List of St. Thomas' College 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D. S. Senanayake | Member of Parliament (Mirigama) (1947 – 1952), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1947 – 1952) | |
| Dudley Senanayake | Member of Parliament (Dedigama) (1947 – 1956, 1957 – 1970), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1952 – 1953, 1960, 1965 – 1970) | |
| Solomon Bandaranaike | Member of Parliament (Attanagalla) (1947 – 1959), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1956 – 1959) | |
| Wijeyananda Dahanayake | Member of Parliament (Galle) (1947 – 1977, 1979 – 1988), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1959 – 1960) | |
| Tuan Burhanudeen Jayah | Member of Legislative Council (1924–1931), member of State Council (1936–1947), member of Parliament - Colombo Central (1947–1950) | |
| Chanaka Amaratunga | founder of the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka | |
| S. J. V. Chelvanayagam | Member of Parliament (Kankesanthurai) (1947 – 1952, 1956 – 1972, 1975 – 1977) | |
| K. N. Choksy | Member of Parliament (National List) (1989 – 2010) | |
| Ronnie de Mel | Member of Parliament (Matara) (1965 – 2004) | |
| C. P. de Silva | Member of Parliament (Minneriya) (1952 – 1970) | |
| A. J. R. de Soysa | Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon (1911–?) | |
| K. Ganeshalingam | Mayor of Colombo (1996 – 1997) | |
| Leslie Goonewardene | Member of Parliament (Panadura) (1956 – 1977) | |
| Wilfred Miller Vincent Koch | Member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| Sir Alfred Francis Molamure | Member of Parliament (Balangoda) (1947 – 1951) | |
| G. L. Peiris | Member of Parliament (Colombo) (1994 – 2001) (National List) (2001 – 2015) | |
| N. M. Perera | Member of Parliament | |
| Sajith Premadasa | Member of Parliament (Hambantota) (2000 – present) | |
| Namal Rajapaksa | Member of Parliament (Hambantota) (2010 – present) | |
| Shashindra Rajapaksa | Chief Minister of Uva Province (2009 – 2015) | |
| Keheliya Rambukwella | Member of Parliament (Kandy) (2000 – present) | |
| Shelton Ranaraja | Member of Parliament (1960-1965-SLFP) and (1978-1988-UNP); | |
| Sir Ratnasothy Saravanamuttu | Mayor of Colombo (1937, 1941 – 1942) | |
| Rukman Senanayake | Member of Parliament (Kegalle) (1973 – 1977), (Polonnaruwa) (1994 – 2001), (Kegalle) (2001 – present) | |
| F. R. Senanayake | Member of Legislative Council (?–1926) | |
| Wasantha Senanayake | Member of Parliament (Gampaha) (2010 – 2015), (Polonnaruwa) (2015 – present) | |
| Murugeysen Tiruchelvam | Member of Parliament | |
| Kumara Welgama | Member of Parliament (Kalutara) (1994 – present) | |
| E. B. Wikramanayake | Senator, Minister of Justice (1953–1956) | |
| Ranjan Wijeratne | Member of Parliament (National List) (1989 – 1991) | |
| Rajiva Wijesinha | Member of Parliament (National List) (2010 – 2015) |
Members of the Independence Movement
| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anagarika Dharmapala | Buddhist revivalist, author, co-founder Theosophical Society | |
| Gratien Fernando | Leader of Cocos Islands mutiny | |
| Henry Pedris |
Civil servants
| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Vijaya Corea | Former Director General of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation | |
| Uthum Herat | Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (2009) | |
| Palitha Kohona | Sri Lankan Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2009 – 2015) | |
| Kapila Waidyaratne | Secretary to the Ministry of Defence (2017– ), Senior Additional Solicitor General (2014–2017) | [1] |
| Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu | Commissioner of Tea Control and Rubber Control (1946) | |
| Bernard Tilakaratna | Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1989 – 1994) | |
| Bradman Weerakoon | Secretary to the Prime Minister (1955 – 1970) | |
| Arittha R Wikramanayake | Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (? – 1997) | |
| Elanga Wikramanayake | Solicitor General (1977) | |
| Shantha Kottegoda | Secretary to the Ministry of Defence (2018– ) |
Military
Air Force
| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Paddy Mendis | Air Chief Marshal - Commander of the Air Force (1971 – 1976) | |
| Donald Perera | Air Chief Marshal - Commander of the Air Force (2002 – 2006) | |
| P. B. Premachandra | Air Vice Marshal - Chief of Staff of the Air Force (2006 – ?) |
Army
| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Shantha Kottegoda | General - Commander of the Army (2004 – 2005) | |
| Srilal Weerasooriya | General - Commander of the Army (1988 – 2000) | |
