List of Royal College Colombo alumni
Appearance
This is a List of illustrious Old Royalists, they being alumni of the Royal College Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Heads of State and Government
- Presidents
- President J.R. Jayawardene - former President & Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
- President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom - former President of the Maldives
- Monarchs
- Prime Ministers
- General Sir John Lionel Kotalawela, CH, KBE, CLI - former Prime Minister of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Military)
- Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe, MP - former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka & current Leader of the Opposition
Prominent figures in the Independence Movement
- Anagarika Dharmapala - leading figure in the independence movement and the revival of Buddhism in the twentieth century [2]
- E.W.Perera "Lion of Kotte" - Freedom fighter, Senator, member of Legislative Council and State Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Sir James Peiris, JP - prominent leader and first Vice President of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, KC - Tamil political leader, Solicitor General of Ceylon and first member to be elected to the Legislative Council[2] (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Civil servants)
- Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, CCS - Tamil political leader of Ceylon, member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council [2] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Captain D.E.Henry Pedris, CTG - prominent figure executed by the British
- Dr C.A. Hewavitharne, FRCS - prominent leader in the independence movement (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
Provincial governors
- Hon. Tyronne Fernando, PC - former Governor of the Northern Province[3] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Hon. Deshamanya Neville Kanakeratne - former Governor of the Southern Province (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Hon. General Nalin Seneviratne, VSV, ndc, SLE - first Governor of the North East Province (note: - Also listed in Military)
Ministers and legislators
Current
- Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, MP - current Cabinet Minister of Urban Development, Sacred Area Development & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Milinda Moragoda, MP - current Cabinet Minister of Justice and Law Reforms & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Arumugam Thondaman, MP - current Cabinet Minister of Youth Empowerment, Socio Economic Development & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, MP - current Minister of State Revenue and Finance, Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Dilan Perera, MP - current Non-Cabinet Minister of Justis & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Mano Wijeyeratne, MP - current Non-Cabinet Minister of Enterprise Development, former Minister of Plantation Services & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Naween Dissanayake, MP - current Non-Cabinet Minister of Investment Promotion & Member of Parliament [4]
- Hon. Piyankara Jayaratne, MP - current Deputy Speaker of Parliament
- Hon. Mahindananda Aluthgamage, MP - current Deputy Minister of Power, Energy & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Duminda Dissanayake, MP - current Deputy Minister of Petroleum & Petroleum Resources [5]
- Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, MP - former Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs & current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Rauff Hakeem, MP - former Cabinet Minister of Posts & Telecommunication & current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, MP - former Cabinet Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affairs & current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Lakshman Kiriella, MP - former Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs & current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Kabir Hashim, MP - former Non-Cabinet Minister of Tertiary Education, Training & current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Sajith Premadasa, MP - former Deputy Minister of Health & current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Sagala Ratnayaka, MP - former Deputy Minister of Power, Energy & current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Gayantha Karunathilaka, MP - current Member of Parliament
- Hon. Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, MP - current Member of Parliament
- Mohamed Latheef - former Member of the Maldivian Parliament
Former
- Post-Independence
- Senator Sir Nicholas Attygalle - former President of the Senate of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Academics & Medicine)
- Senator Sir Cyril de Zoysa - former President of the Senate (note: - Also listed in Industrialist)
- Senator E.W.Perera - Senator, member of the State Council and the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
- Senator Justin Kotalawela - former Senator & Member of the State Council
- Senator Somasundaram Nadesan, QC - former Senator[6](note: - Also listed in Counsels)
- Hon. Lalith Athulathmudali - former Cabinet Minister of National Security & Defence, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Education & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Anura Bandaranaike - former Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs, tourism, Industry, Investment & National Heritage, Speaker, Leader of the Opposition & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Major E. A. Nugawela, CLI - former Cabinet Minister of Education (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament & State Council [7]
- Hon. Cathiravelu Sittampalam, CCS - former Cabinet Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament, District Judge and Government Agent
- Hon. A. Ratnayaka - former Cabinet Minister of Food and Cooperatives (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament & State Council
- Hon. Felix R. Dias Bandaranaike - former Cabinet Minister of Finance, Public Administration, Local Government, Home Affairs, Justice & Member of Parliament [8]
- Hon. Deshamanya Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne, CCS - former Cabinet Minister of Education, Higher Education & Justice, Member of Parliament & Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy. (note: - Also listed in Senior civil servants)
- Hon. Dr. Colvin R de Silva - former Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Tyronne Fernando, PC - former Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs & Member of Parliament[3](note: - Also listed in Provincial Governers, Diplomats)
- Hon. Anil Moonesinghe - former Cabinet Minister of Communications, Deputy Speaker & Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Hon. Pieter Keuneman - former Cabinet Minister of Housing and Local Government & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Cyril Mathew - former Cabinet Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Dr. Ranjit Atapattu - former Cabinet Minister of Health & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Stanly de Zoysa - former Cabinet Minister of Finance & Member of Parliament
- Hon. C.V. Gunaratne - former Cabinet Minister Industrial Development & Member of Parliament
- Hon. R.G. Senanayake - former Cabinet Minister of Trade & Member of Parliament holding two concurrent seats from two continuances [9]
- Hon. Sir Razik Fareed, OBE, JP - former Cabinet Minister of Trade, Deputy Speaker, Member of Parliament, the Senate & the State Council [10] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Hon. Deshamanya J.P. Obeyesekere III - former Minister of Health, Senator and Member of Parliament [11][12](note: - Also listed in Aviation)
- Hon. Gamini Jayasuriya - former Cabinet Minister of Health, Agriculture Development & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Indika Gunawardena - former Cabinet Minister of Fisheries & Member of Parliament
- Hon. George Rajapakse - former Cabinet Minister of Fisheries & Member of Parliament
- Hon. Susil Moonesinghe - former Chief Minister of the Western Provincial Council & Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Local governement & Diplomats)
- Hon. T. B. Panabokke - former Deputy Minister of Justice & Agriculture and Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Hon. Mangala Moonesinghe - former Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Hon. H. Sri Nissanka, QC - former Member of Parliament and one of the founders of the SLFP (note: - Also listed in Counsels)
- Hon. Dr. Neelan Thiruchelvam - former Member of Parliament
- Hon. A.P. Jayasuriya - former Member of Parliament
- Hon. P.B. Bulankulame - former Member of Parliament
- Hon. Wilmot A. Perera - former Member of Parliament
- Hon. G. Arthur de Zoysa - former Member of Parliament
- Hon. A. H. Macan Markar - former Member of Parliament
- Hon. J.A. Martenze - former Member of Parliament
- Hon. Dr. V.R. Schockman - former Member of Parliament
- Hon. P.B.G Keuneman - former Member of Parliament
- Hon. G.T .Kapukotuwa - former Member of Parliament
- Hon. M. Balasunderam - former Member of Parliament
- Pre-Independence
- Sir James Peiris, JP - prominent leader and Vice President of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
- Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, CCS - member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
- Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, KC - member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement & Civil Servants)
- Sir Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG - former Minister Home Affaires of the State Council and member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Adigar Sir T. B. Panabokke - First Minister of Health in the State Council and a member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Sir F A Obeysekera - Speaker of the State Council and a member of the Legislative Council
- Sir Susantha de Fonseka, KBE - Deputy Speaker of the State Council (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Sir Muthu Coomaraswamy - former Member of the Legislative Council
- Sir Henry de Mel - former Member of the Legislative Council
- Sir Donald Obeyesekere - former Member of the State Council & the Legislative Council[13]
- Colonel T. G. Jayewardene, JP, CLI - former Member of the State Council[14](note: - Also listed in Military)
- Hon. Justice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC - former Member of the Legislative Council[15] (note: - Also listed in Judges & Civil Servants)
- C.E. Corea - former Member of the Legislative Council[16]
- S.C. Obeysekara (Jnr) - former Member of the Legislative Council[17]
- Thambaiyah Mudaliar Sabharatnam - former Member of the Legislative Council
- Francis Beyen - former Member of the Legislative Council
- Charles Ambrose Lorensz, QC - former Member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Judges)
Local government
- Hon. Susil Moonesinghe - former Chief Minister of the Western Provincial Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Diplomats)
- Mohan Lal Grero - Provincial Councilor, Western Province (note: - Also listed in Educationalists)
- Harshana Rajakaruna - Provincial Councilor, Western Province
- Shalitha Wijesundera - Provincial Councilor, Western Province and former Chief Basnayake Nilame,Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara
- Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne - former Member of the Provincial Council, Sabaragamuwa and Acting Diyawadana Nilame (Chief lay Custodian) of the Temple of the Tooth
- Chandana Jayakody - Provincial Councilor,Western Province
Mayors
- Omer Kamil - former Mayor of Colombo (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Prasanna Gunawardena - former Mayor of Colombo & Presidential adviser
- Cathiravelu Ponnambalam - the first Mayor of Jaffna
- Dai Liyanage, MBE - former Mayor of Medway
Prelates
- The Most Reverend Roger Adrian Herft - Current Anglican Archbishop of Perth, Australia
- Most Venerable Professor Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera - Chief Incumbent (Priest) of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara [18] (note: - Also listed in Academics)
- Rt.Revd. Duleep De Chickera - His Lordship the current Bishop of Colombo (note: - Also listed in Educationalists)
- Rt.Revd. Harold De Soyza - First Ceylonese Bishop of Colombo
- Rt.Revd. Kenneth Fernando - Former the Bishop of Colombo
- Rt.Revd. Lakdasa De Mel - First Bishop of Kurunegala[19]
- Rt.Revd. Dr. Lakshman Wickremasinghe - Bishop of Kurunegala & Youngest Bishop in the Church of England
- Revd. Canon Ivan Corea - Rural Dean of Colombo
- Revd. Francis Lorenz Beven - former Archdeacon of Colombo
Royalty
- HRH Prince Hassan Farid Didi - Maldivian Minister for the Interior and son of HRH the Sultan Elect of the Maldives [1]
- HRH Prince Henveyru Ganduvaru Manippulu - Member of the Maldivian Royal family [1]
Civil servants
- Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, CCS - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury, Ministry of Health (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Deshamanya Dr Gamani Corea - former Secretary-General of the UNCTD (1974-1984), Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs, Senior Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ceylon[20] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Rajendra Coomaraswamy, CCS - former Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific of the UNDP and President Colombo Plan Council.[21]
- Hon. Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne, CCS - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministries of Information & Broadcasting, Transport and Cultural Affairs (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Lalith Weeratunga, SLAS - current Permanent Secretary to the President
- G.V.P. Samarasinghe, CCS - former Cabinet Secretary and Permanent Secretary of Defence and Foreign Affairs[22]
- Deshamanya C.A. Coorey, SLAS - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury[23]
- S.J. Walpita, CCS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Industries & Fisheries and Vice Chancellor of University of Ceylon, Peradeniya[24] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- A. S. Jayawardene - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and former Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington D.C[25]
- Dr Wickrema Weerasooria - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Plan Implementation and current Insurance Ombudsman[26] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Harsha Wickremasinghe, CCS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Trade and Commerce
- Austin Perera, CCS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Industries
- J.Charitha Ratwatte - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury
- Dr B.S. Wijeweera, SLAS - former Permanent Secretary
- D.G.P. Seneviratne, CCS - former Permanent Secretary
- P.H. Premawardhana, CCS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs
- Nalin R. Ratnaike - former Permanant Secretary ot the Ministry of Cultural Affairs & Commissioner-General Inland Revenue
- D.M.P.B.Dasanayake, SLAS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministries of Education, Labour & Budhasasana
- Nihal Jayawickrama - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice[27]
- Neville Jansz - Director General of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs and Defence[28] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- S. Nihal Seneviratne - former Secretary General of Parliament (1981-1994) and parliamentary affairs adviser to the Prime Minister[29]
- Dhammika Kitulgoda - Secretary General of Parliament (1999-2002, 2008- ), Secretary to the Constitutional Council and former District Judge (note: - Also listed in Judges)[30]
- Sunil Mendis - former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (note: - Also listed in Corporate Executives)
- Captain Cyril Nicholas, MC, KRR - first Warden of the Wild Life Department[31] (note: - Also listed in Military)
- Deshabandu Palitha Weeraman - Director of Cultural Affairs and Director of the Cooperate Alliance of South East Asia
- Mohan Peiris, PC - Attorney General of Sri Lanka[32][33]
- C. R. De Silva, PC - former Attorney General of Sri Lanka[34]
- Shibly Aziz, PC - former Attorney General of Sri Lanka[35]
- Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, KC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon[2] (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement & Legislators)
- Hon. Justice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon[15] (note: - Legislators & Judges)
- Mervyn Fonseka, KC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon & Legal Draftsman[36]
- Deshamanya Ranjit Abeysuriya, PC - Chairmen National Police Commission, former Director Public Prosecutions, Attorney General's Department and President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka[37]
- Commodore Palitha Fernando, PC - Additional Solicitor General and Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy[38][39] (note: - Also listed in Military)
- Douglas V. Atapattu - former Commissioner of Excise
- Dhammika Dasanayake - Deputy Secretary General of Parliament
- Anil P. Samarasekara - Serjeant at Arms of Parliament
- P.C.S. Jayaratnam - former member of the Indian Civil Service[40]
- Bimal Padameperuma - former Chairman of the Ceylon Engineering Corp
- Livy Wijemanne - former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation[41] (note: - Also listed in Media personalities & Journalist)
- D.C. Wimalasena - former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corp
- Asantha De Mel - former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corp (note: - Also listed in Sportsmen)
- S.C. Amarasinghe - former Managing Director of the Ceylon Electricity Board
Diplomats
- Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, CCS - former President of the United Nations General Assembly, Ceylon's High Commissioner to India, Ambassador to Nepal and Afghanistan (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
- Deshamanya Dr Gamani Corea - Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Sri Lankan Ambassador to the EEC, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands[20][42] (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
- Deshamanya Dr Vernon L. B. Mendis, SLOS - former United Nation's Special Envoy to the Middle East, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Canada; Ambassador to USSR, Cuba and Secretary General of the Non Aligned Movement[43]
- Wilhelm Woutersz, SLOS - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lankan Ambassador to People’s Republic of China, Italy & Yugoslavia[44]
- Dr Susantha De Alwis, SLOS - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States, Japan, South Korea and Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Ceylon to the UN, Geneva[45].
