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List of Nepalese people
Last updated
August 13, 2025
This is a list of notable
Nepali people
.
Contents
Academics
Artists
Athletes
Cricketers
Footballers
Swimmers
Taekwondo
Other athletes
Entertainment
Actors
Filmmakers
Singers
Other entertainers
Entrepreneurs
Humanitarians
Mountaineers
Politicians
Royal and former ruling family
Scientists
Physicians
Writers
Poets
Journalists
Playwrights
Prose writers
Other notables
References
Academics
Harka Gurung
, geologist, anthropologist, and author
Gautama V. Vajracharya
, historian
Surya Subedi
, legal academic
Artists
Main article:
List of Nepalese artists
Athletes
Cricketers
Basanta Regmi
Bikash Dali
Dhirendra Chand
Gyanendra Malla
Jitendra Mukhiya
Kanishka Chaugai
Mehboob Alam
Manoj Baishya
Manoj Katuwal
Naresh Budhayer
Paras Khadka
Raj Pradhan
Raju Basnyat
Raju Khadka
Rajesh Pulami
Shakti Gauchan
Sharad Vesawkar
Sompal Kami
Sandeep Lamichhane
Lalit Rajbanshi
Footballers
Anil Gurung
Anjan Bista
Ananta Tamang
Bharat Khawas
Bimal Gharti Magar
Bikesh Kuthu
Bikram Lama
Biraj Maharjan
Jagjit Shrestha
Ju Manu Rai
Karna Limbu
Nawayug Shrestha
Nirajan Rayamajhi
Rabin Shrestha
Ranjan Bista
Rohit Chand
Upendra Man Singh
Swimmers
Gaurika Singh
Karishma Karki
Sofia Shah
Sirish Gurung
Taekwondo
Palesha Goverdhan
is a Nepali
para taekwondo
practitioner. She competed at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
and
2024 Summer Paralympics
and won a bronze medal, becoming the first Nepalese athlete to win a medal at the Paralympics.
Bidhan Lama
- He won bronze medals at the
1986 Asian Games
,
1987 World Taekwondo Championships
and at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Manbahadur Tamang
(1958 – 24 February 2001) was a Nepalese taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the men's featherweight at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Sangina Baidya
was a Nepalese
taekwondo
practitioner. She competed at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Deepak Bista
was a Nepalese
taekwondo
practitioner. He competed at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Nisha Rawal (taekwondo)
was a Nepalese
taekwondo
practitioner. She competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Kabiraj Negi Lama
is a notable figure in Nepalese
Para Taekwondo
and a successful coach who has made significant contributions to the sport in
Nepal
.
Ashmita Khadka
was a Nepalese
taekwondo
practitioner.
Bharat Singh Mahata
is a Nepali
para taekwondo
practitioner. He competed at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
.
Ayasha Shakya
was a Nepalese
taekwondo
practitioner.
Shrijana Ghising
was a Nepalese
para taekwondo
practitioner.
