S#NameWell Known For
1Gautama BuddhaBuddhism
2AmshuvermaDevelopment of Nepal “Golden Period”
3King JanakKing of Mithila
4SitaGoddess of sacrifice and purity
5AranikoArts of Nepal
6King Rama ShahIntroduced standard system of measurement
7King Prithvi Narayan ShahUnification of Nepal as it is today
8Balbhadra KunwarAnglo-Nepalese war – commander – battle of Nalapani
9Amar Singh ThapaAnglo-Nepalese war – commander – living lion of Nepal
10Bhimsen ThapaFirst dharahara tower, First prime minister
11Bhanubhakta AcharyaThe first-ever poet
12Motiram BhattaDeveloped Nepali language
13King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram ShahDeclared an end to Rana’s family rule
14Sankhadhar SakhwaBeginning of the epoch of Nepal Sambat
15Pasang Lhamu SherpaFirst Nepalese woman to climb the summit of Mt. Everest
16Mahaguru PhalgunandaReligious leader of the Kirat people
17Laxmi Prasad DevkotaMahakavi (poet the great)
18Bhakti ThapaAnglo-Nepalese war – commander – battle of Deutal
19Jai Prithivi Bahadur SinghVisionary leader who focused on education, gender equality and many other progressive things ahead of time