List of Nepalese people

Last updated August 13, 2025

Academics

Harka Gurung, geologist, anthropologist, and author
Gautama V. Vajracharya, historian
Surya Subedi, legal academic

Artists

Athletes

Footballers

Swimmers

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

Filmmakers

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

Politicians

Royal and former ruling family

Scientists

Muni Sakya, Computer Scientist
Drona Prakash Rasali, veterinarian
Bodhraj Acharya, biochemist
Sushila Maharjan, biochemist, biotechnologist
Lujendra Ojha, planetary scientist

Physicians

Writers

Journalists

Playwrights

Prose writers

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

↑ "सत्यराज चौलागाईको 'आमा' सार्वजनिक (भिडियो)". MeroNews. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
↑ "डा. सुवेदीको भूकम्प गीत". SouryaOnline. Retrieved 2024-07-29.

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[1] "सत्यराज चौलागाईको 'आमा' सार्वजनिक (भिडियो)". MeroNews. Retrieved 2023-03-12.

[2] "डा. सुवेदीको भूकम्प गीत". SouryaOnline. Retrieved 2024-07-29.

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