- Yogendra Duraiswamy, SLOS - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to United States, China, Italy[42][46]
- Sir Susantha de Fonseka, KBE - former Ambassador to Japan and Burma (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Sir Razik Fareed, OBE, JP - High Commissioner to Pakistan[10] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Sir Arunachalam Mahadeva - former High Commissioner to India[42] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Adigar Sir T. B. Panabokke - former Representative of the Government of Ceylon in India[42] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- General Deshamanya D. S. Attygalle, MVO, CLI - High Commissioner to the United Kingdom [47] (note: - Also listed in Military)
- General T. I. Weerathunga, VSV, ndc, SLLI - Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada [47] (note: - Also listed in Military)
- Vice Admiral Asoka de Silva, VSV, ndc, psc, SLN - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Cuba [47] (note: - Also listed in Military)
- Ana Seneviratne (IGP) - Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia [47] (note: - Also listed in Police)
- Gamini Seneviratne, SLOS - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand and the Republic of Korea
- Shelton Koelmeyer, SLOS - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Sweden and first Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Ceylon to the UN, Geneva
- Ahmed Aflal Jawad, SLOS - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and former Ambassador to Sweden[48]
- Hon. T. B. Panabokke - former High Commissioner to India[42] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Hon. Tyronne Fernando, PC - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to France [3] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Hon. Anil Moonesinghe - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Austria and Ambassador/Permanent Representative the UN, Geneva (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Hon. Mangala Moonesinghe - former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Hon. Susil Moonesinghe - former Ambassador to Iran (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Dr Wickrema Weerasooria - former High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand[26] (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
- Ernest Corea - Sri Lanka's former Ambassador to the United States, High Commissioner to Canada (note: - Also listed in Media personalities & Journalist)
- Daya Perera, PC - Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada and former Ambassador to the United Nations[49]
- Deshamanya Neville Kanakeratne - Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States and High Commissioner to India[42] (note: - Also listed in Provincial Governors)
- Oliver Weerasinghe, FRIBA - Sri Lanka's former Ambassador to the United States [50][51](note: - Also listed in Architects)
- Hemantha Warnakulasuriya, PC - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Italy[52]
- Tissa Wijeyeratne - Sri Lankan Ambassador to France, Switzerland and UNESCO, Senior Advisor (Foreign Affairs) to the Prime Minister & Additional Secretary to Ministry of External Affairs and Defence
- Omer Kamil - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Iran (note: - Also listed in Mayors)
- T.D.S.A. Dissanayake - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Indonesia, Egypt & prominent Sri Lankan diplomat in the UN [53]
- Javed Yusuf, SLOS - former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
- S.J. Walpita, CCS - Ceylon's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
- Neville Jansz - former Ceylon's Ambassador to Australia[28] (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
- Devinda R. Subasinghe - former Ambassador to United States & Mexico[54]
- John De Saram - former Sri Lanka's Representative to the UN & prominent Sri Lankan Diplomat in the UN
- Douglas Gunasekera - former Ceylon's Representative to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund
- Nimalasiri Silva, COS - former Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence
Judges
- Hon. Justice Sir Richard Morgan - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and first Ceylonese to be a member of the Governor's Executive Council
- Hon. Justice Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene, KC - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
- Hon. Justice Parinda Ranasinghe - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka[55]
- Hon. Justice Sri Lankabhimanya Christopher Weeramantry - former Judge of the International Court of Justice and Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice Sir Thomas De Sampayo, KC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
- Hon. Justice V Manicavasagar - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka & Chancellor of the University of Jaffna
- Hon. Justice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon & Solicitor General[15] (note: - Legislators)
- Hon. Justice Saleem Marsoof, PC - Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and former President of the Court of Appeal[56][57]
- Hon. Justice T.S. Fernando, QC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice C.V. Wigneshwaran, PC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon[8]
- Hon. Justice S.W.B. Wadugodapitiya, PC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice John Adrian St. Valentine Jayewardene - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice Asoka Wijetunga - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice C.V. Wigneswaran - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice Siva Selliah - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice P. Edussuriya - Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Hon. Justice K. T. Chitrasiri - Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka, former Chief Magistrate of Colombo and District Judge of Colombo[58]
- Hon. Justice Anil Goonaratne - Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka[59]
- Sarath Ambepitiya - former Judge of the Colombo High Court
- Charles Ambrose Lorensz, QC - former District Judge, Acting Queen’s Advocate & Editor of the 'Ceylon Examiner (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- T.K.N. Thilakan - District Judge
- Dhammika Kitulgoda - District Judge (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
Military
- General Deshamanya D. S. Attygalle, MVO, idc, psc, SLAC - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1967 - 1977) and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence [47] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- General T. I. Weerathunga, VSV, ndc, psc SLLI - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1981 - 1985) and GOC, Joint Operations Command [47] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- General Nalin Seneviratne, VSV, ndc, psc SLE - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1985 - 1988) [47] (note: - Also listed in Provincial Governers)
- Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, USP, ndc, psc, SLAC - Current Commander of the Sri Lankan Army[60]
- Major General B.R. Heyn, idc, psc, CLI - former Commander of the Ceylon Army (1966 - 1967)[47]
- Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, psc, GR †-former Brigade Commander - Jaffna, a Leader of Operation Liberation
