List of Royal College Colombo alumni

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This is a list of alumni of Royal College Colombo, Sri Lanka, often called "Old Royalists".

Heads of State and Government

Presidents

• J. R. Jayewardene - former President and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
• Maumoon Abdul Gayoom - former President of the Maldives

Monarchs

• Sultan Muhammad Fareed Didi - last Sultan of the Maldives

Prime Ministers

• General Sir John Lionel Kotalawela, CH, KBE, CLI - former Prime Minister of Ceylon and Privy Councilor (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Ranil Wickremesinghe, MP - current Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Royalty

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

Prominent figures in the Independence Movement

• Anagarika Dharmapala - Buddhist revivalist and leader of the Sri Lankan independence movement
• Sir James Peiris, JP - prominent political leader, first Vice President of the Legislative Council and the first Ceylonese Acting Governor. (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Fredrick Richard Senanayake - leader of the Sri Lankan independence movement and member of Legislative Council of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• E. W. Perera "Lion of Kotte" - Freedom fighter, Senator, member of Legislative Council and State 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 (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Civil servants)
• Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, CCS - prominent political leader of Ceylon, member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Charles Edgar Corea - prominent leader in the independence movement, Member of the Legislative Council and President of the Ceylon National Congress (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Captain Henry Pedris, CTG - prominent figure executed by the British
• Charles Alwis Hewavitharana, FRCS - prominent leader in the independence movement (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
• Armand de Souza - leading editorialist who campaigned for democratization of the legislature

Heads of legislature

• Sir Forester Obeysekera - former Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Sir Gerard Wijeyekoon - first President of the Senate of Ceylon
• 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)
• Abeyratne Ratnayaka - last President of the Senate of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Ministers)
• Shirley Corea - former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Ceylon (1967–1970) (note: - Also listed in Ministers)
• Anura Bandaranaike - former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (note: - Also listed in Ministers)

Ministers and legislators

Current

National Government benches

• Ranil Wickremesinghe, MP - Prime Minister and Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Heads of State & Government)
• Mangala Samaraweera, MP - Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament
• Ravi Karunanayake, MP - Cabinet Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament
• Lakshman Kiriella, MP - Cabinet Minister of Highways, Leader of the House and Member of Parliament
• Sajith Premadasa, MP - Cabinet Minister of Housing and Construction and Member of Parliament
• D. M. Swaminathan, MP - Cabinet Minister of Resettlement and Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Provincial Governors)
• Rauff Hakeem, MP - Cabinet Minister of City Planning and Water Management and Member of Parliament
• Gayantha Karunathilaka, MP - Cabinet Minister of Media and Parliament Rehabilitation and Member of Parliament
• Duminda Dissanayake, MP - Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and Member of Parliament
• Naween Dissanayake, MP - Cabinet Minister of Plantations and Member of Parliament
• Kabir Hashim, MP - Cabinet Minister of Public Enterprise Development and Member of Parliament
• Sagala Ratnayaka, MP - Cabinet Minister of Southern Development and Member of Parliament
• Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, MP - Cabinet Minister of Power and Renewable Energy and Member of Parliament

• Piyankara Jayaratne, MP - State Minister of Law and Order and Member of Parliament
• Mohan Lal Grero, MP - State Minister of University Education and Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Educationalists)
• Dilan Perera, MP - State Minister of Highways and Member of Parliament

• Eran Wickramaratne, MP - Deputy Minister of State entrepreneurship and Member of Parliament (note: - Also listed in Industrialists)
• Harsha de Silva, MP - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament
• Faiszer Musthapha, MP - former State Minister of Minister of & Member of Parliament
• Harshana Rajakaruna, MP - Current Member of Parliament
• Imran Maharoof, MP - Current Member of Parliament
• Kavinda Jayawardena, MP - Current Member of Parliament

Opposition benches

• Dinesh Gunawardena, MP - former Cabinet Minister of National Water Supply and current Member of Parliament
• Arumugam Thondaman, MP - former Cabinet Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development & current Member of Parliament
• Mahindananda Aluthgamage, MP - former Cabinet Minister of Sports and current Member of Parliament
• Anuradha Jayaratne, MP - Current Member of Parliament
• Kanchana Wijesekera, MP - Current Member of Parliament
• Mayantha Dissanayake, MP - Current Member of Parliament
• M. A. Sumanthiran, MP - Current Member of Parliament

Former

Post-Independence

• Sir Frank Gunasekera - Deputy President of the Senate of Ceylon
• E.W.Perera - Senator, member of the State Council and the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
• E. B. Wikramanayake, QC - former Senator and Cabinet Minister of Justice
• A. P. Jayasuriya - former Senator, Cabinet Minister of Health and Member of Parliament
• Sarath Wijesinghe - former Senator, Cabinet Minister of Nationalised Services and Senator
• Justin Kotalawela - former Senator & Member of the State Council
• Somasundaram Nadesan, QC - former Senator (note: - Also listed in Lawyers)
• V.R. Schockman - former Senator (note: - Also listed in Mayors, Sportsmen and sports administrators)
• R.S.V. Poulier, CBE, CCS - former Senator and Member of Parliament
• C. Coomaraswamy, CCS - former Senator (note: - Also listed in Civil servants, Diplomats)

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

Pre-Independence

• Sir James Peiris, JP - Vice President of the Legislative Council and first Ceylonese Acting Governor. (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
• Sir Richard Morgan - first Ceylonese member of the Governor's Executive Council and Member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Judges)
• 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 Harry Dias Bandaranaike - former acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and first Ceylonese Barrister (note: - Also listed in Judges)
• Sir Muthu Coomaraswamy - former Member of the Legislative Council
• Sir Henry de Mel, CBE - former Member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Industrialists)

