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.
Prime ministers of Sri Lanka
| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senanayake, D. S.D. S. Senanayake | Member of Parliament (Mirigama) (1947 – 1953, 1957 – 1970), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1947 – 1952) | ||
| Senanayake, DudleyDudley Senanayake | Member of Parliament (Dedigama) (1947 – 1956, 1957 – 1970), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1952 – 1953, 1960, 1965 – 1970) | ||
| Bandaranaike, SolomonSolomon Bandaranaike | Member of Parliament (Attanagalla) (1947 – 1959), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1956 – 1959) | ||
| Dahanayake, WijeyanandaWijeyananda Dahanayake | Member of Parliament (Galle) (1947 – 1977, 1979 – 1988), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1959 – 1960) |
Members of the Independence Movement
- Anagarika Dharmapala
- Bdr Gratien Fernando
- Leslie Goonewardena
- Dr T.B. Jayah
- Captain D.E. Henry Pedris
- Fredrick Richard Senanayake
- Mr. Don Richard Wijewardene
Politicians
| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaratunga, ChanakaChanaka Amaratunga | founder of the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka | ||
| Chelvanayagam, S. J. V.S. J. V. Chelvanayagam | Member of Parliament (Kankesanthurai) (1947 – 1952, 1956 – 1972, 1975 – 1977) | ||
| Choksy, K. N.K. N. Choksy | Member of Parliament (National List) (1989 – 2010) | ||
| de Mel, RonnieRonnie de Mel | Member of Parliament (Matara) (1965 – 2004) | ||
| de Silva, C. P.C. P. de Silva | Member of Parliament (Minneriya) (1952 – 1970) | ||
| de Soysa, A. J. R.A. J. R. de Soysa | Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon | ||
| Ganeshalingam, K.K. Ganeshalingam | Mayor of Colombo (1996 – 1997) | ||
| Goonewardene, LeslieLeslie Goonewardene | Member of Parliament (Panadura) (1956 – 1977) | ||
| Sir Molamure, Alfred FrancisAlfred Francis Molamure | Member of Parliament (Balangoda) (1947 – 1951) | ||
| Peiris, G. L.G. L. Peiris | Member of Parliament (Colombo) (1994 – 2001) (National List) (2001 – 2015) | ||
| Perera, N. M.N. M. Perera | Member of Parliament | ||
| Premadasa, SajithSajith Premadasa | Member of Parliament (Hambantota) (2000 – present) | ||
| Rajapaksa, NamalNamal Rajapaksa | Member of Parliament (Hambantota) (2010 – present) | ||
| Rajapaksa, ShashindraShashindra Rajapaksa | Chief Minister of Uva Province (2009 – 2015) | ||
| Rambukwella, KeheliyaKeheliya Rambukwella | Member of Parliament (Kandy) (2000 – present) | ||
| Ranaraja, SheltonShelton Ranaraja | Member of Parliament (1960-1965-SLFP) and (1978-1988-UNP); | ||
| Sir Saravanamuttu, RatnasothyRatnasothy Saravanamuttu | Mayor of Colombo (1937, 1941 – 1942) | ||
| Senanayake, RukmanRukman Senanayake | Member of Parliament (Kegalle) (1973 – 1977), (Polonnaruwa) (1994 – 2001), (Kegalle) (2001 – present) | ||
| Senanayake, WasanthaWasantha Senanayake | Member of Parliament (Gampaha) (2010 – 2015), (Polonnaruwa) (2015 – present) | ||
| Tiruchelvam, MurugeysenMurugeysen Tiruchelvam | Member of Parliament | ||
| Welgama, KumaraKumara Welgama | Member of Parliament (Kalutara) (1994 – present) | ||
| Wickramanayake, E. B.E. B. Wickramanayake | Member of Parliament | ||
| Wijeratne, RanjanRanjan Wijeratne | Member of Parliament (National List) (1989 – 1991) | ||
| Wijesinha, RajivaRajiva Wijesinha | Member of Parliament (National List) (2010 – 2015) |
- Dr. Wilfred Miller Vincent Koch - member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Civil servants
| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corea, VijayaVijaya Corea | former Director General of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation | ||
| Herat, UthumUthum Herat | Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (2009) | ||
| Kohona, PalithaPalitha Kohona | Sri Lankan Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2009 – 2015) | ||
| Saravanamuttu, PaikiasothyPaikiasothy Saravanamuttu | Commissioner of Tea Control and Rubber Control (1946) | ||
| Tilakaratna, BernardBernard Tilakaratna | Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1989 – 1994) | ||
| Weerakoon, BradmanBradman Weerakoon | Secretary to the Prime Minister (1955 – 1970) | ||
| Wijesinha, RajivaRajiva Wijesinha | Member of Parliament (National List) (2010 – 2015) | ||
| Wikramanayake, Arittha RArittha R Wikramanayake | Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (? – 1997) | ||
| Wikramanayake, ElangaElanga Wikramanayake | Solicitor General (1977) |
Defence services
Air Force
| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendis, PaddyPaddy Mendis | Air Chief Marshal - Commander of the Air Force (1971 – 1976) | ||
| Perera, DonaldDonald Perera | Air Chief Marshal - Commander of the Air Force (2002 – 2006) | ||
| Premachandra, P. B.P. B. Premachandra | Air Vice Marshal - Chief of Staff of the Air Force (2006 – ?) |
Army
| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kottegoda, ShanthaShantha Kottegoda | General - Commander of the Army (2004 – 2005) | ||