- Major General Gemunu Kulatunge, RSP, USP - former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army [47]
- Major General R.S. Balasooriya, USP, ndc, IG, SLA - Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force and former Commandant, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University [61]
- Major General Jayantha de S. Jayaratne, VSV, ndc, IG, SLA - former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna (SF HQ (J))
- Major General Parakrama Pannipitiya, RWP, RSP, USP, psc, SLSR - former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - East (SF HQ (E))
- Major General Nandana Udawatta, RSP, USP, psc, SLAC - current Security Forces Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) and former GOC, 59 Division[62]
- Major General Percy P. Fernando, RWP, RSP, psc, CR † - former Deputy GOC, 54 Division, Sri Lanka Army
- Major General Dr. Chelliah Thurairaja, USP, SLMC - former Director Army Medical Services and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps[63] (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
- Major General G.L. Sigera, KSV, SLAOC - former Master-General of the Ordnance, Sri Lanka Army[64]
- Major General C.H. Fernando, VSV, psc
- Brigadier W.A.A.P. Bhathiya Jayatilleka, RSP, SLA † - former brigade commander, 54-1 brigade[65]
- Brigadier V.U.B. Nanayakkara, USP, Hdmc, SLE - current Director, Directorate of Media and military spokesmen, former Director, Directorate of Psychological Operations, Brigade Commander 55-2 "Muhamale" Brigade and 21-4 "Paryanakulam " Brigade.[66]
- Brigadier Dennis Hapugalle - Chief of Civil Defence
- Brigadier G. R. Jayasinghe - founder of the Sri Lanka Rifle Corps
- Brigadier R. Parry Liyanage - former Quartermaster-General, Sri Lanka Army
- Colonel Fredrick C. de Saram, OBE, CA - first commanding officer Ceylon Artillery and the leader of the Attempted military coup in 1962[53][67](note: - Also listed in Sportsmen)
- Colonel Janaka Masakkara, RSP, USP, psc, SLLI - former commanding officer, Sri Lanka Light Infantry
- Colonel Kingsley Jayawardena - former commanding officer, Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
- Colonel Rohan Anthonis - former Brigade Commander, 23-3 brigade
- Colonel Harin Malwatte - an architect of Operation Liberation
- Lieutenant A. W. M. N. M. de Silva, WWV, SLLI † - recipient of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya, the 2nd highest award for combat bravery in Sri Lanka
- Admiral Deshamanya D.B. Goonesekara, ndc, psc, SLN - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy (1973-1979) [47]
- Vice Admiral Asoka de Silva, VSV, ndc, psc, SLN - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy (1983-1986)[47] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Vice Admiral Thisara S.G. Samarasinghe, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, DISS, MNI, SLN - current Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy[60][68]
- Rear Admiral Rajan Kadiragamar, MVO, ADC, RCyN - former Commander of the Royal Ceylon Navy (1960-1970) [47]
- Commodore Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne, WV, RSP, VSV, USP, psc, MNI, SLN - Commander Western Naval Command, former Commander Southern Naval Command, former Director Naval Operations and a recipient of the Weerodara Vibhushanaya[69]
- Commodore Shemal Fernando, RSP, VSV, USP, psc, SLN - former Director Naval Administration
- Commodore Palitha Fernando, PC - Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy[38][39] (note: - Also listed in Counsels)
- Captain Peminda Jayasinghe
- Commander W.D.C.W. Wijerupa, RWP, SLN † Captain - P 463, 4th Fast Attack Flotilla
- Air Chief Marshal Harry Goonatilake, USP, ndc, psc, SLAF - former Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force (1976-1981) [47]
- Air Vice Marshall Harsha Abeywickrama, RWP, RSP, USP, rcds, psc, qfi, SLAF - Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force[70]
- Air Vice Marshal Kolitha Gunathilake, RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, psc, qfi, SLAF - Director Air Operations, SLAF
- Air Vice Marshal Dr. Nimal Herat Gunaratne, VSV, USP, SLAF - Director Health Services, SLAF [71] (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
- Air Commodore Shirantha Goonatilake, RWP, RSP, SLAF † - Commanding Officer, No. 1 Flying Training Wing
- Air Commodore Rohan J Pathirage, USP, CEng, MIE, SLAF - Director Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, SLAF [72]
- Group Captain D. S. Wickramasinghe, RWP, SLAF † - Commanding Officer, No. 2 Heavy Transport Squadron
- Group Captain A. N. Sugandapala
- Wing Commander Thilina Chandima Kaluarachchi, SLAF
- Wing Commander H.P.Karunarathna, RSP, SLAF †
- Squadron Leader E. A. Dushantha Edirisinghe, WWV, SLAF † - recipient of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya, the 2nd highest award for combat bravery in Sri Lanka
- Squadron Leader Janaka Kahandawage, SLAF
- Flying Officer U. R. Fernando (Jnr), WWV, SLAF † - recipient of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya, the 2nd highest award for combat bravery in Sri Lanka
- General Sir John Lionel Kotalawela, CH, KBE, CLI - former Commanding officer Ceylon Light Infantry (note: - Also listed in Heads of State & Government)
- Colonel Theodore Godfrey Wijesinghe Jayewardene, JP, CLI - first Ceylonese commanding officer Ceylon Light Infantry[73](note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Gunner Kenneth R. Porritt, CGA - One of the Cocos Islands mutineers
- Captain O. J. Robertson, MC, LR - first Ceylonese to receive a Military Cross in World War I
- Captain Cyril Nicholas, MC, KRR - Military Cross recipient of the King's Royal Rifles (note: - Also listed in Civil Servants)
Police
- Cyril Herath - former Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence[47] (note: - Also listed in Corporate executives)
- S.A. Dissanayake - former Inspector General of Police (IGP) & Additional Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence [47]
- Ana Seneviratne - former Inspector General of Police (IGP) [47] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- C. C. "Jungle" Dissanayake - former Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG), Range I and a leader of the Attempted military coup in 1962[53]
- Sydney de Zoysa - former Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG), Range II and a leader of the Attempted military coup in 1962[74]
- Jayantha Jayasinghe - former Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Eastern Range [75]
- P. "Brute" Mahendran - former Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Northern Range[76]
- Hilton "H C" Perera - former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), deputy head National Intelligence Bureau[77]
- Roshan Fernando - Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Director Police Medical Services
- Fred H. Brohier - former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Director Police Training
- Ananda Wijesuriya - Senior Superintendant of Police (SSP), Badulla Division
- Eddie Grey - former Superintendent of Police (SP), first Ceylonese head of the Police Mounted Section[78]
- Niman Cumaratunga - Assistant Superintendant of Police (ASP), Police Transport Division
