List of Nepalese Americans
Nepalese Americans are citizens 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.[1][2]
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Prominent Academia and educationists
- Parag Pathak, Professor of Economics at the 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.
Entertainment and media
- Daya Vaidya, Actress
- 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
Literature and art
- Gautama V. Vajracharya, Sanskritist
- Samrat Upadhyay, Author
- Pratyoush Onta, Historian
Science and technology
- Lujendra Ojha, Planetary scientist in NASA
- 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
- Sarahana Shrestha, member of New York State Assembly
- Shiva Rajbhandari, climate activist, member of Boise, Idaho school board
Sports
- Kanishka Chaugai, American domestic cricketer
- Prithu Baskota, Cricketer
- Basanta Regmi, Cricketer
- Pradip Humagain, Soccer Manager
References
- Budiman, Abby. "Nepalese in the U.S. Fact Sheet". Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends Project. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- "Nepalese Population in the USA by Cities". Mero Kalam. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
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