• F. R. Senanayake - former Member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
• Colonel T. G. Jayewardene, JP, CLI - former Member of the State Council (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Donald Obeyesekere - former Member of the State Council & the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Sportsmen and sports administrators)
• S.C. Obeysekara, Jnr - former Member of the State Council & the Legislative Council
• Justice Sir Thomas Garvin, KC - former ex-officio Member of the Legislative Council(note: - Also listed in Judges & Lawyers)
• Justice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC - former Member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Judges & Lawyers)
• C.E. Corea - former Member of the Legislative Council, President of the Ceylon National Congress (1924) (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
• Charles Ambrose Lorensz - former Member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Judges)
• T M Sabaratnam - former Member of the Legislative Council
• James De Alwis - former Member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Poets)
• K. Balasingam - former Member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council
• J. R. Weinman - former Member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Judges)
• A. J. R. de Soysa - former Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon

Judiciary

Chief Justices

• Chief Justice Miliani Sansoni - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Chief Justice Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Chief Justice Parinda Ranasinghe - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• Chief Justice Mohan Peiris, PC - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (note: - Lawyers)

Acting Chief Justices

• Acting Chief Justice Sir Richard Morgan - former Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Acting Chief Justice Sir Harry Dias Bandaranaike - former Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and first Ceylonese Barrister (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Acting Chief Justice Sir Thomas Garvin, KC - former Acting Chief Justice and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Legislators and Lawyers)
• Acting Chief Justice C. Nagalingam, KC - former Acting Chief Justice and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Viceregal)
• Justice S. W. B. Wadugodapitiya, PC - former Acting Chief Justice and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court

• Justice Sir Thomas De Sampayo, KC - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Justice Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene, KC - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Justice John Adrian St. Valentine Jayewardene - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Justice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon (note: - Legislators & Lawyers)
• Justice Saleem Marsoof, PC - Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Fiji
• Justice Oswald Leslie De Kretser II, CMG - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Justice Oswald Leslie De Kretser III - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Justice Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Justice Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike II - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Justice Arthur Eric Keuneman, KC - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Justice V. M. Fernando - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Justice T. S. Fernando, QC - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon (note: - Lawyers)
• Justice F. H. B. Koch, QC - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
• Justice V. Manicavasagar - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon & Chancellor of the University of Jaffna
• Justice Sri Lankabhimanya Christopher Weeramantry - former Vice President and Judge of the International Court of Justice, Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• Justice C. V. Vigneswaran, PC - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (note: - Also listed in Provincial Councilors)
• Justice Asoka Wijetunga - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• Justice P. Edussuriya - former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• Justice Anil Goonaratne - current Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

Judges of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

• Justice Siva Selliah - former Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
• Justice Eric Basnayake - former Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka and the Court of Appeal of Fiji
• Justice K. T. Chitrasiri - Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

Other Judges

• Sarath Ambepitiya - former Judge of the High Court of Colombo
• J. R. Weinman - former District Judge of Colombo (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• 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)
• Achala Wengappuli - High Court Judge and Senior State Counsel
• T. K. N. Thilakan - District Judge

Governors

• Sir James Peiris, JP - First Ceylonese Acting Governor. (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement and Legislators)
• Justice C. Nagalingam, KC - acting Governor-General of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in judges)
• David de Kretser, AC, KStJ - former Governor of Victoria (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• General Nalin Seneviratne, VSV, ndc, SLE - first Governor of the North East Province (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Tyronne Fernando, PC - former Governor of the North East Province (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Deshamanya Neville Kanakeratne - former Governor of the Southern Province (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• D. M. Swaminathan, MP - former Governor of the Western Province (note: - Also listed in Legislators)

Provincial Councilors

• Justice C. V. Vigneswaran - first Chief Minister of the Northern Provincial Council (note: - Also listed in Judiciary)
• 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
• Shyamlal Rajapaksa - former Provincial Councilor, Southern Province (note: - Also listed in Lawyers)
• 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 - former Provincial Councilor, Western Province and former Chief Basnayake Nilame of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara
• Chandana Jayakody - Provincial Councilor, Western Province
• Ravindra Ranaweeraarachchi - Provincial Councilor, Sabaragamuwa Province

Mayors

• V.R. Schockman - former Mayor of Colombo (1938–1939) (note: - Also listed in Legislators, Sportsmen and sports administrators)
• S. Sellamuttu, OBE - former Mayor of Colombo (1951)
• Omer Kamil - former Mayor of Colombo (1999–2002) and Chief City Administrator, Colombo Municipal Council (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Prasanna Gunawardena - former Mayor of Colombo (2002–2006) & Presidential adviser
• Cathiravelu Ponnambalam - the first Mayor of Jaffna
• Dayantha "Dai" Liyanage, MBE, FMS, MCMI - former Mayor of Medway
• Major L. V. Gooneratne, ED, CCC - first Mayor of Dehiwala - Mt Lavinia
• Danasiri Amaratunge - Mayor of Dehiwala - Mt Lavinia

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 Gamani Corea - Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Sri Lankan Ambassador to the EEC, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
• Deshamanya 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
• 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 (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
• 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
• 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 General 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)
• 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.
• Yogendra Duraiswamy, SLOS - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to United States, China, Italy
• 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
• Neville Jansz, CCS - former Ceylon's Ambassador to Australia (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
• C. Coomaraswamy, CCS - former Ceylon's High Commissioner to India (note: - Also listed in Legislators, 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 (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Sir Arunachalam Mahadeva - former High Commissioner to India (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Sir Bandara Panabokke Adigar - former Representative of the Government of Ceylon in India (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• General Deshamanya D. S. Attygalle, MVO, CLI - High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (note: - Also listed in Military)
• General T. I. Weerathunga, VSV, ndc, SLLI - Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada (note: - Also listed in Military)
• General Jagath Jayasuriya, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAC - Current Sri Lankan Ambassador to Brazil (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 (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Vice Admiral Asoka de Silva, VSV, ndc, psc, SLN - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Cuba (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Ana Seneviratne (IGP) - Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia (note: - Also listed in Police)
• T. B. Panabokke - former High Commissioner to India (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Tyronne Fernando, PC - former Sri Lankan Ambassador to France (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Wilmot A. Perera - first Ceylonese Ambassador to China
• Anil Moonesinghe - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Austria and Ambassador/Permanent Representative the UN, Geneva (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Mangala Moonesinghe - former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Susil Moonesinghe - former Ambassador to Iran (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Wickrema Weerasooria - former High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand (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
• Deshamanya Neville Kanakeratne - Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States and High Commissioner to India (note: - Also listed in Viceregal)
• Oliver Weerasinghe, FRIBA - Sri Lanka's former Ambassador to the United States (note: - Also listed in Architects)
• Hemantha Warnakulasuriya, PC - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Italy
• 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
• S.J. Walpita, CCS - former Ceylon's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
• Devinda Subasinghe - former Ambassador to United States & Mexico
• 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.
• Nimalasiri Silva, COS - former Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence (note: - Also listed in Public commissions & Corporations)
• Hector Weerasinghe - Sri Lankan Consul General in Los Angeles (note: - Also listed in Medicine)

