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Lobsang Nyandak. Photo by Timofeytv. .

10 Most Famous People from Tibet

Tibet, on the lofty Tibetan Plateau on the northern side of the Himalayas, is an autonomous region of China. It’s nicknamed the 鈥淩oof of the World鈥� for its towering peaks. It shares Mt. Everest with Nepal.

Its capital, Lhasa, is site of hilltop Potala Palace, once the Dalai Lama鈥檚 winter home, and Jokhang Temple, Tibet鈥檚 spiritual heart, revered for its golden statue of the young Buddha. Here are the 10 Most Famous People from Tibet.

1. Fifth Dalai Lama

A mural in the main temple at Samye Monastery in Tibet. Photo by Unknown..

The fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso was a key religious and temporal leader of Tibet. The fifth Dalai Lama was credited with unifying central Tibet after a protracted era of civil wars.

As an independent head of state, he built the bulk of famous Potala Palace, established diplomatic relations with China and also met with early European explorers. He was the first Dalai Lama to become spiritual and political leader of Tibet and the greatest of all the Dalai Lamas.

2. Tobgyal

Tobgyal is a Chinese actor of Tibetan descent, best known in film for portraying a tribal chief in Red River Valley (1997), Ri Tai in Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (2004), and Zhan Tiejun in No Man’s Land (2013). He is a National Class-A Actor. He is a member of the China Theater Association and China Film and Television Association.

3. Han Hong

Han Hong is a Chinese singer and songwriter of mixed Tibetan and Han ethnicity. She was born in Chamdo on September 26, 1971. Like her mother, a Tibetan singer, Han Hong is able to shift quite easily from piercing high pitches to soft low tones.

Han Hong is one of the most popular Chinese female musicians who specializes in a variety of Chinese folk music. Most of Han’s work reflect the Tibetan culture.

4. Tseten Dolma

Dolma. Photo by Unknown. .

Tseten Dolma is a Tibetan soprano. She was born August 1, 1937 to a serf family in Shigatse, Tibet. Tseten was influenced by Tibetan folk music from a very young age, and first performed on stage in 1956. She is known for starring in the 1965 musical epic The East Is Red.

In 1958, she joined the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, learning from professor Wang Pinsu. She has served the Tibet branch of the Chinese Musicians’ Association in various roles since the 1960s, including being chairman, director and vice-chairman of CMA, deputy secretary of Bureau of Cultural Affairs of Tibet Autonomous Region.

5. Qu Ni Tsering

Qu Ni Tsering, born on May 15, 1986 in Ali, Tibet, is a film and television actress, dancer and pop singer in Mainland China. In 1998, Qu Ni Tsering came into the public eye as a brand spokesperson for a certain pharmaceutical industry; in 1999, she starred in the screen debut “Play My Zanianqin”.

Its main achievements include: champion of the 56 Golden Flower Beauty Pageant of National Minority Nationalities, and the talent show “Come on!” “Oriental Angel” national championship; main works include: “Soul on the Leather Strap”, “Memory Folding”, “Armor Piercing Bullet”, “Reba Love”, “Long Drifting Zhuang Song”, “Midnight Shooting Door”, etc.

6. Danqu Adi

Born on June 8, 1988 in Shannan City, Tibet Autonomous Region, Danqu is a Chinese Tibetan male singer and lead singer of the Rock Band. He graduated from Tibet University. In 2011, Danqu Adi participated in the Sichuan Satellite TV singing audition program “China Tibetan Songs”, and finally won the third place in the national finals, thus officially entering the entertainment industry.

Its main achievements include: the first KTV industry selection ceremony, the national top ten KTV screen singer award, the best original artist award at the first Tibet music awards gala, the song “Lhasa on the horizon” won the top ten golden song awards at the Snowland Music Annual Music Awards Ceremony, etc. ; Representative works include “Lhasa on the horizon”, “Love on the Plateau” and “Waiting for the Rainbow”.

7. Desimido

Photos to illustrate the World Music Day. Photo by Lukasz Kobus. .

Desimeido, graduated from Sichuan Conservatory of Music and Shanghai Conservatory of Music, is a national first-class actor, and one of the top ten soprano singers in the country in 1989.

Desimido has recorded theme songs or episodes for more than ten movies and dozens of TV films, and more than ten TV stations across the country have broadcasted her special introductions or song programs; she has won many awards in various national vocal competitions. Desim茅dor’s main works include “Shambhala is not far away”.

8. Suolang Wangmu

Suolang Wangmu born in Nagqu, Tibet, is a national first-class actor and a young Tibetan singer known as the “second talent Dolma”. Suolangwangmu participated in the “Spring Festival Gala” of CCTV for many times; in the “10th National Young Singers Grand Prix” held by CCTV, she won the “Amateur” in one fell swoop with her famous song “Golden Hometown”.

Group National Singing Gold Award” and “Audience Favorite Singer Gold Award” two laurels; won the “Everest Singing-China Tibetan Golden Melody Selection and the First Tibetan Music Awards Ceremony” Best Female Singer Award held by Tibet TV.

9. Yangjima

Yangjima was born on May 3, 1986 in Medog County, Linzhi, Tibet. She is a female singer and actor of the Monba ethnic group. In 2009, Yang Jima joined the Big Forgotten Band and became a singer.

The main achievements are: 23rd place in the 14th CCTV Young Singer Grand Prix, runner-up in “The Voice of Chinese Dream”, and won the second edition with the song “Lotus Open” Abbey Deer Music Awards Annual Single Award, etc.; main works include: “Wake Up”, “Pray for Eternal Beauty”, “Elegy” and so on.

10. Lobsang Sangay

Photo by Gerd Eichmann. .

Lobsang Sangay, (born 1968, Darjiling, India), Tibetan scholar and political leader who became prime minister in the Tibetan Central Administration, the Tibetan government-in-exile, in 2011.

He was both the first non-monk and the first person born outside Tibet to hold the position. Sangay was born in a refugee camp for Tibetan exiles. His father, a former Buddhist monk, kept livestock and managed to save money to send his son to school. Sangay studied at the University of Delhi, earning a Bachelor of Laws degree.