British Ceylon
British Ceylon ranks 2,456th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Garden Grove, California, and Changzhou. The most famous people from British Ceylon are Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, William Gopallawa, and Dingiri Banda Wijetunga. British Ceylon has been the birth place of many politicians, and swimmers. British Ceylon is located in Sri Lanka.
People
Between 1896 and 1933, British Ceylon was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, William Gopallawa, and Dingiri Banda Wijetunga.
People Born in British Ceylon
Go to all RankingsRatnasiri Wickremanayake
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 1
William Gopallawa
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1981
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 2
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2008
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 3
Dudley Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1973
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4
Joyce Cooper
SWIMMER
1909 - 2002
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 5
John Kotelawala
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1980
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day British Ceylon were politicians (5), and swimmers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in British Ceylon, including Ratnasiri Wickremanayake. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day British Ceylon, including Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, William Gopallawa, and Dingiri Banda Wijetunga.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in British Ceylon since 1700.






