List of St. Thomas' College alumni (Old Thomians)

Alumni of S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia

Prime Ministers

*Rt. Hon. Don Stephen Senanayake - 1st prime minister of Sri Lanka
*Hon. Dudley Senanayake
*Hon. Solomon Bandaranaike
*Hon. Wijeyananda Dahanayake

Members of the Independence Movement

*Fredrick Richard Senanayake
*Captain D.E.Henry Pedris
*Dr T.B. Jayah
*Bdr Gratien Fernando

Politicians/Administrators

*Mr. C. P. de Silva.- Former Minister, Former Leader of the House
*Mr. Eric Bird Wickramanayake - Former Minister of Justice.
*Dr N. M. Perera - Former Minister of Finance
*Mr. Ronnie de Mel - Former Minister of Finance
*Themiya L. B. Hurulle, J.P. Former Project Minister of Science & Technology
*Prof. G. L. Peiris - Minister of Export Development & International Trade
*Dr. Keheliya Rambukwella - Minister of Science and Technology
*Mr. Thilak Marapana - Former Minister of Transport, Highways & Civil Aviation
*Mr. K. N. Choksy - Former Minister of Finance
*Mr. Rukman Senanayake - Former Minister of Environment & Natural Resources
*General Ranjan Wijeratne - Former Minister of Foreign Affairs & Minister of State for Defense
*Mr. Bernard Tilakaratna - Former Diplomat and Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
*Dr Palitha Kohona - Former Chief of the UN Treaty Section , Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
*Dr. Chanaka Amaratunga - Founder of the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka.

Inspector Generals of Police

*Mr. Osmand de Silva
*Mr. Aleric Abeygunawardena
*Mr. T. P. Frank de Silva

Commanders of the Sri Lanka Air Force

*Air Vice Marshal Paddy Mendis
*Air Marshal G. Donald Perera

Commanders of the Sri Lanka Army

*General S. H. S. Kottegoda WWV RWP RSP USP ndc
*General Chandrika Srilal Weerasooriya RWP RSP VSV USP ndc IG

portsmen

*A. C. Amath - Captained Ceylon in Cricket
*D. A. de Saram - Captained Ceylon in Cricket
*V. G. Prins - Captained Ceylon in Cricket
*M. H. Tissera - Captained Ceylon in Cricket
*B. G. Reid - Captained Ceylon in Cricket and Table Tennis
*A. P. B. Tennekoon - Captained Sri Lanka in Cricket
*L. R. Duleep Mendis - Captained Sri Lanka in Test Cricket
*Guy de Alwis - Sri Lanka Test cricketer
*Saliya Ahangama - Sri Lanka Test cricketer
*Kaushik Amalean - Sri Lanka Test cricketer
*Kapila Wijegunawardene - Sri Lanka Test cricketer
*P. I. Pieris - Ceylon cricketer, Cambridge blue

enior Academics

*Prefessor P.P.G.L Siriwardene - Former Vice Chancellor University of Sri Lanka
*Professor Dias WPS - Head of The Department Civil Engineering University of Moratuwa
*Professor Wijeyesekera D.S. - Former Dean Department of Engineering University of Moratuwa
*Professor Tennekoon B.L. - Former Head of The Department Civil Engineering University of Moratuwa
*Professor Hettiarachchi S.S.L. - Former Head of The Department Civil Engineering University of Moratuwa

Top Entrepreneurs

*Mr. Don Richard Wijewardene - Established Lake House newspapers
*Mr. David Pieris – Chairman - David Pieris Motor Company & DPit
*Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya - C.E.O. - Dialog G.S.M.

Musicians

*Mr. Rohan de Lanerolle - established Sri Lankan Baritone singer.

Other prominent alumni

*Lieutenant B. A. Horsfall, VC KIA - recipient of the Victoria Cross
*Wing-Commander Thilina Kaluarachchi, WWV, RWP and bar, RSP and bar KIA - recipient of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya
*Pilot Officer Dugal Abeyesekera, DFC KIA - a Battle of Britain RAF pilot and recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross