List of alumni of Ananda College
This is a list of Anandians, alumni of the Ananda College, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Heads of state
Heads of government
National politics
Heads of legislature
| Name | Notability | Reference |
| Anandatissa de Alwis | Speaker of the National State Assembly of Sri Lanka, Government Minister | |
| Karu Jayasuriya | Parliament of Sri Lanka, Government Minister, former Ambassador to Germany |
Ministers and legislators
Current
;Government benches| Name | Notability | Reference |
| Dullas Alahapperuma | Government Minister, Member of Parliament | |
| Tissa Vitharana | Member of Parliament, Leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, Professor of Microbiology | |
| R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara | Minister of Public Administration and Management, Member of Parliament | |
| Daya Gamage | Minister of Primary Industry, Member of Parliament | |
| Mohan Lal Grero, MP | State Minister of University Education, Member of Parliament, educationists | |
| Achala Jagodage | Member of Parliament | |
| Ashu Marasinghe | Member of Parliament | |
| Ajith Perera | Deputy Minister of Power and Renewable Energy, Member of Parliament | |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | Cabinet Minister of Ports and Shipping, Member of Parliament, former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team | |
| Rajitha Senaratne | Cabinet Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine, Dental surgeon |
;Opposition benches
| Name | Notability | Reference |
| P. Dayaratna | Member of Parliament for Ampara | |
| Gitanjana Gunawardena | Member of Parliament | |
| Nalaka Godahewa | Member of Parliament for Gampaha | |
| Pradeep Undugoda | Member of Parliament for Colombo |
Former
- Ossie Abeygunasekara – former leader of Sri Lanka Mahajana Party
- Thomas Amarasuriya – former Member of the State Council of Ceylon; President of the Senate of Ceylon
- D. P. Atapattu – former Member of Parliament for Beliatte, Secretary to the Minister of State, 1965–70
- R. M. Dharmadasa Banda – ex minister of Agriculture
- Rohitha Bogollagama – former minister of Foreign Affairs; former Member of Parliament
- General Sarath Fonseka – leader of Democratic Party; former Member of Parliament
- Tudor Gunasekara – former Member of Parliament for Mahara Electorate, District Minister for Gampaha; first Sri Lankan Ambassador to Poland, Bulgaria and Romania
- Philip Gunawardena – served as Minister of Agriculture in 1956 Cabinet; Minister of Fisheries
- Indradasa Hettiarachchi – former Minister of Industries
- I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla – former Minister of Education
- D. D. Athulathmudali – former Senator
- Prins Gunasekera – former Member of the Parliament
- Lakshman Jayakody – former Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister; Presidential advisor
- V. G. W. Ratnayake – former Sri Lankan MP
- P. B. G. Kalugalla – former Minister of Finance
- Wickremabahu Karunaratne – leader of the Nava Lanka Samasamaja Party; served as a Provincial Councillor representing Colombo District
- P. Kumarasiri- former Member of the Parliament
- Sanjeewa Kavirathna – former Member of Parliament; Member of Central Provincial council; Sri Lanka's first Green Awarded politician
- Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi – former Colombo District Minister; Member of Parliament
- Imthiaz Bakeer Markar – former Cabinet Minister of Media, Postal and Telecommunications
- V. Navaratnam – former Member of Parliament
- Herbert Sri Nissanka – former Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
- C. E. Attygalle – former Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
- N. M. Perera – founder and leader of LSSP; former Minister of Finance
- Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra – former Member of Parliament
- V. Karalasingham – former lawyer, writer; politician
- Basil Rajapaksa – former Minister of Economic Development; Member of Parliament
- Prins Gunasekera former Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
- Suranimala Rajapaksha – former Minister of School Education
- Lalitha Rajapakse – former Minister of Justice of Ceylon, elected Member of the Senate of Ceylon; former Sri Lankan Ambassador to France; High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
- N. R. Rajavarothiam – Ceylon Tamil politician; former Member of Parliament
- Bimal Rathnayaka – former Member of Parliament
- Dharmasiri Senanayake – former Cabinet Minister of Media, Tourism and Civil Aviation; General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party
