This is a list of notable Nepali people.
Academics
Harka Gurung, geologist, anthropologist, and author
Gautama V. Vajracharya, historian
Surya Subedi, legal academic
Artists
Sushma Shakya, artist
Ragini Upadhyaya, fine artist and lyricist
Athletes
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
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
Entertainment
Actors
Filmmakers
Dayaram Dahal
Hari Bansha Acharya
Subash Gajurel
Tulsi Ghimire
Manisha Koirala
Nischal Basnet
Priyanka Karki
Saugat Malla
Rekha Thapa
Deepa Shree Niraula
Singers
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