This is a list of notable people from Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City of Gandaki Province Nepal. 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
Ajit Bhandari - Nepalese footballer for Nepal Police Club and the Nepal national team. Ali Miya - poet Amrit Gurung – (active 1991–after 2013), singer and musician, founder of the band Nepathaya Anil Gurung - footballer Anup Baral - actor, writer, director Anup Kaphle - executive editor of Rest of World. Animesh Shahi - reality show contestant and 1st runner up of Himalaya Roadies Andrew Briggs - scientist Arun Thapa - singer and songwriter
B
Batsyayana - political cartoonist Belmaya Nepali - filmmaker 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 Buddha Lama - singer and winner of Nepal Idol Season 1
C
Chandra Gurung - environmentalist. Chandra Bahadur Gurung - politician Cool Pokhrel - singer and songwriter CD Vijaya Adhikari - singer and the winner of first The Voice of Nepal
D Dambar Singh Kuwar - track and field athlete for 1988 Summer Olympics Dev Gurung - politician. Dhana Raj Acharya - politician, businessman and philanthropist. Dharmaraj Thapa - folk singer. Dharmendra Sewan - singer, songwriter, composer and performer.
G Govinda Raj Joshi - politician Gyani Shah - is the first Nepalese lady to join Nepal Army Gyanu Rana - singer
J Jamuna Gurung - entrepreneur. Jassita Gurung - actress. Jeewan Gurung - singer. Jhalak Man Gandarbha - folk singer. J. O. M. Roberts - one of the greatest Himalayan mountaineer-explorers of the twentieth century. Jagan Timilsina - trail runner, mountaineer and an outdoor instructor.
K
Khagaraj Adhikari - politician, former home minister Kamal Thapa - politician Khadak Raj Poudel - politician, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation 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 Khaptad Baba - spiritual saint. Khimlal Gautam - Nepali Mountaineer and Chief Survey Officer
Kul Bahadur KC - Nepali poet, laureate 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 Lekhnath Paudyal - poet and writer
M Marino Curnis - writer and poet Mukunda Sharan Upadhyaya - poet
N Narayan Gopal - rominent popular singer and composer of Nepali music. Narayan Wagle - journalist and novelist Neelima Gurung - beauty queen Neha Pun murder - murder victim
P
Palten Gurung - politician Prakash Bahadur Gurung - politician Parivesh - folk singer Pratima Gurung - human rights activist Pushpa Kamal Dahal - Prime Minister of Nepal.
R
Rabindra Prasad Adhikari - politician Raj Ballav Koirala - actor Rajiv Gurung - politician. Ramjee Kunwar - politician Rishma Gurung - actress Robin Tamang - singer
S
Sabindra Shrestha - footballer Samikshya Adhikari - singer Saraswati Pratikshya - writer Sarita Gurung - philanthropist and social worker Sarita Tiwari - poet, writer and advocate. Saru Bhakta - is a screenwriter of Madan Puraskar, the most prestigious literary honour in Nepal. Shesh Ghale - billionaire and businessman Shiva Shrestha - footballer Sharada Sharma - writer and poet. Siddharth Lama - actor Sipora Gurung - volleyball Player Sonie Rajbhandari - beauty queen Sundar Shrestha - singer Surya Bahadur KC - industrialist and a House of Representatives member. Sushil KC - footballer
T
Tul Bahadur Pun - was a Nepalese Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry
U Upendra Kant Aryal - is 25th Chief of Nepal Police Usha Sherchan singer, lyricist and writer
See also List of Nepalese people List of American Nepalese people List of British Nepalese people List of Indian Nepalese people List of people from Kathmandu
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