People

१९७४ एडी

One of Nepal's most successful rock bands, known for fusing rock with Nepali folk, funk, and jazz

आरिफ शेख

Batter for the Nepal national cricket team and former Under-19 vice-captain

आर्यन सिग्देल

Actor known for a wide range of roles, including the highest-grossing film Kismat

आसिफ शेख

Wicket-keeper-batter who holds Nepal's record for the most ODI half-centuries

अभि सुवेदी

Poet, playwright, and academic who taught English literature at Tribhuvan University for four decades

आदित्य झा

Canadian-Nepali entrepreneur and philanthropist; recipient of the Order of Canada

अमृत गुरुङ

Lead vocalist, songwriter, and founder of the folk-rock band Nepathya

आङरिता शेर्पा

First person to summit Mount Everest ten times without supplemental oxygen; nicknamed the "Snow Leopard"

आङ थर्के

Pioneering Sherpa mountaineer and sirdar who introduced Tenzing Norgay to mountaineering

आङ चेरिङ

Sherpa mountaineer on the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition and a survivor of the 1934 Nanga Parbat disaster

आङ छिरिङ शेर्पा

Founder of Asian Trekking, Nepal's oldest still-operating mountaineering and trekking company

आङ छिरिङ शेर्पा

Founder of Yeti Airlines and a leading figure in Nepal's aviation and hospitality industry

अञ्जन विष्ट

Forward for the Nepal national football team, gold medallist at the 2016 South Asian Games

अन्जिला तुम्बापो सुब्बा

Goalkeeper and captain of the Nepal women's national football team; subject of Nepal's first sportsperson biopic

अनमोल के.सी.

Actor and one of the highest-paid leads in contemporary Nepali cinema

आना शर्मा

Actress known for her debut alongside Anmol K.C. in Jerryy

अंशिका शर्मा

Miss Universe Nepal 2020 and founder of the Anshika Education Welfare Foundation

अनुप बराल

Theatre and film actor-director, founder of the Pratibimb Theatre Laboratory and a National School of Drama graduate

Founder of Maiti Nepal; named CNN Hero of the Year (2010) for her work combating human trafficking

अपा शेर्पा

Mountaineer who held the record for most Everest summits (21) from 2000 to 2018

अरनिको

Nepalese architect and artist at Kublai Khan's Yuan dynasty court; built the White Stupa in Beijing and helped originate the pagoda style

अर्जुन कुमार बस्नेत

Marathon runner who represented Nepal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

अरुण थापा

Singer-songwriter whose song Reetu Haruma Timi Hariyali Basant was voted among the BBC's top 10 most popular songs of all time

अरुणा लामा

Singer known as the "Nightingale of the Hills," one of the most celebrated voices in Nepali music

अरुणा शाही

Former captain of the Nepal women's national volleyball team, silver medallist at the South Asian Games

अशोक राज सिग्देल

Chief of the Army Staff of Nepal, whose command took on a central role during the 2025 Gen Z protests and political transition

आस्था राउत

Pop singer known for Chaubandi Ma Patuki and Jhumke Bulaki; coach on The Voice of Nepal

विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइराला

First democratically elected Prime Minister of Nepal (1959–60); founding leader of the Nepali Congress and central figure in Nepal's struggle for democracy

बाबु छिरी शेर्पा

Set the record for the fastest Everest ascent and for spending 21 hours on the summit without oxygen

बाबुराम भट्टराई

35th Prime Minister of Nepal (2011–13); Maoist ideologue turned democratic-socialist politician

बालचन्द्र पौडेल

Nepali Congress activist who took part in all three of Nepal's major pro-democracy movements: 1979, 1990, and 2006

बालेन्द्र शाह

Prime Minister of Nepal; former Mayor of Kathmandu and rapper

बालकृष्ण सम

Playwright honoured as Natya Siromani and often called the "Shakespeare of Nepal"; one of the trinity of modern Nepali literature

वर्षा राउत

Actress known for Jatra, Gopi, and the Chhakka Panja film series

वसन्त रेग्मी

Left-arm spinner who played in Nepal's first-ever One Day International

भाजुरत्न कंसकार

Trader and philanthropist who laid the foundations of the Jyoti Group; important figure in the revival of Theravada Buddhism in Nepal

भक्तराज आचार्य

Widely considered one of the greatest singers in Nepali music history, known as "Bhajan Shiromani"

