Notable Nepali Personalities
Nepal's notable historical and contemporary personalities across politics, arts, literature, sports, science, and social work.
- Tenzing Norgay Sherpa — Sports — First person (with Edmund Hillary) to summit Mount Everest on May 29, 1953
- Arun Rai — Sports — Nepal's ace cricketer; former captain of Nepal national cricket team
- Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) — Politics & Government — Leader of CPN (Maoist Centre); first PM of Federal Democratic Republic Nepal (2008)
- Manisha Koirala — Arts & Music — Bollywood actress; Nepal's most internationally famous film actress
- Nirmal Purja — Sports — Climbed all 14 eight-thousanders in record 6 months and 6 days (Project Possible, 2019)
- Parijat (Bishnu Kumari Waiba) — Literature & Poetry — Author of Shirish Ko Phool (The Blue Mimosa) — landmark Nepali novel
- Aarati Shah — Sports — Nepal's first international female boxer; multiple South Asian Games gold medalist
- Laxmi Prasad Devkota — Literature & Poetry — Mahakavi (great poet) of Nepal; author of Muna Madan and Shakuntala
- Devendra Raj Pandey — Social Work & Activism — Economist and civil society leader; anti-corruption and good governance advocate
- Bhanubhakta Acharya — Literature & Poetry — Adikavi (first poet) of Nepali literature; translated Ramayana into Nepali
- Prithvi Narayan Shah — Military & History — Unifier of Nepal; founder of the Shah dynasty's unified Nepal
- Pasang Lhamu Sherpa — Sports — First Nepali woman to summit Mount Everest (April 22, 1993)
- Sushil Koirala — Politics & Government — Prime Minister of Nepal (2014–2015); President of Nepali Congress
- Madan Bhandari — Politics & Government — CPN(UML) General Secretary; formulated Janabadi Bahudaliya Janabad (People's Multiparty Democracy)
- Pasang Dawa Sherpa — Sports — Renowned Sherpa mountaineer; one of the most successful climbers of Mount Everest