1
Muttiah Muralitharan
(Sri Lankan Cricket Coach and Former Professional Cricketer)
114
47
Birthdate: April 17, 1972
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kandy, Dominion of Ceylon Ceylon
2
Kumar Sangakkara
(Sri Lankan Former Professional Cricketer)
97
29
Birthdate: October 27, 1977
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Matale, Sri Lanka
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
3
Lasith Malinga
(Sri Lankan Former Cricketer and One of the Greatest Limited Overs Bowlers of All Time)
49
13
Birthdate: August 28, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Galle, Sri Lanka
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
4
Sanath Jayasuriya
(Sri Lankan Former Cricketer)
24
9
Birthdate: June 30, 1969
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Matara, Sri Lanka Matara, Dominion of Ceylon Ceylon
5
Michael Ondaatje
(Canada's Most Renowned Living Authors)
21
6
Birthdate: September 12, 1943
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
6
Ranil Wickremasinghe
(9th President of Sri Lanka)
62
51
Birthdate: March 24, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
7
Aravinda de Silva
(Former Sri Lankan Cricketer and Captain)
16
5
Birthdate: October 17, 1965
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
8
Tillakaratne Dilshan
(Sri Lankan Former Cricketer and One of the Most Innovative Players of All Time)
22
8
Birthdate: October 14, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kalutara, Sri Lanka
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
9
Angelo Mathews
(Sri Lankan Professional Cricketer)
22
8
Birthdate: June 2, 1987
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
10
Ranasinghe Premadasa
(Third President of Sri Lanka)
25
13
Birthdate: June 23, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died: May 1, 1993
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Arjuna Ranatunga
(Sri Lankan Former Cricketer and Politician)
14
6
Birthdate: December 1, 1963
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gampaha, Sri Lanka
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
12
Ananda Coomaraswamy
(Metaphysician, Historian and a Celebrated Philosopher of Indian art)
18
4
Birthdate: August 22, 1877
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died: September 9, 1947
13
Arul Pragasam
(Sri Lankan Tamil Activist and Revolutionary)
9
3
Birthdate: April 13, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: affna, Sri Lanka
Died: December 3, 2019
14
Ajantha Mendis
(Sri Lankan Former International Cricketer)
11
5
Birthdate: March 11, 1985
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
15
J. R. Jayewardene
(2nd President of Sri Lanka (1978-1989), 7th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1977-1978))
21
8
Birthdate: September 17, 1906
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died: November 1, 1996
16
Anagarika Dharmapala
(Writer)
19
13
Birthdate: September 17, 1864
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Matara, Sri Lanka
Died: April 29, 1933
17
D. S. Senanayake
(First Prime Minister of Sri Lanka)
117
27
Birthdate: October 20, 1883
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mirigama
Died: March 22, 1952
18
C. W. W. Kannangara
(Sri Lankan Politician Who Played an Important Role in the Sri Lankan Independence Movement)
19
9
Birthdate: October 13, 1884
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sri Lanka
Died: September 23, 1969
19
Mahela Jayawardene
(First Sri Lankan in the History of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup to Score a Century)
1
0
Birthdate: May 27, 1977
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
20
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
(Diplomat, Politician, Lawyer)
13
6
Birthdate: January 8, 1899
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Colombo
Died: September 26, 1959
21
Kusal Mendis
(Sri Lankan Professional Cricketer)
11
4
Birthdate: February 2, 1995
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
22
Dinesh Kanagaratnam
(Singer)
8
2
Birthdate: August 30, 1981
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Badulla, Sri Lanka
23
Marvan Atapattu
(Sri Lankan Cricket Coach and Former Cricketer)
11
8
Birthdate: November 22, 1970
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kalutara, Dominion of Ceylon Ceylon
24
Duṭṭhagāmaṇī
(King)
12
3
Birthplace: Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Died: 0137 AD
25
Kusal Perera
(Sri Lankan Professional Cricketer)
11
3
Birthdate: August 17, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kalubowila, Sri Lanka
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
26
Dinesh Chandimal
(Sri Lankan Professional Cricketer)
9
6
Birthdate: November 18, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
27
W. D. Amaradeva
(Singer, Composer)
20
4
Birthdate: December 5, 1927
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Died: November 3, 2016
28
Mahinda Rajapaksa
(President of Sri Lanka)
27
40
Birthdate: November 18, 1945
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Weeraketiya
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
29
Dhananjaya de Silva
(Sri Lankan Professional Cricketer)
12
4
Birthdate: September 6, 1991
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
30
Chandran Rutnam
(Film director and producer, Screenwriter)
3
1
Birthdate: July 22, 1948
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sri Lanka
31
Parākramabāhu I
(King)
12
4
Birthdate: 1123 AD
Birthplace: Punkhagama, Lanka
Died: 1186 AD
32
Sarath Fonseka
(Former Chief of the Defence Staff of Sri Lanka)
8
3
Birthdate: December 18, 1950
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ambalangoda
33
Bernard White
(Actor)
5
2
Birthdate: June 8, 1959
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
34
Ranjan Ramanayake
(One of the Most Popular and Celebrated Sri Lankan Actors of His Generation)
9
3
Birthdate: March 11, 1963
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Negombo, Sri Lanka
35
Jackson Anthony
(Actor)
12
3
Birthdate: July 8, 1958
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Podiwee Kumbura, Ragama, Sri Lanka
36
Maithripala Sirisena
(President of Sri Lanka)
12
16
Birthdate: September 3, 1951
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sri Lanka
37
Mahinda
(Monk)
8
3
Birthdate: 0285 AD
Birthplace: Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died: 0205 AD
38
Thisara Perera
(Sri Lankan International Cricketer)
6
5
Birthdate: April 3, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
39
H. Saint John Philby
(Explorer)
1
3
Birthdate: April 3, 1885
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Badulla, Sri Lanka
Died: September 30, 1960
40
Vijaya Kumaratunga
(One of the Most Prominent Icons of Sri Lankan Cinema)
8
3
Birthdate: October 9, 1945
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka
Died: February 16, 1988
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
41
Duncan White
(Athlete)
10
1
Birthdate: March 1, 1918
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lathpandura, Kalutara, Basnahira, Srilanka
Died: July 3, 1998
42
Akila Dananjaya
(Sri Lankan Professional Cricketer)
4
2
Birthdate: March 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Panadura, Sri Lanka
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
43
Suranga Lakmal
(Sri Lankan Professional Cricketer)
2
2
Birthdate: March 10, 1987
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
44
H. R. Jothipala
(Singer)
6
0
Birthdate: February 12, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dematagoda, Sri Lanka
Died: July 7, 1987
45
Henepola Gunaratana
(Monk)
5
1
Birthdate: December 7, 1927
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Henepola, Sri Lanka
46
J.B. Jeyaretnam
(Sri Lankan-born Singaporean Lawyer, Politician, and Judge)
1
3
Birthdate: January 5, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Died: September 30, 2008
47
Thileepan
(Sri Lankan Tamil Revolutionary Who was a Prominent Member of the Militant Organization LTTE)
0
2
Birthdate: November 29, 1963
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Died: September 26, 1987
48
Hemal Ranasinghe
(Actor, Model)
2
2
Birthdate: August 25, 1984
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Matale, Sri Lanka
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
49
Henry Montgomery Lawrence
(Surveyor in British India Who Founded Military-Style Boarding Schools in India)
3
2
Birthdate: June 28, 1806
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Matara, Sri Lanka
Died: July 4, 1857
50
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
(Former President & Prime Minister of Sri Lanka)
4
1
Birthdate: February 15, 1916
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Polgahanga, Sri Lanka
Died: September 21, 2008