- Bandula Wijewardane - Assistant Superintendant of Police (ASP), Colombo Metropolitan Police
Academics
- Professor Sir Nicholas Attygalle, FRCS - former Vice Chancellor of University of Ceylon, President of the Senate of Ceylon, Dean Faculty of Medicine & Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Medicine)
- Vidya Jyothi Professor E.O.E. Pereira - former Vice Chancellor of University of Ceylon, Peradeniya and Founder of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Ceylon
- Professor C.L.V. Jayathilake - Chancellor of Wayamba University of Sri Lanka & former Vice Chancellor of University of Peradeniya
- Professor Chandre Dharma-wardana - former Vice Chancellor of Vidyodaya University (now the University of Sri Jayewardenepura), currently Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Universite de Montreal
- Professor Hema Ellawala - former Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Dean of the faculty of Arts and Professor of History & Sociology
- Professor Muhammad Monty Cassim - Vice Chancellor of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan
- Professor M.J.S.Wijeratne - Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya
- Professor Susirith Mendis - Vice Chancellor of the University of Ruhuna
- Professor T. Nadaraja - Chancellor of the University of Jaffna and the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Ceylon[28][79]
- Dr T. Varagunam, FRCP - Chancellor of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka[80]
- Vidya Jyothi Professor V. K. Samaranayake - former Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo and Founder of University of Colombo School of Computing
- Vidya Jyothi Professor Osmund Jayaratne - President of the Colombo Campus, University of Sri Lanka (now University of Colombo), Professor of Physics and left wing politician.[81]
- Professor Mohan Munasinghe - Vice President of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Professor, United Nations University, Tokyo
- Professor S.R. Kottegoda - former Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of Colombo, and National Coordinator, Health Systems Research, Ministry of Health[82]
- Vidya Jyothi Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe - Professor of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy at Cardiff University and Director of the Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology
- Professor K. N. Jayatilleke - Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Ceylon
- Most Venerable Professor Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera - Head of the Buddhist and Pail Faculty of the University of Kelaniya [18](note: - Also listed in Prelates)
- Professor Suran Goonatilake, OBE - Chairman & Co-Founder of Bodymetrics and Searchspace and Professor at the University of the Arts London[83]
- Professor M. Maheswaran - Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin–Marathon County, formerly Professor and Head, Dept of Mathematics, University of Peradeniya
- Professor Ranjan Ramasamy - Chairman of the National Science Foundation
- Professor Saman Gunatillaka, FRCP, FCCP - Professor of Medicine, Head of the Department of Medicine, University of Kelaniya[84] (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
- Professor Lal Jayakody - Professor of Pharmacology and Head of the Department of Pharmacology, University of Colombo
- Professor K. N. Seneviratne - Professor of Medicine and founder director of Sri Lanka's Postgraduate Institute of Medicine [85]
- Vidya Jyothi Professor Rezvi Sheriff - Senior Professor of Medicine & Director of the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo
- Professor Lakshman Marasinghe - Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Windsor, Director of the SCOPP and Chairman of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka[57]
- Professor B.A. Abeywickrama - Emeritus Professor, Department of Botany, University of Colombo
- Professor W.D. Ratnasooriya - Senior Professor and Chair in Zoology of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo[86]
- Professor William Norman, RAE - Professor of Chemistry & Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Professor R.H. Paul - Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Peradeniya
- Professor Chelvanayagam Vaseeharan - Professor of Mathematics and former Sri Lanka Athletics team Captain
- Professor Dayalal Abeysekera, Professor of Sociology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Director of the University Grants Commission[87]
- Professor Colvin Goonaratna, FRCP - Emeritus Professor of Physiology, University of Colombo[5]
- Professor Parakrama Chandrasoma - Professor of Pathology, University of Southern California
- Professor Douglas Amerasekera - Professor of Mathematics, University of Ceylon[28]
- Professor P.C.B. Fernando - Professor of Mathematics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
- Professor Nalin de Silva - Department of Mathematics, University of Kelaniya
- Professor Siri Kannangara - Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney
- Professor A. Suri Ratnapala - Professor of Law, T.C. Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland
- Professor L. P. Samaranayake - Professor of Pathology, Hong Kong University
- Professor R. K. W. Goonesekera - Professor of Law, Ahmadu Bello University[88]
- Professor Gihan Dias - Senior Lecturer, Department of Electronics & Telecommunications, University of Moratuwa
- Professor Priyan Mendis - Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Melbourne[89]
- Professor Saman Amarasinghe - Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [90]
- Professor Asantha Cooray - Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine and a leading researcher in the field of Cosmology and theoretical astrophysics [91]
- Professor Ray Jayawardhana - Astronomer, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics and Steacie Fellow[92]
- Professor Kavan Ratnatunga - Astronomer and Associate Research Professor, Physics Department, Carnegie Mellon University[93]
- Dr Ajith P. Madurapperuma - Former Dean and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Moratuwa
- Dr A M Mubarak - Director, National Science Foundation
- Dr Nalin Ranasinghe - Deputy Director, University of Colombo School of Computing, University of Colombo
- Dr Gihan N. Wikramanayake - Head, Department of Information Systems Engineering (ISE), University of Colombo School of Computing, University of Colombo
- Dr. Brendon Gooneratne - Head and Senior Lecturer, Department of Parasitology, University of Ceylon, Peradeniya[94](note: - Also listed in Authors)
- Dr D.A.I.Munindradasa - Defence Advisor and Senior Lecturer, Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering of the Moratuwa University
- Dr Devaka Weerakoon - Senior Lecturer, Department of Zoology, University of Colombo
- Dr Chula Jayawardene - Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo
- Dr Chamith Keppetiyagama - Senior Lecturer, University of Colombo School of Computing, University of Colombo
- Dr W. Mallawaratchi - Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya
- Dr Muditha Darshana Senarath Yapa - Staff Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University
- J.K.B.Abeysinghe - Former Head and Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo