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
• Deshamanya Baku Mahadeva, CCS - former Permanent Secretary of the Treasury, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs.
• 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 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 (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• 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.
• L.B. "Malcolm" Abeyaratne, CCS - former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury
• 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
• G.V.P. Samarasinghe, CCS - former Cabinet Secretary and Permanent Secretary of Defence and Foreign Affairs
• Bernard Peiris, OBE, JP - former Cabinet Secretary
• H.C. Goonewardene, CCS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs
• S.J. Walpita, CCS - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Industries & Fisheries and Vice-Chancellor of University of Ceylon, Peradeniya (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Walwin de Silva, CCS - former Vice Chancellor of University of Ceylon, Colombo and Director of Education. (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Wickrema Weerasooria - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Plan Implementation and current Insurance Ombudsman (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
• P.H. Premawardhana, SLAS - 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
• B.S. Wijeweera, SLAS - former Permanent Secretary
• D.G.P. Seneviratne, CCS - former Permanent Secretary
• P. Nadesan - former Secretary to Prime Minister

• Sunil Mendis - former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (note: - Also listed in Corporate Executives)
• Arjuna Mahendran - Current Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and former Chairman of Board of Investment 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
• Dhammika Kitulgoda - Secretary General of Parliament (1999–2002, 2008–2012 ), Secretary to the Parliamentary Council and former District Judge (note: - Also listed in Judges)
• Dhammika Dasanayake - current Secretary General of Parliament
• 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 (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• C. Coomaraswamy, CCS - former Registrar General and Government Agent (note: - Also listed in Legislators, 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 (note: - Also listed in Military)
• R.G. Anthonisz, ISO, JP - first Government Archivist
• Gamini Iriyagolla, SLAS - former Presidential adviser
• L. S. B. Perera, CCS - first Director of Civil Aviation
• S. Sittampalam - former Commissioner of Inland Revenue
• 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

• Indrajit Coomaraswamy - Director Economic Affairs, Commonwealth Secretariat
• Donald Rutnam - Deputy Commissioner of the Central Provinces and Berar and member of the Indian Civil Service (note: - Also listed in Sportsmen)
• P.C.S. Jayaratnam - former member of the Indian Civil Service
• Anil P. Samarasekara - Serjeant at Arms of Parliament

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 (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 (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• General Jagath Jayasuriya, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAC - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (2007-2013) and Chief of Defence Staff (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• General Nalin Seneviratne, VSV, ndc, psc, SLE - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1985–1988) (note: - Also listed in Viceregal)
• Lieutenant General Krishantha de Silva, RWP, USP, ndc, psc, SLE - current Commander of the Sri Lankan Army
• Major General B.R. Heyn, idc, psc, CLI - former Commander of the Ceylon Army (1966–1967)
• 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
• 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
• 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.
• Major General Jayantha de S. Jayaratne, VSV, ndc, IG, SLA - former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna (SF HQ (J))
• Major General Nandana Udawatta, RSP, USP, psc, SLAC - current Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna (SF HQ (J)) and former GOC, 59 Division
• 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
• 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.
• Major General C.H. Fernando, VSV, psc, SLAC - former Director Operations, General Staff; GOC, 2 Division; Commandant, Army Training Centre; Commander, Northern Command.
• Major General Percy P. Fernando, RWP, RSP, psc, CR  † - former Deputy GOC, 54 Division, Sri Lanka Army
• Major General Chelliah Thurairaja, USP, SLMC - former Director Army Medical Services and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (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.
• Major General Chryshantha De Silva, USP, ndc, psc, SLE - current Military Secretary, former Brigade Commander 56-2 and 51-2 Brigades
• Major General G.L. Sigera, KSV, SLAOC - former Master-General of the Ordnance, Sri Lanka Army
• Brigadier W.A.A.P. Bhathiya Jayatilleka, RSP, SLA  † - former brigade commander, 54-1 brigade
• 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.
• Brigadier Nihal Hapuarachchi, RSP, psc, SLE - current military spokesman, former Brigade Commander, 513 Brigade and Commandant, School of Military Engineering.
• 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 (note: - Also listed in Sportsmen)
• Colonel Rohan Anthonis, RSP, psc, IG, SLA - former Brigade Commander, 23-3 brigade
• Colonel Hector Thilak Gunasekara - former head commanding officer, Ceylon Artillery
• Colonel Dudley Fernando, SLASC - former head of AQ branch, Army Headquarters and Colonel (Admin), Directorate of Army Medical Services
• 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.
• Lieutenant Colonel 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

