Sirimavo Bandaranaike
1916 – 2000
Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000
diplomatpolitician
Born April 17Wikipedia →Famous People from Sri Lanka
28 notable historical figures from Sri Lanka, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
politician (14)diplomat (6)cricketer (4)trade unionist (2)writer (2)lawyer (1)activist (1)fashion designer (1)beauty pageant contestant (1)film actor (1)
Mahinda Rajapaksa
1945 – Present
President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015
trade unionistpoliticianlawyer
Born November 18Wikipedia →Chandrika Kumaratunga
1945 – Present
President of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2005
politician
Born June 29Wikipedia →Maithripala Sirisena
1951 – Present
President of Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019
politician
Born September 3Wikipedia →Ranil Wickremesinghe
1949 – Present
9th President of Sri Lanka from July 2022 to September 2024
politicianlawyer
Born March 24Wikipedia →M.I.A.
1975 – Present
British singer and rapper (born 1975)
activistfashion designervisual artistmusic video directorrappersongwriterrecord producersingeractor
Born July 18Wikipedia →Jacqueline Fernandez
1985 – Present
Sri Lankan actress
beauty pageant contestantfilm actormodel
Born August 11Wikipedia →Gotabaya Rajapaksa
1949 – Present
President of Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022
civil servantmilitary officerpolitician
Born June 20Wikipedia →Anura Kumara Dissanayake
1968 – Present
President of Sri Lanka since 2024
politicianpresident
Born November 24Wikipedia →Velupillai Prabhakaran
1954 – 2009
founder of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a militant organization in Sri Lanka (1954-2009)
freedom fighterdictatorpoliticianmilitary personnel
Born November 26Wikipedia →S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
1899 – 1959
4th Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1956-59
barristerdiplomatpolitician
Born January 8Wikipedia →Junius Richard Jayewardene
1906 – 1996
President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989
cricketerdiplomatpoliticianlawyer
Born September 17Wikipedia →Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don
1947 – Present
Catholic cardinal (1947-)
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Born November 15Wikipedia →Harini Amarasuriya
1970 – Present
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
academicsociologistpolitician
Born March 6Wikipedia →Ranasinghe Premadasa
1924 – 1993
President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993
politician
Born June 23Wikipedia →Dinesh Gunawardena
1949 – Present
Sri Lankan politician
trade unionistpolitician
Born March 2Wikipedia →William Gopallawa
1897 – 1981
Sri Lankan President (1897-1981)
diplomatpolitician
Born September 17Wikipedia →Aryadeva
200 – 250
3rd century Sri Lankan philosopher and writer
philosopherwriter
Born January 1Wikipedia →Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
1916 – 2008
President of Sri Lanka from 1993 to 1994
politician
Born February 15Wikipedia →Don Stephen Senanayake
1884 – 1952
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1884-1952)
diplomatpolitician
Born October 20Wikipedia →Susanthika Jayasinghe
1975 – Present
Sri Lankan sprinter
athletics competitorsprinter
Born December 17Wikipedia →Dudley Senanayake
1911 – 1973
Sri Lankan politician (1911–1973)
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Born June 19Wikipedia →