
Died 1996
Athauda Seneviratne
Born 1931
Hasen Ali
Born 1945
Lakshman Jayakody
1930 - 2010
Karunasena Kodituwakku
Born 1945
Renuka Herath
1945 - 2017
Isura Devapriya
-
Hema Premadasa
-
Kotapola Amarakitti Thero
Born 1949
A. M. M. Naushad
Born 1954
J. R. P. Suriyapperuma
Born 1928
Uduwe Dhammaloka
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Vijay Thanigasalam
Born 1989
Mahinda Ratnatilaka
Born 2004
Sujatha Alahakoon
Born 1959
Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi
Born 2004
Hemal Gunasekara
Born 1959
Jayantha Wijesekara
Born 2004
A. P. Jayasuriya
1897 - 1980
Jude Perera
Born 1953
Udena Wijerathna
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Alawwe Nandaloka Thero
Born 2004
Sarath Ekanayake
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Chandra Gunasekera
Born 1922
Maheepala Herath
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Soma Kumari Tennakoon
1960 - 2009
Shan Wijayalal De Silva
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Donald Dissanayake
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Henry Pigott
1866 - 1949
Dharmasiri Dassanayake
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M. W. Aruna Pradeep
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Eraj Ravindra Fernando
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S. M. Ranjith
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