Known For
Acting
Born
May 20, 1914
Died
May 09, 1986
Place of Birth
Khumbu, Nepal
Credits
9 titles
Tenzing Norgay
Biography
Tenzing Norgay (/ˈtɛnzɪŋ ˈnɔːrɡeɪ/; 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 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.
Known For
Filmography
Beyond The Edge
Self (archive footage)
The Race for Everest
Self (archive footage)
National Geographic - Everest, Una Sfida Lunga 50 Anni
Himself
Hillary & Tenzing: Climbing to the Roof of World
Himself
The Dark Side of Everest
Self (archive footage)
Everest At Any Cost
Self (archive footage)
Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears
related character
The Conquest of Everest
Himself
Himalayan Epic