Directory
Notable People
Presidents, prime ministers, independence patriots, scholars and cultural figures.
These biographies describe public record — offices held, dates, and what each person did. They do not assert anyone's caste. Community affiliation is documented for only a few of these individuals, and claiming it without evidence is precisely the error this archive has been correcting elsewhere.
- All 33
- Executive Presidents 8
- Prime Ministers & State Leaders 7
- Politicians & Statesmen 7
- Aristocracy & Independence 7
- Scholars & Cultural Icons 4
Aristocracy & Independence
Maha Mudaliyar Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike
Paramount Native Chief during the British Era
Keppetipola Disawa
Great Hero of the Uva-Wellassa Rebellion
Gongalegoda Banda
Leader of the Matale Rebellion
F.R. Senanayake
Prominent independence activist
D.C. Senanayake
Independence activist
Hector Jayewardene
Advocate and political organizer
W.A. de Silva
Philanthropist and Buddhist revivalist