1914 - 1986
Tenzing Norgay Nepalese
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Tenzing Norgay was previously married to Dawa Phuti, Ang Lahmu and Dakku Norgay.
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Tenzing Norgay is a member of the following lists: 1986 deaths, 1914 births and Recipients of the Padma Bhushan.
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Relationship Statistics
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Details
| First Name |
Tenzing
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| Last Name |
Norgay
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| Full Name at Birth |
Tenzing Norgay
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| Alternative Name |
Sherpa Tenzing, Namgyal Wangdi
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| Age |
71 (age at death) years
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| Birthday |
29th May, 1914
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| Birthplace |
Khumbu, Nepal
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| Died |
9th April, 1986
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| Place of Death |
Darjeeling, India
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| Cause of Death |
Cerebral Hemorrhage
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| Build |
Slim
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Ethnicity |
Asian
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| Nationality |
Nepalese
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| Claim to Fame |
First to summit Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary
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Tenzing Norgay GM OSN
(Sherpa: བསྟན་འཛིན་ནོར་རྒྱས tendzin norgyé; perhaps 29 May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. 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.
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