Basnet or Basnyat is a common Nepali surname. This list provides links to biographies of people who share this common surname.

• 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
• 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
• 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
• Tanka Basnet, Nepalese footballer
• Tek Bahadur Basnet, Nepalese politician