POLITICIAN
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
1933 - 2016
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (Sinhala: රත්නසිරි වික්රමනායක, Tamil: ரத்னசிறி விக்கிரமநாயக்க; 5 May 1933 – 27 December 2016) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2005 to 2010, and also served as the Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2002. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ratnasiri Wickremanayake has received more than 178,082 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Ratnasiri Wickremanayake is the 15,139th most popular politician (down from 14,356th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 24th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Sri Lankan Politician.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
53.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
4.18
Effective Languages (L*)
4.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake ranks 15,139 out of 19,576. Before him are Eva Šuranová, Billy Hughes, Marcelo Ebrard, Narciso Campero, Frank Knox, and Valérie Pécresse. After him are Hui Liangyu, King Qing of Zhou, Pascual Madoz, Dimitrios Valvis, István Bittó, and Bella Abzug.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEva Šuranová
1946 - 2016
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 15,133
Billy Hughes
1862 - 1952
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 15,134
Marcelo Ebrard
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 15,135
Narciso Campero
1813 - 1896
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 15,136
Frank Knox
1874 - 1944
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 15,137
Valérie Pécresse
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 15,138
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
1933 - 2016
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 15,139
Hui Liangyu
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 15,140
King Qing of Zhou
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 15,141
Pascual Madoz
1806 - 1870
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 15,142
Dimitrios Valvis
1814 - 1892
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 15,143
István Bittó
1822 - 1903
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 15,144
Bella Abzug
1920 - 1998
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 15,145
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake ranks 390. Before him are Svetlana Velmar-Janković, Barbara Feldon, George J. Mitchell, Dumitru Pârvulescu, Levente Lengyel, and Ford Konno. After him are Habib Thiam, Mark Damon, Igor Kvasha, Georges Lamia, Henry Hartsfield, and Maurinho. Among people deceased in 2016, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake ranks 378. Before him are Fazu Aliyeva, Richard Davalos, Tina Anselmi, Joseph Keller, Rita Renoir, and Eva Šuranová. After him are Daniela Dessì, Nick Menza, Angus Scrimm, Burt Kwouk, Rita Gam, and Douglas Slocombe.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsSvetlana Velmar-Janković
WRITER
1933 - 2014
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 384
Barbara Feldon
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 385
George J. Mitchell
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 386
Dumitru Pârvulescu
ATHLETE
1933 - 2007
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 387
Levente Lengyel
CHESS PLAYER
1933 - 2014
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 388
Ford Konno
SWIMMER
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 389
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 390
Habib Thiam
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 391
Mark Damon
ACTOR
1933 - 2024
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 392
Igor Kvasha
ACTOR
1933 - 2012
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 393
Georges Lamia
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2014
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 394
Henry Hartsfield
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 2014
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 395
Maurinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1995
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 396
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsFazu Aliyeva
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1932 - 2016
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 372
Richard Davalos
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 373
Tina Anselmi
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 374
Joseph Keller
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 375
Rita Renoir
ACTOR
1934 - 2016
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 376
Eva Šuranová
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2016
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 377
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 378
Daniela Dessì
SINGER
1957 - 2016
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 379
Nick Menza
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2016
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 380
Angus Scrimm
ACTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 381
Burt Kwouk
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 382
Rita Gam
ACTOR
1927 - 2016
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 383
Douglas Slocombe
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2016
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 384
In Sri Lanka
Among people born in Sri Lanka, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake ranks 27 out of 51. Before him are William Gopallawa (1896), Natalia (null), D. S. Senanayake (1883), Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924), Dinesh Gunawardena (1949), and Malcolm Ranjith (1947). After him are Dudley Senanayake (1911), D. M. Jayaratne (1931), Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (1916), Frederick G. Donnan (1870), Thomas Cooray (1901), and Duncan White (1918).
Others born in Sri Lanka
Go to all RankingsWilliam Gopallawa
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1981
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 21
Natalia
ATHLETE
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 22
D. S. Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1952
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 23
Ranasinghe Premadasa
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1993
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 24
Dinesh Gunawardena
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 25
Malcolm Ranjith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 26
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 27
Dudley Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1973
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 28
D. M. Jayaratne
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2019
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 29
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2008
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 30
Frederick G. Donnan
CHEMIST
1870 - 1956
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 31
Thomas Cooray
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1988
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 32
Duncan White
ATHLETE
1918 - 1998
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 33
Among POLITICIANS In Sri Lanka
Among politicians born in Sri Lanka, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake ranks 13. Before him are Gotabaya Rajapaksa (1949), Maithripala Sirisena (1951), William Gopallawa (1896), D. S. Senanayake (1883), Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924), and Dinesh Gunawardena (1949). After him are Dudley Senanayake (1911), D. M. Jayaratne (1931), Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (1916), John Kotelawala (1897), Lakshman Kadirgamar (1932), and Alexander Khloponin (1965).
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 7
Maithripala Sirisena
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 8
William Gopallawa
1896 - 1981
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 9
D. S. Senanayake
1883 - 1952
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 10
Ranasinghe Premadasa
1924 - 1993
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 11
Dinesh Gunawardena
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 12
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
1933 - 2016
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 13
Dudley Senanayake
1911 - 1973
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 14
D. M. Jayaratne
1931 - 2019
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 15
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
1916 - 2008
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 16
John Kotelawala
1897 - 1980
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 17
Lakshman Kadirgamar
1932 - 2005
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 18
Alexander Khloponin
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 19