POLITICIAN
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
1916 - 2000

Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (; Sinhala: සිරිමා රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක; Tamil: சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே; 17 April 1916 – 10 October 2000), commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan politician. She was the world's first female prime minister when she became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (then the Dominion of Ceylon) in 1960. She chaired the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) from 1960 to 1994 and served three terms as prime minister, two times as the chief executive, from 1960 to 1965 and from 1970 to 1977, and once again in a presidential system from 1994 to 2000, governing under the presidency of her daughter Chandrika Kumaratunga. Born into a Sinhalese Kandyan aristocratic family, Bandaranaike was educated in Catholic, English-medium schools, but remained a Buddhist and spoke Sinhala as well as English. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sirimavo Bandaranaike is the 2,319th most popular politician (down from 1,954th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 1st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Sri Lankan Politician.
Sirimavo Bandaranaike is most famous for being the first female prime minister of Sri Lanka.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Sirimavo Bandaranaike ranks 2,319 out of 19,576. Before her are Henry II of Castile, Birger Jarl, Abbas II of Egypt, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Charles-Henri Sanson, and Pehr Evind Svinhufvud. After her are Valdas Adamkus, 1st Dalai Lama, Nikola Pašić, Nelson Rockefeller, Alfonso II of Aragon, and Megawati Sukarnoputri.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenry II of Castile
1334 - 1379
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 2,314
Birger Jarl
1210 - 1266
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 2,315
Abbas II of Egypt
1874 - 1944
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 2,316
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
1937 - 2024
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 2,317
Charles-Henri Sanson
1739 - 1806
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 2,318
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
1861 - 1944
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 2,319
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
1916 - 2000
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 2,320
Valdas Adamkus
1926 - Present
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 2,321
1st Dalai Lama
1391 - 1474
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 2,322
Nikola Pašić
1845 - 1926
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 2,323
Nelson Rockefeller
1908 - 1979
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 2,324
Alfonso II of Aragon
1157 - 1196
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 2,325
Megawati Sukarnoputri
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 2,326
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Sirimavo Bandaranaike ranks 28. Before her are Claude Shannon, Frederick Chapman Robbins, Hans Eysenck, Sune Bergström, Maurice Wilkins, and Harold Wilson. After her are Walt Whitman Rostow, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Alexander Prokhorov, Paul Keres, Vitaly Ginzburg, and Ruth Handler. Among people deceased in 2000, Sirimavo Bandaranaike ranks 19. Before her are Roger Vadim, Konrad Emil Bloch, Charles M. Schulz, Pierre Trudeau, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and Lída Baarová. After her are Stanley Matthews, Vittorio Gassman, Jason Robards, Abulfaz Elchibey, Giovanna of Italy, and Erich Mielke.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsClaude Shannon
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2001
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 22
Frederick Chapman Robbins
PHYSICIAN
1916 - 2003
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 23
Hans Eysenck
PSYCHOLOGIST
1916 - 1997
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 24
Sune Bergström
CHEMIST
1916 - 2004
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 25
Maurice Wilkins
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2004
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 26
Harold Wilson
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1995
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 27
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2000
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 28
Walt Whitman Rostow
ECONOMIST
1916 - 2003
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 29
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
ENGINEER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 30
Alexander Prokhorov
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2002
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 31
Paul Keres
CHESS PLAYER
1916 - 1975
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 32
Vitaly Ginzburg
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 33
Ruth Handler
INVENTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 2000
Go to all RankingsRoger Vadim
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2000
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 13
Konrad Emil Bloch
CHEMIST
1912 - 2000
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 14
Charles M. Schulz
COMIC ARTIST
1922 - 2000
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 15
Pierre Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2000
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 16
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
ARCHITECT
1928 - 2000
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 17
Lída Baarová
ACTOR
1914 - 2000
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 18
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2000
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 19
Stanley Matthews
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 2000
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 20
Vittorio Gassman
ACTOR
1922 - 2000
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 21
Jason Robards
ACTOR
1922 - 2000
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 22
Abulfaz Elchibey
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2000
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 23
Giovanna of Italy
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2000
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 24
Erich Mielke
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2000
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 25
In Sri Lanka
Among people born in Sri Lanka, Sirimavo Bandaranaike ranks 3 out of 51. Before her are Ranil Wickremesinghe (1949), and Gotabaya Rajapaksa (1949). After her are 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 - Present
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, Sirimavo Bandaranaike ranks 3. Before her are Ranil Wickremesinghe (1949), and Gotabaya Rajapaksa (1949). After her are 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