List of S. Thomas' College alumni

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Template:Short description Template:Alumni This is a list of alumni of S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia Sri Lanka. It also includes without distinction the alumni from its affiliated schools S. Thomas' College, Bandarawela, S. Thomas' College, Guruthalawa, and S. Thomas' Preparatory School.

Politics

Name Notability Reference
Tikiri Bandara Panabokke I Kandyan Sinhalese member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon, Police Magistrate for Kandy, acting Diyawadana Nilame [1]
Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaika Headmen, Head Mudaliyar of the British Ceylon
Maduwanwela Maha Disawe Maha Dissava of British Ceylon (late1800s)
William Ellawala Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon (1856), Rate Mahatmaya
Donald Obeyesekere Legislator, Member of State Council of Ceylon, Legislative Council of Ceylon, President of National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (Mirigama) (1947 – 1952), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1947 – 1952)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (Dedigama) (1947 – 1956, 1957 – 1970), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1952 – 1953, 1960, 1965 – 1970)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (Attanagalla) (1947 – 1959), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1956 – 1959)
Sir Paul Pieris Ceylon's Trade Commissioner, District Judge, Advocate, President of Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, Civil servant
Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere Lawyer, Legislator, Unofficial Member of Legislative Council of Ceylon (1900–1916)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (Galle) (1947 – 1977, 1979 – 1988), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1959 – 1960)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Legislative Council (1924–1931), member of State Council (1936–1947), member of Parliament - Colombo Central (1947–1950)
Arthur Wijewardena Governor-General of Ceylon (1953-1953), Chief Justice of Ceylon(1949–1950), Solicitor General of Ceylon(1936–1939)
Script error: No such module "Sort". founder of the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (Kankesanthurai) (1947 – 1952, 1956 – 1972, 1975 – 1977)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (National List) (1989 – 2010)
S. L. Gunasekara Senior Lawyer and Member of Parliament
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (Matara) (1965 – 2004)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (Minneriya) (1952 – 1970)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon (1911–?)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Mayor of Colombo (1996 – 1997)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (Panadura) (1956 – 1977)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Sir Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (Balangoda) (1947 – 1951)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (Colombo) (1994 – 2001) (National List) (2001 – 2015)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (Hambantota) (2000 – present)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Chief Minister of Uva Province (2009 – 2015)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (1960-1965-SLFP) and (1978-1988-UNP);
Sir Script error: No such module "Sort". Mayor of Colombo (1937, 1941 – 1942)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (Kegalle) (1973 – 1977), (Polonnaruwa) (1994 – 2001), (Kegalle) (2001 – present)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Legislative Council (?–1926)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (Gampaha) (2010 – 2015), (Polonnaruwa) (2015 – present)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (Kalutara) (1994 – present)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Senator, Minister of Justice (1953–1956)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (National List) (1989 – 1991)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Member of Parliament (National List) (2010 – 2015)

Members of the Independence Movement

Name Notability Reference
Script error: No such module "Sort". Leader of Cocos Islands mutiny
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Civil servants

Name Notability Reference
Script error: No such module "Sort". Former Director General of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
Script error: No such module "Sort". Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (2009)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Sri Lankan Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2009 – 2015)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Commissioner of Tea Control and Rubber Control (1946)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1989 – 1994)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Secretary to the Prime Minister (1955 – 1970)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (? – 1997)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Solicitor General (1977)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Secretary to the Ministry of Defence (2018– )

Judiciary

Name Notability Reference
Script error: No such module "Sort". Puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (2021–present) [2][3]
Script error: No such module "Sort". Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka (2024–present) [4][5]
Script error: No such module "Sort". Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka (2024–present) [4][5]

Military

Air Force

Name Notability Reference
Script error: No such module "Sort". Air Chief Marshal - Commander of the Air Force (1971 – 1976)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Air Chief Marshal - Commander of the Air Force (2002 – 2006)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Air Vice Marshal - Chief of Staff of the Air Force (2006 – ?)

