Baḷangoḍa as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000, Sri Lankan actress, Model and Dancer, Sri Lankan cricketer): Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Shalani Tharaka, Isuru Udana and some more.