Sri Lankan Navy

• Admiral Deshamanya D.B. Goonesekara, ndc, psc, SLN - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy (1973–1979)
• Admiral Thisara S.G. Samarasinghe, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, DISS, MNI, SLN - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy (2009–2011) (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, WV, RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, psc, MNI, SLN - current Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy (2015-), former Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard and a recipient of the Weerodara Vibhushanaya
• Vice Admiral Asoka de Silva, VSV, ndc, psc, SLN - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy (1983–1986) (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Rear Admiral Rajan Kadiragamar, MVO, ADC, RCyN - former Commander of the Royal Ceylon Navy (1960–1970)
• Rear Admiral Palitha Fernando, PC, SLVNF - Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy (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 Y.N. Jayarathna, RWP, RSP, USP, psc, SLN - Commandant of the Naval and Maritime Academy
• Commodore G.E.S. de Silva, PSV, FCMA, FCFA, FCMI, SLVNF - Commanding Officer, VNF
• Commodore Prasanna Alahakoon, USP, psc, SLN - Deputy Superintendent of SLN Dockyard and former Deputy Director Naval Projects and Plans.
• Commodore Kalana Jinadasa, RSP, USP, NWC, psc, SLN - Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), former Director Naval Inspectorate and Deputy Director Naval Operations
• Surgeon Commodore Lakdasa Dissanayake, FRCS, SLVNF - former Surgeon Commodore, Sri Lanka Navy (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
• Captain Deepthi Peiris, SLN - Director Naval Information Technology
• 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)
• Air Chief Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, rcds, psc, qfi, SLAF - former Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force (2011- 2014) (note: - Also listed in Corporate executives)
• Air Chief Marshal Kolitha Gunathilake, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, qfi, SLAF - former Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force (2014-2015) and current Chief of the Defence Staff
• Air Vice Marshal Nimal Herat Gunaratne, VSV, USP, SLAF - Director Health Services, SLAF (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
• 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 - Staff Officer Air Operation, 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 and MEDEVAC pilot, No. 7 Squadron 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 (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Captain Bevis Bawa, CLI - former Aide-de-camp to the Governors of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Architects)
• 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 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 (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
• Ana Seneviratne - former Inspector General of Police (IGP) (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
• 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
• Jayantha Jayasinghe - former Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Eastern Range
• P. "Brute" Mahendran - former Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Northern Range
• Roshan Fernando - Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Moneragala District former SSP, Gampola Division; SSP, Jaffna Division and Director Police Medical Services
• Hilton "H C" Perera - former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), deputy head National Intelligence Bureau
• 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
• Bandula Wijewardane - Superintendent of Police (SP), Trincomalee Division
• Eddie Grey - former Inspector of Police (IP), first Ceylonese head of the Police Mounted Section (note: - Also listed in Sportsmen and sports administrators)

Academics

• Sir Nicholas Attygalle, FRCS - former Vice-Chancellor of University of Ceylon, Dean Faculty of Medicine & Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Medicine)
• Vidya Jyothi E.O.E. Pereira - former Vice Chancellor of University of Ceylon, Peradeniya and Founder of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya
• C.L.V. Jayathilake - former Chancellor of Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, former Vice Chancellor of University of Peradeniya & Emeritus Professor
• Hema Ellawala - former Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Emeritus Professor of History & Sociology
• Muhammad Monty Cassim - Vice Chancellor and Professor of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
• M.J.S.Wijeratne - Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya
• Susirith Mendis - Vice Chancellor of the University of Ruhuna and Professor of Physiology
• Deshamanya 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
• Vidya Jyothi T. Nadaraja - former Chancellor of the University of Jaffna, Professor and the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Ceylon
• T. Varagunam, FRCP - Chancellor of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka

• Vidya Jyothi V. K. Samaranayake - former Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Professor of Computer Science and Founder of University of Colombo School of Computing
• Vidya Jyothi Osmund Jayaratne - former President of the Colombo Campus, University of Sri Lanka (now University of Colombo), Emeritus Professor of Physics and left wing politician.
• 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
• K. Kailasapathy - first president of the Jaffna Campus, University of Sri Lanka
• V. Sivalingam - Founder of Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya and first Professor of Parasitology in the University of Ceylon
• S.R. Kottegoda - former Dean and Professor of the Medical Faculty, University of Colombo, and National Coordinator, Health Systems Research, Ministry of Health
• Sanath Lamabathusooriya, MBE - former Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of Colombo and Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
• Vidya Jyothi Janaka de Silva - Senior Professor of Medicine and Former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, and Director of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo
• Vidya Jyothi A. W. Mailvaganam - former Dean of Faculty of Science, University of Ceylon
• S. Mahalingam - former Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Peradeniya and Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• L. P. Samaranayake - Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, Hong Kong University and Professor of Pathology
• Ajith P. Madurapperuma - Former Dean and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Moratuwa
• Sunitha Wickramasinghe, FRCP - Deputy Dean of the Imperial College School of Medicine and Professor of Haematology
• David de Kretser, AC, KStJ - former Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University (note: - Also listed in Viceregal)

