List of St. Sylvester's College alumni
This is a list of Old Sylvestrians, the alumni of St. Sylvester's College, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
| 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 | |
| Jayampathy Wickramaratne | Member of Parliament - National List (2015–present) | |
| Sriyanath Karalliyadde | Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka (2020–present) | |
| Vasu Bandu Edirisinghe | 20th Commander of the Air Force (2025–present) |