- E.U. Padumadasa - Lecturer, Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology Sri Lanka
Educationalists
- J.C.A. Corea - First Sri Lankan Principal of Royal College, Colombo (1946-1953)
- Dudley K G de Silva - Principal of Royal College, Colombo (1954-1966) and Director of Technical Education, Ministry of Education
- Cedric Orlorff - Principal of Trinity College, Kandy (1957-1968) and Wesley College, Colombo
- Rt.Revd. Duleep De Chickera - Sub-warden of S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia (note: - Also listed in Prelates)
- Vijitha Weerasinghe - Deputy Principal of Royal College, Colombo & Mentor, Royal College Union[95]
- Mohan Lal Grero - Founder of the Lyceum International School[96] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Peter De Abrew - Co-founder and patron of Musaeus College
- E.F.C. Pereira - Senior Master of both Royal College and S. Thomas' College [3]
Industrialists and corporate executives
- Sir Ernest De Silva - Greatest Sri Lankan Philanthropist of the 20th Century and the founding Chairman of the Bank of Ceylon
- Sir Cyril de Zoysa - Recorded Richest Sri Lankan to date, Philanthropist and Founder of the AMW group (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- U.N.Gunasekera - Considered to be the Most Successful Sri Lankan Construction Engineer of the 20th Century, Owner of Glass House
- Phillip Upali Wijewardena - Founder of Upali Group
- Mallory Evan Wijesinghe, KStJ - former Chairman Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Bartleet Group and Founder Chairman of the Ceylon Hotels Corporation[97]
- Deshamanya Mahesh Amalean - Chairman MAS Holdings
- Deshamanya Dr. Lalith Kotelawala - Chairman Ceylinco Consolidated
- Deshamanya Ken Balendra - former Chairman of John Keells Holdings, Bank of Ceylon and Nations Trust Bank
- Susantha Ratnayake - current Chairman of John Keells Holdings
- Norman Gunewardene - former Chairman Aitken Spence & Vice Chairman Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka [98]
- Ratna Sivaratnam - former Chairman and Managing Director Aitken Spence[99][100]
- A. S. Jayawardene - former Chairman Bank of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Civil Servants)
- Cyril Herath - former Chairman National Savings Bank[101] (note: - Also listed in Policemen)
- Hemaka Amarasuriya - Chairman Singer Sri Lanka
- Vijaya Malalasekara - Chairman Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC)
- Harindranath George Dias - founding Chairman National Savings Bank
- Mahendra Amarasuriya - Chairman Commercial Bank, former Chairman United Motors Ltd and the International Chamber of Commerce[102]
- Chanaka De Silva - Chairman of Kelani Tyres Limited and former Chairman Union Bank[101]
- Wijaya "Stanley" Unamboowe - former Chairman Carsons Cumberbatch PLC Group[103]
- Ajit Gunewardene - Chairman of Nations Trust Bank, Union Assurance & former Chairman Colombo Stock Exchange
- Mahinda Wijenayake - former Chairman DFCC Bank[101]
- Saliya Wickramasuriya - former Chairman Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Board of Investment of Sri Lanka[104]
- D. S. Jayasundera - Chairman Hayleys
- Sunil Mendis - former Chairman Hayleys (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
- Chrisantha Perera - former Chairman Forbes & Walker [105]
- Eraj Wijesinghe - Chairman Bartleet Group[97]
- Sunil C. Wijsinghe - Deputy Chairman Bartleet Group[106]
- S Skandakumar - Chairman George Steuarts & Co Ltd[107]
- Thaya Thayakaran - President Emmeci USA
- Dian Gomes - Managing Director, MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd, Slimline (pvt) Ltd & President Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
- Rajendra Theagarajah - CEO of Hatton National Bank
- Ajita Pasqual - CEO of Seylan Bank[108]
- Uddaka Tennekoon - former Managing Director of Mercantile Merchant Bank
- Ravi Wijenathan - CEO of Millennium Development (Pvt) Ltd
- Ajith Fernando - Managing Director, Capital Alliance (Pvt)Ltd
- Captain Ajith Peiris - Group Managing Director, Ceyline Agencies (Pvt)Ltd
- Ravi Kumararatne - CEO of Asia Siyaka Commodities
- Dr Dilanjan Soysa - CEO Commercial Leasing Company
- Chutta Ratnathicam - former Senior Vice President & CFO of Con-way, current Chairman of Audit Committee for Franklin Resources[109]
- Nushad Perera - General Manager Sales and Marketing Dialog Telekom
- Ranjith Samaranayake - Former Area Director of Sales , India & Sri Lanka for Hilton International Co
- Ramesh Shanmuganathan - CIO of John Keells Holdings
- K. Manikkavasagar - former Director of Glaxo
- Rizvi Zaheed - Director Hayleys
- Arjuna Herath, FCA - Partner, Ernst & Young Sri Lanka
- Akbar Jahir - Director of JaUk Trading, United Kingdom
- Delano Uduman - Executive Chairman, Survey Research Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
- Jeremy Muller - Director, Agility Logistics, USA
- Hanif Yusoof - Director, Expolanka Holdings, Sri Lanka
Sportsmen and sports administrators
- Ranjan Madugalle - former Test Cricket Captain of Sri Lanka and current Chief Match Referee of the International Cricket Council[67]
- Gamini Goonesena - former Ceylon & Cambridge University Cricket Captain[67]
- Dr. Churchill Gunasekara - former Ceylon Cricket Captain[67]
- Colonel Fredrick C. de Saram, OBE, CA - former Ceylon Cricket Captain[67] (note: - Also listed in Military)
- C. I. Gunesekera - former Ceylon Cricket Captain[67]
- Sargo Jayewickrema - former Ceylon Cricket Captain[67]
- Asantha De Mel - former Sri Lankan cricketer[67] (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
- N.S. Joseph - former Sri Lankan cricketer
- Jayantha Amerasinghe - former Sri Lankan cricketer[67]
- Rohan Jayasekera - former Sri Lankan cricketer[67]
- Roshan Jurangpathy - former Sri Lankan cricketer[67]
- Lionel Almeida - former Sri Lankan cricketer
- Pat McCarthy - former Ceylon cricketer
- Jehan Mubarak - Sri Lankan cricketer, National coloursman in Water Polo[67]
- Dr. Ajith C. S. Perera - former Sri Lankan test-match-panel senior cricket Umpire, qualified scorer, training instructor.
- Mahesh Rodrigo - former Ceylon Rugby Captain
- Timothy Speldewinde - former Sri Lankan Swimming Champion, first Sri Lankan to win Gold at a international swimming meet.[110]
- Dr. Maiya Gunasekara - former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain & former President of the Sri Lankan Rugby Football Union (SLRFU)
- L.W.De.Z.Guneratne - former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain
- Asanga Rodrigo - former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain
- Indrajith Coomaraswamy - former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain
- Saman Jayasinghe - former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain, National Selector for Rugby
- Jullian Bolling - former Sri Lankan Swimming Captain & South Asian Gold Medalist
- Ananda Ranasinghe - former Sri Lankan Swimming Champion
- Hugh Aldons - former Ceylon Hockey Captain
- Franklyn Emmanuel - former Sri Lankan Youngest Tennis Champion and Davis Cup Player
- Salinda de Zoysa - Former Sri Lanka Squash Champion, represented Sri lanka in the Asian Games.
- Summa Navaratnam - represented Ceylon in Athletics, former Asian record holder, dubbed "The fastest man in Asia"
- Pavithra Fernando - current Senior Sri Lankan Rugby Player and captain of Sri Lanka Rugby for Asian Five Nations, 2009.
