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Nepal ranks 109th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Angola, Bangladesh, and Kyrgyzstan. Memorable people born in present day Nepal include Gautama Buddha, Tenzing Norgay, and Sita. Memorable people who died in Nepal include Maya, Śuddhodana, and George Mallory. Nepal has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many politicians and mountaineers.
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India to the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the largest city. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 600 BC and 2002, present day Nepal was the birth place of 55 globally memorable people, including Gautama Buddha, Tenzing Norgay, and Sita. Additionaly, 40 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Nepal including Maya, Śuddhodana, and George Mallory.
566 BC - 452 BC
HPI: 90.82
Rank: 1
1914 - 1986
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 2
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 3
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 4
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 5
600 BC - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 6
590 BC - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 7
600 BC - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 8
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 9
1939 - 2015
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 11
1723 - 1775
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 12
1775 - 1806
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 34
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 37
1927 - 2014
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 41
1927 - 2017
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 48
1992 - Present
HPI: 21.03
Rank: 53
1982 - Present
HPI: 18.61
Rank: 54
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 1
590 BC - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 2
1886 - 1924
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 3
1608 - 1650
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 4
1948 - 1989
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 5
1943 - 1992
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 6
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 7
1824 - 1859
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 8
1723 - 1775
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 9
1945 - 2001
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 10
1958 - 1997
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 11
1820 - 1879
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 12
1775 - 1806
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 30
1938 - 1979
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 34
1927 - 2014
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 36
1927 - 2017
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 38
Most individuals born in present day Nepal were politicians (30), religious figures (6), mountaineers (4), actors (4), and writers (3), while most who died were politicians (21), mountaineers (8), religious figures (4), writers (4), and composers (1).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Nepal, including Gyanendra of Nepal, Birendra of Nepal, and Bidhya Devi Bhandari. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nepal, including Yaśodharā, Śuddhodana, and Gyanendra of Nepal.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 22 globally memorable people born in present day Nepal since 1700.