List of Royal College Colombo alumni

This is a List of Notable Old Royalists, they being alumni of the Royal College Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Contents 1 Heads of State and Government 2 Prominent figures in the Independence Movement 3 Viceregal 4 Heads of legislature 5 Ministers and legislators 5.1 Current 5.2 Former 6 Royalty 7 Provincial Councilors 8 Mayors 9 Prelates 10 Civil servants 11 Diplomats 12 Judges 13 Military 13.1 Sri Lankan Army 13.2 Sri Lankan Navy 13.3 Sri Lanka Air Force 13.4 Ceylon Defence Force 13.5 British Army 14 Police 15 Academics 16 Scientists 17 Educationalists 18 Public commissions & corporations 19 Industrialists and corporate executives 20 Sports 20.1 Sports administrators 20.2 Sportsmen 21 Engineers 22 Lawyers 23 Architects 24 Medicine 25 Poets, novelists and academic writers 26 Media personalities and journalists 27 Aviation 28 Artists 29 Activists 30 Other prominent alumni 31 Old Royalists in fiction 32 References

Heads of State and Government

Presidents

• H.E. President J.R. Jayawardene - former President & Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
• President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom - former President of the Maldives

Monarchs

• H.M. Sultan Muhammad Fareed Didi - last Sultan of the Maldives^[1]

Prime Ministers

• General Sir John Lionel Kotalawela, CH, KBE, CLI - former Prime Minister of Ceylon and Privy Councilor (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe, MP - former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka & current Leader of the Opposition (note: - Also listed in Legislators)

Prominent figures in the Independence Movement

• E.W.Perera "Lion of Kotte" - Freedom fighter, Senator, member of Legislative Council and State Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Sir James Peiris, JP - prominent political leader and first Vice President of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, KC - prominent political leader, Solicitor General of Ceylon and first member to be elected to the Legislative Council^[2] (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Civil servants)
• Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, CCS - prominent political leader of Ceylon, member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council^[2] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Captain D.E.Henry Pedris, CTG - prominent figure executed by the British
• Dr C.A. Hewavitharne, FRCS - prominent leader in the independence movement (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
• Armand de Souza - leading editorialist who campaigned for democratization of the legislature

Viceregal

• Hon. Justice C. Nagalingam, KC - acting Governor-General of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in judges)
• H.E. Professor David de Kretser, AC, KStJ - Governor of Victoria (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Hon. General Nalin Seneviratne, VSV, ndc, SLE - first Governor of the North East Province (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Hon. Tyronne Fernando, PC - former Governor of the North East Province^[3] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Hon. Deshamanya Neville Kanakeratne - former Governor of the Southern Province (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Hon. D. M. Swaminathan, MP - former Governor of the Western Province (note: - Also listed in Legislators)

Heads of legislature

• Sir Forester Obeysekera - former Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Sir Nicholas Attygalle, FRCS - former President of the Senate of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Academics & Medicine)
• Sir Cyril de Zoysa - former President of the Senate of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Industrialist)
• Hon. Shirley Corea - former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Ceylon (1967–1970) (note: - Also listed in Ministers)
• Hon. Anura Bandaranaike - former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (note: - Also listed in Ministers)

Ministers and legislators

Current

Government benches

• Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, MP - Cabinet Minister of National Water Supply, Chief Whip & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Arumugam Thondaman, MP - Cabinet Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Rauff Hakeem, MP - Cabinet Minister of Justis & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, MP - Cabinet Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Dilan Perera, MP - Cabinet Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Naween Dissanayake, MP - Cabinet Minister of State Management Reforms & Member of Parliament^[4]
• Hon. Mahindananda Aluthgamage, MP - Cabinet Minister of Sports & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Piyankara Jayaratne, MP - Cabinet Minister of Civil Aviation and former Deputy Speaker of Parliament
• Hon. Duminda Dissanayake, MP - Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development & Member of Parliament^[5]
• Hon. Sajin Vass Gunawardena, MP - Current Member of Parliament

Opposition benches

• Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe, MP - Current Leader of the Opposition & former Prime Minister (note: - Also listed in Heads of State & Government)
• Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, MP - former Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs & current Member of Parliament
• Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, MP - former Cabinet Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affairs & current Member of Parliament
• Hon. Lakshman Kiriella, MP - former Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs & current Member of Parliament
• Hon. Kabir Hashim, MP - former Non-Cabinet Minister of Tertiary Education, Training & current Member of Parliament
• Hon. Sajith Premadasa, MP - former Deputy Minister of Health & current Member of Parliament
• Hon. Gayantha Karunathilaka, MP - current Member of Parliament
• Hon. D. M. Swaminathan, MP - current Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Provincial Governors)
• Hon. Eran Wickramaratne, MP - current Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Industrialists)
• Hon. Mohan Lal Grero, MP - current Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Educationalists)
• Hon. Dr Harsha de Silva, MP - current Member of Parliament^[6]
• Hon. Tiran Alles, MP - current Member of Parliament^[7]

Former

Post-Independence

• Senator E.W.Perera - Senator, member of the State Council and the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
• Senator A. P. Jayasuriya - former Cabinet Minister of Health, Senator & Member of Parliament
• Senator Sarath Wijesinghe - former Cabinet Minister of Nationalised Services & Senator
• Senator Justin Kotalawela - former Senator & Member of the State Council
• Senator Somasundaram Nadesan, QC - former Senator^[8] (note: - Also listed in Lawyers)
• Senator Dr. V.R. Schockman - former Senator (note: - Also listed in Sportsmen and sports administrators)

• Hon. Lalith Athulathmudali, PC - former Cabinet Minister of National Security & Defence, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Education & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Anura Bandaranaike - former Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tourism, Industry, Investment & National Heritage, Leader of the Opposition & Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Heads of legislature)
• Hon. Major E. A. Nugawela, CLI - former Cabinet Minister of Education (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament & State Council^[9]
• Hon. Cathiravelu Sittampalam, CCS - former Cabinet Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament
• Hon. A. Ratnayaka - former Cabinet Minister of Food and Cooperatives (of the first cabinet 1947), Member of Parliament & State Council
• Hon. Felix R. Dias Bandaranaike - former Cabinet Minister of Finance, Public Administration, Local Government, Home Affairs, Justice & Member of Parliament^[10]
• Hon. Deshamanya Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne, CCS - former Cabinet Minister of Education, Higher Education & Justice & Member of Parliament(note: - Also listed in Senior civil servants)
• Hon. Dr. Colvin R de Silva - former Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Tyronne Fernando, PC - former Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs & Member of Parliament^[3] (note: - Also listed in Viceregal, Diplomats)
• Hon. Anil Moonesinghe - former Cabinet Minister of Communications, Deputy Speaker & Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Hon. Pieter Keuneman - former Cabinet Minister of Housing and Local Government & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Cyril Mathew - former Cabinet Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Dr. Ranjit Atapattu - former Cabinet Minister of Health & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Stanly de Zoysa - former Cabinet Minister of Finance & Member of Parliament
• Hon. C.V. Gunaratne - former Cabinet Minister Industrial of Development & Member of Parliament
• Hon. R.G. Senanayake - former Cabinet Minister of Trade & Member of Parliament holding two concurrent seats from two continuances^[11]
• Hon. Sir Razik Fareed, OBE, JP - former Cabinet Minister of Trade, Deputy Speaker, Member of Parliament, the Senate & the State Council^[12] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Hon. P.B. Bulankulama Dissawa - former Minister of Lands & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Milinda Moragoda - former Cabinet Minister of Justice and Law Reforms & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Deshamanya J.P. Obeyesekere III - former Acting Cabinet Minister of Health, Finance, Senator and Member of Parliament^[13][14] (note: - Also listed in Aviation)
• Hon. Gamini Jayasuriya - former Cabinet Minister of Health, Agriculture Development & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Indika Gunawardena - former Cabinet Minister of Fisheries & Member of Parliament
• Hon. George Rajapakse - former Cabinet Minister of Fisheries & Member of Parliament
• Hon. P.B. Bulankulame - former Cabinet Minister of Land, Land Development^[15] and Member of Parliament
• Hon. Mano Wijeyeratne - former Minister of Plantation Services, Non-Cabinet Minister of Enterprise Development & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Susil Moonesinghe - former Chief Minister of the Western Provincial Council & Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Local government & Diplomats)
• Hon. T. B. Panabokke - former Deputy Minister of Justice & Agriculture and Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Hon. Sagala Ratnayaka - former Deputy Minister of Power, Energy & Member of Parliament
• Hon. Mangala Moonesinghe - former Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Hon. H. Sri Nissanka, KC - former Member of Parliament and one of the founders of the SLFP (note: - Also listed in Lawyers)
• Hon. Dr. Neelan Thiruchelvam - former Member of Parliament
• Hon. Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam - Member of Parliament
• Hon. Wilmot A. Perera - former Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Hon. Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar - former Member of Parliament
• Hon. Arthur de Zoysa - former Member of Parliament
• Hon. J.A. Martenze - former Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Industrialists and corporate executives)
• Hon. Tissa Kapukotuwa - former Member of Parliament^[16]
• Hon. Murugesu Balasunderam - former Member of Parliament
• Mohamed Latheef - former Member of the Maldivian Parliament