- William de Silva – former Cabinet Minister of Industries and Fisheries; former Ceylon High Commissioner to Canada
- T. B. Subasinghe – former Speaker of the Parliament; Cabinet Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs
- Dingiri Bandara Welagedara – former Cabinet Minister of Plan Implementation; former Governor of North Central Province
- S. A. Wickramasinghe – former senator; founder of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka
- V. Yogeswaran – former Member of Parliament
- S. K. K. Suriarachchi - former Member of Sri Lankan Parliament
- G. K. W. Perera - Former Member of the Ceylon State Council
- K. D. David Perera - Former Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
- Siri Andrahennady - Former Member of the Sri Lankan parliament
- Bernard Soysa - Former Member of the Sri Lankan parliament
- Noel Wimalasena - Former Member of the Sri Lankan parliament
- Piyasena Tennakoon - Former Member of the Sri Lankan parliament
- V. G. W. Ratnayake - Former Member of the Sri Lankan parliament
- C. E. Attygalle - Former Member of the Sri Lankan parliament
- S. A. Peeris - Former Member of the Sri Lankan parliament
- Noel Wimalasena - Former Member of the Sri Lankan parliament from Kandy District
- G. K. W. Perera - Former Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
- Sanjeeva Kaviratne - Former Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
- Dayasena Pasqual - Former Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
- K. D. David Perera - Former Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
- Noel Wimalasena - Former Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
- J. D. Weerasekera - Former Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
Judiciary
;Chief justice- G. P. S. de Silva - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Arthur Wijewardena - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Burma, Attorney General of Burma, architect of the first Constitution of Burma in 1947
- - Former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- - Former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- - Former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- - Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, former President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
Provincial and local government
| Name | Notability | Reference |
| former Governor of North-Western Province | ||
| former District Secretary for Jaffna | ||
| Ratnasiri Rajapakse | Mayor of Colombo, Municipal Councillor |
Diplomats
| Name | Notability | Reference |
| linguist, Head of the Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand | ||
| former Member of Parliament for Mahara Electorate, District Minister for Gampaha; first Sri Lankan Ambassador to Poland, Bulgaria and Romania | ||
| former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Germany | ||
| Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan, Secretary Ministry of Highways and Road Development, National Security Adviser, Commander of the Navy | ||
| Ambassador to France; High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | ||
| former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States of America, France and Geneva | ||
| former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom |
Armed forces
Army
Navy
| Name | Rank | Notability | Reference |
| Admiral of the Fleet | Commander of the Navy | ||
| Rear Admiral | Chief of Staff of the Navy, first Director General of the Civil Security Force |
Air force
| Name | Rank | Notability | Reference |
| Air Vice Marshal | Air Force Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Air Force |
Police
| Name | Notability | Reference |
| Inspector-General of Police | ||
| Inspector-General of Police | ||
| Inspector-General of Police | ||
| Deputy Inspector General of Police, 1960 national featherweight champion, 1960 Olympic Games competitor |
Academics
| Name | Notability | Reference |
| First Vice Chancellor of Eastern University | ||
| Author, Professor of Physics, Dean - Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya | ||
| Scientist, Professor in Theoretical Physics Université de Montréal | ||
| Professor of Mass Communications Emeritus affiliated with Minnesota State University Moorhead | ||
| Professor of Engineering and AI, University of Melbourne | ||
| Professor of Economics, Chairman of University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka) | ||
| Professor in Buddhist Philosophy and Comparative Religion at Peradeniya University; Dean of the Faculty of Arts; member of Board of Regents of University of Sri Lanka | ||
| Lecturer of Electronics at Peradeniya University; Leader of Nava Samsamaja Party | ||
