Tenzing Norgay



First NameTenzing
Last NameNorgay
Full Name at BirthTenzing Norgay
Other NamesSherpa Tenzing
Namgyal Wangdi
Age71 (age at death)
Date of BirthMay 29, 1914
BirthplaceKhumbu, Nepal
Date of DeathApril 9, 1986
Location of DeathDarjeeling, India
Cause of DeathCerebral Hemorrhage
BuildSlim
Star SignGemini
EthnicityAsian
NationalityNepalese
Claim to FameFirst to summit Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary
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Padma Bhushan, Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Tenzing Norgay, GM (late May 1914 – 9 May 1986) born Namgyal Wangdi and often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. Among the most famous mountain climbers in history, he was one of the first two individuals known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953. He was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.


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