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
Prime Ministers & State Leaders
D.S. Senanayake
1st Prime Minister of Ceylon (Father of the Nation)
Dudley Senanayake
2nd Prime Minister of Ceylon
Sir John Kotelawala
3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon
S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike
4th Prime Minister of Ceylon
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
World’s First Female Prime Minister
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Former Prime Minister
D.M. Jayaratne
Former Prime Minister