Other athletes
Mohan Bam
, judo practitioner
Shyam Dhakal
, alpine skier
Sipora Gurung
, volleyball player
Jayaram Khadka
, cross-country skier
Mandil Pradhan
, mountain biker
Manikala Rai
, ultramarathon runner
Dachhiri Sherpa
, cross-country skier
Bimala Tamang
, karateka
Devu Thapa
, judo practitioner
Mira Rai
, ultramarathon runner
Entertainment
Actors
Main article:
List of Nepalese actors
Filmmakers
Rajesh Hamal
Dayaram Dahal
Saugat Malla
Hari Bansha Acharya
Satya Raj Chaulagain
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1
]
Subash Gajurel
Tulsi Ghimire
Manisha Koirala
Nischal Basnet
Priyanka Karki
Rekha Thapa
Deepa Shree Niraula
Singers
Main article:
List of Nepalese singers
Other entertainers
Atul Gautam
,
tabla
player
Hom Nath Upadhyaya
,
tabla
player
Prabal Gurung
, fashion designer
Teriya Magar
, dancer and reality TV show winner
Santosh Shah
, celebrity chef
Shiba Subedi
,
[
2
]
lyricist and songwriter
Entrepreneurs
Binod Chaudhary
, businessman, industrialist, and philanthropist
Karna Shakya
, businessman, industrialist, and philanthropist
Humanitarians
Pushpa Basnet
, founder of Nepal's
Early Childhood Development Center
Anil Chitrakar
, founder of Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness
Sunita Danuwar
, founder of
Shakti Samuha
, an anti-sex trafficking organization
Tikendra Dal Dewan
, retired
British Army Gurkha
, campaigner for Gurkha welfare
Durga Ghimire
, founder of
ABC Nepal
, an anti-sex trafficking organization
Jagadish Ghimire
, political analyst, founder of Tamakoshi Sewa Samiti community development organization
Angur Baba Joshi
, education activist and first female school principal in Nepal
Daya Bir Singh Kansakar
, founder of Paropakar Organization, Nepal's first social service organization
Anuradha Koirala
, founder of
Maiti Nepal
, which supports victims of sex trafficking
Sarina Prabasi
, CEO of WaterAid America
Mahabir Pun
, founder of the
Nepal Wireless Networking Project
Indira Ranamagar
, founder of Prisoner's Assistance Nepal
Himani Shah
, chairman of the Himani Trust, former crown princess of Nepal
Tara Devi Tuladhar
, social worker and education activist
Mountaineers
Babu Chiri Sherpa
Tenzing Norgay
Jamling Tenzing Norgay
Nirmal Purja
Ang Rita
Apa Sherpa
Moni Mulepati
Nawang Sherpa
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
Pem Dorjee Sherpa
Shambu Tamang
Hari Budha Magar
Politicians
Main article:
List of Nepalese politicians
Royal and former ruling family
Main articles:
Shah dynasty
,
Rana dynasty
,
Thapa dynasty
,
Pande dynasty
, and
Basnyat family
Princess Jayanti of Nepal
Princess Jyotshana Basnyat of Nepal
Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal
Scientists
Muni Sakya
, Computer Scientist
Drona Prakash Rasali
, veterinarian
Bodhraj Acharya
, biochemist
Sushila Maharjan
, biochemist, biotechnologist
Lujendra Ojha
, planetary scientist
Physicians
Bhola Rijal
Govinda K.C.
Ram I. Mahato
Toshima Karki
Om Murti Anil
Bhagawan Koirala
Writers
Main articles:
List of Nepalese writers
and
List of Nepalese poets
Poets
Banira Giri
Bhanubhakta Acharya
Byakul Maila
Durga Lal Shrestha
Geeta Tripathee
Gopal Prasad Rimal
Ishwar Ballav
Ishwar Ballav
Jagadish Ghimire
Krishnahari Baral
Kshetra Pratap Adhikary
Kul Bahadur KC
Laxmi Prasad Devkota
Lekh Nath Paudel
Mahananda Sapkota
Mahananda Sapkota
Motiram Bhatta
Neer Shah
Shrawan Mukarung
Sidhhi Charan Shrestha
Suman Pokhrel
Toya Gurung
Journalists
Kanak Mani Dixit
Narayan Wagle
Naresh Bhattarai
Prashant Aryal
Rabi Lamichhane
Rabindra Mishra
Sudheer Sharma
Uma Singh
Vijay Kumar Pandey
Playwrights
Abhi Subedi
Ashesh Malla
Balkrishna Sama
Bhim Nidhi Tiwari
Gopal Prasad Rimal
Guru Prasad Mainali
Khagendra Lamichhane
Laxmi Prasad Devkota
Saru Bhakta
Satya Mohan Joshi
Shrawan Mukarung
Suman Pokhrel
Prose writers
Abhi Subedi
Amar Neupane
Arbind Rimal
Manjushree Thapa
Parijat
Rajan Mukarung
Samrat Upadhyay
Sanu Sharma
Shashikala Manandhar
Sushma Joshi
Toya Gurung
Other notables
Bhawana Ghimire
, CEO of
Cricket Association of Nepal
from 2014 to 2016
Asta Narayan Manandhar
, established the first bicycle shop in Kathmandu in 1925
References
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