| M.C. Mendaka. P. Samarasinghe | Major General - Chief of Staff of the Army (2009 – present) | |
| Basil Horsfall | Second Lieutenant - Victoria Cross recipient (1918) |
Navy
| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| H. A. Silva | Admiral - Commander of the Navy (1986 – 1991) |
Police
| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Aleric Abeygunawardena | Inspector General of Police (1967 – 1970) | [2] |
| Osmund De Silva | Inspector General of Police (1955 – 1959) | |
Academia
| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Arjuna P. de Silva | Head of Department of Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya (2013 – present) | [3][4] |
| Devaka Fernando | Foundation Professor of Medicine, University of Sri Jayawardanapura | |
| R. D. Gunaratne | Director, National Science and Technology Commission | [5] |
| Rajan Hoole | Mathematician; author; human rights activist | |
| Stanley Kalpage | Chairman of University Grants Commission (1977 – 1989) | |
| R. S. de Saram | co-founder of S Thomas College Gurutalawa | |
| Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah | Professor (Emeritus) of Anthropology at Harvard University, | |
| Douglas Walatara | Professor of Education (University of Colombo), | |
| Paul R. Mather | Professor of Accounting and Finance, School of Accounting, La Trobe University |
Sports
| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Saliya Ahangama | International test cricket player (1985) | |
| Kaushik Amalean | International test cricket player (1986 – 1988) | |
| Guy de Alwis | International test cricket player (1983 – 1988) | |
| Fredrick de Saram | First-class cricket player | |
| Michael Jayasekera | Rugby union player | |
| Duleep Mendis | International test cricket player (1982 – 1988) | |
| Jeevan Mendis | One Day International, Twenty20 International cricketer (2010 – 2018) | |
| P. L. Munasinghe | Rugby union player | |
| Mano Ponniah | First-class cricket player (1964 – 1969) | |
| Ishak Sahabdeen | One Day International cricket player (1983 – 1984); International hockey player (1985 – 1986) | |
| Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu | Sports administrator | |
| Kaushal Silva | International test cricket player (2011 – 2016) | |
| Ray Wijewardene | Olympic sailor (1968) | |
| Anura Tennekoon | One Day International cricket player (1975 – 1979) | |
| Michael Tissera | One Day International cricket player (1975) | |
| Kapila Wijegunawardene | International test cricket player (1991 – 1992) | |
Business
| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Rajpal Abeynayake | Editor-in-Chief of the Daily News; former Chief Editor of the Sunday Observer; founder and Chief Editor of Sunday Lakbima News | [6] |
| Nihal Sri Ameresekere | Fraud and corruption investigator; author | |
| Sir Charles Henry de Soysa | Tea planter, entrepreneur and philanthropist | |
| Sir Henry De Mel | industrialist; lawyer; philanthropist; member of the Legislative Council (1921 – 1936) | |
| Sir Christopher Ondaatje | Stockbroker; publisher; philanthropist | |
| Chandra Schaffter | Founder of Janashakthi Insurance (1994) | |
| Hans Wijayasuriya | Chief executive officer of Dialog Axiata | |
| D. R. Wijewardena | Publisher, founder of Lake House Group & Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd |
NGO
| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Jeevan Thiagarajah | Executive Director of the Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies | |
| Ivan Corea (Autism Campaign and Journalist) | Founder of Autism Awareness Campaign UK and Autism Sunday |
Arts
| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Gamini Fonseka | Actor, director, Member of Parliament (Matara) (1989 – 1970), Governor of North Eastern Province (1995 – 1998) | |
| Pradeep Rangana | Singer (Sirasa Superstar winner - 2007) | |
| Richard de Zoysa | Journalist, author, actor | |
| Michael Ondaatje | Author (Booker Prize winner - 1992) | |
| Lakdasa Wikkramasinha | Poet |
References
- http://www.srilankamirror.com/news/3770-kapila-waidyaratne-appointed-as-defence-secretary
- Wijesinghe, Geoff (10 August 2002). "An IGP's hearty laugh". Daily News. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://dailynews.lk/?q=sports/slada-will-have-wider-area-work Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Dr. Ranil D. Gunarathne Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- "Rajpal Editor-in-Chief of Daily News". The Nation. 28 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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