• Michael Dias Bandaranaike, QC - Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Cambridge; Director of Studies and Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
• Vidya Jyothi Chandra Wickramasinghe, FIMA, FRAS, FRSA - Professor of Applied Mathematics & Astronomy at Cardiff University and Director of the Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology
• K. N. Seneviratne - Professor of Medicine and founder director of Sri Lanka's Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
• Muhammad Ajward Macan Markar, FRCP - first Professor of Medicine, University of Ceylon, Peradeniya.
• Saman Kelegama - Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka and former President of the Sri Lanka Economic Association
• K. N. Jayatilleke - Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Ceylon and Professor of Philosophy
• Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera - Professor and Head of the Buddhist and Pail Faculty of the University of Kelaniya (note: - Also listed in Prelates)
• Rohan Abeyaratne - Quentin Berg Professor of Mechanics and CEO/Director of the SMART Centre, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Nalin Kulatilaka - Wing Tat Lee Family Professor of Management and Research Director of Institute for Leading in a Dynamic Economy, Boston University
• Gihan Wikramanayake - Professor of Computer Science and Director, University of Colombo School of Computing
• Janek Ratnatunga - former Head of the School of Commerce, University of South Australia and Professor of Accounting
• Vidya Jyothi Rezvi Sheriff - Senior Professor of Medicine & Director of the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo
• Kumaraswamy "Vela" Velupillai - Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Trento
• Milroy Paul, MRCP, FRCS - first Professor of Surgery, Ceylon Medical College and co-founder International College of Surgeons.
• Lakshman Marasinghe - Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Windsor (note: - Also listed in Public commissions & corporations)
• Saman Gunatilake, FRCP, FCCP - Professor of Medicine, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
• Nalin de Silva - Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Kelaniya
• A. Suri Ratnapala - Professor of Law, T.C. Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland
• Nihal Jayawickrama - former Professor of Law at University of Hong Kong and Ariel F Sallows Professor of Human Rights at University of Saskatchewan (note: - Also listed in lawyers)
• D.N.Samarasekera, FRCS - Professor of Surgery, Head of the Department of Surgery, University of Colombo
• M. Maheswaran - Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin–Marathon County, former Professor and Head, Dept of Mathematics, University of Peradeniya
• Nanda Munasinghe - Professor, Head of Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa
• Lal Jayakody - Professor of Pharmacology and Head of the Department of Pharmacology, University of Colombo
• B.A. Abeywickrama - Emeritus Professor, Department of Botany, University of Colombo
• W.D. Ratnasooriya - Senior Professor and Chair in Zoology of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo
• Saman Amarasinghe - Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• William Norman Rae, VD - Professor of Chemistry & Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• R.H. Paul - Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Peradeniya
• Chelvanayagam Vaseeharan - Professor of Mathematics and former Sri Lanka Athletics team Captain
• Dayalal Abeysekera, Professor of Sociology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Director of the University Grants Commission
• Colvin Goonaratna, FRCP - Emeritus Professor of Physiology, University of Colombo
• Parakrama Chandrasoma - Professor of Pathology, University of Southern California
• Douglas Amerasekera - Professor of Mathematics, University of Ceylon
• P.C.B. Fernando - Professor of Mathematics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
• Siri Kannangara - Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney
• R. K. W. Goonesekera - Professor of Law, Ahmadu Bello University
• Gihan Dias - Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa
• Priyan Mendis - Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Melbourne
• Chanaka Jayawardhena - Professor of Marketing, Business School, University of Hull
• Raj "Barr-Kumar" Barr-Kumarakulasinghe, FAIA, RIBA - Professor of Practice, The Catholic University of America and former Emens Distinguished Professor, Ball State University (note: Also listed in Architects)
• 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

• Nalin Ranasinghe - Deputy Director, University of Colombo School of Computing, University of Colombo
• Brendon Gooneratne - Head and Senior Lecturer, Department of Parasitology, University of Ceylon, Peradeniya (note: - Also listed in Authors)
• D.A.I.Munindradasa - Defence Advisor and Senior Lecturer, Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering of the Moratuwa University
• Santha Sumanasekara - Program Director and Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science and IT, RMIT University, Australia
• Devaka Weerakoon - Senior Lecturer, Department of Zoology, University of Colombo
• Shyama Banneheka - Senior Lecturer, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Dental Sciences & Head - Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of allied Health Sciences,University of Peradeniya
• Chandima Gomes - Professor of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia and Head of the Centre for Electromagnetic and Lightning Protection Malaysia
• Charitha Pattiaratchi - Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Western Australia

Scientists

• Mohan Munasinghe - Vice President of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Professor, United Nations University, Tokyo
• Ranjan Ramasamy - former Chairman of the National Science Foundation
• A M Mubarak - Director, Industrial Technology Institute and former Director, National Science Foundation
• Ray Jayawardhana - Astronomer and Author; Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics and Steacie Fellow
• Suran Goonatilake, OBE - Chairman & Co-Founder of Bodymetrics and Searchspace and Professor at the University of the Arts London
• Kavan Ratnatunga - Astronomer and Associate Research Professor, Physics Department, Carnegie Mellon University
• Balendran Velauthapillai - Research Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• Kelum Manamendra - Herpetologist

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
• H.J. Wijesinghe - acting Principal of Royal College, Colombo (1938 - 1939)
• Peter De Abrew - Co-founder and patron of Musaeus College
• Mohan Lal Grero - Founder of the Lyceum International School (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Cedric Orlorff - Principal of Trinity College, Kandy (1957–1968) and Wesley College, Colombo
• E. C. Gunasekera - Vice Principal of Royal College, Colombo
• Duleep De Chickera - Sub-warden of S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia (note: - Also listed in Prelates)
• P. L. Jansz - Sub-warden of S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia
• Vijitha Weerasinghe - Deputy Principal of Royal College, Colombo & Mentor, Royal College Union
• E.F.C. Pereira - Senior Master of both Royal College and S. Thomas' College

Public commissions & corporations

• Prof. C.L.V. Jayathilake, Chairman of National Education Commission and the National Institute of Business Management, former Director General of the National Institute of Education.
• Rodney Vandergert, SLOS - former Chairman of the Public Service Commission (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Lakshman Marasinghe - Chairman of the National Law Commission and former Legal Director of the SCOPP (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Deshamanya Ranjit Abeysuriya, PC - former Chairmen of the National Police Commission (note: - Also listed in Lawyers)
• Nimalasiri Silva, COS - former Chairman of the Ceylon Hotels Corporation and Director-General, Ceylon Tourist Board (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 (note: - Also listed in Media personalities & Journalist)
• N. E. Weerasooriya, QC - founding Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (note: - Also listed in Lawyers)
• 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
• Sumantha Amerasinghe - former Chairman of the Coast Conservation Department
• Bimal Padameperuma - former Chairman of the Ceylon Engineering Corporation
• Ashoka Serasinghe - Chairman of the National Film Corporation
• Abdul Sathar Mohamed Misbah - former Chairman of the State Printing Corporation
• Reshan Dewapura - CEO of the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka
• Deshabandu Palitha Weeraman - Director of Cultural Affairs and Director of the Cooperate Alliance of South East Asia

