List of Trinity College, Kandy alumni

This is a list of alumni of Trinity College, Kandy in Sri Lanka, often called Old Trinitians.

Academics

Education

• Louis Edmund Blaze (1861–1951), Founder of Kingswood College, Kandy.
• Wimal Dissanayake (born 1939), Writer, academic, university professor and film critic.
• Chandra Dharma Sena Gooneratne (1899–1981), Lecturer, historian, poet, diplomat, social activist and military officer. Veteran of World War I and II.

Economics

• Gishan Dissanaike, Economist, Dean of Cambridge Judge Business School.

Medicine

• L. O. Abeyaratne (1893–1978), Ceylonese paediatrician and member of parliament.
• Senaka Bibile (1920–1977), Professor of pharmacology, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and founder of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
• Kemal Deen, Professor, academic, surgeon and consultant in gastroIntestinal surgery.
• Stanley Wijesundera (1923–1989), Professor of bio-chemistry and first Vice-chancellor of the University of Colombo.

Activists

• Michael Banda (1930–2014), Trotskyist and General Secretary of the British Workers Revolutionary Party.

Arts

• George Keyt (1901–1993), Artist and painter.
• David Paynter (1900–1975), Artist and painter.

Civil servants

Sri Lanka

• W. T. I. Alagaratnam (1895–1977), Engineer and Director of Irrigation.
• V. Coomaraswamy (1892–1972), Ceylonese high commissioner to Canada.
• Jayantha Dhanapala (1938–2023), UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs.
• N. Q. Dias, Civil servant and high commissioner to India.
• W. T. Jayasinghe, Civil servant and ministerial secretary.
• Jayantha Kelegama (1928–2005), Economist.
• Faisz Musthapha, Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka and high commissioner to the United Kingdom.

India

• Atma Jayaram (1915–1990), Director of the Indian Intelligence Bureau.

Clergy

• Jabez Gnanapragasam (1924–1997), 12th Anglican Bishop of Colombo.

Corporate executives

• Cecil Balmond (born 1943), Deputy chairman of Arup Group, designer, artist and writer.

Journalists

• Bandula Jayasekara (c. 1960–2021), Journalist, broadcaster, newspaper editor and diplomat.

Judiciary

Chief justice of Sri Lanka

• Neville Samarakoon (1919–1990), 36th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.
• Sarath N. Silva (born 1946), 41st Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.

Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

• Janak de Silva, Puisne justice (since 2020), judge of the Court of Appeal and Senior Deputy Solicitor General.
• Lucien Macull Dominic de Silva (1893–1962), Puisne justice and Solicitor General.
• Tellipalai Rajaratnam (1920–1994), Puisne justice, commissioner of assize and member of Parliament.
• Barnes Ratwatte II (c. 1918–2004), Puisne justice and public trustee.

Legal

• R. R. Crossette-Thambiah (1897–?), Solicitor General of Ceylon, commissioner of assize and barrister.
• Desmond de Silva (1939–2018), Chief prosecutor of the International War Crimes Tribunal.

Military

Sri Lanka Army

• Saliya Upul Aladeniya † (1963–1990), Captain, first recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya, Sri Lanka's highest military decoration.
• John Halangode, Brigadier, founder of Gemunu Watch.
• CAHP Jayawardena (1898–1986), Brigadier, forest conservator, equerry to Queen Elizabeth II and aide-de-camp to the Governor-General of Ceylon.
• Japana Jayawardena (born 1947), Brigadier, rugby union player and administrator.
• Denzil Kobbekaduwa † (1940–1992), Lieutenant general, General officer commanding Northern Province.
• Parami Kulatunga † (1951–2006), Lieutenant general, Deputy chief of staff of the army.
• Richard Udugama (1911–1995), Major general, 5th Commander of the army, member of parliament and ambassador to Iraq.

Sri Lanka Navy

• Travis Sinniah, Admiral, 21st Commander of the navy.

Indian Army

• Ajit Rudra (1896–1993), Major general, General officer commanding Southern Command. Veteran of World War I and II.

Missionaries

• Arnolis Weerasooriya (1854–1888), First Ceylonese colonel of the Salvation Army.

Police

• Richard Aluwihare (1895–1976), First Ceylonese and 12th Inspector General of Police and high commissioner to India. Veteran of World War I.
• John Attygalle (1906–1981), 16th Inspector General of Police.
• Rudra Rajasingham (1926–2006), 20th Inspector General of Police and ambassador to Indonesia.

