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.[1][2]
Prominent Academia and Educationists
edit- [1]Ankur Agrawal, Professor of Computer Science at St. Edwards's University
- 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[3]
Entertainment and media
edit- Daya Vaidya, Actress
- Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Actor[4]
- 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
- Jane Dipika Garrett, Body positivity advocate
- Sauriyan Sapkota, Actor[5]
- Parijita Bastola, Singer[6]
- Asha Magrati, Screenwriter, producer, and actor[7]
Literature and art
edit- Gautama V. Vajracharya, Sanskritist
- Samrat Upadhyay, Author
- Pratyoush Onta, Historian
- Kashish Bastola, Nepali-American writer[8]
Science and technology
edit- Lujendra Ojha, Planetary scientist in NASA, Assistant Professor of Planetary Science at Rutgers University
- Chandra Prasad Giri, Remote sensing professor
- Bhaskar Thapa, Tunnel engineering expert
- Yadav Pandit, Nuclear physics scientist
- Bodhraj Acharya, Molecular biology expert
Politics
edit- 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
Sports
edit- Kanishka Chaugai, American domestic cricketer
- Prithu Baskota, Cricketer
- Basanta Regmi, Cricketer
- Pradip Humagain, Soccer Manager
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "MIT Biology; Uttam RajBhandary". MIT Biology. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Tenzing Norgay Trainor | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "Sauriyan Sapkota | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "The Voice's Parijita Bastola on Being the Show's First Nepali-American Contestant: 'It's Super Cool'". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "Asha Magrati". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "Harvard's Diversity Problem Goes Deeper than Race". Time. Retrieved 2023-09-14.