Politician
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
1949 - today
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa
His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2024). Gotabaya Rajapaksa is the 1,611th most popular politician (up from 9,613th in 2024), the 2nd most popular biography from Sri Lanka (up from 16th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Sri Lankan Politician.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Gotabaya Rajapaksa ranks 1,610 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Wen of Sui, Berenice, Frederick II of Denmark, Al-Kamil, Marwan II, and Túpac Amaru. After him are Babrak Karmal, Lothair of France, Pauline Bonaparte, Liz Truss, Pachacuti, and Charles XI of Sweden.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Emperor Wen of Sui
541 - 604
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 1,605
Berenice
28 - 80
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 1,606
Frederick II of Denmark
1534 - 1588
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 1,607
Al-Kamil
1177 - 1238
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 1,608
Marwan II
688 - 750
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 1,609
Túpac Amaru
1545 - 1572
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 1,610
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 1,611
Babrak Karmal
1929 - 1996
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 1,612
Lothair of France
941 - 986
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 1,613
Pauline Bonaparte
1780 - 1825
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 1,614
Liz Truss
1975 - Present
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 1,615
Pachacuti
1380 - 1460
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 1,616
Charles XI of Sweden
1655 - 1697
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 1,617
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Gotabaya Rajapaksa ranks 31. Before him are Ranil Wickremesinghe, Bruce Springsteen, Slavoj Žižek, Sandra Mason, Mohammed Shahabuddin, and Jessica Lange. After him are Jeff Bridges, Thaksin Shinawatra, Ken Follett, Han Duck-soo, Alla Pugacheva, and Thomas Sankara.
Others Born in 1949
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Ranil Wickremesinghe
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 25
Bruce Springsteen
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 26
Slavoj Žižek
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 27
Sandra Mason
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 28
Mohammed Shahabuddin
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 29
Jessica Lange
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 30
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 31
Jeff Bridges
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 32
Thaksin Shinawatra
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 33
Ken Follett
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 34
Han Duck-soo
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 35
Alla Pugacheva
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 36
Thomas Sankara
POLITICIAN
1949 - 1987
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 37
In Sri Lanka
Among people born in Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa ranks 2 out of NaN. Before him are Ranil Wickremesinghe (1949). After him are Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916), Velupillai Prabhakaran (1954), J. R. Jayewardene (1906), Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945), Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877), Tony Hoare (1934), Anagarika Dharmapala (1864), Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945), Aryadeva (200), and Malcolm Ranjith (1947).
Others born in Sri Lanka
Go to all RankingsRanil Wickremesinghe
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 1
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 2
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2000
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 3
Velupillai Prabhakaran
MAFIOSO
1954 - 2009
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 4
J. R. Jayewardene
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1996
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 5
Chandrika Kumaratunga
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 6
Ananda Coomaraswamy
PHILOSOPHER
1877 - 1947
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 7
Tony Hoare
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - 2026
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 8
Anagarika Dharmapala
WRITER
1864 - 1933
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 9
Mahinda Rajapaksa
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 10
Aryadeva
WRITER
200 - 250
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 11
Malcolm Ranjith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 12
Among Politicians In Sri Lanka
Among politicians born in Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa ranks 2. Before him are Ranil Wickremesinghe (1949). After him are Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916), J. R. Jayewardene (1906), Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945), Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945), S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1899), Maithripala Sirisena (1951), D. S. Senanayake (1883), Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (1933), William Gopallawa (1896), and D. M. Jayaratne (1931).
Ranil Wickremesinghe
1949 - Present
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 1
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 2
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
1916 - 2000
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 3
J. R. Jayewardene
1906 - 1996
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 4
Chandrika Kumaratunga
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 5
Mahinda Rajapaksa
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 6
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
1899 - 1959
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 7
Maithripala Sirisena
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 8
D. S. Senanayake
1883 - 1952
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 9
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
1933 - 2016
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 10
William Gopallawa
1896 - 1981
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 11
D. M. Jayaratne
1931 - 2019
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 12
