Tenzing Norgay
Tenzing Norgay, 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. In 2003, India's highest adventure sports award, the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award was renamed after him.
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Male
Full Name
Namgyal Wangdi
Date of Birth
May 15th, 1914
Age
111
Date of Death
May 9th, 1986
Died Aged
71
Star Sign
Taurus
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