MOUNTAINEER
Nirmal Purja
1983 - Today

Nirmal Purja
Nirmal Purja (known as Nims or Nimsdai) (Nepali: निर्मल पुर्जा; born 25 July 1983) is a British mountaineer. Prior to taking on a career in mountaineering, he served in the British Army with the Brigade of Gurkhas followed by the Special Boat Service (SBS), the special forces unit of the Royal Navy. Purja is notable for having climbed all 14 eight-thousanders (peaks above 8,000 metres or 26,000 feet) in a time of six months and six days with the aid of bottled oxygen between April and October 2019. This was a record at the time of climbing, although it was broken in 2023 by Kristin Harila and Tenjen Sherpa, who summitted all 14 eight-thousanders in 92 days. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nirmal Purja is the 46th most popular mountaineer (up from 47th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Nepal (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Nepalese Mountaineer.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Nirmal Purja by language
Among MOUNTAINEERS
Among mountaineers, Nirmal Purja ranks 46 out of 56. Before him are Simone Moro, Oh Eun-sun, Bachendri Pal, Denis Urubko, Edurne Pasaban, and Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner. After him are Joe Simpson, Dean Potter, Alison Hargreaves, Lhakpa Sherpa, David Lama, and Erik Weihenmayer.
Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSimone Moro
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 40
Oh Eun-sun
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 41
Bachendri Pal
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 42
Denis Urubko
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 43
Edurne Pasaban
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 44
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 45
Nirmal Purja
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 46
Joe Simpson
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 47
Dean Potter
1972 - 2015
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 48
Alison Hargreaves
1962 - 1995
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 49
Lhakpa Sherpa
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 50
David Lama
1990 - 2019
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 51
Erik Weihenmayer
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 52
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1983, Nirmal Purja ranks 181. Before him are Katie McGrath, Sushil Kumar, Christian Klien, Sergey Lazarev, Brandi Rhodes, and Stéphanie Frappart. After him are Lee Hanee, Ognjen Vukojević, Hillary Scott, Joseph Mazzello, Mamoru Miyano, and Zheng Jie.
Others Born in 1983
Go to all RankingsKatie McGrath
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 175
Sushil Kumar
WRESTLER
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 176
Christian Klien
RACING DRIVER
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 177
Sergey Lazarev
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 178
Brandi Rhodes
WRESTLER
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 179
Stéphanie Frappart
REFEREE
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 180
Nirmal Purja
MOUNTAINEER
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 181
Lee Hanee
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 182
Ognjen Vukojević
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 183
Hillary Scott
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 184
Joseph Mazzello
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 185
Mamoru Miyano
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 186
Zheng Jie
TENNIS PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 187
In Nepal
Among people born in Nepal, Nirmal Purja ranks 45 out of 59. Before him are Dipendra of Nepal (1971), Rana Bahadur Shah (1775), Pratap Singh Shah (1751), Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1940), Man Mohan Adhikari (1920), and Kirti Nidhi Bista (1927). After him are Baburam Bhattarai (1954), Ani Choying Drolma (1971), Sahana Pradhan (1927), Tulsi Giri (1926), Khil Raj Regmi (1949), and Manisha Koirala (1970).
Others born in Nepal
Go to all RankingsDipendra of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1971 - 2001
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 39
Rana Bahadur Shah
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1806
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 40
Pratap Singh Shah
NOBLEMAN
1751 - 1777
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 41
Lokendra Bahadur Chand
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 42
Man Mohan Adhikari
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1999
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 43
Kirti Nidhi Bista
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 44
Nirmal Purja
MOUNTAINEER
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 45
Baburam Bhattarai
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 46
Ani Choying Drolma
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 47
Sahana Pradhan
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 48
Tulsi Giri
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 49
Khil Raj Regmi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 50
Manisha Koirala
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 51
Among MOUNTAINEERS In Nepal
Among mountaineers born in Nepal, Nirmal Purja ranks 4. Before him are Tenzing Norgay (1914), Ang Rita (1948), and Apa Sherpa (1960). After him are Lhakpa Sherpa (1974).
Tenzing Norgay
1914 - 1986
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 1
Ang Rita
1948 - 2020
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 2
Apa Sherpa
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 3
Nirmal Purja
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 4
Lhakpa Sherpa
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 5