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

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

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

Filmmakers

 * Dayaram Dahal
 * Hari Bansha Acharya
 * Subash Gajurel
 * Tulsi Ghimire
 * Manisha Koirala
 * Nischal Basnet
 * Priyanka Karki
 * Saugat Malla
 * 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

 * 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

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