People

• Notable NepaliNikita ChandakNikita Chandak is a Nepali model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Nepal 2017. She also won the Miss Popular Choice and Miss Confident titles. She represented Nepal at Miss World 2017, held in Sanya City Arena, Sanya, China. Chandak ventured into acting by playing the lead role in the 2020 film, Sanglo.
• BNotable NepaliBonita SharmaBonita Sharma is a Nepali health and nutrition activist. She runs Social Changemakers and Innovators (SOCHAI) and in 2019 was listed as one of the BBC's 100 Women.
• SNotable NepaliSuhana ThapaSuhana Thapa is a Nepalese actress and producer. One of Nepal's leading and highest-paid actresses, her accolades include two Kamana Film Awards. She is known for portraying romantic characters and roles marked by emotional complexity and unpredictability.
• Notable NepaliSamragyee RL ShahSamragyee Rajya Lakshmi Shah, credited as Samragyee RL Shah, is a Nepalese film actress who works in Nepali cinema. Shah is the recipient of several awards, including one NFDC National Film Award and one NEFTA Film Award.
• Notable NepaliSabitra BhandariSabitra Bhandari, popularly known as Samba, is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix and captains the Nepal national team.
• Notable NepaliBimal Gharti MagarBimal Gharti Magar is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Machhindra and the retired Nepal national team. Bimal is the product of Central ANFA Academy, which is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). Bimal is also the sixth youngest male scorer and international debutant in the world, making him the youngest Nepalese player to debut and score for the Nepal national team.
• Notable NepaliManjushree ThapaManjushree Thapa is a Nepalese–born Canadian essayist, fiction writer, translator and editor. She is one of the first English writers of Nepali descent to be published internationally. Forget Kathmandu and The Tutor of History are some of her most well-known works.
• Notable NepaliGanesh Man SinghGanesh Man Singh was a Nepali politician who was leader of the 1990 Nepalese revolution. He is considered the Father of Democracy and the Iron-man of Nepali politics by many. He joined Praja Parishad to protest against the autocratic rule of the Ranas.
• Notable NepaliJharana ThapaJharana Thapa is a Nepalese film actress, film producer and film director. She was one of the top star actress of late 90s and 2010s. Thapa made her Kollywood debut in Daijo (1996) opposite star actor Bhuwan K.C. She received critical acclaim for her breakout role in the 1998 movie Dharam Sankat.
• Notable NepaliKiran ChemjongKiran Kumar Limbu, also known as Kiran Chemjong, is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Victory and the Nepal national team.
• Notable NepaliMadhav Prasad GhimireMadhav Prasad Ghimire was a Nepali poet and scholar. He was honoured by the title Rashtrakavi by the Government of Nepal in 2003. Some of his acclaimed works include Gauri, Malati Mangale, Shakuntala and Himalwari Himalpari.
• Notable NepaliSiddhidas MahajuSiddhidas Mahaju was a Nepalese poet and one of the Four Pillars of Nepal Bhasa. He was at the forefront in the endeavour to revive literature in Nepal Bhasa that had become stagnant as a result of official suppression. He has been honored with the title Great Poet.
• Notable NepaliBhim Shumsher Jung Bahadur RanaBhim Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana ruled Nepal from 26 November 1929 until his death on 1 September 1932. He was born on 16 April 1865.
• Notable NepaliThubten Zopa RinpocheThubten Zopa Rinpoche was a Tibetan Buddhist lama in the Gelug school. He is known for founding the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition and Maitripa College in Portland, Oregon.
• TNotable NepaliTulasa ThapaTulasa Thapa was a Nepali girl who was kidnapped from her home village of Thankot near Kathmandu in 1982 at the age of 13, smuggled into Mumbai via the border town of Birganj in Parsa District, and sold into prostitution. She was systematically beaten into submission, then repeatedly raped to make her fit for the trade. She was sold to three different brothels in Mumbai, at prices ranging from 5000 to 7000 rupees. In addition to the sex work she was forced to do in the brothel at a minimum of three customers per night, she was sent to various city hotels dressed in European-style clothes to entertain customers for 180 rupees per night until at last a hotel manager reported her to the police. Following the public outcry, the governments of India and Nepal signed a 1985 cooperation agreement addressing the rescue and repatriation of Nepali girls trafficked into brothels in India.
