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 ReferenceTikiri Bandara Panabokke IKandyan Sinhalese member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon, Police Magistrate for Kandy, acting Diyawadana NilameSir Solomon Dias BandaranaikaHeadmen, Head Mudaliyar of the British CeylonMaduwanwela Maha DisaweMaha Dissava of British Ceylon (late1800s)William EllawalaMember of the Legislative Council of Ceylon (1856), Rate MahatmayaDonald ObeyesekereLegislator, Member of State Council of Ceylon, Legislative Council of Ceylon, President of National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka Member of Parliament (Mirigama) (1947 – 1952), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1947 – 1952) Member of Parliament (Dedigama) (1947 – 1956, 1957 – 1970), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1952 – 1953, 1960, 1965 – 1970) Member of Parliament (Attanagalla) (1947 – 1959), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1956 – 1959) Sir Paul PierisCeylon's Trade Commissioner, District Judge, Advocate, President of Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, Civil servantSolomon Christoffel ObeyesekereLawyer, Legislator, Unofficial Member of Legislative Council of Ceylon (1900–1916) Member of Parliament (Galle) (1947 – 1977, 1979 – 1988), Prime Minister of Ceylon (1959 – 1960) Member of Legislative Council (1924–1931), member of State Council (1936–1947), member of Parliament - Colombo Central (1947–1950) Arthur WijewardenaGovernor-General of Ceylon (1953-1953), Chief Justice of Ceylon(1949–1950), Solicitor General of Ceylon(1936–1939) founder of the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka Member of Parliament (Kankesanthurai) (1947 – 1952, 1956 – 1972, 1975 – 1977) Member of Parliament (National List) (1989 – 2010) S. L. GunasekaraSenior Lawyer and Member of Parliament Member of Parliament (Matara) (1965 – 2004) Member of Parliament (Minneriya) (1952 – 1970) Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon (1911–?) Mayor of Colombo (1996 – 1997) Member of Parliament (Panadura) (1956 – 1977) Member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong Sir Member of Parliament (Balangoda) (1947 – 1951) Member of Parliament (Colombo) (1994 – 2001) (National List) (2001 – 2015) Member of Parliament Member of Parliament (Hambantota) (2000 – present) Chief Minister of Uva Province (2009 – 2015) Member of Parliament (1960-1965-SLFP) and (1978-1988-UNP); Sir Mayor of Colombo (1937, 1941 – 1942) Member of Parliament (Kegalle) (1973 – 1977), (Polonnaruwa) (1994 – 2001), (Kegalle) (2001 – present) Member of Legislative Council (?–1926) Member of Parliament (Gampaha) (2010 – 2015), (Polonnaruwa) (2015 – present) Member of Parliament Member of Parliament (Kalutara) (1994 – present) Senator, Minister of Justice (1953–1956) Member of Parliament (National List) (1989 – 1991) Member of Parliament (National List) (2010 – 2015)
Members of the Independence Movement Name Notability Reference Leader of Cocos Islands mutiny Ceylonese militia officer and a prominent socialite
Civil servants Name Notability Reference Former Director General of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (2009) Sri Lankan Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2009 – 2015) Commissioner of Tea Control and Rubber Control (1946) Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1989 – 1994) Secretary to the Prime Minister (1955 – 1970) Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (? – 1997) Solicitor General (1977) Secretary to the Ministry of Defence (2018– )
Judiciary Name Notability Reference Puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (2021–present) Puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (2025–present) Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka (2024–present)
Military Air Force Name Notability Reference Air Chief Marshal - Commander of the Air Force (1971 – 1976) Air Chief Marshal - Commander of the Air Force (2002 – 2006) Air Vice Marshal - Chief of Staff of the Air Force (2006 – ?)
Army Name Notability Reference General - Commander of the Army (2004 – 2005) General - Commander of the Army (1988 – 2000) Major General - Chief of Staff of the Army (2009 – present)Gratian SilvaMajor General - Military Secretary Second Lieutenant - Victoria Cross recipient (1918)
Navy Name Notability Reference Admiral - Commander of the Navy (1986 – 1991)Kanchana BanagodaVice admiral - 26 th Commander of the Navy (2024 - present)
Police Name Notability Reference Inspector General of Police (1967 – 1970) Inspector General of Police (1955 – 1959)
Academia Name Notability Reference Head of Department of Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya (2013 – present) Foundation Professor of Medicine, University of Sri Jayawardanapura Director, National Science and Technology CommissionDr. Ranil D. Gunarathne Mathematician; author; human rights activist Chairman of University Grants Commission (1977 – 1989) co-founder of S Thomas College Gurutalawa 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 Professor of Accounting and Finance, School of Accounting, La Trobe University
Sports Name Notability Reference International test cricket player (1986 – 1988) International test cricket player (1985)Niroshan WijekoonSri 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). International test cricket player (1983 – 1988) First-class cricket player Rugby union player Rugby union player International test cricket player (1982 – 1988) One Day International, Twenty20 International cricketer (2010 – 2018) Rugby union player First-class cricket player (1964 – 1969) One Day International cricket player (1983 – 1984); International hockey player (1985 – 1986) Sports administrator International test cricket player (2011 – 2016) Olympic sailor (1968) One Day International cricket player (1975 – 1979) One Day International cricket player (1975) International test cricket player (1991 – 1992)
Business Name Notability Reference Editor-in-Chief of the Daily News; former Chief Editor of the Sunday Observer; founder and Chief Editor of Sunday Lakbima News Fraud and corruption investigator; author Sir Tea planter, entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir industrialist; lawyer; philanthropist; member of the Legislative Council (1921 – 1936) Sir Stockbroker; publisher; philanthropist Founder of Janashakthi Insurance (1994) Chief executive officer of Dialog Axiata Publisher, founder of Lake House Group & Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd Founder of IdeaHell
NGO Name Notability Reference Executive Director of the Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies Founder of Autism Awareness Campaign UK and Autism Sunday Founder of Sneakertub
Arts Name Notability Reference Actor, director, Member of Parliament (Matara) (1989 – 1970), Governor of North Eastern Province (1995 – 1998) Singer (Sirasa Superstar winner - 2007) Journalist, author, actor Author (Booker Prize winner - 1992) Poet
Religion Name Notability Reference 16th Anglican Bishop of Colombo (2020 to present)
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