Polityk

John Kotelawala

1897 - 1980

John Kotelawala

John Lionel Kotelawala (syngaleski ජෝන් කොතලාවල, tamilski ஜோன் கொத்தலாவல; ur. 4 kwietnia 1897, zm. 2 października 1980 w Kolombo) – cejloński wojskowy (z honorowym stopniem generała) i polityk, premier kraju (i jednocześnie minister obrony oraz spraw zagranicznych) w latach 1953–1956; za jego urzędowania Cejlon przystąpił w 1955 do Organizacji Narodów Zjednoczonych. Był członkiem Tajnej Rady Wielkiej Brytanii. Czytaj więcej w Wikipedii

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Kotelawala is the 17,069th most popular polityk (down from 16,574th in 2024), the 36th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 34th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Sri Lankan Polityk.

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Among Polityks

Among polityks, John Kotelawala ranks 17,069 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: 17,070
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
1931 - 2009
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 17,071
Renate Künast
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 17,072
Nicole Bricq
1947 - 2017
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 17,073
Tom Vilsack
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 17,074
Osbald of Northumbria
800 - 799
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 17,075
John Kotelawala
1897 - 1980
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 17,076
Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 17,077
André Nzapayeké
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 17,078
C. Douglas Dillon
1909 - 2003
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 17,079
Shalva Natelashvili
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 17,080
Maxime Verhagen
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 17,081
Francisco Álvarez-Cascos
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 17,082

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, John Kotelawala ranks 300. 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 285. 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: 294
Harald Strøm
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1977
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 295
Sigurd Moen
SKATER
1897 - 1967
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 296
Walter Winchell
PRESENTER
1897 - 1972
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 297
Kenneth Burke
WRITER
1897 - 1993
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 298
Shidzue Katō
POLITICIAN
1897 - 2001
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 299
John Kotelawala
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1980
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 300
Viola Dana
ACTOR
1897 - 1987
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 301
Margaret Chase Smith
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1995
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 302
Monty Banks
ACTOR
1897 - 1950
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 303
Cecil Parker
ACTOR
1897 - 1971
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 304
William Gott
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1942
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 305
Hermione Gingold
ACTOR
1897 - 1987
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 306

Others Deceased in 1980

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David Marr
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - 1980
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 279
Ahmet Berman
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1980
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 280
Frank Saker
ATHLETE
1907 - 1980
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 281
Rachel Fuller Brown
CHEMIST
1898 - 1980
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 282
Nelson López
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 1980
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 283
Emily Hood Westacott
TENNIS PLAYER
1910 - 1980
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 284
John Kotelawala
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1980
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 285
Tryggve Gran
EXPLORER
1888 - 1980
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 286
Hans Wetterström
ATHLETE
1923 - 1980
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 287
Barney Bigard
MUSICIAN
1906 - 1980
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 288
Helen Gahagan Douglas
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1980
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 289
Elliott Nugent
ACTOR
1896 - 1980
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 290
Pietro Genovesi
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1980
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 291

In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, John Kotelawala ranks 36 out of 51. 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