List of people on the postage stamps of Bhutan
The Kingdom of Bhutan has issued stamps since 1962. [1] [2]
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 1st president of Bangladesh, 2020
- Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, the Gyalsey (crown-prince) of Bhutan, son of the 5th King - 2016, 2018
- Jetsun Pema, Queen of Bhutan (5th King) - 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
- Dorji Wangmo, Queen of Bhutan (4th King) - 2010
- Tshering Pem, Queen of Bhutan (4th King) - 2010
- Tshering Yangdon, Queen of Bhutan (4th King) - 2010
- Sangay Choden, Queen of Bhutan (4th King) - 2010
- Kesang Choden, Queen of Bhutan (3rd King), present Queen Grandmother of Bhutan - 2010, 2015, 2016, 2018
- Phuntsho Choden, Queen of Bhutan (2nd King) - 2010
- Pema Dechen, Queen of Bhutan (2nd King) - 2010
- Tsundue Pema Lhamo, Queen of Bhutan (1st King) - 2010
- Manmohan Singh, 13th prime minister of India - 2008
- Jigme Thinley, prime minister of Bhutan - 2008
- Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, 5th King of Bhutan - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
- Fredi Bobic, professional footballer - 2005
- Torsten Frings, professional footballer - 2005
- Mario Basler, professional footballer - 2005
- Guido Buchwald, professional footballer - 2005
- Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup, prime minister of Bhutan - 2003
- Elvis Presley, entertainer - 2003
- Charles Lindbergh, aviator - 2002
- Dan Beard, founder American Scouts - 2002
- Roberto Carlos, professional footballer - 2002
- Gabriel Batistuta, professional footballer - 2002
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco, professional footballer - 2002
- Michael Owen, professional footballer - 2002
- Zinedine Zidane, professional footballer - 2002
- Captain James Cook, British explorer - 2000
- Thomas Aquinas, Italian monk and philosopher - 2000
- Jesse Owens, American track and field athlete - 2000
- Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games - 2000
- Luc Montagnier, French virologist - 2000
- Christiaan Barnard, South African cardiac surgeon - 2000
- Jonas Salk, American virologist - 2000
- Alexander Fleming, Scottish physician - 2000
- Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish neuroscientist - 2000
- Camillo Golgi, Italian biologist - 2000
- Albert Calmette, French physician - 2000
- Albert Einstein, mathematician - 2000
- Edward White, astronaut - 2000
- Roger Chaffee, astronaut - 2000
- Virgil Grissom, astronaut - 2000
- Georgy Dobrovolsky, cosmonaut - 2000
- Vladislav Volkov, cosmonaut - 2000
- Viktor Patsayev, cosmonaut - 2000
- Ferdinand von Zeppelin, designer of the Zeppelin - 2000
- Edmund White, astronaut - 1999
- Valentina Tereshkova, cosmonaut - 1999
- John Glenn, astronaut - 1999
- Yuri Gagarin, cosmonaut - 1999
- Edwin Aldrin, astronaut - 1999
- Michael Collins, astronaut - 1999
- Neil Armstrong, astronaut - 1999
- Pope John Paul II, Roman Catholic pope - 1998, 2005
- Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun - 1998
- R. Venkataraman, president of India - 1997
- Rajiv Gandhi, prime minister of India - 1997
- Salvatore Schillaci, professional footballer - 1997
- Philippe Albert, professional footballer - 1997
- Daniel Passarella, professional footballer - 1997
- Franz Beckenbauer, professional footballer - 1997
- Fritz Walter, professional footballer - 1997
- Bobby Moore, professional footballer - 1997
- Dunga, professional footballer - 1997
- Carlos Alberto, professional footballer - 1997
- Diego Maradona, professional footballer - 1997
- Paul Ince, professional footballer - 1997
- Tony Adams, professional footballer - 1997
- Steve Mcmanaman, professional footballer - 1997
- David Beckham, professional footballer - 1997
- Stuart Pearce, professional footballer - 1997
- Lothar Matthäus, professional footballer - 1990, 1997
- Paul Gascoigne, professional footballer - 1990, 1997
- Roberto Baggio, professional footballer - 1990
- Peter Shilton, professional footballer - 1990
- Salvatore Schillaci, professional footballer - 1990
- Claudio Caniggia, professional footballer - 1990
- Jawaharlal Nehru, 1st Prime Minister of India - 1989, 1997, 2011,
- Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer - 1987, 1992, 2000
- Isabella, 1st queen of Spain - 1987
- Edmund Halley, astronomer - 1986
- Grimm brothers, German folklorists and authors - 1985
- Mark Twain, US author - 1985
- The Lord Baden-Powell, Founder of the Boy Scouts - 1982
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States - 1982
- Joseph Stalin, Premier of the Soviet Union - 1982
- George Washington, President of the United States - 1982
- Prince William (now Duke of Cambridge), member of the British Royal Family - 1982, 1984
- The Prince of Wales, heir-apparent to the British and 15 other thrones - 1981, 1982
- The Princess of Wales, then-wife of The Prince of Wales - 1981, 1982, 1998, 2003
- Rowland Hill, British postal reformer - 1980
- Alfred Nobel, Swedish businessman and philanthropist - 1978
- Alexander Graham Bell, British - US inventor and scientist - 1978
- Elizabeth II, Queen of the UK and 15 other Commonwealth realms - 1978, 2002
- Jigme Singye Wangchuck, 4th King of Bhutan - 1974, 1975, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018
- Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, 3rd King of Bhutan - 1973, 1997, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019
- Charles de Gaulle, president of France - 1972
- Pope John XXIII, Catholic Pope - 1972
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, US president - 1972
- John Young, US astronaut - 1972
- Thomas K. Mattingly Jr., US astronaut - 1972
- Charles M. Duke Jr., US astronaut - 1972
- Mahatma Gandhi, Indian independence activist - 1969, 1972, 1997, 2019
- Jigme Wangchuck, 2nd King of Bhutan - 1966, 2008, 2010, 2016
- Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - 1965, 1972
- John F. Kennedy, President of the United States - 1964, 1972, 2003
- Ugyen Wangchuck, 1st King of Bhutan (Druk Gyalpo) - 1962, 2008, 2010, 2016,
References
- the date of issue of each stamp can for instance be checked at the online stamp catalogue Stampworld https://www.stampworld.com/en/stamps/Bhutan/
- details of each person depicted on postage stamps of Bhutan can be found in the reference to their Wikipedia entry. If no direct or indirect reference to a Wikipedia entry, info has been added with individual reference
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