Notables
- Veera Puran Appu: Sinhala Hero who fought against the British.
- Weligama Sri Sumangala: Scholar Monk, Buddhist Revivalist & educationalist
- Dodanduwe Piyaratana Tissa Nayaka Thera: the founder of the first Buddhist school in Sri Lanka
- Agga Maha Pandita Polwatte Buddhadatta Mahanayake Thera: Sri Lanka's first Scholar Monk to receive 'Agga Maha Pandita'
- Dombagasare Sri Sumedankara Thera: Discoverer and restorer of the ancient Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
- Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith: 11th Archbishop of Colombo, second Sri Lankan Cardinal
- Fr. Marcelline Jayakody: Catholic priest, musician, lyricist, author & Ramon Magsaysay Award & Kalasuri recipient
- General Sarath Fonseka: Former Commander of the Sri Lanka Army and former candidate for President of Sri Lanka
- Admiral Clancy Fernando: Ex- Commander of the Navy
- Air Marshal Jayalath Weerakkodi: Ex- Air Force Commander
- Indra De Silva: Ex- Inspector General of Police
- Bombardier Gratien Fernando: Anti-colonial agitator
- Sajith Egodage: Last Trinity College boxing Lion & All Island Boxing Champion in 1983
- Chinthaka De Soysa: Former SAARC 100 meters record holder
- Martin Wickramasinghe: Island's Favorite Novelist
- Ediriweera Sarachchandra: Ramon Magsaysay Award winning playwright, poet and social commentator
- Lester James Peiris: Father of Sinhala Cinema (Sri Lankabhimanya recipient)
- Joe Abeywickrama: Legendary Actor
- Malini Fonseka: Legendary Actress
- C T Fernando: Legendary musician/singer
- Lata Walpola: Hela Gee Rajina
- Pandith Amaradeva: Legend of 'Sinhala Classical' music/vocals, creator of the Sinhala Art Song, Padma Shri, Deshamanya and Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient
- Aravinda De Silva: Legendary Batsman (Cricketer)
- Chaminda Vaas: Legendary Bowlwer (Cricketer)
- Sanath Jayasuriya: Legendary All-Rounder (Cricketer)
- Sir James Peiris: National Hero (Independence), First Vice President of the Legislative Council of Ceylon & the World's First non-European President of the Cambridge (or even Oxford) Union.
- Rohana Wijeweera: Founding leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.
- Ronnie De Mel: Ceylon Civil Service (CCS),Cabinet Minister and current Senior Presidential adviser.
- Tyronne Fernando: Cabinet Minister,Presidential adviser and Former Governor of the North Eastern Province
- Prof. G. L. Peiris: Current Cabinet Minister of External Affairs.
- Waduge Mahinda Deshaprya:Commissioner General OF Election
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