6.9170° N, 79.8339° E
COLOMBO
Most Famous People Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Notable people
- 732
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- Median birth year
- 1967
- Most distinctive
- Cricket 36.5×
Colombo is essentially a cricket ground with a harbor attached — the sport runs at better than thirty-six times the global baseline, among the most dominant professions on the entire site, and Sri Lankan Test teams have been drafted from the school grounds of Colombo-7 since independence. The Beauty Pageant count and the colonial-era Judge and Diplomat benches tell you the rest: a small anglophone elite that still runs the law courts, the foreign service and the Sunday society pages.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Colombo during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Colombo Is Known For
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Cricket is Colombo's biggest profession — 46% of all notables (340).
Colombo over-indexes on cricket — 36.5× the global rate.
Colombo under-produces writer — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Colombo's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Science
- Music
- Other
- Field: Beauty Pageant Clear ×
Avanti Marianne
Born 1990
Gamya Wijayadasa
Born 1986
Maria Colombage
Born 1984
Vinu Udani Siriwardhana
Born 1992
Rochelle Correa
Born 1984
Jayathi De Silva
Born 1990
Amanda Rathnayake
Born 1990
Shivanthini Dharmasiri
Born 1970