• Notable NepaliPrincess Shruti of NepalPrincess Shruti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal was the daughter of King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya, and sister of King Dipendra and Prince Nirajan. Princess Shruti was widely regarded by the public as a compassionate and approachable figure, earning her the affectionate nickname of 'the people's princess' in Nepal.
• Notable NepaliUpendra YadavUpendra Yadav is a Nepalese politician who has twice served as Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal and also as the chairman of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal from 2020 until 2023.
• Notable NepaliAmar Singh ThapaAmar Singh Thapa distinguished as Badakaji Amar Singh Thapa, or Amar Singh Thapa The Elder, also known by the honorific name Bada Kaji or Budha Kaji, was a Gorkhali military general, governor and warlord in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was the overall commander of the Nepal Army in the conquest of Western Provinces and authoritative ruler of Kumaon, Garhwal in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was referred by the King of Nepal to have been deployed as Mukhtiyar of Western Provinces of Kumaon, Garhwal. He is often hailed as Living Tiger of Nepal and led the Anglo-Nepalese War for the Gorkhali Army. Amarsingh Chowk Pokhara and Shree Amarsingh Model Higher Secondary School are named after Amar Singh Thapa.
• RNotable NepaliReecha SharmaReecha Sharma is a Nepalese actress and producer. She is known for her performances in both blockbuster and independent films. One of Nepal's highest-paid actresses, her accolades include an National Film Awards and four Kamana Film Awards.
• Notable NepaliSubarna Shamsher RanaSubarna Shamsher Rana was a leading figure in the movement to overthrow the ruling Rana oligarchy and to establish democracy in Nepal. He was one of the three leaders of the Nepali Congress in the late 1940s, opposing his relatives, the Rana family, who held power in Nepal at the time.
• SNotable NepaliSatya Mohan JoshiSatya Mohan Joshi was a Nepalese writer and scholar. Joshi is known for his research on the history and culture of Nepal. He also served as the chancellor of the Nepal Bhasa Academy.
• Notable NepaliRohit PaudelRohit Kumar Paudel is a Nepalese cricketer and former captain of the Nepal national cricket team. He made his List A debut for Nepal in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament on 8 February 2018. He was inspired to play cricket after Nepal played in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh. In January 2019, paudel became the youngest male cricketer to score an international half-century. The record was broken in February 2020 by his teammate Kushal Malla. He is the all-time highest run scorer for Nepal in the ODI format and the first Nepalese player to score 2000 runs in ODI cricket. He was named captain of the Nepal cricket team in November 2022.
• Notable NepaliDevi Gharti MagarDevi Gharti Magar is a Nepali folk singer. She was born in Ramuwa village of Baglung district Nepal. She married Raju Dhakal on 2008. She meet Dhakal on 2004 in Folk Duet program. She was elected as open central member of "Lok Dohori Pratisthan" in 2019.
• Notable NepaliMin Bahadur SherchanMin Bahadur Sherchan was a Nepalese climber and former British Gurkha soldier. In 2008, the 76-year-old became the oldest person to summit Mount Everest. He lost the record in 2013 to 80-year-old Japanese climber Yūichirō Miura. Sherchan died at Everest Base Camp on 6 May 2017 while trying to reclaim his title.
• Notable NepaliRukshana KapaliRukshana Kapali is a Newar activist living in Nepal. Kapali campaigns for both intersex and LGBT rights and protection for the culture and language of the Newar people. Her court case regarding her right to identify as female rather than third gender went to the Supreme Court of Nepal and in November 2023, the court ruled in her favour.
• Notable NepaliPalesha GoverdhanPalesha Goverdhan is a Nepali parataekwondo practitioner. In 2021, she competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the 58 kg category. Three years later, Goverdhan competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal, becoming the first Nepalese athlete to win a medal at the Paralympics.
• Notable NepaliArjun Narasingha KCArjun Narasingha KC, also known as ANKC, is a Nepali politician and former professor, currently serving as a member of the Pratinidhi Sabha representing the Nepali Congress. KC has served as minister in various coalition governments holding Education, Health, Housing & Physical Planning and Urban Development portfolios.
• BNotable NepaliBimalendra NidhiBimalendra Nidhi is a Nepali politician who previously served as a Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Nepal. Also a former Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Nidhi has won from Dhanusha 3 as MP of House of Representatives and Constituent Assembly. Nidhi has also served as the Vice-president and General secretary of Nepali Congress.
