Politician

John Kotelawala

Sri Lankan politician

1897 - 1980

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John Kotelawala

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Kotelawala is the 17,146th most popular politician (down from 16,563rd in 2024), the 36th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 34th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Sri Lankan Politician.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, John Kotelawala ranks 17,139 out of 19,576. Before him are Seiji Maehara, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Renate Künast, Nicole Bricq, Tom Vilsack, and Osbald of Northumbria. After him are Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, André Nzapayeké, C. Douglas Dillon, Shalva Natelashvili, Maxime Verhagen, and Francisco Álvarez-Cascos.

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Seiji Maehara
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 17,140
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
1931 - 2009
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 17,141
Renate Künast
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 17,142
Nicole Bricq
1947 - 2017
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 17,143
Tom Vilsack
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 17,144
Osbald of Northumbria
800 - 799
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 17,145
John Kotelawala
1897 - 1980
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 17,146
Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 17,147
André Nzapayeké
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 17,148
C. Douglas Dillon
1909 - 2003
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 17,149
Shalva Natelashvili
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 17,150
Maxime Verhagen
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 17,151
Francisco Álvarez-Cascos
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 17,152

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, John Kotelawala ranks 302. Before him are Charles Kingsford Smith, Harald Strøm, Sigurd Moen, Walter Winchell, Kenneth Burke, and Shidzue Katō. After him are Viola Dana, Margaret Chase Smith, Monty Banks, Cecil Parker, William Gott, and Hermione Gingold. Among people deceased in 1980, John Kotelawala ranks 288. Before him are David Marr, Ahmet Berman, Frank Saker, Rachel Fuller Brown, Nelson López, and Emily Hood Westacott. After him are Tryggve Gran, Hans Wetterström, Barney Bigard, Helen Gahagan Douglas, Elliott Nugent, and Pietro Genovesi.

Others Born in 1897

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Charles Kingsford Smith
PILOT
1897 - 1935
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 296
Harald Strøm
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1977
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 297
Sigurd Moen
SKATER
1897 - 1967
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 298
Walter Winchell
PRESENTER
1897 - 1972
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 299
Kenneth Burke
WRITER
1897 - 1993
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 300
Shidzue Katō
POLITICIAN
1897 - 2001
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 301
John Kotelawala
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1980
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 302
Viola Dana
ACTOR
1897 - 1987
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 303
Margaret Chase Smith
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1995
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 304
Monty Banks
ACTOR
1897 - 1950
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 305
Cecil Parker
ACTOR
1897 - 1971
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 306
William Gott
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1942
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 307
Hermione Gingold
ACTOR
1897 - 1987
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 308

Others Deceased in 1980

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David Marr
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - 1980
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 282
Ahmet Berman
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1980
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 283
Frank Saker
ATHLETE
1907 - 1980
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 284
Rachel Fuller Brown
CHEMIST
1898 - 1980
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 285
Nelson López
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 1980
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 286
Emily Hood Westacott
TENNIS PLAYER
1910 - 1980
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 287
John Kotelawala
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1980
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 288
Tryggve Gran
EXPLORER
1888 - 1980
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 289
Hans Wetterström
ATHLETE
1923 - 1980
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 290
Barney Bigard
MUSICIAN
1906 - 1980
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 291
Helen Gahagan Douglas
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1980
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 292
Elliott Nugent
ACTOR
1896 - 1980
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 293
Pietro Genovesi
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1980
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 294

In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, John Kotelawala ranks 36 out of NaN. Before him are Dinesh Gunawardena (1949), Dudley Senanayake (1911), Bob Tisdall (1907), Duncan White (1918), Joyce Cooper (1909), and Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810). After him are Kumar Sangakkara (1977), Heather Armitage (1933), Lakshman Kadirgamar (1932), Beverley Craven (1963), Alexander Khloponin (1965), and Harini Amarasuriya (1970).

Others born in Sri Lanka

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Dinesh Gunawardena
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 30
Dudley Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1973
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 31
Bob Tisdall
ATHLETE
1907 - 2004
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 32
Duncan White
ATHLETE
1918 - 1998
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 33
Joyce Cooper
SWIMMER
1909 - 2002
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 34
Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1810 - 1890
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 35
John Kotelawala
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1980
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 36
Kumar Sangakkara
CRICKETER
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 37
Heather Armitage
ATHLETE
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 38
Lakshman Kadirgamar
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2005
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 39
Beverley Craven
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 40
Alexander Khloponin
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 41
Harini Amarasuriya
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 42