Sirimavo Bandaranaike
1916 – 2000
Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000
28 notable historical figures from Sri Lanka, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
1916 – 2000
Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000
1945 – Present
President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015
1945 – Present
President of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2005
1951 – Present
President of Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019
1949 – Present
9th President of Sri Lanka from July 2022 to September 2024
1975 – Present
British singer and rapper (born 1975)
1985 – Present
Sri Lankan actress
1949 – Present
President of Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022
1968 – Present
President of Sri Lanka since 2024
1954 – 2009
founder of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a militant organization in Sri Lanka (1954-2009)
1899 – 1959
4th Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1956-59
1906 – 1996
President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989
1947 – Present
Catholic cardinal (1947-)
1970 – Present
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
1924 – 1993
President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993
1949 – Present
Sri Lankan politician
1897 – 1981
Sri Lankan President (1897-1981)
200 – 250
3rd century Sri Lankan philosopher and writer
1916 – 2008
President of Sri Lanka from 1993 to 1994
1884 – 1952
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1884-1952)
1975 – Present
Sri Lankan sprinter
1911 – 1973
Sri Lankan politician (1911–1973)