Renowned Rai people

• Two senior cabinet ministers — Narad Muni Thulung and Bal Bahadur Rai — acted as Prime ministers of Nepal
• Indian Chief Minister of Sikkim Pawan Kumar Chamling
• Indian Member of Parliament Prem Das Rai
• Former Chancellor of the Royal Nepal Academy Lain Singh Bangdel
• Former Government Secretary and Chairman of Public Service Commission Santa Bahadur Rai
• Diplomat and scholar Professor Dr. Nobel Kishor Rai was ambassador to Germany
• Writer and literary critic Indra Bahadur Rai
• Writer and poet Pradip Rai wrote the national anthem of Nepal
• Plastic surgeon Shankar Man Rai
• Pop and rock singers like Dhiraj Rai
• National politicians like the vice-chairman of UML party Ashok Rai
• Army and police general Ram Kaji Bantawa
• Chief of Intelligence Department Chand Bahadur Rai
• Scholar of vedas Dr. Swami Prapannacharya
• Assam Assembly Government Speaker Tanka Bahadur Rai
• Vishal Rai