List of people with surname Basnet
Basnet or Basnyat is a common Nepali surname. This list provides links to biographies of people who share this common surname.
Notable people
- Abhiman Singh Basnet; First Chief of the Army of unified Nepal
- Anita Basnet, Nepalese footballer
- Arjun Kumar Basnet, South Asian Games marathon silver medalist
- Bacchu Kailash, folk singer
- Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat; Nepalese Mulkazi
- Basanta Basnet, Nepalese journalist
- Biren Basnet, Bhutanese footballer
- Bishwo Basnet, Nepalese director, producer and actor, writer
- Dhokal Singh Basnyat, Governor of Kumaun, Garhwal
- Hari Bahadur Basnet, former minister
- Kehar Singh Basnyat, General of the Army during Unification of Nepal
- Khare Basnet, Bhutanese footballer
- Kirtiman Singh Basnyat, Nepalese Mulkazi (equivalent to Prime Minister); Army Commander at Nepal Tibet war
- Lal Bahadur Basnet, Nepalese politician
- Madhab Basnet, Nepalese journalist
- Mahesh Basnet, Former Minister of Industry
- Mohan Bahadur Basnet, Nepalese politician
- Naahar Singh Basnyat, Warrior of Nepal Army
- Nischal Basnet, Nepalese Director, Producer and Actor
- Pahalman Singh Basnyat, title of Khaptadi Raja, a Commanding Colonel
- Parshuram Basnet, Notorious Don and CPN UML politician
- Pushpa Basnet; Social worker (CNN Heroes Award 2012)
- Raju Basnet, Indian politician
- Raju Basnyat, Nepalese cricketer
- Shakti Bahadur Basnet, Former Home Minister of Nepal
- Shishir Basnet, Engineer and CEO of MG Designs & Co.
- Shivaram Singh Basnyat, General of Army of Gorkha Kingdom; titled Senapati Badabir (trans. Chieftain Brave)
- Singha Bahadur Basnyat, Former Chief (COAS) of Nepal Army
- Subarna Prabha Devi, (born to Subudhi Basnyat); Queen Mother and Regent of Nepal
- Suman Singh Basnet, Engineer and Nepalese Musician artist
- Tanka Basnet, Nepalese footballer
- Tek Bahadur Basnet, Nepalese politician