Pre-Independence

• Sir James Peiris, JP - prominent leader and Vice President of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
• Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, CCS - member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
• Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, KC - member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement & Civil Servants)
• Sir Marcus Fernando, FRCP - member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
• Sir Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG - former Minister Home Affaires of the State Council and member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Sir Bandara Panabokke Adigar - First Minister of Health in the State Council and a member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Sir Forester Obeysekera - Speaker of the State Council and a member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Heads of legislature)
• Sir Susantha de Fonseka, KBE - Deputy Speaker of the State Council (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Sir Muthu Coomaraswamy - former Member of the Legislative Council
• Sir Henry de Mel - former Member of the Legislative Council
• Colonel T. G. Jayewardene, JP, CLI - former Member of the State Council^[17] (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Donald Obeyesekere - former Member of the State Council & the Legislative Council^[18] (note: - Also listed in Sportsmen and sports administrators)
• S.C. Obeysekara, Jnr - former Member of the State Council & the Legislative Council^[19]
• Hon. Justice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC - former Member of the Legislative Council^[20] (note: - Also listed in Judges & Civil Servants)
• C.E. Corea - former Member of the Legislative Council, President of the Ceylon National Congress (1924)^[21]
• Charles Ambrose Lorensz - former Member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Judges)
• T M Sabaratnam - former Member of the Legislative Council
• Francis Beyen - former Member of the Legislative Council

Royalty

• HRH Prince Henveyru Ganduvaru Manippulu - Crown Prince of the Maldives^[1]
• HRH Prince Hassan Farid Didi - Minister for Home Affairs, Finance, Minister of State and Plenipotentiary Representative in Ceylon^[1]

Provincial Councilors

• Hon. Susil Moonesinghe - former Chief Minister of the Western Provincial Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Diplomats)
• Senarath Attanayake - former Provincial Minister and Provincial Councilor, Uva Province
• Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne - former Provincial Councilor, Sabaragamuwa and Acting Diyawadana Nilame (Chief lay Custodian) of the Temple of the Tooth
• Harshana Rajakaruna - Provincial Councilor, Western Province
• Shalitha Wijesundera - Provincial Councilor, Western Province and former Chief Basnayake Nilame of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara
• Chandana Jayakody - Provincial Councilor, Western Province
• Ravindra Ranaweera - Provincial Councilor, Sabaragamuwa Province

Mayors

• Prasanna Gunawardena - former Mayor of Colombo & Presidential adviser
• Omer Kamil - former Mayor of Colombo and current Chief City Administrator, Colombo Municipal Council (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Cathiravelu Ponnambalam - the first Mayor of Jaffna
• Dayantha "Dai" Liyanage, MBE, FMS, MCMI - former Mayor of Medway
• Danasiri Amaratunge - former Mayor of Dehiwala

Prelates

• The Most Reverend Roger Adrian Herft - Current Anglican Archbishop of Perth, Australia
• Most Venerable Professor Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera - Chief Incumbent (Priest) of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara^[22] (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Rt.Revd. Duleep De Chickera - His Lordship the current Bishop of Colombo (note: - Also listed in Educationalists)
• Rt.Revd. Harold De Soyza - First Ceylonese Bishop of Colombo
• Rt.Revd. Cyril Abeynaike - former Bishop of Colombo
• Rt.Revd. Kenneth Fernando - former Bishop of Colombo
• Rt.Revd. Lakdasa De Mel - First Bishop of Kurunegala^[23]
• Rt.Revd. Dr. Lakshman Wickremasinghe - Bishop of Kurunegala & youngest Bishop in the Church of England
• Revd. Canon Ivan Corea - Rural Dean of Colombo
• Revd. Nicolas Emmanual - Bishop of Batticaloa
• Revd. Duleep Fernando - Former President of the Methodist Church of Ceylon
• Revd. Francis Lorenz Beven - former Archdeacon of Colombo
• Revd. Lokendra Abhayaratne - Archdeacon of Galle^[24]

Civil servants

• Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, CCS - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury, Ministry of Health (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Deshamanya C.A. Coorey, SLAS - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury^[25]
• Dr. Lal Jayawardena - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury and founding Director of the World Institute for Development Economics Research (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Lalith Weeratunga, SLAS - current Permanent Secretary to the President
• Deshamanya Dr Gamani Corea - former Secretary-General of the UNCTD (1974–1984), Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs, Senior Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ceylon^[26] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Hon. Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne, CCS - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministries of Information & Broadcasting, Transport and Cultural Affairs (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Rajendra Coomaraswamy, CCS - former Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific of the UNDP and President Colombo Plan Council.^[27]
• A. S. Jayawardene - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and former Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington D.C^[28]
• G.V.P. Samarasinghe, CCS - former Cabinet Secretary and Permanent Secretary of Defence and Foreign Affairs^[29]
• Bernard Peiris, OBE, JP - former Cabinet Secretary^[30]
• S.J. Walpita, CCS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Industries & Fisheries and Vice-Chancellor of University of Ceylon, Peradeniya^[31] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Dr Wickrema Weerasooria - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Plan Implementation and current Insurance Ombudsman^[32] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Harsha Wickremasinghe, SLAS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Trade and Commerce
• Austin Perera, SLAS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Industries
• J. Charitha Ratwatte - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury, Ministry of Youth Affairs
• Dr B.S. Wijeweera, SLAS - former Permanent Secretary
• D.G.P. Seneviratne, CCS - former Permanent Secretary
• P.H. Premawardhana, CCS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs
• D.M.P.B.Dasanayake, SLAS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministries of Education, Labour & Budhasasana
• Nalin R. Ratnaike - former Permanent Secretary ot the Ministry of Cultural Affairs & Commissioner-General Inland Revenue

• Sunil Mendis - former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (note: - Also listed in Corporate Executives)
• Nihal Seneviratne - former Secretary General of Parliament (1981–1994) and parliamentary affairs adviser to the Prime Minister^[33]
• Dhammika Kitulgoda - Secretary General of Parliament (1999–2002, 2008- ), Secretary to the Parliamentary Council and former District Judge (note: - Also listed in Judges)^[34]
• Vernon Abeysekera, CCS - former Postmaster General and Director of Radio Ceylon.
• Neville Jansz, CCS - Director General of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs and Defence^[35] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Major Victor Gunasekara, CCS - former Controller of Imports Exports and Government Agent of Kegalle
• Major Aubrey Neil Weinman, OBE - First Superintendent (Director) of the Colombo Zoological Gardens
• Captain Cyril Nicholas, MC, KRR - first Warden of the Wild Life Department^[36] (note: - Also listed in Military)
• R.G. Anthonisz, ISO, JP - first Government Archivist^[37]
• Douglas V. Atapattu - former Commissioner of Excise
• Kumar Fernando, SLAS - Director, Ministry of Finance & Treasury
• K.D.R.N. Wijesinghe, SLAS - Director, National Zoological Gardens

• Dr Indrajit Coomaraswamy - Director Economic Affairs, Commonwealth Secretariat^[38]
• Dhammika Dasanayake - Deputy Secretary General of Parliament
• Anil P. Samarasekara - Serjeant at Arms of Parliament
• P.C.S. Jayaratnam - former member of the Indian Civil Service^[39]

