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This is a list of Trinity College, Kandy alumni , located in Sri Lanka.
Politicians
- Lakshman Kadirgamar – former Sri Lankan Foreign minister
- Theodore Braybrooke Panabokke – High Commissioner to New Delhi, India
- Sarath Amunugama – Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister (Min. of Public Administration and Home Affairs), Minister
- Lionel Gamini Dissanayake PC – presidential candidate, United National Party; Leader of the Opposition, Minister of Lands, Land Development and Mahaweli Development
- Kabir Hashim – Former cabinet minister and MP for Kegalle
- Dilum Amunugama – Former cabinet minister and MP for Kandy District
- Edwin Loku Banda Hurulle – Former Cabinet Minister of Communications and Cultural Affairs
- Lakshman Jayakody – Former Cabinet Minister for Religious Affairs
- Sir Tikiri Bandara Panabokke – Ceylonese Cabinet Minister and Member of the Legislative Council
- Anuruddha Ratwatte – former Minister of Power and Energy and Deputy Minister of Defence
- Edward Lionel Senanayake – Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Hector Kobbekaduwa – Former cabinet minister and presidential candidate
- Tissa Vitharana – Former Cabinet minister and the leader of Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP)
- Batty Weerakoon – Former Cabinet minister and the leader of Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP)
- Tissa Balalla – Former MP for Kurunegala & Governor of North Western Province
- Barnes Ratwatte Dissawe -Member of the State Council and the Senate of Ceylon. (Father of Sirimavo Bandaranaike)
- Lohan Ratwatte – MP for Kandy District
- Shelton Ranaraja – Former MP for Senkadagala & Deputy Minister of Justice
- P. C. Imbulana- Former MP for Ruwanwella, Minister of labour & Governor of Central Province
- Shanakiya Rasamanickam – Member of Parliament - Batticaloa District (TNA)
- P.T.R. Palanivel Rajan – Former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly & former Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments in the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Civil servants
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Jayantha Dhanapala | Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs | |
| Jayantha Kelegama | Economist | |
| V. Coomaraswamy | Former Ceylonese High Commissioner to Canada | |
| Faisz Musthapha | Former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
| Richard Aluwihare | Former Inspector General of Police and Former Ceylonese High Commissioner to India | |
| W. T. I. Alagaratnam | Former Director of Irrigation | |
| Atma Jayaram | Former Chief of the Indian Intelligence Bureau | |
| Faisz Musthapha | Chairman of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (2000–2003) |
Mayors
- Sir Cuda Ratwatte – First Kandyan Knight; first Mayor of Kandy
- Fredrick de Silva – Former Mayor of Kandy
- Mahendra Ratwatte – Former Mayor of Kandy
- Kesera Senanayake – Mayor of Kandy
Missionaries
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Arnolis Weerasooriya | First Ceylonese colonel of the Salvation Army |
Arts
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| George Keyt | Artist | |
| David Paynter | Artist |
Judiciary
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Neville Samarakoon | Former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka | |
| Sarath N. Silva | Former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka | |
| R. R. Crossette-Thambiah | Former Solicitor General of Ceylon, Commissioner of Assize and Barrister | |
| Desmond Lorenz de Silva | Former Chief Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Tribunal | |
| Tellipalai Rajaratnam | Former Commissioner of Assize, Supreme Court judge and Member of Parliament | |
| Barnes Ratwatte II | Judge of the Supreme Court and former President of Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka |
Military
Sri Lanka Army
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Saliya Aladeniya † | First recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya | |
| Denzil Kobbekaduwa † | General Officer Commanding Northern Province | |
| Parami Kulatunga † | Former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army | |
| Richard Udugama | Former Commander of the Sri Lanka Army | |
| Travis Sinniah | Former Commander of Sri Lanka Navy |
Indian Army
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Ajit Rudra | Southern Command of the Indian Army |
Policemen
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Aluwihare | Former Inspector General of Police and former Ceylonese High Commissioner to India | |
| Rudra Rajasingham | Former Inspector General of Police |
Sports
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Dilantha Malagamuwa | Racing driver | |
| Narendra Ekanayake | Former Captain of the Bahamas national cricket team | |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Former Captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team | |
| Lakshman Kadirgamar | Cricketer | |
| Ranjan Madugalle | Former Captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team and presently Chief Match Referee of the International Cricket Council | |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | Former Vice Captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team | |
| Nilantha Ratnayake | Former Sri Lankan national cricketer | |
| Kaushalya Weeraratne | National cricketer | |
| Sachith Pathirana | National cricketer | |
| Niroshan Dickwella | National cricketer | |
| Matheesha Pathirana | National cricketer | |
| Lahiru Kumara | National cricketer | |
| Duncan White | Olympic swimmer | |
| Heshan Unamboowe | Olympic swimmer | |
| Ajith Abeyratne | Racing driver |
Academics
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Seneka Bibile | Former Professor of Pharmacology, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and founder of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation | |
| Stanley Wijesundera | Former Professor of Bio-Chemistry and first Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo | |
| Gishan Dissanaike | Financial economist | |
| Rohan de Silva | Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London | |
| Louis Edmund Blaze | Founder of Kingswood College, Kandy |
Commerce
| Name | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|
| Cecil Balmond | Chairman of Arup |
References
- ^ Centenary Number, Trinity College, Kandy, 1872–1972, Appendix II – Old Boys, published by Trinity College Press, Kandy, March 1972
- "Online edition of Daily News - Features".