Cultural Production in
Present Day
Nepal
Nepal
Nepal ranks 111th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Angola, Kyrgyzstan, and Jordan. Memorable people born in present day Nepal include The Buddha, Yaśodharā, and Maya. Memorable people who died in Nepal include Maya, Śuddhodana, and Shah Jahan II. Nepal has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and mountaineers. The top cities in Nepal by number of biographies are Kathmandu, Narayanhiti Palace, Biratnagar, Devdaha, and Tanahun District.
People
Between 600 BC and 2002, present day Nepal was the birth place of 73 globally memorable people, including The Buddha, Yaśodharā, and Maya. Additionaly, 38 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Nepal including Maya, Śuddhodana, and Shah Jahan II.
People Born in Present Day Nepal
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The Buddha
PHILOSOPHER
566 BC - 452 BC
HPI: 99.48
Rank: 1
Yaśodharā
POLITICIAN
600 BC - Present
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 2
Maya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 3
Tenzing Norgay
MOUNTAINEER
1914 - 1986
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 4
Mahapajapati Gotami
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 5
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 6
KP Sharma Oli
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 7
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 8
Rāhula
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 9
Śuddhodana
POLITICIAN
590 BC - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 10
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
CELEBRITY
1939 - 2015
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 11
Ram Chandra Poudel
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Nepal
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Sushila Karki
LAWYER
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 37
Uma Devi Badi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 54
Ram Sahaya Yadav
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 55
Nanda Kishor Pun
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 59
Kami Rita
MOUNTAINEER
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 60
Rajesh Hamal
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 61
Jhamak Ghimire
WRITER
HPI: 36.74
Rank: 63
Priyanka Karki
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.89
Rank: 66
Jitu Rai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.95
Rank: 67
Keki Adhikari
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 26.67
Rank: 68
Namrata Shrestha
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 26.31
Rank: 69
Bishnu Majhi
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.85
Rank: 70
People Deceased in Present Day Nepal
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 1
Śuddhodana
POLITICIAN
590 BC - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 2
Shah Jahan II
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1719
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 3
Sadhu Sundar Singh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1929
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 4
Wanda Rutkiewicz
MOUNTAINEER
1943 - 1992
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 5
Tukaram
WRITER
1608 - 1650
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 6
Nana Sahib
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1859
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 7
Jerzy Kukuczka
MOUNTAINEER
1948 - 1989
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 8
Prithvi Narayan Shah
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1775
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 9
Birendra of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2001
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 10
Queen Aishwarya of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2001
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 11
Jung Bahadur Rana
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1877
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nepalwere politicians (35), actors (8), mountaineers (6), religious figures (5), and writers (5), while most who died were politicians (21), mountaineers (5), writers (4), religious figures (3), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Nepal, including Bidhya Devi Bhandari, KP Sharma Oli, and Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nepal, including Yaśodharā, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, and KP Sharma Oli.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 23 globally memorable people born in present day Nepal since 1700.