Diplomats

• Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, CCS - former President of the United Nations General Assembly, Ceylon's Permanent Representative to the UN, New York and High Commissioner to India (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
• Deshamanya Dr Gamani Corea - Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Sri Lankan Ambassador to the EEC, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands^[26][40] (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
• Deshamanya Dr Vernon L. B. Mendis, SLOS - former United Nation's Special Envoy to the Middle East, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Canada; Ambassador to USSR, Cuba and Secretary General of the Non Aligned Movement^[41]
• Rodney Vandergert, SLOS - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lankan Ambassador to China & USSR and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada^[42] (note: - Also listed in Public commissions & Corporations)
• Wilhelm Woutersz, SLOS - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lankan Ambassador to China, Italy & Yugoslavia^[43]
• Glanville S. Peiris, COS - former Director-General External Affairs, former Ceylon's Ambassador to West Germany and Myanmar
• Gamini Seneviratne, SLOS - former Director-General External Affairs, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand and the Republic of Korea
• Dr. Lal Jayawardena - Second Vice-Chairman of the Group of 24, former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ambassador to the EEC, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands(note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
• Chris Pinto - Secretary Genaral of Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, Member of the United Nations' International Law Commission, and Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States.
• John De Saram - former Director of the Office of the Legal Counsel, United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, Member of the International Law Commission and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN, New York (note: - Also listed in Lawyers)
• Dr Susantha De Alwis, SLOS - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States, Japan, South Korea and Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Ceylon to the UN, Geneva.^[44]
• Yogendra Duraiswamy, SLOS - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to United States, China, Italy^[40][45]
• Shelton Koelmeyer, SLOS - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Sweden and first Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Ceylon to the UN, Geneva
• Ahmed Aflal Jawad, SLOS - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and former Ambassador to Sweden^[46]
• Neville Jansz, CCS - former Ceylon's Ambassador to Australia^[35] (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
• Sir Susantha de Fonseka, KBE - former Ambassador to Japan and Burma (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Sir Razik Fareed, OBE, JP - High Commissioner to Pakistan^[12] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Sir Arunachalam Mahadeva - former High Commissioner to India^[40] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Sir Bandara Panabokke Adigar - former Representative of the Government of Ceylon in India^[40] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• General Deshamanya D. S. Attygalle, MVO, CLI - High Commissioner to the United Kingdom^[47] (note: - Also listed in Military)
• General T. I. Weerathunga, VSV, ndc, SLLI - Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada^[47] (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Admiral Thisara S.G. Samarasinghe, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, DISS, MNI, SLN - Sri Lankan High Commissioner designate to Australia^[48] (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Vice Admiral Asoka de Silva, VSV, ndc, psc, SLN - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Cuba^[47] (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Ana Seneviratne (IGP) - Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia^[47] (note: - Also listed in Police)
• Hon. T. B. Panabokke - former High Commissioner to India^[40] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Hon. Tyronne Fernando, PC - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to France^[3] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Hon. Wilmot A. Perera - first Ceylonese Ambassador to China
• Hon. Anil Moonesinghe - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Austria and Ambassador/Permanent Representative the UN, Geneva (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Hon. Mangala Moonesinghe - former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Hon. Susil Moonesinghe - former Ambassador to Iran (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Dr Wickrema Weerasooria - former High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand^[32] (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
• Ernest Corea - Sri Lanka's former Ambassador to the United States, High Commissioner to Canada (note: - Also listed in Media personalities & Journalist)
• Daya Perera, PC - Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada and former Ambassador to the United Nations^[49]
• Deshamanya Neville Kanakeratne - Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States and High Commissioner to India^[40] (note: - Also listed in Viceregal)
• Oliver Weerasinghe, FRIBA - Sri Lanka's former Ambassador to the United States^[50][51] (note: - Also listed in Architects)
• Hemantha Warnakulasuriya, PC - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Italy^[52]
• Tissa Wijeyeratne - Sri Lankan Ambassador to France, Switzerland and UNESCO, Senior Advisor (Foreign Affairs) to the Prime Minister & Additional Secretary to Ministry of External Affairs and Defence
• Omer Kamil - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Iran (note: - Also listed in Mayors)
• T.D.S.A. Dissanayake - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Indonesia, Egypt & prominent Sri Lankan diplomat in the UN^[53]
• S.J. Walpita, CCS - former Ceylon's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
• Nimalasiri Silva, COS - former Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence (note: - Also listed in Public commissions & Corporations)
• Devinda R. Subasinghe - former Ambassador to United States & Mexico^[54]
• Javed Yusuf - former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
• Douglas Gunasekera - former Ceylon's Representative to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund

Judges

• Hon. Justice Sri Lankabhimanya Christopher Weeramantry - former Vice President and Judge of the International Court of Justice, Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• Hon. Justice Sir Richard Morgan - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and first Ceylonese to be a member of the Governor's Executive Council
• Hon. Justice Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene, KC - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Hon. Justice M. C. Sattsoni - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Hon. Justice Parinda Ranasinghe - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka^[55]
• Hon. Justice C. Nagalingam, KC - former Acting Chief Justice and Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Viceregal)
• Hon. Justice Sir Thomas De Sampayo, KC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Hon. Justice V Manicavasagar - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka & Chancellor of the University of Jaffna
• Hon. Justice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon & Solicitor General^[20] (note: - Legislators & Lawyers)
• Hon. Justice Saleem Marsoof, PC - Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Fiji^[56][57]
• Hon. Justice T.S. Fernando, QC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (note: - Lawyers)
• Hon. Justice Oswald Leslie De Kretser II, CMG - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Hon. Justice Oswald Leslie De Kretser III - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Hon. Justice C.V. Wigneshwaran, PC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• Hon. Justice Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon^[10]
• Hon. Justice S.W.B. Wadugodapitiya, PC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• Hon. Justice John Adrian St. Valentine Jayewardene - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• Hon. Justice Asoka Wijetunga - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• Hon. Justice C.V. Wigneswaran - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• Hon. Justice P. Edussuriya - Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

• Hon. Justice Siva Selliah - former Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
• Hon. Justice K. T. Chitrasiri - Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka, former Chief Magistrate of Colombo and District Judge of Colombo^[58]
• Hon. Justice Anil Goonaratne - Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka^[59]

• Sarath Ambepitiya - former Judge of the High Court of Colombo
• Achala Wengappuli - High Court Judge and Senior State Counsel
• Charles Ambrose Lorensz - former District Judge, Acting Queen’s Advocate (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Journalists)
• Dhammika Kitulgoda - District Judge (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
• T.K.N. Thilakan - District Judge
• L.J.M Moorthy - District Judge