भानुभक्त आचार्य

Widely regarded as the first great poet of the Nepali language, honoured with the title Aadikabi for his translation of the Ramayana

भावना घिमिरे

First CEO of the Cricket Association of Nepal and current CEO of the Nepal Premier League's Lumbini Lions

भीमनिधि तिवारी

Prolific post-1950s Nepali poet, novelist, and playwright who wrote over 38 works advocating social reform

भीम शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा

Rana-era Prime Minister of Nepal from 1929 to 1932

भिमदत्त पन्त

Farmer-rights martyr who led a salt protest against landlord elites in far-western Nepal; a city is named after him

भीमसेन थापा

First and longest-serving Mukhtiyar (Prime Minister) of Nepal, ruling for 31 years

भृकुटी

7th-century Nepali princess credited with helping bring Buddhism to Tibet as the first queen of Songtsen Gampo

भूमिका श्रेष्ठ

Nepal's first transgender woman member of parliament and longtime LGBTQ+ rights activist

भूपतीन्द्र मल्ल

The most widely known king of Bhaktapur, remembered for building the Nyatapola Temple during a golden age of art and architecture

भूपी शेरचन

One of the most beloved and widely read modern Nepali poets, known as "Sarbahara Kavi"

विद्यादेवी भण्डारी

Second President of Nepal and the first woman to hold the office (2015–2023)

बिक्रम लामा

Longtime Three Star Club captain nicknamed "Tackle Lama"; president of the Nepal Football Player Association

विमल घर्ती मगर

Footballer; youngest player to debut and score for the Nepal national team

विनोद चौधरी

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

बिनोद पौडेल

Film producer and founder of Seven Seas Cinema, best known for producing Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi

बिपिन कार्की

Versatile method actor known for his villainous role in Pashupati Prasad

वीर शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा

Rana-era Prime Minister who established Durbar High School and Bir Hospital, and modernised Kathmandu's infrastructure

विराजभक्त श्रेष्ठ

Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation in Prime Minister Balendra Shah's cabinet

बिरेन्द्र बहादुर बस्नेत

Chairperson of Buddha Air; founded the Gatishil Loktantrik Party after the 2025 Gen Z protests

वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव

King of Nepal who accepted constitutional monarchy after the 1990 pro-democracy movement; killed in the 2001 royal massacre

विष्णु प्रसाद पौडेल

Senior CPN (UML) leader who has served as Finance Minister four times and Deputy Prime Minister

विश्वम्भर प्रसाद श्रेष्ठ

31st Chief Justice of Nepal

विश्वनाथ पौडेल

18th Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank

बुद्ध लामा

First winner of Nepal Idol

बुद्धिसागर

Author of Karnali Blues, described as the most widely read Nepali novel of the past two decades

चन्द्रमानसिंह मास्के

Leading figure in the development of contemporary art in Nepal, one of the first two officially recognised art teachers in the country

चन्द्र प्रसाद ढकाल

Co-founder and chairman of IME Group, and founder of Nepal's first remittance company

चन्द्र शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा

Rana-era Prime Minister who abolished slavery in Nepal and secured British recognition of Nepal's independence

Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen master and reclusive yogi who spent his later decades in Nepal

चित्तधर हृदय

Nepal Bhasa poet honoured as Kabi Kesari, who wrote the epic Sugata Saurabha in prison

चित्तरञ्जन नेपाली

Historian and writer known for his biography of Bhimsen Thapa, Janaral Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal

दशरथ चन्द

One of the four martyrs of the Nepalese revolution against Rana rule

दावा स्टेभन शेर्पा

Mountaineer, entrepreneur, and environmentalist who leads Asian Trekking and Nepal's Eco Everest Expedition clean-up campaigns

दयाहाङ् राई

One of Nepal's most acclaimed contemporary actors, known for Loot, Kabaddi, and White Sun

दीप श्रेष्ठ

Veteran singer from Nepali music's golden era, known for Jhaskiyecha Maan Mero; coach on The Voice of Nepal

दिपाश्री निरौला

Comedian, actress, and Nepal's highest-grossing film director, best known for the Chhakka Panja series

दीपक बज्राचार्य

Singer, songwriter, and lead guitarist known for pop-rock hits including Man Magan and Maya Ko Dori Le

दीपक महर्जन

Boxer who won Nepal's only medal at the 2010 Asian Games

दिपकराज गिरि

Comedian and highest-grossing actor of Nepali cinema, creator of Tito Satya and the Chhakka Panja film series