| Former Professor of Engineering; Vice Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa | ||
| Professor of Mathematics, Kent State University | ||
| Author, Former Principal of Royal College, Colombo | ||
| Author, Professor of Mass Communication, University of Kelaniya | ||
| Dean - Faculty of Applied Sciences Simon Fraser University, Canada; Vice-President, Carleton University, Canada | ||
| Professor of Civil Engineering; Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya | ||
| Professor of Computer Science; Former Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo | ||
| Professor, School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Australia | ||
| Professor of Theology University of Toronto | ||
| Aviator; Engineer; Educator; Former Vice Chancellor University of Ceylon; Founder of the University of Moratuwa | ||
| Former Professor of Chemistry; Vice Chancellor University of Colombo | ||
| Professor of Civil Engineering; Founding Dean Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary | ||
| Founder of North Colombo Medical College | ||
| Linguist, Head of the Department of Sinhala, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo | ||
| 3rd Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka | ||
| Economist, 7th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka | ||
| Economist, 17th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
Legal
| Name | Notability | Reference |
| Former Attorney General of Sri Lanka | ||
| Former Attorney General of Sri Lanka | ||
| Burmese Lawyer, Entrepreneur |
Corporate
| Name | Notability | Reference |
| Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism; Former Managing Director of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation | ||
| Former Chief of Board of Investment ; Chief Executive Officer Forbes and Walker Ltd | ||
| Music & Tech Entrepreneur. Current Group CEO of the music distribution franchise, Bonfire Distribution Inc. |
Sports
| Name | Notability | Reference |
| International cricket player ; captain ; Member of Parliament, Kalutara, Gampaha ) | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player ; captain | ||
| One Day International cricket player | ||
| One Day International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| One Day International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| One Day International cricket player | ||
| Olympic rifle shooter | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| One Day International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| First-class cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| International cricket player | ||
| One Day International cricket player | ||
| One Day International cricket player | ||
| First-class cricket player | ||
| First-class cricket player | ||
| Motor Racer; former Secretary of Sri Lanka Association of Sri Lanka |
Engineers
| Name | Notability | Reference |
| Former General Manager of Ceylon Railways | ||
| Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ceylon; founder of the University of Moratuwa | ||
| Buddhist writer; chartered engineer | ||
| Pioneer of hydro power in Sri Lanka |
Media
| Name | Notability | Reference |
| former head of the children's programmes unit of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation | ||
| CEO of CSN TV | ||
| Sri Lankan journalist, writer, former Lake House chairman | ||
| Journalist ; writer; diplomat; former First Secretary | ||
| Journalist, poet, writer, playwright | ||
| Journalist; former UNICEF Deputy Executive Director of External Relations |
Arts
| Name | Notability | Reference |
| Composer; narrator | ||
| Author | ||
| Video artist; short filmmaker | ||
| Director, producer, Screenplay writer | ||
| Author; journalist | ||
| Author; director | ||
| Actor | ||
| Playwright; actor; lyricist; radio play producer | ||
| Film actor | ||
| Journalist | ||
| Singer | ||
| Music director, singer, composer | ||
| Singer | ||
| Author; Civil Servant | ||
| Singer | ||
| Author; critic | ||
| Film director; founding CEO / General Manager of the State Film Corporation pioneer of Sri Lankan television production | ||
| Author | ||
| Film director | ||
| Poet, Journalist, Author | ||
| Physician; author; folklorist; historian; conservationist | ||
| Actor | ||
| Singer | ||
| Actor | ||
| Author; Journalist | ||
| Actor | ||
| Actor, Dean - Faculty of Graduate Studies University of the Visual and Performing Arts | ||
| Actor | ||
| Film and TV actor | ||
| Film journalist and editor |
Religion
| Name | Notability | Reference |
| Writer, Buddhist Scholar | ||
| Theosophist, Author, Buddhist Scholar |