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List of Nepalese Americans

Last updated February 28, 2026

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]

Prominent Academia and Educationists

Dr. Rajan Thapaliya, Asst. Dean, Professor, Founder/CEO at Dreamerix, Top 20 Machine Learning Influencers in the US, featured for his insights on storytelling in data-driven contexts^[2]
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

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
Mayadevi Ross, Actress
Jane Dipika Garrett, Body positivity advocate
Sauriyan Sapkota, Actor^[5]
Parijita Bastola, Singer^[6]
Asha Magrati, Screenwriter, producer, and actor^[7]
Sheela Sharma, Actress

Literature and art

Gautama V. Vajracharya, Sanskritist
Samrat Upadhyay, Author
Pratyoush Onta, Historian
Kashish Bastola, Nepali-American writer^[8]
Sudipbhadra Khanal, Nepali Poet (metric poetry)

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

References

↑ Budiman, Abby. "Nepalese in the U.S. Fact Sheet". Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends Project. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
↑ "Why stories matter in a data-driven world". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
↑ "MIT Biology; Uttam RajBhandary". MIT Biology. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
↑ "Tenzing Norgay Trainor | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
↑ "Sauriyan Sapkota | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
↑ "The Voice's Parijita Bastola on Being the Show's First Nepali-American Contestant: 'It's Super Cool'". Peoplemag. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
↑ "Asha Magrati". Peoplemag. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
↑ "Harvard's Diversity Problem Goes Deeper than Race". Time . Retrieved September 14, 2023.

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[1] Budiman, Abby. "Nepalese in the U.S. Fact Sheet". Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends Project. Retrieved June 30, 2022.

[2] "Why stories matter in a data-driven world". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

[3] "MIT Biology; Uttam RajBhandary". MIT Biology. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[4] "Tenzing Norgay Trainor | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved June 9, 2024.

[5] "Sauriyan Sapkota | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

[6] "The Voice's Parijita Bastola on Being the Show's First Nepali-American Contestant: 'It's Super Cool'". Peoplemag. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

[7] "Asha Magrati". Peoplemag. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

[8] "Harvard's Diversity Problem Goes Deeper than Race". Time . Retrieved September 14, 2023.

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