Politicians

Speaker of the parliament

• E. L. Senanayake (1920–2000), 13th Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1983–1988).

Leader of the opposition

• Gamini Dissanayake (1942–1994), Cabinet minister, leader of the opposition and presidential candidate.

Cabinet ministers

• Bernard Aluwihare (1902–1961), Cabinet minister.
• Dilum Amunugama (born 1981), Cabinet minister.
• Sarath Amunugama (born 1939), Cabinet minister.
• Kabir Hashim (born 1959), Cabinet minister.
• E. L. B. Hurulle (1919–2009), Cabinet minister.
• P. C. Imbulana (1920–2012), Cabinet minister and Governor of Central Province.
• Lakshman Jayakody (1930–2010), Cabinet minister.
• M. D. H. Jayawardena (1915–1986), Cabinet minister, lawyer and businessman.
• Lakshman Kadirgamar (1932–2005), Cabinet minister.
• Hector Kobbekaduwa (1916–1983), Cabinet minister and presidential candidate.
• Tikiri Bandara Panabokke II (1883–1963), Cabinet minister and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.
• Anuruddha Ratwatte (1938–2011), Cabinet minister.
• Tissa Vitharana (born 1934), Cabinet minister and the leader of Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP).
• Batty Weerakoon (1932–2019), Cabinet minister and the leader of Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP).

Ministers of state

• Anuradha Jayaratne (born 1985), Minister of state.

Deputy ministers

• Shelton Ranaraja (1926–2011), Deputy minister and Mayor of Kandy.
• Lohan Ratwatte (born 1968), Deputy minister.

Members of parliament

• Tissa Balalle (born 1937), Former MP and Governor of North Western Province.
• Fredrick de Silva (1912–1993), Member of parliament, Mayor of Kandy and ambassador to France.
• B. H. Dunuwille (1896–?), Politician and member of the Senate of Ceylon. Father of Harindra Dunuwille.
• Harindra Dunuwille (born 1946), Member of parliament, Mayor of Kandy and first-class cricketer.
• Theodore Braybrooke Panabokke (1909–1989), Member of parliament and high commissioner to India.
• Shanakiya Rasamanickam (born 1990), Member of parliament.
• Barnes Ratwatte (1883–1957), Member of the State Council and the Senate of Ceylon. Father of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.

Provincial governors

• Tikiri Kobbekaduwa, Governor of Central (2005–2015) and Sabaragamuwa (2019–2023) Provinces.

Mayors

• Cudah Ratwatte (1880–1940), First Mayor of Kandy and first person from Kandy to be awarded a knighthood.
• Mahendra Ratwatte, Mayor of Kandy.
• Kesera Senanayake, Mayor of Kandy.

Foreign legislatures

• Michael Kawalya Kagwa (died 1971), Katikkiro of Buganda (1945–1950).
• P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan (1932–2006), 9th Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and minister.

Sports

Athletics

• Duncan White (1918–1998), Olympic athlete and silver medallist, 1948 Summer Olympics, first Ceylonese to win an Olympic medal.

Cricket

• Hasitha Boyagoda (born 1998), First-class cricketer.
• Edward Buultjens (1913–1980), National cricketer and rugby union player.
• Niroshan Dickwella (born 1993), National cricketer.
• Samantha Dodanwela (born 1970), First-class cricketer and businessman.
• Narendra Ekanayake (born 1977), Capatain of the Bahamas national cricket team.
• Lahiru Kumara (born 1997), National cricketer.
• Ranjan Madugalle (born 1959), Captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team and chief of the Elite Panel of ICC Referees.
• Matheesha Pathirana (born 2002), National cricketer.
• Sachith Pathirana (born 1989), National cricketer.
• Nilantha Ratnayake (born 1968), National cricketer.
• Ravi Ratnayeke (born 1960), Vice captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team.
• Kumar Sangakkara (born 1977), Captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team.
• Kaushalya Weeraratne (born 1981), National cricketer.

Motor racing

• Dilantha Malagamuwa (born 1963), Racing driver.

Rugby union

• Ajith Abeyratne (1948–2023), Rugby union player, administrator, commentator and coach.
• Quentin Israel (1934–2007), Rugby union player, coach and school teacher.
• Nigel Ratwatte (born 1990), Captain of the Sri Lanka national rugby union team.
• Tharinda Ratwatte (born 1995), Rugby union player.

Swimming

• Heshan Unamboowe (born 1992), Olympic swimmer, 2012 Summer Olympics.

Notes

Sources

External links

• Trinity College website
• Trinity Digital History