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Pun (surname)

Pun is a surname. It may be:

According to statistics cited by Patrick Hanks, there were 783 people with this surname on the island of Great Britain and six on the island of Ireland as of 2011. The 2010 United States census found 1,197 people with the surname Pun, making it the 21,736th-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 861 people (26,614th-most-common) in the 2000 census. In both censuses, more than four-fifths of the bearers of the surname identified as Asian.

Notable people with this surname include:

  • Kabir Pun, IOM, Nepali, Gorkha Havildar (British Indian Army) received the Indian Order of Merit (1st class) —equivalent to the Victoria Cross as native soldier were not eligible for VC until the World War 1— during the British expedition to Tibet (1903–4), Pun and Grant broke the wall of Gyantse Dzong and captured Gyantse Fortress. (Pun and Grant's actions are described in Grant's VC citation - Treaty of Lhasa 1904)
  • Tul Bahadur Pun, VC (1923–2011), Nepali, Royal Gurkha Rifles (British Gurkha soldier), Honorary Lieutenant, recipient of the Victoria Cross and Burma Star. He was from Myagdi district, Nepal
  • Om Prasad Pun (born 1942), Nepali boxer
  • Narayan Singh Pun (1949–2008), Nepali politician, Prominent former Cabinet Minister, former King's trusted Minister and Chief Negotiator, pilot (helicopter Wing Commander and chief training officer) Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Nepal Army, founding President of Nepal Samata Party. He was born in Myagdi, Nepal
  • Serge Pun (; born 1953), Burmese businessman of Chinese descent. Founder of Serge Pun & (Hong Kong) Ltd, Chairman of (SPA Group), multi-national Real estate firm and Yoma Bank (Burma-largest Private Bank)
  • Dr Mahabir Pun (born 1955), Nepal's former Interim Education Minister, scientist, teacher, activist, social entrepreneur, Magsaysay Award (Asian Nobel Prize) winner for extending wireless technologies in rural parts of Nepal, internet pioneer and Founder of the National Innovation Center (NIC) of Nepal. He is from Myagdi district.
  • Pun Kwok-shan (; born 1961), Hong Kong politician
  • Nanda Kishor Pun (born 1966), Nepali politician, First Vice President of Nepal under the 2015 Constitution, and former Chief Commander of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
  • Barsaman Pun (born 1971), Prominent Nepali politician from Rolpa, two-time Finance Minister, former Energy Minister, senior leader of the Nepali Communist Party (Maoist-Centre) and former PLA deputy commander.
  • Amar Singh Pun, Nepali politician and key figure from Rolpa District, former Minister of State for Irrigation and President of the Nepali Congress, Lumbini Province
  • Dipprasad Pun, CGC (born 1980), Nepali sergeant of the Royal Gurkha Rifles (British Army), is the first Gurkha to be awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for bravery in the 21st century. He is from Myagdi district, Nepal
  • Sagar Pun (born 1993), Nepali cricketer
  • Pun Wai-yan (; born 1995), Hong Kong rugby union player
  • Raymond Pun (), American research librarian
  • Pun Sing-lui (), Hong Kong performance artist
  • Suzie Pun, American bioengineer
  • Anthony Pun, Hong Kong film-maker, Pun won Best Cinematography at the 42nd Golden Horse Awards for Divergence (2005). He also won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography twice, for The Silent War (2012) and The Goldfinger (2003)

See also

  • Zein Pun (1295–1330), King of Martaban (Burma) for one week in 1330

Mythology

  • Pun Tao Kong (or Pun Tao Ma), a tutelary Deity or Goddess in Chinese folk religion, is highly regarded by overseas Chinese, and his shrines exist in many countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Singapore. As Pun Tao Ma, this Goddess acts as a tutelary protector.

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