List of Nepalese Americans
Nepalese Americans are citizens, Dreamer or permanent residents of the United States of America who trace their family descent to Nepal. This article is a list of notable Nepalese Americans.
Prominent Academia and Educationists
- Dr. Rajan Thapaliya, Professor, Founder/CEO at Dreamerix, Top 20 Machine Learning Influencers in the US, featured for his insights on storytelling in data-driven contexts
- Parag Pathak, Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Deepak Shimkhada, Adjunct professor at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, California
- Ram I. Mahato, Professor of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, United States.
- Uttam Raj Bhandary, Emeritus Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Entertainment and media
- Daya Vaidya, Actress
- Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Actor
- Prabal Gurung, Fashion designer
- Curtis Waters, Canadian-American musician
- Arthur Gunn, Singer, American Idol (season 18) Runner-up, 2020
- Kiran Gajmer, Singer Voice of Nepal winner, 2021
- Manita Devkota, Model
- Sujita Basnet, Model
- Sajjan Raj Vaidya, Singer
- Bartika Eam Rai, Singer
- Kiran Chetry, News anchor
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- Jane Dipika Garrett, Body positivity advocate
- Sauriyan Sapkota, Actor
- Parijita Bastola, Singer
- Asha Magrati, Screenwriter, producer, and actor
- Sheela Sharma, Actress
Literature and art
- Gautama V. Vajracharya, Sanskritist
- Samrat Upadhyay, Author
- Pratyoush Onta, Historian
- Kashish Bastola, Nepali-American writer
- Sudipbhadra Khanal, Nepali Poet
Science and technology
- Lujendra Ojha, Planetary scientist in NASA, Assistant Professor of Planetary Science at Rutgers University
- Bhaskar Thapa, Tunnel engineering expert
- Yadav Pandit, Nuclear physics scientist
- Bodhraj Acharya, Molecular biology expert
Politics
- Harry Bhandari, member of Maryland House of Delegates, first Nepali-American state legislator
- Nabaraj KC, first Nepali American candidate to run for the New York City Council in Queens
- Sarahana Shrestha, member of New York State Assembly
- Shiva Rajbhandari, climate activist, member of Boise, Idaho school board
- Adrian Pokharel, candidate for U.S. Congress from Virginia District-10, 2024
Sports
- Kanishka Chaugai, American domestic cricketer
- Prithu Baskota, Cricketer
- Basanta Regmi, Cricketer
- Pradip Humagain, Soccer Manager