- Tyrrel Muttiah - former Sri Lankan Rugby player
- Alfred Hensman - former Sri Lankan Rugby player
- Harin Kaluaratchi - former Sri Lankan Rugby Player
- Rajith Jayasundara - former Sri Lankan Rugby Player (first represented Sri Lanka at age 16)
- Niluka Karunaratne - Internationally Ranked Badminton Player
- Ravi Wijenathan - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player, National Selector for Rugby
- S.Sujantha Kumar - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player
- Rahim Junaideen - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player
- S.Sritharan - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player
- Johann Muller - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player
- Eddie Grey - former Ceylon Boxer represented Ceylon in the 1948 Olympics (note: - Also listed in Police)
- Sanjaya fernando - National womens water polo coach
- Harshana Godamanne - National Tennis Coloursman & Professional Tennis Player
- Chanaka Wickramasinghe - former Captain of the Sri Lanka Diving Team
Lawers
- Dr. Harry Wilfred Jayewardene, QC - former President Sri lanka Bar Association, Chairman Industrial Disputes Commission, UN Human Rights Commission & a well known criminal lawyer
- Somasundaram Nadesan, QC - former President of the Bar Council(note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- H. Sri Nissanka, QC - a well known criminal lawyer (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Frederick Dornhorst, KC - Famous King's Advocate
- Hemantha Warnakulasuriya, PC - a well known criminal lawyer (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)[52]
- Kumar Ponnambalam (G. G. Ponnambalam Jr) - former General Secretary of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress & prominent defence lawyer
- Gritakumar E. Chitty - former Registrar of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea[111]
- Shyamlal Rajapaksa - former prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda[112]
- Dr. Harsha Cabral, PC - a Commissioner of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka[113]
- George Edmund Chitty Jnr., QC - a well known Crown Counsel, former Commissioner of Assize[114]
- Ainsley Clive "Bunty" de Zoysa, PC - a well known criminal lawyer & crown counsel[115]
- Sam Kadirgamar, QC - a well known lawyer[116]
- Jayantha Gunasekera, PC - a well known lawyer & former Secretary of the Sri lanka Bar Association[117]
- Chula De Silva, PC - a well known lawyer [118]
- Fredrick Christian Loos - former Commissioner of Requests and Crown Proctor
Architects
- Deshamanya Geoffrey Bawa, FRIBA - Most renowned Architect in Sri Lanka
- Oliver Weerasinghe, FRIBA - Architect & Sri Lanka's first City Planner[50][51] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Dr. Lochi Gunaratna - Architect
- V.K. Gunasekara - Architect, Geoffrey Bawa's partner and winner of the Rockefeller Scholarship
Medicine
- Professor Sir Nicholas Attygalle, FRCS - former President of the Ceylon Medical Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Academics)
- Vidyaj Yothi Dr H.H.R.Samarasinghe, FRCP, FRACP, - President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council
- Professor Saman Gunatillaka, FRCP, FCCP - former President of the Ceylon College of Physicians[84](note: - Also listed in Academics)
- Dr E.M. Wijerama, FRCP - first President of the Ceylon College of Physicians, donated his house to the Medical College Library
- Dr J.B. Peiris, FRCP - former President of the Sri Lanka College of Physicians
- Dr Henry N. Rajaratnam, FRCP, FCCP, FRACP - former President of the Sri Lanka College of Physicians
- Dr C.A. Hewavitharne, FRCS - former prominent member of the Ceylon University College Council (note: - Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
- Dr Siri Kannangara, FRACP - Director of the New South Wales Institute of Sports Medicine & Member of the FIFA medical committee[119]
- Dr Edwin Arthur Blok, CBE - former Director of Health Services, Ceylon
- Dr Hector Weerasinghe - Director, Colombo National Hospital, Sri Lanka
- Dr R.S.B. Wickremasinge - Director of the Medical Research Institute, Sri Lanka[120]
- Major General Dr Chelliah Thurairaja, USP, SLMC - former Director Army Medical Services and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps[63] (note: - Also listed in Military)
- Air Vice Marshal Dr Nimal Herat Gunaratne, VSV, USP, SLAF - Director Health Services, SLAF [121] (note: - Also listed in Military)
- Dr Ajitha Wijesundere - Senior Obstetrician, Castle Street Maternity Hospital, Colombo[122]
- Dr Luckdasa Dissanayake - Prominent Surgeon, Cancer Hospital, Sri Lanka
- Dr Nandana Dasanayake - Consultant Surgeon, Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Sri Lanka
- Dr Maiya Gunasekera - Consultant Surgeon, Nawaloka Hospital, Colombo
Poets, novelists and academic writers
- Phiroz Mehta - writer and lecturer on religious topics
- Carl Muller- well known author and Journalist
- Dr. Brendon Gooneratne - well known author[94] (note: - Also listed in Academics)
- James De Alwis - well known sinhala ninetheenth century poet
- Dr. R. L. Spittle, CBE - well known author[123]
- Dr. Susantha Goonatilake - well known author
- Gamini Salgado - author Elizabethan and Jacobean literature and appointed Chair of English at University of Exeter[124]
- Shyam Selvadurai- internationally acclaimed author
- Seneka Abeyratne - play writer[125]
Media personalities and journalists
- Vernon Corea - Pioneer radio broadcaster & News Director with Radio Ceylon, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and the BBC. (Ethnic Minorities Adviser to the BBC)
- Leon Belleth - pioneer radio broadcaster at Radio Ceylon, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
- Livy Wijemanne - pioneer radio broadcaster at Radio Ceylon and former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation[41] (note: - Also listed in Senior civil servants)
- Ernest Corea - former Editor, Ceylon Daily News (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
- Mervyn De Silva - Editor in Chief of Lake House and of the Times of Ceylon, editor of the Ceylon Daily News[126]
- Edmund de Livera - former Editor, Times of Ceylon & composer of the College Song of S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia[127]
- Dushy Ranetunge - International Journalist
- Janiytha Seneviratne - Journalist
- Sinha Rathnathunga - Editor in Chief, The Sunday Times
- Dinesh Weerawansa - Editor in Chief, The Sunday Observer
- Kanchana Dassanayake - Editor in Chief, Tharunaya
- Hema Nalin Karunaratne - Television Presenter, current Chairman and Managing Director,Heritage TV & former Director programs of EAP Networks[128]
Aviation
- Hon. Deshamanya J.P. Obeyesekere III - first Sri Lankan to fly solo from England to Sri Lanka.[12](note: - Also listed in Legislators)
- Captain George Ferdinand - A pioneer in Sri Lankan aviation and World War II RAF bomber pilot.[129]
- Ravi Jayewardene - aviator, presidential security adviser and founder of the Special Task Force
Artists
- Rohan Joseph de Saram - Sri Lanka's foremost Conductor[130]
- Kala Suri Dilup Gabadamudalige - Composer & Musician with the Amazing Grace
- Lucky Senanayake - Renowned painter
- Senaka Senanayake- Renowned painter
- Channa Perera - Internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan film director & actor
- Santhush Weeraman - musician
- Ranidu Lankage - Musician
- Iraj Weeraratne - Music producer & musician
- Dushyanth Weeraman - Musician and dancer
- Lakshman Joseph de Saram - Violinist and Film Composer
- Ishan Bahar - Musician with the Jetliners
- Rukshan Perera - Musician with the Golden Chimes, Super Golden Chimes, Esquire Set & Serendib
- Reza Deane - Musician with The Amazing Grace and Purple Rain
- Chandimal Fernando - Musician
- Athula Adikari - Sinhala vocalist
- Sangeeth Wickramasinghe - Sinhala vocalist
- Suresh Maliyadda - Musician
Other prominent alumni
- Neranjan Wijeyeratne - Diyawadana Nilame (Chief lay Custodian) of the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy (1985-2005)
- Dr. Arjuna Sittampalam - World renowned Investment Banker
- Dr Ranji Salgado - Renowned economist & IMF senior official[131]
- Malik Samarawickrema - former Chairman of the United National Party
- Dr. Harsha de Silva - well known economist[132]
Old Royalists in fiction
- Carlaboy von Bloss from the novel Once Upon a Tender Time[133]
References
- ^ a b c Maldive students at Royal College Colombo 1920s
- ^ a b c d Those who led the independence struggle...
- ^ a b c d Tyronne Fernando dead
- ^ Youthful Navin Niranjan Dissanayake is the Minister of Investment Promotion
- ^ Intimate Chat Room, By Panchamee Hewavissenti
- ^ This Man Nadesan: a Biographical Sketch
- ^ Our educationists, Stamp News 53
- ^ a b Democracy and co-existence in a pluralistic society
- ^ Royal-Thomian tennis encounter
- ^ a b Sir Razik Fareed (1893-1984)
- ^ Obeyesekere family, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Family Genealogy
- ^ a b Deshamanya J.P. Obeyesekere
- ^ OBEYESEKERE family
- ^ J.R. Jayewardene of Sri Lanka, By K. M. De Silva, William Howard Wriggins
- ^ a b c Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC 1880-1944
- ^ A national hero is honoured in his home town
- ^ J.P.Obeysekara
- ^ a b Kelani Vihara head appointed varsity prof.