Industrialists and corporate executives

• Sir Charles Henry de Soysa - Pre-eminent entrepreneur and Philanthropist and the wealthiest Ceylonese of the 19th century
• Sir Ernest De Silva - 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)
• Sir Henry De Mel - Founder of the H.L. De Mel & Company, lawyer and member of the Legislative Council (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• U.N.Gunasekera - 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
• 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
• Hemaka Amarasuriya - Chairman Singer Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Insurance, Nations Trust Bank and NDB Group
• Susantha Ratnayake - Chairman of John Keells Holdings
• Norman Gunewardene - former Chairman Aitken Spence & Vice Chairman Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka
• Ratna Sivaratnam - former Chairman and Managing Director Aitken Spence
• Mahendra Amarasuriya - Chairman Commercial Bank, former Chairman United Motors Ltd and the International Chamber of Commerce
• Ajit Chitty - Chairman Eastern Brokers - Former Chairman Colombo Shipping Company
• Sunil Mendis - former Chairman Hayleys (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
• Deshamanya Dr Lalith Kotelawala - Chairman of Ceylinco Consolidated.
• A. S. Jayawardene - former Chairman Bank of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Civil Servants)
• Eran Wickramaratne - former Chairman of the ICTA and CEO NDB Bank (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• Deshamanya Cyril Herath - former Chairman National Savings Bank (note: - Also listed in Policemen)
• Air Chief Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama - former Chairman, Bank of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Military)
• 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 - former Managing Director of HSBC Private Bank (note: - Also listed in Civil Servants)
• Mano Tittewela - former Chairman of People's Bank
• Harindranath George Dias - founding Chairman National Savings Bank
• Chrisantha Perera - former Chairman Forbes & Walker, Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, Bank of Ceylon, & Sri Lanka Tea Board.
• A. N. U. Jayewardene - Chairman Mercantile Leasing
• Chanaka De Silva - Chairman of Kelani Tyres Limited and former Chairman Union Bank
• Wijaya "Stanley" Unamboowe - former Chairman Carsons Cumberbatch PLC Group
• Mahinda Wijenayake - former Chairman DFCC Bank
• D. S. Jayasundera - former Chairman Hayleys
• Eraj Wijesinghe - Chairman Bartleet Group
• Sunil C. Wijsinghe - Deputy Chairman Bartleet Group
• S Skandakumar - Chairman George Steuarts & Co Ltd'
• Scott Direckze - former Chairman George Steuarts & Co Ltd
• Ajith Dias - Chairman Sri Lankan Air Lines

• 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
• Kapila Ariyaratne - CEO of Seylan Bank
• Uddaka Tennekoon - former Managing Director of Mercantile Merchant Bank
• Ajith Fernando - Managing Director, Capital Alliance (Pvt)Ltd
• Suren Madanayake - Managing Director, ACL Cables Limited
• Lucky de Chickera - former Managing Director of Lanka Walltile PLC (note: - Also listed in Poets and writers)
• Lieutenant Colonel Harin Malwatte, RSP, USP, FCMI - Secretary-General/Chief Executive Officer, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (note: - Also listed in military)
• Aravinda Korala - CEO of KAL
• Ravi Wijenathan - CEO of Millennium Development (Pvt) Ltd FCIM,former Senior Vice Chairmen Chartered Institute of Marketing Sri Lanka Region -CIM UK
• Ravi Dassanayake - CEO of Lankaputhra Development Bank
• Dilanjan Soysa - CEO Commercial Leasing Company
• 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
• Vijaya Malalasekera - Director of Corporate and Legal Affairs of the Ceylon Tobacco Company
• Priyan Fernando - Head of Global Services, American Express Travel Related Services, former President and COO - American Express Business Travel, USA.
• Chutta Ratnathicam - former Senior Vice President & CFO of Con-way, current Chairman of Audit Committee for Franklin Resources
• Gamini C.B. Wijeyesinghe, FCA - Former Precedent Partner, KPMG Sri Lanka
• Arjuna Herath, FCA - Partner, Ernst & Young Sri Lanka
• Nimal Wirasekara, previous head of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing
• Sanjiva Weerawarana - Founder, Chairman and CEO of WSO2 Inc. and a founding member of Lanka Software Foundation

Sports

Sports administrators

• 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)
• A. E. Christffelaz- former President of the Board of Control for Cricket (1950 - 1952)
• Major General B.R. Heyn, idc, psc, CLI - former President of the Board of Control for Cricket (1976 - 1978) & 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
• Ranjan Madugalle - current Chief Match Referee of the International Cricket Council
• Ajith C. S. Perera - former Sri Lankan cricket Umpire & qualified scorer (note: - Also listed in Activists)
• Maiya Gunasekara - former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain & former President of the Sri Lankan Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
• Lionel Almeida - former Sri Lankan cricketer and former President of the SLRFU

Sportsmen

• Ranjan Madugalle - former Test Cricket Captain of Sri Lanka
• Gamini Goonesena - former Ceylon & Cambridge University Cricket Captain
• Churchill Gunasekara - former Ceylon Cricket Captain
• Colonel Fredrick C. de Saram, OBE, CA - former Ceylon Cricket Captain (note: - Also listed in Military)
• C. I. Gunesekera - former Ceylon Cricket Captain
• Satyendra Coomaraswamy - former Ceylon Cricket Captain
• Fitzroy Crozier - former Ceylon cricketer
• Sargo Jayewickrema - former Ceylon Cricket Captain
• Dav Whatmore - former Australian cricketer & Sri Lankan, Bangladesh team coach
• Asantha De Mel - former Sri Lankan cricketer (note: - Also listed in Public commissions & corporations)
• N.S. Joseph - former Sri Lankan cricketer
• Jayantha Amerasinghe - former Sri Lankan cricketer
• Sudath Pasqual - former Sri Lankan cricketer
• Rohan Jayasekera - former Sri Lankan cricketer
• Roshan Jurangpathy - former Sri Lankan cricketer
• Jehan Mubarak - Sri Lankan cricketer, National coloursman in Water Polo
• Kushal Janith Perera - Sri Lankan cricketer
• Mahesh Rodrigo - former Ceylon cricketer and All Ceylon Rugby Captain
• Channa Gunasekera - former Ceylon cricketer
• Pat McCarthy - former Ceylon cricketer

