Tenzing (name)

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Tenzing is a Tibetan given name, a variant spelling of Tenzin. Notable people with the name include:

  • Tenzing Norgay (1914–1986), Nepalese mountaineer in the first Everest ascent.
  • Jamling Tenzing Norgay (born 1965), Nepalese mountaineer (son of Tenzing Norgay)
  • Tashi Tenzing (born 1965), Nepalese mountaineer (maternal grandson of Tenzing Norgay)

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Fictional characters[]

  • Tenzing Tharkay (Temeraire series), a character in the novel series Temeraire by Naomi Novik
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