दीपक रौनियार

Director of Highway and White Sun, the first Nepali films to screen at the Berlin and Venice film festivals

देवेन्द्रराज पाण्डे

Development economist, former Finance Minister, and leading civil society figure known for decades of anti-corruption and pro-democracy advocacy

धर्मभक्त माथेमा

One of the four martyrs of the Nepalese revolution against Rana rule

धर्मरत्न यमी

Nepal Bhasa writer and anti-Rana activist who changed his surname from Tuladhar to Yami in prison to identify as Newa; father of Hisila Yami

दिपेन्द्र सिंह ऐरी

All-rounder and Nepal's T20I captain, holder of the fastest T20I fifty

दिपप्रसाद पुन

Nepalese Gurkha awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for single-handedly repelling a Taliban assault in Afghanistan in 2010

डोर बहादुर बिष्ट

Regarded as the father of Nepali anthropology, author of People of Nepal and Fatalism and Development; disappeared without a trace in 1995

दुर्गा घिमिरे

Founding president of ABC Nepal, one of the first organisations in Nepal to campaign against human trafficking

गगन थापा

President of the Nepali Congress and its 2026 prime ministerial candidate

गणेशमान सिंह

Leader of the 1990 Nepalese revolution that restored multi-party democracy; widely called the "Father of Democracy"

गंगा बहादुर थापा

Nepal's first-ever Olympic athlete, competing in the marathon at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics

गङ्गालाल श्रेष्ठ

One of the four martyrs of the Nepalese revolution against Rana rule

गीता चौधरी

Minister of Agriculture, Forests and Environment in Prime Minister Balendra Shah's cabinet

गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइराला

Four-time Prime Minister of Nepal; led the 1990 People's Movement restoring democracy and signed the 2006 peace accord ending the Maoist insurgency

गिरीशबल्लभ जोशी

Considered the first Nepali novelist, author of Bir Charitra

गीर्वाणयुद्ध विक्रम शाह देव

King of Nepal during the Anglo-Nepalese War, whose reign ended with the Sugauli Treaty that defined the country's present-day borders

गोपाल योञ्जन

Lyricist, singer, and composer known for patriotic and wide-ranging Nepali songs

गोविन्द केसी

Orthopedic surgeon and activist known for repeated hunger strikes demanding reform of Nepal's medical education system

गुरुप्रसाद मैनाली

Considered one of the best short story writers in Nepali literature, best known for the anthology Naso

ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव

Last King of Nepal, whose 2005 seizure of direct power triggered the 2006 pro-democracy movement that ended the monarchy

ज्ञानेन्द्र मल्ल

Former captain of the Nepal national cricket team, now head coach of the national side

हरिवंश आचार्य

Comedian, actor, and one half of Nepal's best-known comedy duo, MaHa

हरिदेवी कोइराला

Folk singer who has recorded over 800 songs across a five-decade career

हरि कुमार रिमाल

Long-distance runner who competed in the 5,000m at the 2016 Rio Olympics

हिक्मत कुमार कार्की

Chief Minister of Koshi Province

हिसिला यमी

Architect, former Maoist politburo member, and government minister; a leading woman figure of Nepal's Maoist movement

इन्दु बर्मा

Captain of the Nepal women's national cricket team

जगतलाल मास्टर

Educator who ran a home school in defiance of Rana-era restrictions, teaching students who became notable writers and freedom fighters

जगतसुन्दर मल्ल

Honoured as one of the Four Pillars of Nepal Bhasa; opened a school defying Rana-era bans on modern education

जयस्थिति मल्ल

Medieval king credited with unifying the Kathmandu Valley and codifying its caste and legal system

जितु नेपाल

Stand-up comedian and actor, best known for playing Mundre in the sitcom Jire Khursani and for the Chhakka Panja film series

झलनाथ खनाल

35th Prime Minister of Nepal and former chairman of CPN (UML)

झमक घिमिरे

Writer who composes with her left foot, and the first disabled woman to win the Madan Puraskar

जुद्ध शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा

Rana-era Prime Minister who rebuilt the Dharahara tower after the 1934 earthquake

जङ्गबहादुर राणा

Founder of the Rana dynasty, which held hereditary power as Prime Ministers of Nepal for over a century

केपी शर्मा ओली

38th Prime Minister of Nepal, serving three non-consecutive terms (2015–16, 2018–21, 2024–25); resigned amid the September 2025 Gen Z protests