• Barney Henricus - Gold medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games
• Alex Obeysekere - Bronze medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games
• Niluka Karunaratne - Sri Lankan badminton player and captain of the Sri Lankan contingent to the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Asanga Rodrigo - former Sri Lankan Rugby Captain
• Donald Rutnam - Represented India in Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics and at the Wimbledon Championships (note: - Also listed in Civil servants)
• 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.
• Pavithra Fernando - current Senior Sri Lankan Rugby Player and captain of Sri Lanka Rugby for Asian Five Nations, 2009
• Rajith Jayasundara - former Sri Lankan Rugby Player (first represented Sri Lanka at age 16)
• Harshana Godamanne - National Tennis Coloursman & Professional Tennis Player
• Ravi Wijenathan - Former Sri Lanka Rugby Player

Engineers

• Vidya Jyothi E.O.E. Pereira - Founder of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• 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
• Major General V.U.B. Nanayakkara, USP, Hdmc, SLE - current Chief Field Engineer Sri Lanka Army (note: - Also listed in Military)
• U.N.Gunasekera - Construction magnate (note: - Also listed in Industrialist)
• Kenneth de Kretser, CMG - former Director of Public Works and Civil Aviation
• S.C. Amarasinghe - former Managing Director of the Ceylon Electricity Board
• S. L. De Silva - former Director of the Technical College
• D.A.I.Munindradasa - Defence Advisor (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Malith Mendis - CEO, Lanka Hydraulic Institute
• Chandima Gomes - Head, CELP Malaysia and Consultant in Lightning Protection, Grounding and EMI/EMC (Note: - Also listed in Academics)

Lawyers

• Suhada Gamalath - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms
• Dr Nihal Jayawickrama - former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and Executive Director of Transparency International (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Rear Admiral Palitha Fernando, PC - current Attorney General of Sri Lanka and Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Mohan Peiris, PC - former Attorney General of Sri Lanka (note: - Also listed in Judges)
• C. R. De Silva, PC - former Attorney General of Sri Lanka and Chairmen, Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission
• Shibly Aziz, PC - former Attorney General of Sri Lanka and Chairmen of the Civil Aviation Authority
• Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, KC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Prominent figures in the Independence Movement & Legislators)
• Justice Sir Thomas Garvin, KC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Judges)
• Justice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon (note: - Legislators & Judges)
• Justice T.S. Fernando, QC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon (note: - Judges)
• Mervyn Fonseka, OBE, KC - former Solicitor General of Ceylon & Legal Draftsman
• 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)
• George Edmund Chitty., QC - a well known Queens Counsel, former Commissioner of Assize
• 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
• N. E. Weerasooriya, QC - a well known lawyer (note: - Also listed in Public commissions & Corporations)
• Hemantha Warnakulasuriya, PC - a well known criminal lawyer (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Chula De Silva, PC - prominent lawyer and Rhodes Scholar
• Gritakumar E. Chitty - former Registrar of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
• Shyamlal Rajapaksa - former prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (note: - Also listed in Provincial Councilors)
• Dr Harsha Cabral, PC - a Commissioner of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka
• H. V. Perera, QC - leader of the Unofficial Bar
• Fredrick Christian Loos - former Commissioner of Requests and Crown Proctor
• Jayantha Gunasekera, PC - a well known lawyer & former Secretary of the Sri Lanka Bar Association
• J.W. Subasinghe, PC - Constitutional and Appellate lawyer and former Registrar, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• Ainsley Clive "Bunty" de Zoysa, PC - a well known criminal lawyer & crown counsel
• Edmund Wijerama - Senior Counsel, former Advocate and Author
• Jayantha P Weerasinghe, PC - a well known lawyer
• Chanaka Bandarage – a leading Barrister and Solicitor in Canberra
• Senaka Weeraratna, Attorney - at - law and Barrister and Solicitor (Victoria, Australia), Author of the 'Player Referral' Concept underlying the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in international cricket <http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/03/26/spo30.asp>

Architects

• Deshamanya Geoffrey Bawa, FRIBA - Most renowned Architect in Sri Lanka
• Captain Bevis Bawa - Renowned landscape architect (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Oliver Weerasinghe, FRIBA - Architect & Sri Lanka's first City Planner (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• Valentine Gunasekara - Architect, Geoffrey Bawa's partner and winner of the Rockefeller Scholarship
• Raj "Barr-Kumar" Barr-Kumarakulasinghe, FAIA, RIBA - former National President of the American Institute of Architects (Note: Also listed in Academics)
• Lochi Gunaratna - Architect

Medicine

• 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)
• E.M. Wijerama, FRCP - first President of the Ceylon College of Physicians and former President of the Ceylon Medical Association.
• R. L. Spittle, CMG, CBE, FRCS - Prominent Surgeon and President of the Ceylon Branch, British Medical Association (note: - Also listed in writers)
• Deshamanya J.B. Peiris, FRCP - former President of the Sri Lanka College of Physicians & founder of the Institute of Neurology
• Saman Gunatilake, FRCP, FCCP - one of the foremost neurologist in the country and former President of the Ceylon College of Physicians (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• 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)
• Vidya Jyothi Janaka de Silva, FRCP, FCCP, FNASSL - leading physician and gastroenterologist, former President of the Ceylon College of Physicians (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Nalin Rodrigo, FRCS, RCOG - Former President Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians, Medical Director of Asha Central Hospital and Chairman of the Sri Jayawardanapura General Hospital
• U. S. Jayawickrama, FRCP - founder Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka and of Pharmacology at the North Colombo Medical College.
• Deshamanya Surendra Ramachandran, FRCP - Founder of Sri Lankas First Dialysis Unit & President of the Sri Lanka College of Physicians
• Vidyaj Yothi H.H.R. Samarasinghe, FRCP, FRACP - President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council
• Henry N. Rajaratnam, FRCP, FCCP, FRACP - former President of the Sri Lanka College of Physicians
• Captain Henry de Boer, CMG, MC - Director of Medical Services, Uganda and Nyasaland (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Edwin Arthur Blok, CBE - former Director of Health Services, Ceylon
• Dr. D. B. "Barney" Gunasekara - former Director General of Health
• Hector Weerasinghe - former Director, Colombo National Hospital, Sri Lanka (note: - Also listed in Diplomats)
• R.S.B. Wickremasinge - Director of the Medical Research Institute, Sri Lanka
• Siri Kannangara, FRACP - Director of the New South Wales Institute of Sports Medicine & Member of the FIFA medical committee
• Major General Chelliah Thurairaja, USP, SLMC - former Director Army Medical Services and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Air Vice Marshal Nimal Herat Gunaratne, VSV, USP, SLAF - Director Health Services, SLAF (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Surgeon Commodore Lakdasa Dissanayake, FRCS, SLVNF - leading cancer surgeon and surgeon commodore, Sri Lanka Navy and Cancer Hospital, Sri Lanka (note: - Also listed in Military)
• Gamini Jayakuru - Former Director National STD/AIDS control program & Head of the Department of Venereal Disease, Colombo National Hospital, Sri Lanka
• C.A. Hewavitharne, FRCS - former prominent member of the Ceylon University College Council (note: - Prominent figures in the Independence Movement)
• Maiya Gunasekera, FRCS, FICS - Consultant Surgeon, Nawaloka Hospital, Colombo (note: - Also listed in Sports)
• Ajitha Wijesundere - Senior Obstetrician, Castle Street Maternity Hospital, Colombo
• Deshabandu R.S. Thanabalasundaram, FRCS - Prominent physician and clinical lecture, Colombo National Hospital, Sri Lanka
• Ratnasabapathy Sashidharan, FFARCS, FRCA - Consultant Anaesthetist Barts & The London NHS Trust and Bernard Johnson Adviser, Royal College of Anaesthetists
• Sunil Wimalaratna, FRCP - Consultant Neurologist and Senior Lecturer, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Tony Sirimanna, FRCS - Consultant, Great Ormond Street Hospital
• Nandana Dasanayake - Consultant Surgeon, Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Sri Lanka
• Roshan Dassenaieke, MS, FRCS, FCSSL - Consultant Surgeon, District General Hospital, Chilaw, Sri Lanka

