Mafioso
Velupillai Prabhakaran
1954 - 2009
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Velupillai Prabhakaran
His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2024). Velupillai Prabhakaran is the 18th most popular mafioso (up from 20th in 2024), the 4th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Sri Lankan Mafioso.
Velupillai Prabhakaran is most famous for being the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a militant organization that fought for the independence of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka.
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Among Mafiosos
Among mafiosos, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 18 out of 70. Before him are Meyer Lansky, John Dillinger, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Frank Abagnale, Karl Gebhardt, and Bernardo Provenzano. After him are Wyatt Earp, Mark David Chapman, Vito Genovese, John Gotti, Semion Mogilevich, and Ta Mok.
Most Popular Mafiosos in Wikipedia
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Meyer Lansky
1902 - 1983
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 12
John Dillinger
1903 - 1934
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 13
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 14
Frank Abagnale
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 15
Karl Gebhardt
1897 - 1948
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 16
Bernardo Provenzano
1933 - 2016
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 17
Velupillai Prabhakaran
1954 - 2009
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 18
Wyatt Earp
1848 - 1929
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 19
Mark David Chapman
1955 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 20
Vito Genovese
1897 - 1969
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 21
John Gotti
1940 - 2002
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 22
Semion Mogilevich
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 23
Ta Mok
1926 - 2006
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 24
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 34. Before him are Peter J. Ratcliffe, Stieg Larsson, Jeffrey Sachs, Gianna Nannini, Jorge Jesus, and Chris Gardner. After him are Dennis Quaid, Annie Lennox, Ang Lee, Carlos Ghosn, Condoleezza Rice, and Paolo Gentiloni. Among people deceased in 2009, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 29. Before him are Les Paul, Karl Malden, Raúl Alfonsín, Milorad Pavić, Robert F. Furchgott, and João Bernardo Vieira. After him are Vivian Maier, Ted Kennedy, Takashi Takabayashi, Maurice Druon, Tomohiko Ikoma, and Bobby Robson.
Others Born in 1954
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Peter J. Ratcliffe
CHEMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 28
Stieg Larsson
WRITER
1954 - 2004
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 29
Jeffrey Sachs
ECONOMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 30
Gianna Nannini
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 31
Jorge Jesus
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 32
Chris Gardner
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 33
Velupillai Prabhakaran
MAFIOSO
1954 - 2009
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 34
Dennis Quaid
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 35
Annie Lennox
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 36
Ang Lee
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 37
Carlos Ghosn
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 38
Condoleezza Rice
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 39
Paolo Gentiloni
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 2009
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Les Paul
INVENTOR
1915 - 2009
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 23
Karl Malden
ACTOR
1912 - 2009
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 24
Raúl Alfonsín
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 25
Milorad Pavić
WRITER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 26
Robert F. Furchgott
CHEMIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 27
João Bernardo Vieira
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2009
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 28
Velupillai Prabhakaran
MAFIOSO
1954 - 2009
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 29
Vivian Maier
PHOTOGRAPHER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 30
Ted Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2009
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 31
Takashi Takabayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 32
Maurice Druon
WRITER
1918 - 2009
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 33
Tomohiko Ikoma
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 34
Bobby Robson
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 35
In Sri Lanka
Among people born in Sri Lanka, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 4 out of NaN. Before him are Ranil Wickremesinghe (1949), Gotabaya Rajapaksa (1949), and Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916). After him are 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
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Ranil 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 Mafiosos In Sri Lanka
Among mafiosos born in Sri Lanka, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 1.
