# List of Nepalese people

This is a list of notable Nepali people.

## Academics

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

## 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
### Filmmakers

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

### 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

## 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

## Royal and former ruling 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
### 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