List of Kingswood College, Kandy alumni

This is a list of alumni of Kingswood College, Kandy in Sri Lanka, often called "Old Kingswoodians".[1][2][3]

Politics

Name Notability Reference
Allan Morley Spaar Ceylonese public servant and local politician, and the Mayor of Kandy (1940–1942)
J. P. Jayasena Senator
Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne Sabaragamuwa Provincial Councilor (1988–1993), acting Diyawadana Nilame – Temple of the Tooth (1975–2005)
Salinda Dissanayake Member of Parliament – Kurunegala (1994–2019) [4]
Earl Gunasekara Member of Parliament – Polonnaruwa (2000–2015) [5]

Military

Name Notability Reference
Rohan Amerasekera Air Vice-Marshal, Third Commander of the Royal Ceylon Air Force (1972–1974) [6][7]

Public Services

Name Notability Reference
Charles Godakumbura Commissioner of Archaeology in Ceylon (1956–1967) [8]
Victor A. Nicholas Postmaster General of Ceylon (1951–1956) [9]

Academics

Name Notability Reference
Sarath Amunugama Founding Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Visual & Performing Arts, Colombo
K. M. de Silva Academic, historian and author [10]
G.C. Mendis Historian and author [10]
Rizwe Mohammed President of The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama

Film Industry

Name Notability Reference
Ruwan Costa Film director, Cinematographer and Cameraman [11]

Arts

Name Notability Reference
Sanath Gunathilake Actor [12]
Sanath Wimalasiri Actor [13]
Dhanith Sri Singer [14]
R. R. Samarakoon Dramatist [15]

Sports

Name Notability Reference
Indika Dissanayake Weightlifter [16]
Chethiya Wadugodapitiya Rugby union Player [17]
Suwanji Madanayake First Class Cricketer [18]
Fazil Marija Rugby Union Player [19]
Freddie White Hockey Player [20]
Ransilu Jayathilake Powerlifter [21]

References

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  4. ^ Elias, Brian E. "A Short History Kingswood Vs Dharmaraja The Battle of the Maroons'". The Island (Online ed.). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Earl Gunasekara – Manthri.lk". archive2015.manthri.lk. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  6. ^ Chen, C. Peter. "Rohan Amerasekera". World War II Database. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  7. ^ "The Sunday Times Plus Section". www.sundaytimes.lk. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  8. ^ "Pioneering Sri Lanka's Archaeological Identity – DailyNews". 2024-02-09. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  9. ^ "T H E C E Y L O N GO VERN M EN T G A Z E T T E" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b TELEGRAPH, COLOMBO (2012-07-11). "Of Kingswood, Its Founder-Principal Louis Edmund Blaze' And Reflections On A Value-Based Education". Colombo Telegraph. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  11. ^ "We can compete any international standard; Costa". Times Online – Daily Online Edition of The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  12. ^ "Sanath Gunathilaka – සනත් ගුණතිලක – Sinhala Cinema Database". www.films.lk. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  13. ^ "TV Times". www.sundaytimes.lk. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  14. ^ "Dhanith Sri". Latest in the News Sphere | the Morning. 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  15. ^ සමරකෝන්, ආර් ආර් (2010). හෙට කළුවර දවසක්. නුගේගොඩ: සරසවි. ISBN 978-955-573-831-6. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  16. ^ Jayasundera, Upananda. "Indika Chathuranga an outstanding weightlifter". Daily News. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  17. ^ "Sri Lanka Sports News | Sundayobserver.lk". archives.sundayobserver.lk. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  18. ^ "Suwanji Madanayake Profile – Cricket Player Sri Lanka | Stats, Records, Video". Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  19. ^ Marikar, Hafiz (21 December 2014). "Fazil Marija has got the best out of KSC in rugby". Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  20. ^ "Freddie White in tryst to visit his parents' graves". www.sundaytimes.lk. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  21. ^ "Powerlifter Ransilu lived his father's dream". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
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