List of people from Pokhara
| Pokhara Lekhnath पोखरा लेखनाथ | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan City | |
  Pokhara Lekhnath Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 28°15′50″N 83°58′20″E / 28.26389°N 83.97222°ECoordinates: 28°15′50″N 83°58′20″E / 28.26389°N 83.97222°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
This is a list of notable people from the Province No. 4 of Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in Pokhara, or for whom Pokhara is a significant part of their identity. They are also known as Pokhareli People. The list is in alphabetical order.
A
- Amrit Gurung – (active 1991–after 2013), singer and musician, founder of the band Nepathaya
- Anil Gurung - footballer
- Animesh Shahi - reality show contestant and 1st runner up of Himalaya Roadies
- Andrew Briggs - scientist
- Arun Thapa - singer and songwriter
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- Bimal Gharti Magar - footballer
- Bishnu Majhi - folk singer and is known as the "Vocal Queen of Nepali folk singer"
- Bishnu Shrestha - Nepalese Gurkha soldier in the Indian Army
- Biswas Dhakal - entrepreneur
- Bivek Shrestha - singer and leader of Kandara (musical group)
- Buddha Lama - singer and winner of Nepal Idol Season 1
- Bhuwan Acharya - Financial Analyst Nepal
C
- Chandra Bahadur Gurung - politician
- Cool Pokhrel - singer and songwriter
D
- Dambar Singh Kuwar - track and field athlete for 1988 Summer Olympics
- Dev Gurung - politician
G
- Govinda Raj Joshi - politician
- Gyani Shah - is the first Nepalese lady to join Nepal Army
- Gyanu Rana - singer
J
- Jhalak Man Gandarbha - folk singer
- J. O. M. Roberts - one of the greatest Himalayan mountaineer-explorers of the twentieth century
K
- Kamal Thapa - politician
- Karan KC - cricket and is the fastest bowler of Nepal.
- Karna Das is one of the most prominent Nepali singers living and performing today.
- Khadga Jeet Baral Magar - folk singer
- Kiran Gurung - politician
- Krishna Bhattachan - Nepal's leading sociologists and indigenous activist.
- Kuber Singh Rana - was the Inspector General of the Nepal Police
L
- Laure - rapper
M
- Mahabir Pun - teacher, social entrepreneur and an activist
- Mahesh Paudyal - author and translator
- Marino Curnis - writer and poet
- Mukunda Sharan Upadhyaya - poet
N
- Narayan Gopal - one of the most significant cultural icons in Nepal.
- Narayan Wagle - journalist and novelist
- Neelima Gurung - beauty queen
P
- Palten Gurung - politician
- Prakash Bahadur Gurung - politician
- Parivesh - folk singer
R
- Rabindra Prasad Adhikari - politician
- Raj Ballav Koirala - actor
- Ramjee Kunwar - politician
- Rishma Gurung - actress
- Robin Tamang - singer
S
- Sabindra Shrestha - footballer
- Sarita Gurung - philanthropist and social worker
- Saru Bhakta - is an Award winning screenwriter of Madan Puraskar, the most prestigious literary honour in Nepal.
- Shiva Shrestha - footballer
- Siddharth Lama - actor
- Sipora Gurung - volleyball Player[3]
- Sonie Rajbhandari - beauty queen
- Sundar Shrestha - singer
- Sushil KC - footballer
T
- Tul Bahadur Pun - was a Nepalese Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry[4]
U
- Upendra Kant Aryal - is 25th Chief of Nepal Police
- Usha Khadgi - beauty queen
Y
- Yasin Bhatkal - leader of the proscribed terrorist organisation Indian Mujahideen (IM)
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