List of Nepalese people explained

This is a list of notable Nepali people.

Academics

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

Artists

See also: 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

Swimmers

• Gaurika Singh
• Karishma Karki
• Sofia Shah
• Sirish Gurung

Other athletes

• Mohan Bam, judo practitioner
• Deepak Bista, taekwondo 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

See main article: List of Nepalese actors.

Filmmakers

• Dayaram Dahal
• Hari Bansha Acharya
• Subash Gajurel
• Tulsi Ghimire
• Manisha Koirala
• Nischal Basnet
• Priyanka Karki
• Saugat Malla
• Rekha Thapa
• Deepa Shree Niraula

Singers

See 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

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

Politicians

See main article: List of Nepalese politicians.

Royal and former ruling family

See main article: 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

• 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

See also: List of Nepalese writers and List of Nepalese poets.

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