Military

Sri Lankan Army

• General Deshamanya D. S. Attygalle, LVO, ADC, idc, psc, SLAC - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1967–1977), Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Equerry to The Queen^[47] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• General T. I. Weerathunga, VSV, ndc, psc, GW - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1981–1985) and GOC, Joint Operations Command^[47] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• General Nalin Seneviratne, VSV, ndc, psc SLE - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1985–1988)^[47] (note: - Also listed in Viceregal)
• Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAC - Current Commander of the Sri Lankan Army^[60]
• Major General B.R. Heyn, idc, psc, CLI - former Commander of the Ceylon Army (1966–1967)^[47]
• Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, psc, GR  †-former Brigade Commander - Jaffna, a Leader of Operation Liberation
• Major General Gemunu Kulatunge, RSP, USP - former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army^[47]
• Major General Sumith Balasuriya, VSV, USP, ndc, IG, SLA - former Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force and Vice Chancellor/Commandant, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University^[61]
• Major General T. N. De Silva, USP, psc, SLAC - former Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force; GOC, 21 Division, Brigade Commander Armoured Brigade and Director, National Cadet Corps.^[62]
• Major General Jayantha de S. Jayaratne, VSV, ndc, IG, SLA - former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna (SF HQ (J))
• Major General Parakrama Pannipitiya, RWP, RSP, USP, psc, SLSR - former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - East (SF HQ (E))
• Major General Athula Jayawardane, RSP, USP, ndc, SLA - former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT); Master-General of the Ordnance; Director Operations, General Staff; GOC, 21 Division; Brigade Commander; and Military attaché, Sri Lankan Embassy, Washington DC^[63]
• Major General Nandana Udawatta, RSP, USP, psc, SLAC - current Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) and former GOC, 59 Division^[64]
• Major General D. Kalupahana, RSP, USP, psc, SLAC - former GOC, 3 Division; GOC, 2 Division; Director Operations, General Staff and Commandant, Sri Lanka Military Academy.^[65]
• Major General C.H. Fernando, VSV, psc, SLAC - former Director Operations, General Staff; GOC, 2 Division; Commandant, Army Training Centre; Commander, Northern Command.^[66]
• Major General Percy P. Fernando, RWP, RSP, psc, CR  † - former Deputy GOC, 54 Division, Sri Lanka Army
• Major General Dr. Chelliah Thurairaja, USP, SLMC - former Director Army Medical Services and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps^[67] (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
• Major General V.U.B. Nanayakkara, USP, Hdmc, SLE - current Chief Field Engineer Sri Lanka Army, former Brigade Commander 55-2 "Muhamale" Brigade and 21-4 "Paryanakulam " Brigade.^[68]
• Major General Chryshantha De Silva, USP, ndc, psc, SLE - current Military Secretary, former Brigade Commander 56-2 and 51-2 Brigades^[69]
• Major General G.L. Sigera, KSV, SLAOC - former Master-General of the Ordnance, Sri Lanka Army^[70]
• Brigadier W.A.A.P. Bhathiya Jayatilleka, RSP, SLA  † - former brigade commander, 54-1 brigade^[71]
• Brigadier Dennis Hapugalle, VSV, psc, SLAC - former Chief of Civil Defence and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Internal Security.
• Brigadier M. H. Gunaratne, VSV, psc, SLAC - former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - East (SF HQ (E)), Commander, Task Force I and Task Force III and Commandant, Army Training Centre (note: - Also listed in Public commissions & corporations)
• Brigadier R. M. Jayasinghe, USP, psc, SLAC - former Director Armour; brigade commander, armored brigade; brigade commander, 212 Brigade and the first Military attaché, Sri Lankan Embassy, Washington DC.^[72]
• Brigadier Nihal Hapuarachchi, RSP, psc, SLE - current military spokesman, former Brigade Commander, 513 Brigade and Commandant, School of Military Engineering.^[73]
• Brigadier G. R. Jayasinghe, SLAOC - former head of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps and founder of the Sri Lanka Rifle Corps
• Brigadier R. Parry Liyanage - former Quartermaster-General and Adjutant General, Sri Lanka Army
• Colonel Fredrick C. de Saram, OBE, CA - first commanding officer Ceylon Artillery and the leader of the Attempted military coup in 1962^[53][74] (note: - Also listed in Sportsmen)
• Colonel Janaka Masakkara, RSP, USP, psc, SLLI - former commanding officer, Sri Lanka Light Infantry
• Colonel Rohan Anthonis, RSP, psc, IG, SLA - former Brigade Commander, 23-3 brigade
• Colonel Dudley Fernando, SLASC - former head of AQ branch, Army Headquarters and Colonel (Admin), Directorate of Army Medical Services^[75]
• Colonel Kingsley L. de S. Jayawardena, SLAC - Colonel General Staff, Army Headquarters; Deputy Commandant, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy and Military Coordinating Officer, Vavuniya District.^[76]
• Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Rex De Costa, MBE, CAVF - former Commanding officer, Ruhunu Regiment and Vice President, World Veterans Federation
• Lieutenant Colonel Harin Malwatte, RSP, USP, FCMI - an architect of Operation Liberation (note: - Also listed in Corporate executives)
• Lieutenant A. W. M. N. M. de Silva, WWV, SLLI  † - recipient of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya, the 2nd highest award for combat bravery in Sri Lanka
• Lieutenant P.W.J.C Perera MBE - Sri Lanka Light Infantry
• Lieutenant Nimal KariyakarawanaWWV - Operation Liberation
• 2nd Lieutenant U.D Upul Priyantha Judahetty psc - Sri Lanka Rifle Corps

Sri Lankan Navy

• Admiral Deshamanya D.B. Goonesekara, ndc, psc, SLN - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy (1973–1979)^[47]
• Admiral Thisara S.G. Samarasinghe, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, DISS, MNI, SLN - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy (2009–2011)^[60][77] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Vice Admiral Asoka de Silva, VSV, ndc, psc, SLN - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy (1983–1986)^[47] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Rear Admiral Rajan Kadiragamar, MVO, ADC, RCyN - former Commander of the Royal Ceylon Navy (1960–1970)^[47]
• Rear Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, WV, RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, psc, MNI, SLN - Commander Northern Naval Command, former Commander Western and Southern Naval Commands, former Director Naval Operations and a recipient of the Weerodara Vibhushanaya^[78]
• Rear Admiral Palitha Fernando, PC, VNF - Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy^[79][80] (note: - Also listed in Lawyers)
• Rear Admiral Shemal Fernando, RSP, USP, psc, FCMI, SLN - Director General Logistics and Naval Secretary, former Director Naval Administration
• Commodore Manil Mendis, psc, SLN - former Director Naval Training and Former Commander Southern Naval Area
• Commodore G.E.S. de Silva, PSV, FCMA, FCFA, FCMI, SLNVR - Commanding Officer, VNF
• Commodore Prasanna Alahakoon, USP, psc, SLN - Deputy Superintendant of SLN Dockyard and former Deputy Director Naval Projects and Plans.
• Captain Deepthi Peiris, SLN - Director Naval Information Technology
• Captain Kalana Jinadasa, RSP, USP, psc, SLN - Captain- Northern Operations Department, former A/Director Naval Inspectorate and Deputy Director Naval Operations
• Captain Peminda Jayasinghe
• Commander W.D.C.W. Wijerupa, RWP, SLN † - Captain - P 463, 4th Fast Attack Flotilla
• Lieutenant Commander Sandun Gunasekera, SLN † - Flag Lieutenant to the Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy

Sri Lanka Air Force

• Air Chief Marshal Harry Goonatilake, USP, ndc, psc, SLAF - former Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force (1976–1981)^[47]
• Air Marshall Harsha Abeywickrama, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, rcds, psc, qfi, SLAF - current Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force (2011- )
• Air Vice Marshal Kolitha Gunathilake, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, qfi, SLAF - current Chief of Staff and former Director Air Operations, SLAF
• Air Vice Marshal Dr. Nimal Herat Gunaratne, VSV, USP, SLAF - Director Health Services, SLAF^[81] (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
• Air Vice Marshal A Kumaresan, RSP, USP, psc, SLAF - Director Planning, SLAF
• Air Commodore Shirantha Goonatilake, RWP, RSP, SLAF  † - Commanding Officer, No. 1 Flying Training Wing
• Air Commodore Rohan J Pathirage, USP, CEng, MIE, SLAF - Director Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, SLAF^[82]
• Group Captain D. S. Wickramasinghe, RWP, SLAF  † - Senior Staff Officer, Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering, SLAF
• Group Captain A. N. Sugandapala, RSP, MIM(SL), SLAF - Command Air Traffic Control Officer, SLAF
• Wing Commander Dayal Wijeratne, WWV, RSP, Two Bars, SLAF - Air Operations I SLAF
• Wing Commander Thilina Chandima Kaluarachchi, SLAF
• Wing Commander H.P.Karunarathna, RSP, SLAF  †
• Squadron Leader E. A. Dushantha Edirisinghe, WWV, SLAF  † - recipient of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya, the 2nd highest award for combat bravery in Sri Lanka
• Squadron Leader Janaka Kahandawage, SLAF
• Squadron Leader Rasanka Wijewardana, SLAF
• Flying Officer U. R. Fernando (Jnr), WWV, SLAF  † - recipient of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya, the 2nd highest award for combat bravery in Sri Lanka

Ceylon Defence Force

• General Sir John Lionel Kotalawela, CH, KBE, CLI - former Commanding officer Ceylon Light Infantry (note: - Also listed in Heads of State & Government)
• Colonel Theodore Jayewardene, JP, CLI - first Ceylonese commanding officer Ceylon Light Infantry^[83] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Gunner Kenneth R. Porritt, CGA - One of the Cocos Islands mutineers

British Army

• Captain O. J. Robertson, MC, LR - first Ceylonese to receive a Military Cross in World War I
• Captain Cyril Nicholas, MC, KRR - Military Cross recipient of the King's Royal Rifles in World War I (note: - Also listed in Civil Servants)
• Captain Dr Henry de Boer, CMG, MC, RAMC - Military Cross recipient of the Royal Army Medical Corps in World War I (note: - Also listed in Medicine)

