POLITICIAN
D. S. Senanayake
1883 - 1952
D. S. Senanayake
Don Stephen Senanayake (Sinhala: දොන් ස්ටීවන් සේනානායක; Tamil: டி. எஸ். சேனநாயக்கா; 20 October 1884 – 22 March 1952) was a Ceylonese statesman. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of D. S. Senanayake has received more than 453,087 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). D. S. Senanayake is the 13,481st most popular politician (down from 12,998th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 21st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Sri Lankan Politician.
Memorability Metrics
450k
Page Views (PV)
49.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.87
Effective Languages (L*)
3.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, D. S. Senanayake ranks 13,481 out of 19,576. Before him are Dawud Pasha of Baghdad, Nguyễn Thị Bình, José Bové, Refik Saydam, V. J. Sukselainen, and Mariano Ignacio Prado. After him are Mariano Moreno, Aulus Atilius Serranus, René Goblet, Ashur-nadin-apli, Vince Lombardi, and Pyotr Durnovo.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDawud Pasha of Baghdad
1774 - 1851
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 13,475
Nguyễn Thị Bình
1927 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 13,476
José Bové
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 13,477
Refik Saydam
1881 - 1942
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 13,478
V. J. Sukselainen
1906 - 1995
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 13,479
Mariano Ignacio Prado
1826 - 1901
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 13,480
D. S. Senanayake
1883 - 1952
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 13,481
Mariano Moreno
1778 - 1811
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 13,482
Aulus Atilius Serranus
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 13,483
René Goblet
1828 - 1905
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 13,484
Ashur-nadin-apli
1300 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 13,485
Vince Lombardi
1913 - 1970
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 13,486
Pyotr Durnovo
1842 - 1915
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 13,487
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1883, D. S. Senanayake ranks 177. Before him are Paul Götz, Ahmet Ali Çelikten, Fred Pentland, Joachim Ringelnatz, Rube Goldberg, and Huang Fu. After him are Feodor Gladkov, Élie Lescot, Tom Moore, Gheorghe Argeșanu, Toivo Kuula, and Olaf Bull. Among people deceased in 1952, D. S. Senanayake ranks 120. Before him are Petros Persakis, Yakov Frenkel, Paul Neményi, Solomon Lozovsky, Fletcher Henderson, and Sunao Tawara. After him are Antti Tulenheimo, Jonas Staugaitis, Filippos Karvelas, Joseph Avenol, Manuel Portela Valladares, and Itzik Feffer.
Others Born in 1883
Go to all RankingsPaul Götz
ASTRONOMER
1883 - 1962
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 171
Ahmet Ali Çelikten
PILOT
1883 - 1969
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 172
Fred Pentland
SOCCER PLAYER
1883 - 1962
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 173
Joachim Ringelnatz
WRITER
1883 - 1934
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 174
Rube Goldberg
WRITER
1883 - 1970
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 175
Huang Fu
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1936
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 176
D. S. Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1952
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 177
Feodor Gladkov
WRITER
1883 - 1958
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 178
Élie Lescot
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1974
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 179
Tom Moore
ACTOR
1883 - 1955
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 180
Gheorghe Argeșanu
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1940
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 181
Toivo Kuula
COMPOSER
1883 - 1918
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 182
Olaf Bull
WRITER
1883 - 1933
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 183
Others Deceased in 1952
Go to all RankingsPetros Persakis
GYMNAST
1879 - 1952
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 114
Yakov Frenkel
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1952
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 115
Paul Neményi
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1952
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 116
Solomon Lozovsky
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1952
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 117
Fletcher Henderson
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1952
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 118
Sunao Tawara
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1952
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 119
D. S. Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1952
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 120
Antti Tulenheimo
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1952
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 121
Jonas Staugaitis
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1952
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 122
Filippos Karvelas
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1952
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 123
Joseph Avenol
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1952
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 124
Manuel Portela Valladares
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1952
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 125
Itzik Feffer
WRITER
1900 - 1952
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 126
In Sri Lanka
Among people born in Sri Lanka, D. S. Senanayake ranks 22 out of 51. Before him are Gotabaya Rajapaksa (1949), Michael Ondaatje (1943), M. G. Ramachandran (1917), Maithripala Sirisena (1951), John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (1841), and William Gopallawa (1896). After him are Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924), Dinesh Gunawardena (1949), Malcolm Ranjith (1947), Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (1933), Dudley Senanayake (1911), and D. M. Jayaratne (1931).
Others born in Sri Lanka
Go to all RankingsGotabaya Rajapaksa
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 16
Michael Ondaatje
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 17
M. G. Ramachandran
ACTOR
1917 - 1987
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 18
Maithripala Sirisena
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 19
John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1841 - 1920
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 20
William Gopallawa
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1981
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 21
D. S. Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1952
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 22
Ranasinghe Premadasa
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1993
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 23
Dinesh Gunawardena
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 24
Malcolm Ranjith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 25
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 26
Dudley Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1973
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 27
D. M. Jayaratne
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2019
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 28
Among POLITICIANS In Sri Lanka
Among politicians born in Sri Lanka, D. S. Senanayake ranks 10. Before him are S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1899), Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945), J. R. Jayewardene (1906), Gotabaya Rajapaksa (1949), Maithripala Sirisena (1951), and William Gopallawa (1896). After him are Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924), Dinesh Gunawardena (1949), Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (1933), Dudley Senanayake (1911), D. M. Jayaratne (1931), and Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (1916).
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
1899 - 1959
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 4
Chandrika Kumaratunga
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 5
J. R. Jayewardene
1906 - 1996
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 6
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 7
Maithripala Sirisena
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 8
William Gopallawa
1896 - 1981
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 9
D. S. Senanayake
1883 - 1952
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 10
Ranasinghe Premadasa
1924 - 1993
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 11
Dinesh Gunawardena
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 12
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
1933 - 2016
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 13
Dudley Senanayake
1911 - 1973
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 14
D. M. Jayaratne
1931 - 2019
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 15
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
1916 - 2008
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 16