| Weerasooriya, SrilalSrilal Weerasooriya | General - Commander of the Army (1988 – 2000) | ||
| Samarasinghe, M.C. Mendaka. P.M.C. Mendaka. P. Samarasinghe | Major General - Chief of Staff of the Army (2009 – present) | ||
| Horsfall, BasilBasil Horsfall | Second Lieutenant - Victoria Cross recipient (1918) |
Navy
| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silva, H. A.H. A. Silva | Admiral - Commander of the Navy (1986 – 1991) |
Police
| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abeygoonawardene, AlericAleric Abeygoonawardene | Inspector General of Police (1967 – 1970) | ||
| De Silva, OsmundOsmund De Silva | Inspector General of Police (1955 – 1959) | ||
| de Silva, T. P. FrankT. P. Frank de Silva | Inspector General of Police (1993 – 1995) |
Academics
| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| de Silva, Arjuna P.Arjuna P. de Silva | Head of Department of Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya (2013 – present) | [1][2] | |
| Fernando, DevakaDevaka Fernando | Foundation Professor of Medicine, University of Sri Jayawardanapura | ||
| Gunaratne, R. D.R. D. Gunaratne | Director, National Science and Technology Commission | [3] | |
| Hoole, RajanRajan Hoole | Mathematician; author; human rights activist | ||
| Kalpage, StanleyStanley Kalpage | Chairman of University Grants Commission (1977 – 1989) | ||
| Mather, Paul R.Paul R. Mather | Professor of Accounting and Finance, School of Accounting, La Trobe University |
Sports
| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahangama, SaliyaSaliya Ahangama | International test cricket player (1985) | ||
| Amalean, KaushikKaushik Amalean | International test cricket player (1986 – 1988) | ||
| de Alwis, GuyGuy de Alwis | International test cricket player (1983 – 1988) | ||
| de Saram, FredrickFredrick de Saram | First-class cricket player | ||
| Jayasekera, MichaelMichael Jayasekera | Rugby union player | ||
| Mendis, DuleepDuleep Mendis | International test cricket player (1982 – 1988) | ||
| Mendis, JeevanJeevan Mendis | One Day International cricket player (2010 – 2015) | ||
| Munasinghe, P. L.P. L. Munasinghe | Rugby union player | ||
| Ponniah, ManoMano Ponniah | First-class cricket player (1964 – 1969) | ||
| Sahabdeen, IshakIshak Sahabdeen | One Day International cricket player (1983 – 1984); International hockey player (1985 – 1986) | ||
| Silva, KaushalKaushal Silva | International test cricket player (2011 – 2016) | ||
| Wijewardene, RayRay Wijewardene | Olympic sailor (1968) | ||
| Tennekoon, AnuraAnura Tennekoon | One Day International cricket player (1975 – 1979) | ||
| Tissera, MichaelMichael Tissera | One Day International cricket player (1975) | ||
| Wijegunawardene, KapilaKapila Wijegunawardene | International test cricket player (1991 – 1992) |
Business
| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abeynayake, RajpalRajpal Abeynayake | Editor-in-Chief of the Daily News; former Chief Editor of the Sunday Observer; founder and Chief Editor of Sunday Lakbima News | [4] | |
| Ameresekere, Nihal SriNihal Sri Ameresekere | Fraud and corruption investigator; author | ||
| Anandan, RajanRajan Anandan | Vice President of Google, South East Asia & India | ||
| Sir de Soysa, Charles HenryCharles Henry de Soysa | Tea planter, entrepreneur and philanthropist | ||
| Sir De Mel, HenryHenry De Mel | industrialist; lawyer; philanthropist; member of the Legislative Council (1921 – 1936) | ||
| Sir Ondaatje, ChristopherChristopher Ondaatje | Stockbroker; publisher; philanthropist | ||
| Schaffter, ChandraChandra Schaffter | founder Janashakthi Insurance (1994) | ||
| Wijayasuriya, HansHans Wijayasuriya | Chief executive officer of Dialog Axiata | ||
| Wijewardena, D. R.D. R. Wijewardena | Publisher, founder Lake House newspapers |
NGO
| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiagarajah, JeevanJeevan Thiagarajah | Executive Director of the Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies | ||
| Corea (Autism Campaign and Journalist), IvanIvan Corea (Autism Campaign and Journalist) | Founder of Autism Awareness Campaign UK and Autism Sunday. |
Arts
| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonseka, GaminiGamini Fonseka | Actor, director, Member of Parliament (Matara) (1989 – 1970), Governor of North Eastern Province (1995 – 1998) | ||
| Rangana, PradeepPradeep Rangana | Singer (Sirasa Superstar winner - 2007) | ||
| de Zoysa, RichardRichard de Zoysa | Journalist, author, actor | ||
| Ondaatje, MichaelMichael Ondaatje | Author (Booker Prize winner - 1992) | ||
| Wikkramasinha, LakdasaLakdasa Wikkramasinha | Poet |
References
- ↑ http://www.kln.ac.lk/medicine/index.php/departments/medicine/422
- ↑ http://dailynews.lk/?q=sports/slada-will-have-wider-area-work
- ↑ Dr. Ranil D. Gunarathne
- ↑ "Rajpal Editor-in-Chief of Daily News". The Nation. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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