List of Famous people born in Western Region, Nepal

Nirmal Purja

First Name Nirmal
Born on July 25, 1984 (age 39)
Born in Gandaki

Nirmal "Nims" Purja is a Nepalese mountaineer of Magar descent and a holder of multiple mountaineering world records. Prior to taking on a career in mountaineering, he served with the British Armed Forces as a Nepalese Gurkha, and was a soldier in the Special Boat Service (SBS), an elite special forces unit of the Royal Navy. Purja is notable for having climbed all 14 of Earth's eight-thousanders in a record time of 6 months and 6 days with the aid of bottled oxygen, beating the previous record of just under 8 years. He was also the first to reach the summits of Mount Everest, Lhotse and Makalu in a time period of 48 hours. In 2021, Purja, along with a team of nine other Nepalese mountaineers, successfully completed the first-ever winter ascent of Pakistan's K2.

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Dip Prasad Pun

First Name Dip
Last Name Pun
Born on January 1, 1981 (age 43)

Dipprasad Pun, CGC is a Nepalese sergeant of the Royal Gurkha Rifles who was decorated with the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for an act of bravery during the War in Afghanistan on the night of 17 September 2010. Pun, then an acting sergeant, single-handedly defeated 12 to 30 Taliban insurgents who were storming his control post near Babaji in Helmand province.

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Sandeep Lamichhane

First Name Sandeep
Born on August 2, 2000 (age 23)

Sandeep Lamichhane is a Nepalese cricketer who plays for the Nepalese national team. A right-arm leg spin bowler, Lamichhane has played for Twenty20 franchise sides across the world, including the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League (BBL), and the Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

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Teriya Magar

First Name Teriya
Born on August 12, 2000 (age 23)

Teriya Phounja Magar is a Nepali dancer from Rudrapur, Rupandehi district, Nepal. She came into the public spotlight during her performances on the dance competition television series Dance India Dance Li'l Masters which she won on 21 June 2014. She is also the winner of Colors TV dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa which she won on 21 January 2017. Teriya is the second daughter born to her parents, and attends St Lawrence High School in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, India.

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Balkrishna

Born on July 25, 1972 (age 51)
Net Worth $2.2B

Balkrishna is an Indian billionaire businessman and chairman of the consumer goods company Patanjali Ayurved. He was reported by Forbes to have a net worth of US$2.22 billion as of October 2020.

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Pushpa Kamal Dahal

First Name Pushpa
Last Name Dahal
Born on December 11, 1954 (age 69)

Pushpa Kamal Dahal, commonly known by his nom de guerre Prachanda, is a Nepalese politician, Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party and twice Prime Minister of Nepal, from 2008 to 2009 and from 2016 to 2017.

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Hisila Yami

First Name Hisila
Born on June 25, 1959 (age 64)
Born in Bagmati

Hisila Yami, also known by her nom de guerre Parvati, is a Nepalese politician and architect. She is a Central Committee member of Naya Shakti Nepal and a former president of the All Nepal Women's Association (Revolutionary).

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Baburam Bhattarai

First Name Baburam
Born on June 18, 1954 (age 69)

Baburam Bhattarai (Nepali: बाबुराम भट्टराई, pronounced [ˈbaburam ˈbʱʌʈːʌrai̯] is a Nepalese politician and federal Chairman of Janta Samajbadi party who was Prime Minister of Nepal from August 2011 to March 2013. He was a long-time leading member of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal prior to founding a new party, Naya Shakti.

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