Namgyal, a Tibetan deity, has been a personal name in several countries; see (inter alia):
Literature
- Dagpo Tashi Namgyal, a 16th-century Tibetan Buddhist scholar of the Dagpo Kagyu lineage
Politics
- Namgyal dynasty, rulers in Sikkim
- Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh, rulers in Ladakh
- Palden Thondup Namgyal, last hereditary ruler of Sikkim, husband of Hope Cooke
- Phuntsog Namgyal, first king of Sikkim
- Ngawang Namgyal, founder of Bhutan
- Tashi Namgyal, ruler of Sikkim from 1914 to 1963
- Thutob Namgyal, who transferred Sikkim's capital to Gangtok in 1894
- Tshudpud Namgyal, longest-reigning king of Sikkim (from 1793 to 1863); regained independence from Nepal in 1815
Culture
- Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
- Namgyal Monastery, any of several Tibetan Buddhist institutions
- Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies
- Namgyal Lhamo, exponent of Tibetan singing
- Tashi Namgyal Academy in Sikkim
Sports
- Namgyal Bhutia, Indian professional footballer
Other
- Namgyal Rinpoche, Karma Tenzin Dorje (1931-2003), born Leslie George Dawson, in Toronto, Canada
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