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    Most Famous People from Nepal

    People from Nepal, ranked by worldwide fame rather than local attention.

    As of October 21, 2026, The Buddha leads iFANN's Famous rankings for Nepal, ahead of Balen Shah and Nirmal Purja.

    Ranking updated October 21, 2026 by the iFANN Rankings Desk. How the ranking works

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    The Buddha
    #1

    The Buddha

    Fame score 13.0

    Balen Shah
    #2

    Balen Shah

    Fame score 10.1

    Nirmal Purja
    #3

    Nirmal Purja

    Fame score 9.6

    #4
    Manisha Koirala

    Manisha Koiralanp

    203.7K Wikipedia views · 91 news articles

    6.9    #5
    Rabi Lamichhane

    Rabi Lamichhanenp

    11.6K Wikipedia views · 24 news articles

    4.0    #6
    Apa Sherpa

    Apa Sherpanp

    3.9K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    3.4    #7
    Ram Bahadur Bomjon

    Ram Bahadur Bomjonnp

    5.5K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    2.9    #8
    Ram Sahaya Yadav

    Ram Sahaya Yadavnp

    11.4K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles

    2.4