Poets and writers

• James De Alwis - Nineteenth century Sinhala poet and writer (note: - Also listed in Legislators)
• R. L. Spittle, CMG, CBE, FRCS - author
• Phiroz Mehta - writer and lecturer on religious topics
• Carl Muller- author and Journalist
• Brendon Gooneratne - author (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Shyam Selvadurai- author
• Lucky de Chickera - author (note: - Also listed in Industrialists and corporate executives)
• Susantha Goonatilake - author and President of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
• Harold Peiris - translator of Sinhalese literature and patron of the arts
• Gamini Salgado - author on Elizabethan and Jacobean literature and appointed Chair of English at University of Exeter
• Seneka Abeyratne - play writer
• 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 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 (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
• Malinda Seneviratne - Editor in Chief of The Nation
• Edmund de Livera - former Editor, Times of Ceylon & composer of the College Song of S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia
• Dushy Ranetunge - International Journalist
• Janiytha Seneviratne - Journalist
• Sinha Rathnathunga - Editor in Chief, The Sunday Times
• Dinesh Weerawansa - Editor in Chief, The Sunday Observer
• Manik De Silva - Chief Editor, Sunday Island
• Hema Nalin Karunaratne - Television Presenter, current Chairman and Managing Director, Heritage TV & former Director programs of EAP Networks

Aviation

• Deshamanya J.P. Obeyesekere III - first Sri Lankan to fly solo from England to Sri Lanka. (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.

Artists

• Rohan Joseph de Saram - Sri Lanka's foremost Conductor
• Lakshman Joseph De Saram - Violinist and Film Composer
• Kala Suri Dilup Gabadamudalige - Composer & Musician with the Amazing Grace, Pioneer in Computer Music Technology in Sri Lanka
• Santhush Weeraman - musician
• Ranidu Lankage - musician
• Krishan Maheson - rapper
• Iraj Weeraratne - Music producer & musician
• Dushyanth Weeraman - Musician, actor and dancer
• Lucky Senanayake - Renowned painter
• Senaka Senanayake - Renowned painter
• J.L.K. van Dort - Renowned painter
• Prasanna Weerakkody - Renowned painter
• Mohamed Adamally - Renowned Dramatist
• 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
• Athula Adikari - Sinhala vocalist

Activists

• Ajith C. S. Perera - Dis-ability activist (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

Prelates

• Lakdasa De Mel - First Bishop of Kurunegala and Metropolitan Bishop of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon
• Harold de Soysa - First Ceylonese Bishop of Colombo
• Roger Adrian Herft - Current Anglican Archbishop of Perth, Australia
• Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera - Chief Incumbent (Priest) of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara (note: - Also listed in Academics)
• Lakshman Wickremasinghe - Bishop of Kurunegala & youngest Bishop in the Church of England
• Duleep De Chickera - former Bishop of Colombo (note: - Also listed in Educationalists)
• Cyril Abeynaike - former Bishop of Colombo
• Kenneth Fernando - former Bishop of Colombo
• Canon Ivan Corea - Rural Dean of Colombo
• Duleep Fernando - Former President of the Methodist Church of Ceylon
• Francis Lorenz Beven - former Archdeacon of Colombo
• Lokendra Abhayaratne - Archdeacon of Galle

Other prominent alumni

• Neranjan Wijeyeratne - Diyawadana Nilame (Chief lay Custodian) of the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy (1985–2005)
• Arjuna Sittampalam - Investment Banker
• Ranji Salgado - Renowned economist & senior International Monetary Fund official
• Malik Samarawickrema - former Chairman of the United National Party
• Dhammika Attygalle - Chief Basnayake Nilame of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara
• Dilip Abayasekara - Past President, Toastmasters International

Old Royalists in fiction

Many fictional characters have been described as Old Royalist. These include:

• Carlaboy von Bloss from the novel Once Upon a Tender Time.
• Allan from the novel (later made into a film) Kaliyugaya.
• Malin from the novel (later made into a film) Yuganthaya.
• Mithra Dias from the novel The Giniralla Conspiracy.
• The revolutionary Kumudu Prasanna from the novel The Giniralla Conspiracy.
• Janendra "Janu" Samarawickrama from the novel There is Something I Have to Tell You.