List of people with surname Thapa

For information on the surname "Thapa" itself, see Thapa.

Thapa is a surname originating in medieval Himalayas used by Kshatriyas and Magars of Northern India and Nepal. list provides links to biographies of people who share this common surname.

Notable people

A

Badakaji Amar Singh Thapa, one of the famous Thapa General

• Amar Bahadur Thapa, Nepalese politician
• Amar Singh Thapa, Nepalese Badakaji General and Supreme Commander of Western front in Anglo-Nepalese War
• Amar Singh Thapa (born 1759), Nepalese Sanukaji General and Governor of Palpa
• Anirudh Thapa, Indian professional footballer
• Arjun Bahadur Thapa, former SAARC Secretary General
• Arpan Thapa, Nepalese director and actor
• Arun Thapa, Nepali singer

B

PM Bhimsen Thapa, founder of Thapa dynasty, one of the most famous Thapa kaji

• Balbir Singh Thapa, known as Yogi Naraharinath, Nepalese historian
• Ben Thapa, British opera singer
• Bhakti Thapa, Sardar, Nepalese commander of Deuthal in Anglo-Nepalese War
• Bhaskar Thapa, Nepalese civil engineer and lead designer of Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore
• Bhimsen Thapa Mukhtiyar, former Nepalese prime minister
• Bhekh Bahadur Thapa, Nepalese central banker and former cabinet minister
• Bhola Thapa, Nepali educationist, researcher, author and the Vice Chancellor of Kathmandu University
• Bipana Thapa, Nepalese actress
• Bir Bhadra Thapa, Nepalese commander during the country's unification
• Biraj Thapa Magar, Kaji of Gorkha

D

• Dekendra Thapa, Nepali journalist
• Devu Thapa, Nepalese judoka
• Major Dhan Singh Thapa, Paramvir Chakra (PVC)
• Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa, former Chief of Army Staff of the Nepal Army
• Dharmaraj Thapa, titled Jana Kavi Keshari, Nepali poet and songwriter
• Durlav Kumar Thapa, former Nepalese Inspector General of Police

G

Thapa giving a speech in a program in ICIMOD

• Gagan Kumar Thapa, Nepalese politician and current Minister of Health
• Gajraj Singh Thapa, Nepalese governor of the Ilam district and tea plantation entrepreneur^[1]
• Ganesh Thapa, former president of the All Nepal Football Association
• Geetanjali Thapa, Indian actress

J

• Jharana Thapa, Nepalese actress.

K

• Kamal Thapa, Current Deputy Prime Minister, President of Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, Monarchist and Hinduism centered Leader
• Kamal Thapa (footballer), Indian footballer
• Karna Bahadur Thapa, Former Minister of Nepal
• Khagendra Thapa Magar, former shortest man recordholder
• Kulbir Thapa; 1st Nepali Victoria Cross holder

L

• Lakhan Thapa Magar, Nepalese revolutionary
• Lalbahadur Thapa, Victoria Cross holder
• Lalit Thapa, Indian footballer
• Leeladhwaj Thapa, Nepalese author and recipient of the Madan Puraskar
• Lily Thapa, Nepalese entrepreneur

M

• Mamata Thapa, Nepalese cricketer
• Manjushree Thapa, Nepalese-Canadian, English-language author
• Mathabar Singh Thapa, former Prime Minister of Nepal

N

• Nain Singh Thapa, Nepalese Kaji and General
• Nam Singh Thapa, Nepalese boxer
• Namrata Thapa, Indian actress
• Neri Thapa, Nepalese cricketer
• Netrabahadur Thapa, Nepalese soldier and Victoria Cross recipient

P

• Parvati Thapa (born 1970), Nepalese sports shooter
• Purna Chandra Thapa, Nepalese general
• Pyar Jung Thapa, Former Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army

Q

• Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal; Queen Consort of King Rana Bahadur Shah

R

• Rabi Thapa, Nepalese writer
• Ram Thapa, Nepalese singer, musician
• Ram Pratap Thapa, Honorary Consul General in Cologne
• Ranabir Singh Thapa, Commander of Makwanpur Axis at Anglo-Nepalese War
• Ranadhoj Thapa, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
• Ranajor Singh Thapa, Commander of Nahan Axis at Anglo-Nepalese War
• Rekha Thapa, Nepalese actress
• Ritesh Thapa, Nepalese footballer
• Rom Bahadur Thapa, former Nepalese Inspector General of Police
• Roshan Thapa, Nepalese songwriter

S

Surya Bahadur Thapa, former five times Prime Minister of Nepal

• Sagar Thapa, Nepalese footballer
• Shailesh Thapa Chhetri, 28th and current Inspector General of Nepal Police
• Sharmila Thapa, Nepal-born Indian television host and actress
• Sher Bahadur Thapa, Nepalese soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Sher Jung Thapa, Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
• Shiva Thapa, Indian boxer
• Shyam Thapa, Indian footballer
• Shyam Bhakta Thapa, Ex-Nepal Police Chief
• Suhana Thapa, Nepalese actress
• Sunil Bahadur Thapa, Nepali politician
• Sunil Thapa, Nepalese actor
• Surya Bahadur Thapa, former Prime Minister of Nepal

T

• Tejshree Thapa, Nepali human rights lawyer

U

• Ujir Singh Thapa, Nepalese commander in the Anglo-Nepalese War
• Ujwal Thapa, President of Bibeksheel Nepali

Y

• Yagya Bahadur Thapa, Nepalese soldier

Fictional

• Jemadar Thapa, a guest cast played by Ernie Reyes Jr. in drama NCIS: Los Angeles (season 5)
• Thapa, a character from the video game Kane & Lynch: Dead Men