Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (1914–1986)
Died aged 71GeminiNepal
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. On 29 May 1953, he and Edmund Hillary were the first people confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest, as part of the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition. Time named Norgay one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
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Family
- Spouse(s)
- Dawa PhutiAng LahmuDakku
- Children
- Jamling Tenzing Norgay
Awards & honours (4)
- George Medal
- Padma Bhushan
- Order of the Star of Nepal
- Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
Quick answers about Tenzing Norgay
- How old was Tenzing Norgay?
- Tenzing Norgay died on May 9, 1986 at the age of 71.
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- Tenzing Norgay was born on May 29, 1914.
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- Tenzing Norgay was born in Tengboche.
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- Tenzing Norgay's zodiac sign is Gemini.
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- Tenzing Norgay is a citizen of Nepal, India.
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- Tenzing Norgay is known as explorer, mountain guide, autobiographer, mountaineer.
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- According to Wikidata, Tenzing Norgay's spouses include Dawa Phuti, Ang Lahmu, Dakku.
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- Wikidata lists 1 child of Tenzing Norgay.
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