Deceased
How Did Tenzing Norgay Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 71GenderMaleNationalityNepalBorn20/05/1914Born inKhumbu, NepalDied09/05/1986Died inDarjeelingCausecerebral hemorrhageWikidataQ80732 ↗Buried atHimalayan Mountaineering InstituteTMDb#1280249 ↗
Tenzing Norgay, 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.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | High and Hallowed: Everest 1963Movie | Self (archive footage) | 99 |
| 2013 | Beyond The EdgeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 99 |
| 2003 | The Dark Side of EverestMovie | Self (archive footage) | 89 |
| 2003 | Hillary & Tenzing: Climbing to the Roof of WorldMovie | Himself | 89 |
| 2003 | The Race for EverestMovie | Self (archive footage) | 89 |
| 2003 | National Geographic - Everest, Una Sfida Lunga 50 AnniMovie | Himself | 89 |
| 1999 | Everest At Any CostMovie | Self (archive footage) | 85 |
| 1997 | The QuestMovie | Self (related character) | 83 |
| 1997 | Hillary and Tenzing - Everest and AfterMovie | self (related characters) | 83 |
| 1993 | Everest - Blood, Sweat and TearsMovie | related character | 79 |
| 1953 | The Conquest of EverestMovie | Himself | 39 |