- Sri Lankan political leader: prime minister of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1960–65, 1970–77.
- Chandrika
- Sirimavo (ˌsɪrɪˈmɑːvəʊ). 1916–2000, prime minister of Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon (1960–65; 1970–77; 1994–2000); the world's first woman prime minister
- her husband, Solomon . 1899–1959, prime minister of Ceylon (1956–59); assassinated