Police

• Deshamanya Cyril Herath - former Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence^[47] (note: - Also listed in Corporate executives)
• S.A. Dissanayake - former Inspector General of Police (IGP) & Additional Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence^[47]
• Ana Seneviratne - former Inspector General of Police (IGP)^[47] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• C. C. "Jungle" Dissanayake - former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Range I and a leader of the Attempted military coup in 1962^[53]
• Sydney de Zoysa - former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Range II, Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Internal Security and a leader of the Attempted military coup in 1962^[84]
• Jayantha Jayasinghe - former Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Eastern Range^[85]
• P. "Brute" Mahendran - former Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Northern Range^[86]
• Hilton "H C" Perera - former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), deputy head National Intelligence Bureau^[87]
• Roshan Fernando - Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Gampola Division, former SSP, Jaffna Division and Director Police Medical Services^[88]
• Fred H. Brohier - former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Director Police Training
• Ananda Wijesuriya - Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Badulla Division
• S. Mahesh Perera - Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), CID
• Berty Weerasinghe - former Superintendent of Police (SP), Anuradhapura Division^[89]
• Niman Cumaratunga - Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Police Transport Division
• Bandula Wijewardane - Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Colombo Metropolitan Police
• Anura Dunuwila - Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Colombo Traffic Police
• Eddie Grey - former Inspector of Police (IP), first Ceylonese head of the Police Mounted Section^[90] (note: - Also listed in Sportsmen and sports administrators)
• Romesh Vithana - Chief Inspector of Police (CIP), OIC Kadawatha Police Station
• Ranjan Thewanarayana - Inspector of Police (IP), OIC Kalmunai Police Station

Academics

• Professor Sir Nicholas Attygalle, FRCS - former Vice-Chancellor of University of Ceylon, President of the Senate of Ceylon, Dean Faculty of Medicine & Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Medicine)
• Vidya Jyothi Professor E.O.E. Pereira - former Vice Chancellor of University of Ceylon, Peradeniya and Founder of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya
• Professor C.L.V. Jayathilake - Chancellor of Wayamba University of Sri Lanka & former Vice Chancellor of University of Peradeniya
• Professor Hema Ellawala - former Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Dean of the faculty of Arts and Professor of History & Sociology
• Professor Muhammad Monty Cassim - Vice Chancellor of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
• Professor M.J.S.Wijeratne - Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya
• Professor Susirith Mendis - Vice Chancellor of the University of Ruhuna
• Deshamanya Professor R. K. W. Goonesekera, PC - former Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya, Professor of Law, Ahmadu Bello University and former Principal of the Sri Lanka Law College^[91]
• Vidya Jyothi Professor T. Nadaraja - former Chancellor of the University of Jaffna and the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Ceylon^[35][92]
• Dr T. Varagunam, FRCP - Chancellor of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka^[93]

• Vidya Jyothi Professor V. K. Samaranayake - former Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo and Founder of University of Colombo School of Computing
• Vidya Jyothi Professor Osmund Jayaratne - former President of the Colombo Campus, University of Sri Lanka (now University of Colombo), Professor of Physics and left wing politician.^[94]
• Professor Chandre Dharma-wardana - former President of the Vidyodaya Campus, University of Ceylon, (now University of Sri Jayewardenepura) currently Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Université de Montréal
• Professor V. Sivalingam - Founder of Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya and first Professor of Parasitology in the University of Ceylon^[95]
• Professor S.R. Kottegoda - former Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of Colombo, and National Coordinator, Health Systems Research, Ministry of Health^[96]
• Professor Sanath Lamabathusooriya, MBE - former Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of Colombo and Professor of Paediatrics (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
• Vidya Jyothi Professor Hithanadura Janaka De Silva - Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of Kelaniya and Professor of Medicine^[97]
• Professor S. Mahalingam - former Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Peradeniya
• Professor Sunitha Wickramasinghe, FRCP - Deputy Dean of the Imperial College School of Medicine and Professor of Haematology^[98]
• H.E. Professor David de Kretser, AC, KStJ - former Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University (note: - Also listed in Viceregal)

• Professor Michael Dias Bandaranaike, QC - Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Cambridge; Director of Studies and Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
• Vidya Jyothi Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe, FIMA, FRAS, FRSA - Professor of Applied Mathematics & Astronomy at Cardiff University and Director of the Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology
• Professor K. N. Seneviratne - Professor of Medicine and founder director of Sri Lanka's Postgraduate Institute of Medicine^[99][100]
• Professor K. N. Jayatilleke - Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Ceylon
• Most Venerable Professor Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera - Head of the Buddhist and Pail Faculty of the University of Kelaniya^[22] (note: - Also listed in Prelates)
• Professor Janek Ratnatunga - former Head of the School of Commerce, University of South Australia
• Professor Rohan Abeyaratne - Quentin Berg Professor of Mechanics and CEO/Director of the SMART Centre, Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[101]
• Professor Gihan Wikramanayake - Professor of Computer Science and Director, University of Colombo School of Computing
• Vidya Jyothi Professor Rezvi Sheriff - Senior Professor of Medicine & Director of the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo
• Professor Nalin Kulatilaka - Wing Tat Lee Family Professor of Management and Research Director of Institute for Leading in a Dynamic Economy, Boston University
• Professor Kumaraswamy "Vela" Velupillai - Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Trento
• Professor Milroy Paul - first Professor of Surgery, Ceylon Medical College and co-founder International College of Surgeons.
• Professor Lakshman Marasinghe - Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Windsor^[57] (note: - Also listed in Public commissions & corporations)
• Professor Saman Gunatilake, FRCP, FCCP - Professor of Medicine, Head of the Department of Medicine, University of Kelaniya^[102] (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
• Professor M. Maheswaran - Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin–Marathon County, former Professor and Head, Dept of Mathematics, University of Peradeniya
• Professor Lal Jayakody - Professor of Pharmacology and Head of the Department of Pharmacology, University of Colombo
• Professor B.A. Abeywickrama - Emeritus Professor, Department of Botany, University of Colombo
• Professor W.D. Ratnasooriya - Senior Professor and Chair in Zoology of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo^[103]
• Professor Saman Amarasinghe - Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[104]
• Professor William Norman, RAE - Professor of Chemistry & Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• Professor R.H. Paul - Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Peradeniya
• Professor Dharmabandu Nandadeva Samarasekera - Professor of Surgery, University of Colombo^[105]
• Professor Chelvanayagam Vaseeharan - Professor of Mathematics and former Sri Lanka Athletics team Captain
• Professor Dayalal Abeysekera, Professor of Sociology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Director of the University Grants Commission^[106]
• Professor Colvin Goonaratna, FRCP - Emeritus Professor of Physiology, University of Colombo^[107]
• Professor Parakrama Chandrasoma - Professor of Pathology, University of Southern California
• Professor Douglas Amerasekera - Professor of Mathematics, University of Ceylon^[35]
• Professor P.C.B. Fernando - Professor of Mathematics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
• Professor Nalin de Silva - Department of Mathematics, University of Kelaniya
• Professor A. Suri Ratnapala - Professor of Law, T.C. Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland
• Professor Siri Kannangara - Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney
• Professor L. P. Samaranayake - Professor of Pathology, Hong Kong University
• Professor R. K. W. Goonesekera - Professor of Law, Ahmadu Bello University^[108]
• Professor Gihan Dias - Senior Lecturer, Department of Electronics & Telecommunications, University of Moratuwa
• Professor Priyan Mendis - Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Melbourne^[109]
• Professor Asantha Cooray - Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine and a leading researcher in the field of Cosmology and theoretical astrophysics^[110]
• Professor Chanaka Jayawardhena - Professor of Marketing, Business School, University of Hull
• Professor Nanda Munasinghe - Senior Lecturer, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa

• Dr Ajith P. Madurapperuma - Former Dean and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Moratuwa
• Dr Nalin Ranasinghe - Deputy Director, University of Colombo School of Computing, University of Colombo
• Dr. Brendon Gooneratne - Head and Senior Lecturer, Department of Parasitology, University of Ceylon, Peradeniya^[111] (note: - Also listed in Authors)
• Dr D.A.I.Munindradasa - Defence Advisor and Senior Lecturer, Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering of the Moratuwa University
• Dr Santha Sumanasekara - Program Director and Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science and IT, RMIT University, Australia
• Dr Devaka Weerakoon - Senior Lecturer, Department of Zoology, University of Colombo
• Dr Chula Jayawardene - Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo
• Dr Ilisha R Abeyratne Weerasekera - Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa
• Dr Mahesh Warnajith Jayaweera - Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa
• Dr Chamith Keppetiyagama - Senior Lecturer, University of Colombo School of Computing, University of Colombo
• Dr W. Mallawaratchi - Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya
• J.K.B.Abeysinghe - Former Head and Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Colombo