काली प्रसाद बास्कोटा

Singer, lyricist, and composer behind Thamel Bazaar and other major Nepali film songs; Nepal Idol judge

कल्याण श्रेष्ठ

Former Chief Justice of Nepal known for transformative judicial reforms

कमल प्रकाश मल्ल

Linguist and historian, professor emeritus of Newar studies at Tribhuvan University, known for critical essays challenging Nepali nationalist orthodoxy

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)

कनकमणि दीक्षित

Founding editor of Himal Southasian; Nepali journalist, publisher and civil rights activist

कान्छा शेर्पा

Last surviving member of the 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition, which achieved the first ascent of Everest

करण केसी

Fast bowler for the Nepal national cricket team

करिश्मा कार्की

Olympic swimmer who set a Nepali national record with 12 gold medals at the Fifth National Games

कर्ण शाक्य

Hotel entrepreneur and conservationist who helped establish Nepal's first national park and saved the Garden of Dreams from demolition

करुणारत्न तुलाधर

Pioneer of Nepalese public transport who co-founded Nepal Transport Service, the country's first public bus service

केकी अधिकारी

Actress known for I Am Sorry, Masan, and Mero Best Friend; one of Nepal's highest-paid actresses

केसर लाल

Nepal's premier folklorist, self-taught and published over 50 books of Nepali stories, legends, and translations, mostly in English

खड्कराज पौडेल

Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in Prime Minister Balendra Shah's cabinet; novelist and translator

खगेन्द्र लामिछाने

Theatre actor, writer, and director known for Talakjung vs Tulke and Pashupati Prasad

खेन्पो त्सुल्ट्रिम ग्याम्त्सो रिन्पोछे

Prominent Tibetan Buddhist teacher of the Karma Kagyu lineage, based at Boudhanath in Kathmandu

खिमलाल गौतम

Government surveyor and the only Nepali civil servant to have climbed Mount Everest twice; helped measure Everest's official new height

किरण मानन्धर

Painter and founding chancellor of the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, discovered as a child by artist Chandra Man Singh Maskey

कृष्ण बहादुर बस्नेत

Marathon runner who represented Nepal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics

कृष्णचन्द्रसिंह प्रधान

Prominent Nepali literary critic and essayist, winner of the Madan Puraskar and two-time Sajha Puraskar

कृष्णलाल अधिकारी

Nepal's first "literary martyr," imprisoned and killed for publishing a book on maize cultivation deemed treasonous by the Rana regime

कृष्णप्रसाद भट्टराई

Twice Prime Minister of Nepal, led the 1990 interim government that restored multi-party democracy

कृष्ण सेन

Journalist and poet who died in police custody during the Maoist insurgency, a case widely cited by press freedom organisations

Former UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF

कुलरत्न तुलाधर

Nepal's first Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department, oversaw construction of the Tribhuvan Highway, Nepal's first highway

कुलमान घिसिङ

Electrical engineer credited with ending Nepal's decades-long load-shedding crisis; later energy minister

Founding editor and publisher of Nepali Times; co-publisher at Himalmedia

कुशल मल्ला

Cricketer; youngest man to score an ODI half-century and a former holder of the fastest T20I century

लैनसिंह बाङ्देल

Regarded as the "father of modern art" in Nepal for introducing Western modernist trends through his 1962 exhibition

लखन थापा मगर

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

लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटा

National poet of Nepal, best known for the narrative poem Muna Madan

लेखनाथ पौड्याल

Regarded as the founding father of modern Nepali poetry, honoured with the title Kavi Shiromani

ल्हाक्पा शेर्पा

Mountaineer with the record for most Everest summits by a woman (11)

लुना लुइटेल

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

लुपौरत्न तुलाधर

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

मदन कृष्ण श्रेष्ठ

Comedian, actor, and one half of Nepal's best-known comedy duo, MaHa

माधवकुमार नेपाल

34th Prime Minister of Nepal (2009–11); longtime General Secretary of CPN (UML) who later founded CPN (Unified Socialist)

माधवप्रसाद घिमिरे

Poet honoured with the title Rashtrakavi (National Poet), the second person to hold the title after Laxmi Prasad Devkota

महावीर पुन

Founder of the Nepal Wireless Networking Project, which brought wireless internet to remote Himalayan villages; Ramon Magsaysay Award winner and current Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation

महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव

King of Nepal who dissolved parliament in 1960 and established the party-less Panchayat system

महेशचन्द्र रेग्मी

Historian and archivist of Nepal's economic history; first Nepali to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award

माल्बिका सुब्बा

Miss Nepal 2002 titleholder who became a longtime television host, actress, and social activist

मणि शाह

Former captain of the Nepal national football team, gold medallist at the 1993 South Asian Games

मनिषा कोइराला

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

मनिता श्रेष्ठ प्रधान

Judoka who represented Nepal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the -57kg category

मञ्जुल

Singer, writer, and poet known for socially conscious songs and poetry, and for co-founding influential 1960s musical groups

मनोज कुमार शर्मा

33rd and current Chief Justice of Nepal, appointed ahead of three more senior judges

मेलावा देवी

The first female singer from Nepal to be professionally recorded

मेलिना राई

Pop singer and coach on The Voice of Nepal and The Voice Kids Nepal

मिन बहादुर भम

Director of Kalo Pothi (The Black Hen) and Shambhala, the first Nepali films at the Venice Film Festival and Berlinale Competition

मिङ्मा ग्याल्जे शेर्पा

Mountaineer and IFMGA guide who led the first winter ascent of K2 without supplemental oxygen

मोनालिशा खम्बू

First Women's Chess Champion of Nepal and the country's first female International Arbiter

मोतीराम भट्ट

Considered the first biographer and literary critic of Nepali literature; established Bhanubhakta Acharya as the language's first poet

नम्रता श्रेष्ठ

Actress and model known for a string of commercial Nepali films since her 2008 debut in Sano Sansar

नारायण गोपाल गुरुवाचार्य

Singer and composer regarded as one of Nepal's most significant cultural icons

न्हुछेरत्न तुलाधर

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

न्ह्यू बज्राचार्य

Nepali composer, lyricist, and singer regarded as one of the leading music composers in the Nepali music industry

निमा रुम्बा

Pop singer known for Priti Basyo and Huri Bataas

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

निश्चल बस्नेत

Director of Loot, widely credited with revolutionising Nepali cinema through realistic crime dramas

निशा मेहता

Minister of Health and Food Hygiene in Prime Minister Balendra Shah's cabinet

ओनसरी घर्तिमगर

First female Speaker of the Parliament of Nepal

पद्मरत्न तुलाधर

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

पद्म शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा

Rana-era Prime Minister who drafted Nepal's first constitution in 1948 and pursued liberal social reforms

पद्मसुन्दर मल्ल

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

पलेशा गोवर्धन

First Nepali athlete to win an Olympic or Paralympic medal, taking Para taekwondo bronze at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

पारस खड्का

Former captain of the Nepal national cricket team (2008–2019)

पारिजात

Novelist and poet, first woman to win the Madan Puraskar, for her novel Shirishko Phool

पासाङ ल्हामु शेर्पा

First Nepali woman to summit Mount Everest

पूजा शर्मा

Actress known for the blockbuster romantic drama Prem Geet

प्रवल गुरुङ

Nepalese-American fashion designer based in New York City, known for his eponymous label since 2009

प्रकाशमान सिंह राउत

32nd Chief Justice of Nepal

प्रसिद्ध जंग शाह

Two-time Olympic swimmer who was Nepal's flag bearer at the 2012 London Olympics

प्रताप मल्ल

One of the most celebrated kings of Kathmandu, a poet-king who expanded Hanuman Dhoka palace and secured a monopoly on trade with Tibet

प्रतिभा रावल

Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration in Prime Minister Balendra Shah's cabinet

प्रेमबहादुर कंसाकार

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

पृथ्वीबहादुर पाँडे

Pioneering Nepali banker who founded Himalayan Bank, Nepal's first joint-venture commercial bank

पृथ्वी वीर विक्रम शाह देव

King of Nepal during whose reign the country's first automobiles and modern sanitation systems were introduced

पृथ्वीनारायण शाह

Founding monarch of the unified Kingdom of Nepal

प्रियंका कार्की

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

प्रियंका रानी जोशी

Miss Nepal World 2022 who became the first Miss Nepal delegate to reach the sport challenge top 32 at Miss World

पूर्णिमा श्रेष्ठ

First woman to summit Mount Everest three times in a single climbing season

पुष्पा बस्नेत

Founder of the Early Childhood Development Center and Butterfly Home for children of incarcerated parents; 2012 CNN Hero of the Year

