List of people from Kathmandu

A list of notable people from Kathmandu, Nepal:

Politics

 * Gunakamadeva - founder of the city
 * Mahendra of Nepal
 * Dhyan Govinda Ranjit
 * Dilli Raman Regmi
 * Birendra Shah
 * Shukraraj Shastri - martyr of Nepal
 * Gangalal Shrestha - martyr of Nepal
 * Pushpa Lal Shrestha
 * Ganesh Man Singh - supremo leader of Nepal and commander of the 1990s people's movement
 * Prakash Man Singh

Medicine

 * Bhagawan Koirala - A cardiac surgeon, author and social worker.


 * Bhola Rijal - A gynaecologist, artist and social worker.


 * Om Murti Anil - A cardiologist, author and social worker.

Sports

 * Baikuntha Manandhar

Entertainment

 * Hari Bansha Acharya
 * Narayan Gopal - Emperor of Voice
 * Manisha Koirala - Bollywood actress
 * Dilkrishna Shrestha - actor, film producer
 * Madan Krishna Shrestha

Literature

 * Nisthananda Bajracharya - one of the four main writers during Nepal Bhasa renaissance
 * Bhawani Bhikshu - the greatest poet of Nepal
 * Chittadhar Hridaya - modern poet
 * Gopal Prasad Rimal