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This is a list of Old Sylvestrians, the alumni of St. Sylvester's College, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

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Name Notability Reference
Ishak Sahabdeen International cricket and hockey player
S. B. S. Abayakoon Vice-Chancellor of University of Peradeniya (2009–2012)
Tilake Abeysinghe Internationally reputed painter and sculptor - awarded “Cavaliere of the Order of Merit" (knighthood) by the Italian Government.
Buwaneka Aluwihare Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (2013–present), Deputy Solicitor General (?-2013)
Malcolm Bulner 1964 Olympic welterweight boxer, boxing referee (1944 –)
Mahinda Aluwihara Ceylon national football team player (1961 – 1968)
Jayanath Colombage Admiral - Commander of the Navy (2012 – 2014)
Eric Fernando Director-General of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (1998 – )
Lionel Fernando Governor of North Eastern Province (1993 – 1994)
Hemal Gunasekara Member of Parliament - Matara (2010–present)
Tikiri Kobbekaduwa Governor of Central Province (2005 – 2015)
M. Velu Kumar Member of Parliament - Kandy (2015–present)
George Pelpola Member of Parliament - National List (1977-1989), Ambassador to Maldives, Ambassador to Italy
Gamini Rajapakse Member of Parliament - (1977-1989), Ambassador to Jordan (2011-2015)
Chandradasa Ranatunga Member of Parliament - Kegalle (1989-1994)
Kingsley Rajapakse Filmmaker and actor (1934-1983)
Cyril Ranatunga General - Chief of Staff Sri Lankan Army; first General Officer Commanding the Joint Operations Command; Secretary of Defence
Percy Samaraweera Chief Minister of Uva Province (1988-1998), Member of Parliament - Welimada (1965-1970, 1977-1989)
Chandana P. Udawatte Vice-Chancellor of Sabaragamuwa University (2014-2017)
Jayampathy Wickramaratne Member of Parliament - National List (2015–present)
Susantha Mendis Major general, Brigade Commander, 51-4 Brigade

See also

References

  1. Anura Ranasinghe - won Observer Schoolboy Cricket Award twice - 1974 and 1975
  2. "Artscope". archives.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. Hassimdeen, Subhani (15 June 2014). "Legends of Sri Lanka soccer". The Sundaytimes. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. "Kingsley Rajapaksa ignited the cinema with Deepashika". Sarasaviya. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

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