Gautam is a common surname native to the

Atri Atri or Attri is a Vedic sage, who is credited with composing numerous shlokas to Agni, Indra, and other Vedic deities of Hinduism. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (seven great Vedic sages) in the Hindu tradition, and the one most mentioned in ...

Brahmins Brahmin (; ) is a ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the ''Kshatriya'' (rulers and warriors), ''Vaishya'' (traders, merchants, and farmers), and ''Shudra'' (labourers). Th ...

Nepal 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 Ch ...

and

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. Khas surnames Surnames of Nepalese origin

Notable Nepalese Gautams

Notable Nepalese people with the surname Gautam include: *

Kul Gautam Kul Chandra Gautam is a diplomat, development professional, and a former senior official of the United Nations. Currently, he serves on the boards of several international and national organizations, charitable foundations and public-private part ...

, former Vice Secretary General of

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and Deputy Executive Director of

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* Atithi Gautam K. C, youngest singer in the world with a professional solo album * Bamdev Gautam, former

Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal The deputy prime minister of Nepal () is the deputy head of government of Nepal. The deputy prime minister is second in seniority in the Council of Ministers of Nepal. The deputy prime minister is the senior-most member of cabinet after prime min ...

* Sobita Gautam, Nepalese politician and the youngest elected female member of Parliament * Pandit Kulchandra Gautam, prominent

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

scholar of Nepal featured in the postage stamp of Nepal in 1992 * Sanjay Kumar Gautam, former minister in the federal government of Nepal * Atul Gautam, Nepalese musician * Rajendra Prasad Gautam, Nepalese politician * Guru Maharaj Narayan Gautam Khatri known as "Swami Hamsananda", Hindu saint and founder of Swargadwari Temple complex of Nepal in the 20th century * Dhruba Chandra Gautam, Nepalese writer and novelist * Pushpa Bhusal Gautam, former deputy speaker of the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

of the federal parliament of Nepal * Kalyan Gautam, Nepalese radio jockey * Rishikesh Gautam, Nepalese politician * Shiv Raj Gautam, Nepalese politician * L N Gautam, Nepalese film producer and director * Dhanush Chandra Gautam, famous writer and recipient of Madan Puraskar * Suren Gautam, Nepalese singer * Shiv Raj Gautam, Nepalese politician * Sudarshan Gautam, Canadian mountain climber and actor * Krishna Murari Gautam, writer, comedian and social activist popularly known as Chatyang Master * Tirtha Gautam, Nepalese politician and Member of Parliament * Pratima Gautam, Nepalese politician and Member of Parliament * Khimlal Gautam, Chief Survey Officer of Nepalese government and highest ranking government official to climb

Mount Everest Mount Everest (), known locally as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Qomolangma in Tibet, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at it ...

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