Biography
Tenzing Norgay (; Sherpa: བསྟན་འཛིན་ནོར་རྒྱས tendzin norgyé; May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. He was one of the first two people known to certainly reach the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953. Time named Norgay one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
Filmography
all 7
Movies 7
self 6
Self (archive footage)
The Race for Everest (2003)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Dark Side of Everest (2003)
Movie
Lui-même
Himalayan Epic (1951)
Movie
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GenderMale
Birthday1914-05-15
Deathday1986-05-09 (71 years old)
Birth NameNamgyal Wangdi
Birth PlaceKhumbu, Nepal
ReligionTibetan Buddhism
SpouseDawa Phuti
ChildrenJamling Tenzing Norgay
CitizenshipsNepal, India
AwardsOrder of the Star of Nepal, George Medal, Padma Bhushan, Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
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