- ^ Rev. Lakdasa de Mel: inspiring legend of Baddegama
- ^ a b Gamani Corea of Sri Lanka, Secretary-General UNCTD
- ^ COOMARASWAMY, C - Family #5014
- ^ Cup final, a sell-out
- ^ Memories of an upright man
- ^ In times of turbulence he showed courage and compassion, S. J. Walpita
- ^ Rising like Phoenix from the Ashes
- ^ a b Sri Lanka's First Insurance Ombudsman
- ^ Nihal Jayawickrama: with and without civic rights
- ^ a b c d Doyen of Lanka’s academic lawyers
- ^ From nice days to the not so nice
- ^ Secretary General of Parliament
- ^ Cyril Wace Nicholas (1898-1961): Gentleman, Scholar and the first Warden of the Wild Life Department
- ^ Legal luminaries sworn in as President's Counsel
- ^ Mohan Peiris - Sri Lanka’s new Attorney General
- ^ AG retires amid glowing tributes, br Chaminda Perera
- ^ Mohan Peiris - Sri Lanka’s new Attorney General
- ^ History of the Legal Draftsman's Department
- ^ National Police Commission
- ^ a b New silks in the AG’s Dept.
- ^ a b Court-martial of Southern Naval Area Commander
- ^ He gave of his best, but died a disillusioned man
- ^ a b Livy's golden years on radio
- ^ a b c d e f Sri Lanka's Envoys to India
- ^ Sri Lanka’s Father of Diplomacy Dr. Vernon .L. B. Mendis reminisces his trail blazing career spanning over a half century with Nation Eye
- ^ Wilhelm Woutersz, BY J. B. Muller
- ^ Susantha de Alwis passes away
- ^ Crusader against injustice
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Royal honours its war dead
- ^ Sri Lanka names new envoy to Kingdom
- ^ His Excellency the High Commissioner Daya Perera, President’s Counsel
- ^ a b The saga of the Kotelawala family, by Padma Edirisinghe
- ^ a b First Sri Lankan to become a Town Planner
- ^ a b Profiles of New President's Counsel
- ^ a b c Coup of 1962: an inside story
- ^ H.E. Devinda R. Subasinghe, Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the United States and Mexico
- ^ The rise of Sinhala in our courts – Part II
- ^ Welcome to two new SC Judges, by Sarath Malalasekera
- ^ a b Law students honour two illustrious law teachers
- ^ BASL welcomes newAppeal Court Judge
- ^ Justice Goonaratne is new Court of Appeal judge
- ^ a b Two Royalists commanding Army and Navy
- ^ [1]
- ^ Two Security Forces Headquarters established in Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi
- ^ a b Major General C. Thurairaja was a sporting superstar
- ^ Major General G.L.Sigera KSV
- ^ Remembering a brave son of Lanka, Brigadier Bhathiya Jayathileke
- ^ [2]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The Royal Thomian Derby
- ^ Army, Navy get new commanders
- ^ Two Intakes of Sailors pass out at SLNS Nipuna
- ^ How a Tiger plane was destroyed over Mullaitivu
- ^ Columns - Situation Report
- ^ Directorate of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, SLAF
- ^ Corea: mystery of Chilaw
- ^ Sydney Zoysa was tough
- ^ No kiss-and-tell for ‘Junggie’ after retirement
- ^ Police rely on local talent
- ^ Hilton and Harin Perera - Fine Father-Son Sporting Duo
- ^ A distinguished police officer and gentleman boxer
- ^ Professor T. Nadaraja - brilliant legal mind, by H.B. de Silva
- ^ The team that made history for Royal
- ^ Our History, UoC
- ^ Top anti-doping expert speaks on ‘Ethics in Sports Medicine’
- ^ Prof. Suran Goonatilake, a distinguished computer scientist, awarded the OBE
- ^ a b Induction ceremony of the President
- ^ http://www.doctorndtv.com/profile/profile.asp?alias=CGoonaratna
- ^ Professor W D Ratnasooriya
- ^ Facets of the Clothing Industry of Sri Lanka by Dr. Rohana Kuruppu Launched on the 2nd February 2006
- ^ VIP Complex problem gets complicated
- ^ [3]
- ^ Saman Amarasinghe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- ^ Asantha R. Cooray
- ^ Ray in Canada’s Top 40 List
- ^ ‘The Role of Astronomy in Modern Society’ by Prof. Kavan Ratnatunga
- ^ a b Dr. Brendon Gooneratne - a remarkable man, by Premasara Epasinghe
- ^ Final farewell to one of Royal’s most illustrious sons
- ^ Mohan Lal Grero Foundation
- ^ a b Mallory Evan Wijesinghe:Touched hundreds of lives for the better
- ^ Norman Gunewardene, TRC
- ^ Great buddy, born leader and thoroughly sporty helmsman, RATNA (“ROTI”) SIVARATNAM
- ^ APPRECIATION Ratna(Roti) Sivaratnam
- ^ a b c Royal Bankers Club launched
- ^ A Lion from Sri Lanka to lead the International Lions Movement
- ^ Chairmanship came by chance for Stanley
- ^ [4]
- ^ FLIP SIDE OF BRANDING COIN Retaining Ceylon Tea’s unique branding is Chrisantha Perera’s passion. Savithri Rodrigo has a cuppa with him
- ^ Invest in education to achieve economic goals
- ^ Skanda signs off with a flourish
- ^ A matchless match
- ^ CNF Transportation Names Chutta Ratnathicam Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
- ^ A Royalist was the first!
- ^ Sri Lankan in top UN post retires
- ^ Shyamlal Rajapaksa's funeral tomorrow
- ^ Pen sketches of the new Silks
- ^ The Biography of Mr. George Chitty QC
- ^ A. C. (Bunty) de Zoysa the inimitable legal icon
- ^ ETF bid adds salt to the soup
- ^ Royal College - Group of 49
- ^ Top lawyers for petitioners in equal opportunity cases
- ^ Dr. Siri Kannangara, pride of Sri Lanka
- ^ Conclusions of A Scientific Wanderer
- ^ Senior officers decorated for unblemished service
- ^ A ‘Silent Giant’ retires
- ^ R. L. Spittle: Master writer of the wilds, by J. A. K. Jayakody
- ^ Gamini Salgado
- ^ Seneka Abeyratne – in search of a literary cure
- ^ The foreign Journalist
- ^ St Thomas’s College Song
- ^ Hema Nalin Karunaratne:Presenter who touched many hearts, Ruwini Jayawardana
- ^ Captain George Ferdinand - a man of valour
- ^ Rohan Joseph:
- ^ A leading light in the field of economics
- ^ Harsha de Silva, Ph.D.
- ^ Sir Christopher Ondaatje looks back at the importance of Carl Muller’s Trilogy