Tenzing Norgay OSN GM (; 29 May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born
Namgyal Wangdi and often referred to as
Sherpa Tenzing, was a
Nepalese-born
Indian Sherpa mountaineer. Among the most famous mountain climbers in history, 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.