Poudel (Nepali: पौडेल, pouḍel) is a surname among the Brahmin/bahun/ Chetrri families in Nepal, alternative spellings of which include Paudel, Powdel, Powdel, Poudar, Poudal, Poudel, ^[1] They have gotra as Atrey(आत्रेय) and pravara as Three त्रिप्रवर (आत्रेय, अर्चनाना, श्यावश्व).

Notable people bearing the surname include:

• Hero Paudel popularly known as Modanath Prasrit, Nepali writer, politician and Political Activist
• Bal Chandra Poudel (born 1961), politician of Nepali Congress
• Ananta Prasad Paudel (born 1962), Member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
• Lekhnath Paudyal (1885–1966), poet (author of "A Parrot in a Cage")
• Prakash Sharma Poudel, Member of Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
• Purusottam Poudel, former Minister of Nepal
• Ram Chandra Poudel, politician belonging to the Nepali Congress, president of Nepal
• Ranga Nath Poudyal, first Brahmin Prime Minister of Nepal in 1838
• Shivahari Poudel, Nepalese actor from Jire Khursani
• Usha Poudel, Nepalese dancer and actress
• Rohit Kumar Poudel, Nepalese cricketer, the youngest cricketer to hit an international half century and the captain of Nepal national Cricket Team
• Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Nepalese politician, vice-chairman of Communist Party of Nepal
• Zenith Poudel

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Paudel.
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