पुष्पकमल दाहाल

Former Maoist rebel commander who led Nepal's decade-long civil war before becoming Prime Minister of Nepal three times (2008–09, 2016–17, 2022–24)

पुष्पलाल श्रेष्ठ

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

रवि लामिछाने

Founding chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party and former television journalist

रचना रिमाल

Singer credited with recording over a thousand Nepali songs in under two years

राजकुमारी पाण्डे

Among Nepal's earliest female Olympians, competing in the marathon at the 1988 Seoul Olympics

राजमानसिंह चित्रकार

First Nepali artist to apply Western lighting and perspective, pioneering three-dimensional effects in Nepali painting

राजेन्द्र विक्रम शाह देव

King of Nepal whose reign saw the rise of Jung Bahadur Rana and his own forced abdication in 1847

राजेन्द्र महतो

Longtime Madhes-based politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal

राजेश हमाल

Leading actor of Nepali cinema, active since 1991

राजेश पायल राई

Playback singer who has recorded songs for more than 250 Nepali films

रामचन्द्र पौडेल

Third President of Nepal, in office since March 2023; veteran Nepali Congress leader who previously served as Deputy Prime Minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives

रण बहादुर शाह

King of Nepal whose reign saw territorial expansion into Garhwal and Kumaon, and who later created the office of Mukhtiyar that Bhimsen Thapa would hold

ऋचा शर्मा

Actress known for Loot and Talakjung vs Tulke, and longtime judge on Comedy Champion

रेखा थापा

Actress, producer, and politician known for female-led lead roles

रेणु दाहाल

Two-time mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City

ऋषि धमला

Television journalist and founder of Prime Times Television, known for an aggressive interviewing style

रोबिन तामाङ

Rock singer and frontman of Robin and The New Revolution, a defining figure of Nepal's rock scene

रोहित चन्द

Long-serving Nepal national football team defensive midfielder with a lengthy professional career in Indonesia

रोहित पौडेल

Cricketer and former captain of the Nepal national cricket team

रुकमाङ्गद कटवाल

Former Chief of Army Staff of the Nepal Army whose dismissal by PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal in 2009 triggered a major political crisis

रुबिना क्षेत्री

Former captain of the Nepal women's national cricket team and the first Nepali woman to take a T20I hat-trick

सबिन राई

Rock singer-songwriter and frontman of Sabin Rai and The Pharaoh

First woman appointed Attorney General of Nepal

साबित्रा भण्डारी

Captain and all-time record goalscorer of the Nepal women's national football team; first Nepalese player to play and score in a top-tier European league

Founder and CEO of Fusemachines; the first company founded by a Nepali-origin entrepreneur to list on NASDAQ

सम्राज्ञी राज्य लक्ष्मी शाह

Actress known for A Mero Hajur 2 and other leading roles in Nepali cinema

सन्दीप लामिछाने

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

सन्दुक रूइत

Ophthalmologist known as the "God of Sight," pioneer of low-cost small-incision cataract surgery that has restored sight to more than 180,000 people across Asia and Africa

सञ्जन गौतम

Nepali YouTuber, gamer, and streamer known as CR7 Horaa; founder of Horaa Esports

सन्तु श्रेष्ठ

First Nepali table tennis player to qualify for the Olympic Games, at Paris 2024

Nepali chef and runner-up on BBC's MasterChef: The Professionals (2020), credited with popularizing Nepali cuisine internationally

सन्तोषी श्रेष्ठ

Set a new Nepali athletics record winning gold in the women's 10,000m at the 2019 South Asian Games

Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal; lawyer and women's rights advocate whose litigation led to more than 60 discriminatory laws being struck down

सरुभक्त

Playwright, novelist, and poet known for the classic novel Pagal Basti

सस्मित पोखरेल

Minister of Education and Sports in Prime Minister Balendra Shah's cabinet

सत्यमोहन जोशी

Cultural historian and folklorist honoured as "Shatabdi Purush" (Man of the Century), first director of Nepal's Department of Archaeology

सौगात मल्ल

Actor known for playing Haku Kale in Loot; one of contemporary Nepali cinema's most acclaimed performers

सेतुराम श्रेष्ठ

First Nepali artist to record a song on gramophone disc, in 1908

शङ्कर लामिछाने

Considered one of Nepal's foremost essayists, known for his Madan Puraskar-winning collection Abstract Chintan Pyaj

