# List of Richmond College, Galle alumni

This is a list of notable Old Richmondites, the alumni of Richmond College, Galle, Sri Lanka.

## Heads of state and government

| Name | Notability | Reference |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa | President (2005–2015), Prime Minister (2004–2005), member parliament - Kurunegala (2015–present), Hambantota (1989–2005), Beliatta (1970–1977) | |
| Wijeyananda Dahanayake | Prime Minister (1959–1960), member parliament - Galle (1947–1959, 1960–1977, 1979–1988) | |

## Politics

| Name | Notability |
| C. W. W. Kannangara | Father of Free Education in Sri Lanka, member Legislative Council - Galle (1923–1931), member State Council (1931–1947) |
| Chamal Rajapaksa | member parliament - Hambantota (1989–present), Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2010–2015) |
| Simon Abeywickrema | Founding Vice President of United National Party, member Legislative Council - Udugama (1938) |
| Charles Edirisuriya | Ceylonese politician |
| R. A. de Mel | Mayor of Colombo (1944–1946), member parliament - Colombo South (1947–1952) |
| Cyril de Zoysa | President of the Senate of Ceylon (1960–1965), industrialist, philanthropist |
| W. A. de Silva | member State Council (1931–1942), Minister of Health (1936–1942) |
| Montague Jayawickrama | Minister of Transport and Public Works (1952-1956), Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs (1977-1987), Treasurer of the United National Party |
| Keerthisena Abeywickrama | District Minister- Matara, member parliament - Deniyaya (1977-1987) |
| William de Silva | member parliament - Ambalangoda-Balapitiya (1947–1953), Ambalangoda (1960), Devinuwara (1965) |
| Amarasiri Dodangoda | member parliament - Galle (1989–1993, 1994–2009), Chief Minister of Southern Province (1993–1994) |
| Robert Edward Jayatilaka | member parliament, Minister |
| Hemakumara Nanayakkara | member parliament - Galle (1989–1994, 2000–2010), Governor of Southern Province (2015–present) |
| Vasudeva Nanayakkara | member parliament - Kiriella (1970–1977), Ratnapura (1989–2001, 2010–present) |
| Ramesh Pathirana | member parliament - Galle (2010–present) |
| D. A. Rajapaksa | member parliament - Beliatta (1947–1965) |
| D. M. Rajapaksa | member of State council |
| George Rajapaksa | member of parliament |

## Judiciary

| Name | Notability | Reference |
| G. P. S. de Silva | Chief Justice (1991–1999) | |
| M. W. H. de Silva | Supreme court judge | |

## Education

| Name | Notability |
| George Dissanaike | Senior Professor/Head of Physics Department University of Peradeniya, fellow of the National Academy of Sciences |
| H. A. I. Goonetileke | bibliographer, librarian, University of Peradeniya, Darrell Medalist (1941) |
| L. H. Mettananda | Sri Lankan educationist and activist |
| Gamini Haththotuwegama | Professor, Universities of University of Peradeniya and University of Kelaniya, writer, film critic |
| P. de S. Kularatne | educationist, former Principal Ananda College, Colombo, founder Nalanda College, Colombo |
| M. M. M. Najim | Vice Chancellor South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (2015–present) |

## Civil and defense services

| Name | Notability |
| Prasad Kariyawasam | Ambassador to United States (2014–present), High Commissioner to India (2009–2014) |
| Austin Fernando | Governor of Eastern Province (2015–present), Secretary to the President of Sri Lanka (2017–2018), Defence Secretary |
| Nandasiri Jasentuliyana | Director United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, Deputy Director-General United Nations Office at Vienna |
| Lalith Jayaweera | Air Vice Marshal, Director General Health Services of Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Ravi Arunthavanathan | Air Vice Marshall of Sri Lanka Air Force, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff |
| B. M. U. D. Basnayake | Defence Secretary and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy. |

## Medicine

| Name | Notability |
| C. G. Uragoda | physician, author, folklorist, historian, conservationist, president Royal Asiatic Society (Sri Lanka) |
| U. S. Jayawickrama | Chairman of the Board of Study for Medicine Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (Sri Lanka) |
| Tilak Weerasooriya | Dean - University of Ruhuna, deputy vice chancellor Kotelawala Defence University |

## Arts and media

| Name | Notability |
| E. F. C. Ludowyk | author, playwright, critic |
| Ediriweera Sarachchandra | playwright, novelist, poet, literary critic, essayist and social commentator, Chancellor - University of Peradeniya (1993–1996), Ambassador to France (1974–1977) |
| Lionel Edirisinghe | musicologist and the inaugural principal at the University of the Visual & Performing Arts. |
| Bandula Padmakumara | Sri Lankan journalist and television presenter |
| Yasapalitha Nanayakkara | Sri Lankan director in cinema and stage drama |
| Udayakantha Warnasuriya | Sri Lankan film director, producer, screenwriter and author |
| Pubudu Chathuranga | Sri Lankan actor, model and screenplay writer |

## Sports

| Name | Notability |
| Martin de Silva | All Ceylon cricket player |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | International cricket player (2016–present), Sri Lanka test captain |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | International cricket player (2017–present) |
| Kamindu Mendis | International cricket player (2018–present), Sri Lanka Under-19s Captain |
| Charith Asalanka | International cricket player (2021–present), Sri Lanka ODI & T20I Captain |
| Chamila Gamage | International cricket player (2002) |
| Suranga Lakmal | International cricket player (2010–2022), Sri Lanka test captain |
| Champaka Ramanayake | International cricket player (1986–1995) |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | One Day International cricket player (2021-22) |
| Dhammika Sudarshana | First class cricket player & cricket coach |
| Anil Rideegammanagedera | First class cricket player |
| Percy Abeysekera | Sri Lankan cricket superfan |