Scientists

• Professor Mohan Munasinghe - Vice President of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Professor, United Nations University, Tokyo
• Professor Ranjan Ramasamy - former Chairman of the National Science Foundation
• Dr A M Mubarak - Director, Industrial Technology Institute and former Director, National Science Foundation
• Professor Ray Jayawardhana - Astronomer, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics and Steacie Fellow^[112]
• Professor Suran Goonatilake, OBE - Chairman & Co-Founder of Bodymetrics and Searchspace and Professor at the University of the Arts London^[113]
• Professor Kavan Ratnatunga - Astronomer and Associate Research Professor, Physics Department, Carnegie Mellon University^[114]
• Dr Muditha Darshana Senarath Yapa - Staff Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University
• Dr Sanathdeva Murutenge - cognitive scientist in Metaphysics and Theoretical Physics
• Balendran Velauthapillai - Research Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• Kelum Manamendra - Herpetologist
• Dr Prasanna Jayalath-Research Scientist, California Department of Public Health

Educationalists

• J.C.A. Corea - First Sri Lankan Principal of Royal College, Colombo (1946–1953)
• Dudley K G de Silva - Principal of Royal College, Colombo (1954–1966) and Director of Technical Education, Ministry of Education
• Cedric Orlorff - Principal of Trinity College, Kandy (1957–1968) and Wesley College, Colombo
• E. C. Gunasekera - Vice Principal of Royal College, Colombo^[115]
• Rt.Revd. Duleep De Chickera - Sub-warden of S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia (note: - Also listed in Prelates)
• Rev. P. L. Jansz - Sub-warden of S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia
• Vijitha Weerasinghe - Deputy Principal of Royal College, Colombo & Mentor, Royal College Union^[116]
• Mohan Lal Grero - Founder of the Lyceum International School^[117] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Peter De Abrew - Co-founder and patron of Musaeus College
• Sirisena Sugathapala - First Sri Lankan Principal of St Mary's Nawalapitiya, Former Principle of St. Anthony's Panadura and Head Master of Sri Sumangala College, Panadura
• E.F.C. Pereira - Senior Master of both Royal College and S. Thomas' College^[3]

Public commissions & corporations

• Rodney Vandergert, SLOS - former Chairman of the Public Service Commission^[42] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Professor Lakshman Marasinghe - Chairman of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka and former Legal Director of the SCOPP^[57] (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Deshamanya Ranjit Abeysuriya, PC - former Chairmen of the National Police Commission^[118] (note: - Also listed in Lawyers)
• Nimalasiri Silva, COS - former Chairman of the Ceylon Hotels Corporation and Director-General, Ceylon Tourist Board^[119] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Brigadier M. H. Gunaratne, VSV, psc, SLAC - former Chairman of the State Timber Corporation (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Livy Wijemanne - former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation^[120] (note: - Also listed in Media personalities & Journalist)
• Asantha De Mel - former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (note: - Also listed in Sportsmen)
• D.C. Wimalasena - former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
• Saliya Wickramasuriya - former Chairman Sri Lanka Ports Authority and the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka^[121]
• Sumantha Amerasinghe - former Chairman of the Coast Conservation Department^[122]
• Bimal Padameperuma - former Chairman of the Ceylon Engineering Corporation
• Abdul Sathar Mohamed Misbah - former Chairman of the State Printing Corporation
• Reshan Dewapura - CEO of the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka
• S. W. Peiris - former General Manager of Government Electrical Undertakings
• Deshabandu Palitha Weeraman - Director of Cultural Affairs and Director of the Cooperate Alliance of South East Asia

Industrialists and corporate executives

• Sir Ernest De Silva - Greatest Sri Lankan Philanthropist of the 20th Century and the founding Chairman of the Bank of Ceylon
• Sir Cyril de Zoysa - Recorded Richest Sri Lankan to date, Philanthropist and Founder of the AMW group (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• U.N.Gunasekera - Considered to be the Most Successful Sri Lankan Construction Engineer of the 20th Century, Owner of Glass House
• Upali Wijewardene - Founder of Upali Group
• Mallory Evan Wijesinghe, KStJ - former Chairman Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Bartleet Group and Founder Chairman of the Ceylon Hotels Corporation^[123]
• Deshamanya Mahesh Amalean - Chairman MAS Holdings
• J.A. Martenze - founding Chairman DFCC Bank (note: - Also listed in Legislators)

• Deshamanya Ken Balendra - former Chairman of John Keells Holdings, Bank of Ceylon and Nations Trust Bank
• Deshamanya Dr Lalith Kotelawala - Chairman of Ceylinco Consolidated.^{[124][125][126][127]}
• Susantha Ratnayake - Chairman of John Keells Holdings
• Norman Gunewardene - former Chairman Aitken Spence & Vice Chairman Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka^[128]
• Ratna Sivaratnam - former Chairman and Managing Director Aitken Spence^[129][130]
• A. S. Jayawardene - former Chairman Bank of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Civil Servants)
• Hon. Eran Wickramaratne - former Chairman of the ICTA and CEO NDB Bank (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Cyril Herath - former Chairman National Savings Bank^[131] (note: - Also listed in Policemen)
• Vijaya Malalasekera - Chairman, Bogala Graphite and Asian Cotton Mills (note: - Also listed in Sports administrators)
• Pradeep Kariyawasam - Chairman, National Savings Bank
• Ajit Gunewardene - Deputy Chairman of John Keells Holdings & former Chairman of Nations Trust Bank, Union Assurance & Colombo Stock Exchange
• Arjuna Mahendran - Managing Director of HSBC Private Bank & former Chairman of Board of Investment of Sri Lanka
• Vijaya Malalasekara - Chairman Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC)
• Hemaka Amarasuriya - Chairman Singer Sri Lanka
• Mano Tittewela - former Chairman of People’s Bank^[132]
• Harindranath George Dias - founding Chairman National Savings Bank
• Mahendra Amarasuriya - Chairman Commercial Bank, former Chairman United Motors Ltd and the International Chamber of Commerce^[133]
• Chrisantha Perera - former Chairman Forbes & Walker, Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, Bank of Ceylon, & Sri Lanka Tea Board.^[134][135]
• A. N. U. Jayewardene - Chairman Mercantile Leasing
• Chanaka De Silva - Chairman of Kelani Tyres Limited and former Chairman Union Bank^[131]
• Wijaya "Stanley" Unamboowe - former Chairman Carsons Cumberbatch PLC Group^[136]
• Mahinda Wijenayake - former Chairman DFCC Bank^[131]
• D. S. Jayasundera - Chairman Hayleys
• Sunil Mendis - former Chairman Hayleys (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
• Eraj Wijesinghe - Chairman Bartleet Group^[123]
• Sunil C. Wijsinghe - Deputy Chairman Bartleet Group^[137]
• S Skandakumar - Chairman George Steuarts & Co Ltd^[138]'
• Scott Direckze - former Chairman George Steuarts & Co Ltd^[139]
• Priyan Fernando - Head of Global Services, American Express Travel Related Services, former President and COO - American Express Business Travel, USA.

• Dian Gomes, FCMA - Managing Director, MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd, Slimline (pvt) Ltd & past President of CIMA Sri Lanka Division
• Suren Amarasekera - CEO of Mobitel
• Rajendra Theagarajah, FCMA, FCA - CEO of Hatton National Bank
• Ajita Pasqual - former CEO of Seylan Bank^[140]
• Kapila Ariyaratne - CEO of Seylan Bank^[141]
• Uddaka Tennekoon - former Managing Director of Mercantile Merchant Bank
• Ajith Fernando - Managing Director, Capital Alliance (Pvt)Ltd
• Suren Madanayake - Managing Director, ACL Cables Limited
• Lieutenant Colonel Harin Malwatte, RSP, USP, FCMI - Secretary-General/Chief Executive Officer, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (note: - Also listed in military)
• Dr Aravinda Korala - CEO of KAL^[142]
• Sumal Perera - CEO of Access International
• Ravi Wijenathan - CEO of Millennium Development (Pvt) Ltd
• Ravi Dassanayake - CEO of Lankaputhra Development Bank^[143]
• Dr Dilanjan Soysa - CEO Commercial Leasing Company
• Dinesh Saparamadu - CEO of hSenid Group of Companies
• Saliya Kaluarachchi - CEO of Fintech Engineering
• Captain Ajith Peiris - Group Managing Director, Ceyline Agencies (Pvt)Ltd
• Ravi Kumararatne - CEO of Asia Siyaka Commodities

