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Most Famous Nepalese Athletes

Sports 32
Nepal 227
256,730 AG Anil Gurung Anil Gurung Nepalese Football b. 1988
261,952 SL Sandeep Lamichhane Sandeep Lamichhane Nepalese Cricket b. 2000
308,112 SG Shakti Gauchan Shakti Gauchan Nepalese Cricket b. 1984
322,973 SK Sompal Kami Sompal Kami Nepalese Cricket b. 1996
342,719 AB Anjan Bista Nepalese Football b. 1998
366,095 AT Ananta Tamang Ananta Tamang Nepalese Football b. 1998
396,024 MA Mehboob Alam Nepalese Cricket b. 1981
411,294 ST Sagar Thapa Sagar Thapa Nepalese Football b. 1984
438,586 JM Ju Manu Rai Nepalese Football b. 1983
507,849 BB Binod Bhandari Binod Bhandari Nepalese Cricket b. 1990
519,494 RT Ritesh Thapa Nepalese Football b. 1984
600,841 BM Biraj Maharjan Nepalese Football b. 1990
637,936 RS Rabin Shrestha Rabin Shrestha Nepalese Football b. 1991
728,709 NS Nawayug Shrestha Nawayug Shrestha Nepalese Football b. 1990
766,573 PL Phupu Lhamu Khatri Nepalese Judo b. 1996
936,555 NT Nangsal Tamang Nepalese Badminton b. 1987
1,035,389 AK Arjun Kumar Basnet Nepalese Runner b. 1975
1,165,628 KB Kamal Bahadur Adhikari Kamal Bahadur Adhikari Nepalese Sport b. 1977
1,175,992 DR Dipak Rai Nepalese Football
1,183,640 DN Dilip Nath Nepalese Cricket b. 1997
1,248,417 JK Jayaram Khadka Nepalese Sport b. 1972
1,256,407 DT Devu Thapa Nepalese Judo b. 1974
1,357,383 SR Sajana Rana Nepalese Football b. 1987
1,426,548 SB Sabitra Bhandari Sabitra Bhandari Nepalese Football
1,484,148 DC Dipendra Chaudhary Dipendra Chaudhary Nepalese Cricket b. 1980
1,516,976 JG Jamuna Gurung Jamuna Gurung Nepalese Football
1,659,211 SB Sunil Bal Nepalese Football b. 1998
1,665,369 MT Mamata Thapa Nepalese Cricket b. 1991
1,710,829 ND Namita Dali Nepalese Football b. 1991
1,823,050 BS Bhupendra Silwal Nepalese Runner 1935–2012
2,345,006 BG Bhim Gurung Nepalese Runner b. 1981
2,434,894 GP George Prince Karki Nepalese Football b. 1995
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Inside Nepal Athletes

32 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous nepal athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Nepal Athletes peaked in the 1990s with 13 people.

What Nepal Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Nepal Athletes's biggest group — 50% of all notables (16).

Nepal Athletes over-index on cricket — 30.5× the global rate.

  1. Football16
  2. Cricket8
  3. Runner3
  4. Judo2
  5. Sport2
  6. Badminton1
  1. Cricket830.5×
  2. Football165.4×