• Notable NepaliYongey Mingyur RinpocheYongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a Tibetan Nepali teacher and master of the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. He has written five books, including the 2007 bestseller The Joy of Living, and oversees the Tergar Meditation Community, an international network of Buddhist meditation centers and programs.
• Notable NepaliChhurimChhurim is a Nepali mountaineer and the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice in the same season, a feat which was verified by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2013. She accomplished this feat in 2012, climbing Everest on May 12 and again on May 19.
• JNotable NepaliJharana BajracharyaJharana Bajracharya is a Nepalese actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Nepal 1997.
• Notable NepaliRabindra Prasad AdhikariRabindra Prasad Adhikari was a Nepali politician and three-time parliamentarian, belonging to the Nepal Communist Party (NCP). He was Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation from 16 March 2018 until his death in a helicopter crash in February 2019. He was the Kaski District secretary of the party. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, Adhikari was elected from the Kaski-3 constituency, with 13,386 votes. In the 2013 Constituent Assembly election, he was re-elected from the Kaski-3 constituency, with 15,456 votes. In 2017, CPN-UML candidate Rabindra Adhikari won parliamentary elections from Kaski Constituency No. 2. Representing the left alliance, Adhikari secured 27,207 votes to defeat Nepali Congress candidate Dev Raj Chalise, who got 18,661 votes. After his demise, his wife Bidya Bhattarai won Kaski Constituency-2 with a wide margin of 8,403 votes in the by-election. Bhattarai secured 24,394 votes, while her nearest contender Khem Raj Poudel from the main opposition Nepali Congress got 15,991. Socialist Party's Dharma Raj Gurung got 1,922 votes. He authored the books Constituent Assembly, Democracy and Re-structuring.
• Notable NepaliRana Jang PandeRana Jang Pande was the 3rd Prime Minister of the government of Nepal and the most powerful person in political scenario in three decades from the aristocratic Pande clan. He was one of the sons of Mukhtiyar Kaji Damodar Pande. He served as the Prime Minister for two terms, serving 1837–1837 and 1839–1840 AD. He became powerful after Bhimsen Thapa was arrested, and was declared Mukhtiyar and Commander in Chief. He was a grandson of Kaji Kalu Pandey who was the commander of King Prithvi Narayan Shah and the Mulkaji of Gorkha and a notable figure during the unification campaign of Nepal.
• Notable NepaliShakti GauchanShakti Prasad Gauchan is a Nepalese former professional cricketer. An all-rounder, Shakti is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spinner. He is considered as the best Nepali left arm orthodox bowler in Nepalese cricket history especially on T20 world cup 2014. His unbeaten 106 off 103 balls against Italy during the ICC World Cup Qualifying Series in February 2005 made him only the second Nepalese cricketer to score an international century.
• Notable NepaliShristi ShresthaShristi Shrestha is a Nepalese actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who the winner of the Miss Nepal 2012 pageant.
• Notable NepaliBam Bahadur KunwarBam Bahadur Rana was the 9th Prime Minister of Nepal. He was younger brother of Jung Bahadur Rana. His father, Kaji Bal Narsingh Kunwar, was the bodyguard of King Rana Bahadur Shah and the governor of Dhankuta (1828–1832), Dadeldhura (1833–1835) and Jumla (1835–1837). His mother, Ganesh Kumari, was the daughter of Kaji Nain Singh Thapa, the brother of Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa from the prominent Thapa dynasty. He was first in line to be the Prime Minister of Nepal after Jung Bahadur Rana but due to his premature death at 39 years of age the roll of succession passed to Ranodip Singh.
• Notable NepaliShailendra Kumar UpadhyayShailendra Kumar Upadhyay Dahal was a Nepalese politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nepal from 1986 to 1990. He was Nepal's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1972 to 1978. He also held positions such as Defense Minister, Interior Minister, and the King's Royal Adviser.
• Notable NepaliAnil GurungAnil Gurung is a Nepali professional footballer who last played as a striker for Brigade Boys Club in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.
• Notable NepaliMalina JoshiMalina Joshi is a Nepalese actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Nepal 2011. She represented Nepal in Miss World 2011 which was held on 4 November 2011 in London. She was selected to perform Nepalese folk dance in the final day of the competition. She was also on the top-30 for Beauty with a Purpose title, a major award at Miss World.
• Notable NepaliPushpa BasnetPushpa Basnet is a Nepalese social worker and the founder/president of Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) and Butterfly Home, non-profit organizations, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Her organization works to strengthen the rights of children living behind bars with their incarcerated parents.

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