• Ramesh Shanmuganathan - Executive Vice President & Group CIO of John Keells Holdings^[144]
• Chutta Ratnathicam - former Senior Vice President & CFO of Con-way, current Chairman of Audit Committee for Franklin Resources^[145]
• Pramo Selvaratnam - Vice President Goldman Sachs & Co.
• Janakan Selvaratnam - Vice President Citibank, N.A.
• Ranjith Samaranayake - Former Area Director of Sales, India & Sri Lanka for Hilton International Co
• K. Manikkavasagar - former Director of Glaxo
• Rizvi Zaheed - Director Hayleys
• Gamini C.B. Wijeyesinghe, FCA - Former Precedent Partner, KPMG Sri Lanka
• Arjuna Herath, FCA - Partner, Ernst & Young Sri Lanka
• Damitha Bandara - Partner, Blackman Kallick LLC USA^[146]
• Delano Uduman - Executive Chairman, Survey Research Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
• Nushad Perera - General Manager Sales and Marketing Dialog Telekom
• Jeremy Muller - Director, Agility Logistics, USA
• Behman Pestonjee- Director, Abans
• Phiroze Pestonjee- Director, Abans Environmental Services
• Sesiri Pathirane - Co-founder, Centuryware Solutions LLC, USA
• Hanif Yusoof - Director, Expolanka Holdings, Sri Lanka
• Chrishan Muttiah - Senior Director for Strategy and Analytics - Pfizer Inc, USA
• Thaya Thayakaran - President Emmeci USA
• Hilmy Cader - Strategy Consultant and Global CEO MTI Consulting, Bahrain
• N. Nath Perera - Director, Abans Environmental Services

Sports

Sports administrators

• Dr. V.R. Schockman - First President of the Ceylon Olympic and Empire Games Association (current National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka) (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Donald Obeyesekere - former President of the National Olympic Committee of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Eddie Grey - former Secretary of the National Olympic Committee of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Police)
• Major General B.R. Heyn, idc, psc, CLI - former President of the Board of Control for Cricket & Ceylon cricketer (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Vijaya Malalasekera - Chairman, Interim Committee for the Board of Control for Cricket (note: - Also listed in Corporate executives)
• Tambyah Murugaser - former Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket & Sri Lanka team manager^[147]
• Ranjan Madugalle - current Chief Match Referee of the International Cricket Council^[74]
• Dr. Ajith C. S. Perera - former Sri Lankan cricket Umpire & qualified scorer^[148] (note: - Also listed in Activists)
• Dr. Maiya Gunasekara - former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain & former President of the Sri Lankan Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) (note: - Also listed in Medicine)

Sportsmen

• Ranjan Madugalle - former Test Cricket Captain of Sri Lanka
• Gamini Goonesena - former Ceylon & Cambridge University Cricket Captain^[16][74]
• Dr. Churchill Gunasekara - former Ceylon Cricket Captain^[74]
• Colonel Fredrick C. de Saram, OBE, CA - former Ceylon Cricket Captain^[74] (note: - Also listed in Military)
• C. I. Gunesekera - former Ceylon Cricket Captain^[74]
• Sargo Jayewickrema - former Ceylon Cricket Captain^[74]
• Dav Whatmore - former Australian cricketer & Sri Lankan, Bangladesh team coach
• Asantha De Mel - former Sri Lankan cricketer^[74] (note: - Also listed in Public commissions & corporations)
• N.S. Joseph - former Sri Lankan cricketer
• Jayantha Amerasinghe - former Sri Lankan cricketer^[74]
• Rohan Jayasekera - former Sri Lankan cricketer^[74]
• Roshan Jurangpathy - former Sri Lankan cricketer^[74]
• Jehan Mubarak - Sri Lankan cricketer, National coloursman in Water Polo^[74]
• Mahesh Rodrigo - former Ceylon cricketer and All Ceylon Rugby Captain
• Lionel Almeida - former Sri Lankan cricketer
• Channa Gunasekera - former Ceylon cricketer^[149]
• Pat McCarthy - former Ceylon cricketer
• L.W.De.Z.Guneratne - former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain
• Asanga Rodrigo - former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain
• Indrajith Coomaraswamy - former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain
• Saman Jayasinghe - former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain, National Selector for Rugby
• Jullian Bolling - former Sri Lankan Swimming Captain & South Asian Gold Medalist
• Franklyn Emmanuel - former Sri Lankan Youngest Tennis Champion and Davis Cup Player
• Summa Navaratnam - represented Ceylon in Athletics, former Asian record holder, dubbed "The fastest man in Asia"
• Timothy Speldewinde - former Sri Lankan Swimming Champion, first Sri Lankan to win Gold at an international swimming meet.^[150]
• Pavithra Fernando - current Senior Sri Lankan Rugby Player and captain of Sri Lanka Rugby for Asian Five Nations, 2009.
• Tyrrel Muttiah - former Sri Lankan Rugby player
• Alfred Hensman - former Sri Lankan Rugby player
• Harin Kaluaratchi - former Sri Lankan Rugby Player
• Rajith Jayasundara - former Sri Lankan Rugby Player (first represented Sri Lanka at age 16)
• Niluka Karunaratne - Internationally Ranked Badminton Player
• Ravi Wijenathan - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player, National Selector for Rugby
• S.Sujantha Kumar - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player
• Johann Muller - former Sri Lanka Rugby Player
• Harshana Godamanne - National Tennis Coloursman & Professional Tennis Player
• Chanaka Wickramasinghe - former Captain of the Sri Lanka Diving Team

Engineers

• Vidya Jyothi Professor E.O.E. Pereira - Founder of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Professor C.L.V. Jayathilake - former Dean Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Kanagaratnam Sriskandan - Former Chief Highway Engineer, the Department for Transport^[151]
• Major General V.U.B. Nanayakkara, USP, Hdmc, SLE - current Chief Field Engineer Sri Lanka Army^[68] (note: - Also listed in Military)
• U.N.Gunasekera - Construction magnate (note: - Also listed in Industrialist)
• S.C. Amarasinghe - former Managing Director of the Ceylon Electricity Board
• Dr D.A.I.Munindradasa - Defence Advisor (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Malith Mendis - CEO, Lanka Hydraulic Institute^[152]

Lawyers

• Mohan Peiris, PC - Attorney General of Sri Lanka^[153][154]
• C. R. De Silva, PC - former Attorney General of Sri Lanka and Chairmen, Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission^[155]
• Shibly Aziz, PC - former Attorney General of Sri Lanka and Chairmen of the Civil Aviation Authority^[154]
• Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, KC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon^[2] (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement & Legislators)
• Hon. Justice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon^[20] (note: - Legislators & Judges)
• Hon. Justice T.S. Fernando, QC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon (note: - Judges)
• Mervyn Fonseka, OBE, KC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon & Legal Draftsman^[156]
• Sinha Basnayake, PC - former Director of the General Legal Division, United Nations Office of Legal Affairs
• John De Saram - former Director of the Office of the Legal Counsel, United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Deshamanya Ranjit Abeysuriya, PC - former Director Public Prosecutions, Attorney General's Department and President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka(note: - Also listed in Public commissions & corporations)
• Rear Admiral Palitha Fernando, PC - Additional Solicitor General and Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy^[79][80] (note: - Also listed in Military)

• Dr Harry Wilfred Jayewardene, QC - former President Sri Lanka Bar Association, Chairman Industrial Disputes Commission, UN Human Rights Commission & a well known criminal lawyer
• Somasundaram Nadesan, QC - former President of the Bar Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• H. Sri Nissanka, KC - a well known criminal lawyer (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Frederick Dornhorst, KC - Famous King's Advocate
• Sam Kadirgamar, QC - a well known lawyer^[157]
• Jayantha Gunasekera, PC - a well known lawyer & former Secretary of the Sri Lanka Bar Association^[158]
• Hemantha Warnakulasuriya, PC - a well known criminal lawyer (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)^[52]
• Chula De Silva, PC - prominent lawyer and Rhodes Scholar^[159]
• Gritakumar E. Chitty - former Registrar of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea^[160]
• Shyamlal Rajapaksa - former prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda^[161]
• Dr. Harsha Cabral, PC - a Commissioner of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka^[162]
• George Edmund Chitty Jnr., QC - a well known Crown Counsel, former Commissioner of Assize^[163]
• Ainsley Clive "Bunty" de Zoysa, PC - a well known criminal lawyer & crown counsel^[164]
• Nihal Jayawickrama - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice^[165]
• Suhada Gamalath - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms
• Fredrick Christian Loos - former Commissioner of Requests and Crown Proctor
• J.W. Subasinghe, PC - Constitutional and Appellate lawyer and former Registrar, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• Jayantha P Weerasinghe, PC - a well known lawyer^[166]