Army

Name Notability Reference
Script error: No such module "Sort". General - Commander of the Army (2004 – 2005)
Script error: No such module "Sort". General - Commander of the Army (1988 – 2000)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Major General - Chief of Staff of the Army (2009 – present)
Gratian Silva Major General - Military Secretary
Script error: No such module "Sort". Second Lieutenant - Victoria Cross recipient (1918)

Navy

Name Notability Reference
Script error: No such module "Sort". Admiral - Commander of the Navy (1986 – 1991)
Kanchana Banagoda Vice admiral - 26 th Commander of the Navy (2024 - present)

Police

Name Notability Reference
Script error: No such module "Sort". Inspector General of Police (1967 – 1970) [6]
Script error: No such module "Sort". Inspector General of Police (1955 – 1959)

Academia

Name Notability Reference
Script error: No such module "Sort". Head of Department of Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya (2013 – present) [7][8]
Script error: No such module "Sort". Foundation Professor of Medicine, University of Sri Jayawardanapura
Script error: No such module "Sort". Director, National Science and Technology Commission [9]
Script error: No such module "Sort". Mathematician; author; human rights activist
Script error: No such module "Sort". Chairman of University Grants Commission (1977 – 1989)
Script error: No such module "Sort". co-founder of S Thomas College Gurutalawa
Script error: No such module "Sort". Professor (Emeritus) of Anthropology at Harvard University,
Douglas Walatara Professor of Education (University of Colombo),
Dayantha Wijeyesekera Vice Chancellor (Moratuwa University, Open University), chairman, Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Script error: No such module "Sort". Professor of Accounting and Finance, School of Accounting, La Trobe University

Sports

Name Notability Reference
Script error: No such module "Sort". International test cricket player (1986 – 1988)
Script error: No such module "Sort". International test cricket player (1985)
Niroshan Wijekoon Sri Lankan Olympian and the first badminton player to represent Sri Lanka. Held the Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships singles title for nine years (1983–1987 and 1989–1992).
Script error: No such module "Sort". International test cricket player (1983 – 1988)
Script error: No such module "Sort". First-class cricket player
Script error: No such module "Sort". Rugby union player
Script error: No such module "Sort". Rugby union player
Script error: No such module "Sort". International test cricket player (1982 – 1988)
Script error: No such module "Sort". One Day International, Twenty20 International cricketer (2010 – 2018)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Rugby union player
Script error: No such module "Sort". First-class cricket player (1964 – 1969)
Script error: No such module "Sort". One Day International cricket player (1983 – 1984); International hockey player (1985 – 1986)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Sports administrator
Script error: No such module "Sort". International test cricket player (2011 – 2016)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Olympic sailor (1968)
Script error: No such module "Sort". One Day International cricket player (1975 – 1979)
Script error: No such module "Sort". One Day International cricket player (1975)
Script error: No such module "Sort". International test cricket player (1991 – 1992)

Business

Name Notability Reference
Script error: No such module "Sort". Editor-in-Chief of the Daily News; former Chief Editor of the Sunday Observer; founder and Chief Editor of Sunday Lakbima News [10]
Script error: No such module "Sort". Fraud and corruption investigator; author
Sir Script error: No such module "Sort". Tea planter, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Sir Script error: No such module "Sort". industrialist; lawyer; philanthropist; member of the Legislative Council (1921 – 1936)
Sir Script error: No such module "Sort". Stockbroker; publisher; philanthropist
Script error: No such module "Sort". Founder of Janashakthi Insurance (1994)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Chief executive officer of Dialog Axiata
Script error: No such module "Sort". Publisher, founder of Lake House Group & Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd
Script error: No such module "Sort". Founder of IdeaHell [11]

NGO

Name Notability Reference
Script error: No such module "Sort". Executive Director of the Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies
Script error: No such module "Sort". Founder of Autism Awareness Campaign UK and Autism Sunday
Script error: No such module "Sort". Founder of Sneakertub

Arts

Name Notability Reference
Script error: No such module "Sort". Actor, director, Member of Parliament (Matara) (1989 – 1970), Governor of North Eastern Province (1995 – 1998)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Singer (Sirasa Superstar winner - 2007)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Journalist, author, actor
Script error: No such module "Sort". Author (Booker Prize winner - 1992)
Script error: No such module "Sort". Poet

Religion

Name Notability Reference
Script error: No such module "Sort". 16th Anglican Bishop of Colombo (2020 to present) [12]

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