A structured record of notable Nepalese people.

बालेन्द्र शाह

Prime Minister of Nepal; former Mayor of Kathmandu and rapper

सुशीला कार्की

First female Chief Justice of Nepal (2016–17); interim Prime Minister of Nepal (2025–26), the country's first woman head of government

मनिषा कोइराला

Nepali actress who became one of Bollywood's leading stars of the 1990s and 2000s; granddaughter of B.P. Koirala

राजेश हमाल

Leading actor of Nepali cinema, active since 1991

प्रियंका कार्की

Actress, director, and one of Nepal's highest-paid film stars

Mountaineer who climbed all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks in 6 months and 6 days (Project Possible, 2019); former British Army Gurkha and Special Boat Service member

Holds the world record for the most ascents of Mount Everest (32 as of May 2026) and the most ascents of peaks above 8,000 metres (43)

विनोद चौधरी

Chairman of Chaudhary Group (CG Corp Global); Nepal's first billionaire

सुसान्त के.सी

Pop singer-songwriter known for Saathi and Bardali; first Nepali artist to headline a concert at Times Square's Palladium Hall

रवि लामिछाने

Founding chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party and former television journalist

यज्ञबहादुर थापा

Nepali Congress captain who led an armed revolution against the government in 1974, recognised as a martyr in 2016

सुबर्ण शम्शेर राणा

Nepali Congress leader and Finance Minister who helped shape Nepal's economic policy and constitution after the fall of Rana rule

शुक्रराज शास्त्री

Intellectual and fighter for democracy honoured as one of the four martyrs of the Nepalese revolution

सन्दीप लामिछाने

Leg-spin bowler and the first Nepali cricketer to play in the Indian Premier League

पुष्पलाल श्रेष्ठ

Founder and general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal, the first Nepali communist party

प्रेमबहादुर कंसाकार

Fighter for democracy and Nepal Bhasa linguistic rights; founded Asa Archives, the only public archive in Nepal

पद्मसुन्दर मल्ल

Nepal's first electrical engineer and the first Nepali to visit the United States

पद्मरत्न तुलाधर

Kathmandu politician instrumental in bringing the Nepali Maoists into mainstream politics from armed struggle

न्हुछेरत्न तुलाधर

Democracy activist martyred during the freedom struggle against Rana rule in 1950

लुपौरत्न तुलाधर

Co-founder of Nepal Transport Service, operator of the country's first regular public bus service

लुना लुइटेल

Miss Nepal World 2025, representing Nepal at Miss World 2026 in Vietnam

लखन थापा मगर

Nepal's first recognised martyr, executed for organising political movement against Rana rule decades before the four martyrs