What is Tenzing Norgay's full name?
Tenzing Norgay
Tenzing Norgay nickname(s):
Sherpa Tenzing, Namgyal Wangdi
Tenzing Norgay date of birth:
May 29, 1914
How old was Tenzing Norgay when died?
71
Where was Tenzing Norgay born?
Khumbu, Nepal
When did Tenzing Norgay die?
April 9, 1986
Where did Tenzing Norgay die?
Darjeeling, India
Why did Tenzing Norgay die?
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Tenzing Norgay body shape:
Slim
What is Tenzing Norgay's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Tenzing Norgay nationality?
Nepalese
Tenzing Norgay claim to fame:
First to summit Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary
Short Biography
Tenzing Norgay OSN GM (/ˈtɛnsɪŋ ˈnɔːrɡeɪ/; 29 May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi and often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese-born Indian Sherpa mountaineer. Among the most famous mountain climbers in history, he was one of the first two individuals known to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953. TIME named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.