Architects

• Deshamanya Geoffrey Bawa, FRIBA - Most renowned Architect in Sri Lanka
• Oliver Weerasinghe, FRIBA - Architect & Sri Lanka's first City Planner^[50][51] (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Valentine Gunasekara - Architect, Geoffrey Bawa's partner and winner of the Rockefeller Scholarship
• Dr. Lochi Gunaratna - Architect

Medicine

• Professor Sir Nicholas Attygalle, FRCS - former President of the Ceylon Medical Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Academics)
• Sir Marcus Fernando, FRCP - first Consultant Physician of the Colombo General Hospital and former Registrar of the Ceylon Medical College (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Dr E.M. Wijerama, FRCP - first President of the Ceylon College of Physicians and former President of the Ceylon Medical Association.
• Dr R. L. Spittle, CMG, CBE, FRCS - Prominent Surgeon and President of the Ceylon Branch, British Medical Association^[167] (note: - Also listed in writers)
• Deshamanya Dr J.B. Peiris, FRCP - former President of the Sri Lanka College of Physicians & founder of the Institute of Neurology^[168]
• Professor Saman Gunatilake, FRCP, FCCP - one of the foremost neurologist in the country and former President of the Ceylon College of Physicians^[102] (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Professor Sanath Lamabathusooriya, MBE - one of the foremost Paediatricians in the country and former Professor of Paediatrics of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Professor U. S. Jayawickrama, FRCP - founder Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka and Professor of Pharmacology at the North Colombo Medical College.
• Deshamanya Dr Surendra Ramachandran, FRCP - Founder of Sri Lankas First Dialysis Unit & President of the Sri Lanka College of Physicians
• Vidyaj Yothi Dr H.H.R. Samarasinghe, FRCP, FRACP - President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council
• Dr Henry N. Rajaratnam, FRCP, FCCP, FRACP - former President of the Sri Lanka College of Physicians
• Captain Dr Henry de Boer, CMG, MC - Director of Medical Services, Uganda and Nyasaland^[169] (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Dr Edwin Arthur Blok, CBE - former Director of Health Services, Ceylon
• Dr Hector Weerasinghe - Director, Colombo National Hospital, Sri Lanka
• Dr R.S.B. Wickremasinge - Director of the Medical Research Institute, Sri Lanka^[168][170]
• Dr Siri Kannangara, FRACP - Director of the New South Wales Institute of Sports Medicine & Member of the FIFA medical committee^[171]
• Major General Dr Chelliah Thurairaja, USP, SLMC - former Director Army Medical Services and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps^[67] (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Air Vice Marshal Dr Nimal Herat Gunaratne, VSV, USP, SLAF - Director Health Services, SLAF^[172] (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Dr Gamini Jayajuru - Former Director National STD/AIDS control program & Head of the Department of Venereal Disease, Colombo National Hospital, Sri Lanka
• Dr C.A. Hewavitharne, FRCS - former prominent member of the Ceylon University College Council (note: - Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
• Dr Maiya Gunasekera, FRCS, FICS - Consultant Surgeon, Nawaloka Hospital, Colombo (note: - Also listed in Sports)
• Dr Ajitha Wijesundere - Senior Obstetrician, Castle Street Maternity Hospital, Colombo^[173]
• Deshabandu Professor R.S. Thanabalasundaram, FRCS - Prominent physician and clinical lecture, Colombo National Hospital, Sri Lanka^[174]
• Dr Luckdasa Dissanayake - Prominent Surgeon, Cancer Hospital, Sri Lanka
• Dr Nandana Dasanayake - Consultant Surgeon, Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Sri Lanka
• Dr Wilfred Charles Wickremesinghe, FRCS - Surgeon Gynaecologist
• Dr Duminda Munidasa - Rheumatologist Karapitiya Teaching Hospital Galle

Poets, novelists and academic writers

• Phiroz Mehta - writer and lecturer on religious topics
• Carl Muller- well known author and Journalist
• Dr R. L. Spittle, CMG, CBE, FRCS - well known author^[175]
• Dr. Brendon Gooneratne - well known author^[111] (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Dr. Susantha Goonatilake - well known author
• James De Alwis - well known sinhala ninetheenth century poet
• Gamini Salgado - author on Elizabethan and Jacobean literature and appointed Chair of English at University of Exeter^[176]
• Shyam Selvadurai- internationally acclaimed author
• Seneka Abeyratne - play writer^[177]
• Harold Peiris - translator of Sinhalese literature & patron of the arts^[178]
• L.C. van Geyzel - translator of Sinhalese literature

Media personalities and journalists

• Charles Ambrose Lorensz - Founder and Editor of the first local newspaper, the Ceylon Examiner (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Judges)
• Vernon Corea - Pioneer radio broadcaster & News Director with Radio Ceylon, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and the BBC. (Ethnic Minorities Adviser to the BBC)
• Leon Belleth - pioneer radio broadcaster at Radio Ceylon, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
• Livy Wijemanne - pioneer radio broadcaster at Radio Ceylon and former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation^[120] (note: - Also listed in Public commissions & corporations)
• Ernest Corea - former editor, Ceylon Daily News (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Mervyn De Silva - Editor in Chief of Lake House and of the Times of Ceylon, editor of the Ceylon Daily News^[179]
• Edmund de Livera - former Editor, Times of Ceylon & composer of the College Song of S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia^[180]
• Dushy Ranetunge - International Journalist
• Janiytha Seneviratne - Journalist
• Sinha Rathnathunga - Editor in Chief, The Sunday Times
• Dinesh Weerawansa - Editor in Chief, The Sunday Observer
• Kanchana Dassanayake - Editor in Chief, Tharunaya
• Hema Nalin Karunaratne - Television Presenter, current Chairman and Managing Director, Heritage TV & former Director programs of EAP Networks^[181]

Aviation

• Hon. Deshamanya J.P. Obeyesekere III - first Sri Lankan to fly solo from England to Sri Lanka.^[14] (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Captain Ravi Jayewardene - aviator, presidential security adviser and founder of the Special Task Force
• Captain George Ferdinand - A pioneer in Sri Lankan aviation and World War II RAF bomber pilot.^[182]
• Captain Nihal "NB" Perera - first Sri Lankan pilot in the United Airlines and former civilian test pilot for the United States Navy

Artists

• Rohan Joseph de Saram - Sri Lanka's foremost Conductor^[183]
• Kala Suri Dilup Gabadamudalige - Composer & Musician with the Amazing Grace, Pioneer in Computer Music Technology in Sri Lanka
• Channa Perera - Internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan film director & actor
• Santhush Weeraman - musician
• Ranidu Lankage - Musician
• Iraj Weeraratne - Music producer & musician
• Dushyanth Weeraman - Musician and dancer
• Udayakantha Warnasuriya - Film director
• Lucky Senanayake - Renowned painter
• Senaka Senanayake- Renowned painter
• Mohamed Adamally - Renowned Dramatist
• Lakshman Joseph de Saram - Violinist and Film Composer
• Ishan Bahar - Musician with the Jetliners
• Rukshan Perera - Musician with the Golden Chimes, Super Golden Chimes, Esquire Set & Serendib
• Reza Deane - Musician with The Amazing Grace and Purple Rain
• Chandimal Fernando - Musician
• Athula Adikari - Sinhala vocalist
• Sangeeth Wickramasinghe - Sinhala vocalist
• Suresh Maliyadda - Musician
• Krishan Maheson - Musician

Activists

• Dr. Ajith C. S. Perera - Dis-ability activist^[184] (note: - Also listed in Sports)
• Bala Tampoe - Trade unionist and General Secretary of the Ceylon Mercantile, Industrial and General Workers Union
• Percy Wickremasekera - Trade unionist and General Secretary of the United Corporations and Mercantile Union
• Kumar Ponnambalam (G. G. Ponnambalam Jr) - former Secretary of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress & prominent defence lawyer

Other prominent alumni

• Neranjan Wijeyeratne - Diyawadana Nilame (Chief lay Custodian) of the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy (1985–2005)
• Dr. Arjuna Sittampalam - World renowned Investment Banker
• Dr Ranji Salgado - Renowned economist & senior International Monetary Fund official^[185]
• Malik Samarawickrema - former Chairman of the United National Party
• Dhammika Attygalle - Chief Basnayake Nilame of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara

Old Royalists in fiction

• Carlaboy von Bloss from the novel Once Upon a Tender Time^[186]
• Mithra from the novel The Giniralla Conspiracy

References