| John William Ronald Ilangakoon | |
| Office: | Attorney General of Ceylon |
| Order: | 25th |
| Honorific-Suffix: | KC |
| Predecessor: | John Curtois Howard |
| Successor: | Manikku Wadumestri Hendrick de Silva |
| Order2: | 11th |
| Office2: | Solicitor General of Ceylon |
| Term Start2: | 1935 |
| Term End2: | 1935 |
| Predecessor2: | L. M. D. de Silva |
| Successor2: | Arthur Wijewardena |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1894 |
| Death Date: | 1982 |
| Residence: | "Rohana", Colpetty, Colombo |
| Term Start: | 1 October 1936 |
| Term End: | 1942 |
John William Ronald Ilangakoon, KC (16 August 1894 - 1982) was a Ceylonese lawyer. He was the 25th Attorney General of Ceylon and 11th Solicitor General of Ceylon.
Having qualified as a barrister, he became an advocate. In 1928 he was appointed a District Judge and in 1935 he was appointed Solicitor General succeeding L. M. D. de Silva. He was succeeded by Arthur Wijewardena and was appointed King's Counsel in 1936.[1] [2] He was appointed Attorney General on 1 October 1936, succeeding John Curtois Howard, and held the office until 1942. He was succeeded by Manikku Wadumestri Hendrick de Silva. He was the first Sinhalese to hold the office of Attorney General.
He married Annette Lena Dias Bandaranaike daughter of Justice Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I on 10 October 1914. His brother S. W. Illangakoon was the Mudaliyar of Colombo.