शेरबहादुर देउवा

Five-time Prime Minister of Nepal (1995–97, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2017–18, 2021–22); President of the Nepali Congress since 2016

शेष घले

Nepali-Australian businessman and co-founder of the Melbourne Institute of Technology; former president of the Non-Resident Nepali Association

शिशिर खनाल

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal and founder of Teach for Nepal

शिवहरी पौडेल

Comedian and director of the long-running sitcom Jire Khursani, popularly known as Shankar Prasad

श्रीजना घिसिङ

First Nepali athlete to win a World Taekwondo Para Grand Prix Final, defeating the reigning world number one

शुक्रराज शास्त्री

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

सिद्धिनरसिंह मल्ल

King of Patan who built the Krishna Mandir, a rare all-stone temple, transforming Patan into a centre of religious art and architecture

सिद्धिचरण श्रेष्ठ

Revolutionary poet imprisoned for 18 years by the Rana regime for writings that inspired freedom fighters

सिसन बानिया

Pioneering Nepali YouTube vlogger and filmmaker, founder of Paradygm TV

सोबिता गौतम

Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and a prominent Rastriya Swatantra Party leader

सोमपाल कामी

Fast-medium bowler and bowling all-rounder for the Nepal national cricket team

सोनिए राजभण्डारी

Miss Nepal International 2014

सुबर्ण शम्शेर राणा

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

सुबिन भट्टराई

Novelist known for the bestselling novels Summer Love and Saaya

सुदन गुरुङ

Home Minister of Nepal; founder of Hami Nepal and a leading figure of the 2025 Gen Z protest movement

सुगम पोखरेल

One of the most prominent figures in Nepali pop music, known for the top-selling album Mero Sansaar

सुमन पोखरेल

Multilingual poet, lyricist, playwright, and translator; the only writer to win the SAARC Literary Award twice

सुनिल लम्साल

Minister of Infrastructure Development in Prime Minister Balendra Shah's cabinet; structural engineer who worked under Mayor Balen Shah in Kathmandu

सुनिता दुलाल

Prominent folk singer, actress, and television presenter

सुरेन्द्र बहादुर बस्नेत

Founder of Buddha Air, Nepal's leading domestic airline; former Supreme Court justice and government minister

सुरेन्द्र विक्रम शाह देव

King of Nepal during the height of Rana family rule, reduced to a figurehead under Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana

सूर्यविक्रम ज्ञवाली

Historian known for his biographies of Prithvi Narayan Shah and poet Bhanubhakta Acharya

सुसान्त के.सी

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

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

स्वर्णिम वाग्ले

Economist and current Minister of Finance of Nepal; vice-chair of the Rastriya Swatantra Party

स्वस्तिमा खड्का

Actress; one of Nepal's highest-paid film stars

First person, alongside Sir Edmund Hillary, confirmed to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on 29 May 1953

तोया गुरुङ

First female executive member of the Royal Nepal Academy; poet who headed its poetry department for a decade

त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम शाह

King of Nepal who ended over a century of Rana family rule in the 1951 revolution

तुल बहादुर पुन

Nepalese Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry during World War II

टुल्कु उर्ग्येन् रिन्पोचे

Tibetan Buddhist meditation master of the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages, considered one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of his time

उपेन्द्र महतो

Businessman and founding president of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA)

उषा पौडेल

Actress known for playing Muna in the 1999 film adaptation of Laxmi Prasad Devkota's celebrated poem Muna Madan

उषा शेरचन

Poet, lyricist, and novelist known for writing on women's issues and among the few Nepali writers addressing LGBTQ themes

उत्तम नेपाली

Pioneer of abstract art in Nepal and a key figure in establishing formal art education in the country

भिटेन

One of the most prominent artists in the Nephop (Nepali hip-hop) scene, known for Churot and Hami Yestai Ta Ho Ni Bro

यज्ञबहादुर थापा

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

यमबुद्ध

Pioneering Nepali hip-hop artist, widely regarded as one of the most influential rappers in Nepalese hip-hop

योगनरेन्द्र मल्ल

King of Patan remembered for the gilded cobra-crowned statue of himself at Patan Durbar Square, a beloved local legend

Tibetan Buddhist meditation teacher and author, known for the bestselling book The Joy of Living and his participation in neuroscience research on meditation

युवराज खतिवडा

Veteran economist who served as Nepal Rastra Bank Governor, Finance Minister, and Ambassador to the United States