MOUNTAINEER
Edmund Hillary
1919 - 2008
Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edmund Hillary has received more than 7,231,222 page views. His biography is available in 119 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 115 in 2019). Edmund Hillary is the most popular mountaineer, the 2nd most popular biography from New Zealand and the most popular New Zealander Mountaineer.
Edmund Hillary is most famous for being the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He and his Nepalese Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, reached the summit on May 29, 1953.
Memorability Metrics
7.2M
Page Views (PV)
73.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
119
Languages Editions (L)
8.00
Effective Languages (L*)
6.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MOUNTAINEERS
Among mountaineers, Edmund Hillary ranks 1 out of 56. After him are Reinhold Messner, Tenzing Norgay, Heinrich Harrer, George Mallory, Horace Bénédict de Saussure, Junko Tabei, Jerzy Kukuczka, Edward Whymper, Hermann Buhl, Jacques Balmat, and Walter Bonatti.
Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdmund Hillary
1919 - 2008
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 1
Reinhold Messner
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 2
Tenzing Norgay
1914 - 1986
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 3
Heinrich Harrer
1912 - 2006
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 4
George Mallory
1886 - 1924
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 5
Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1740 - 1799
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 6
Junko Tabei
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 7
Jerzy Kukuczka
1948 - 1989
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 8
Edward Whymper
1840 - 1911
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 9
Hermann Buhl
1924 - 1957
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 10
Jacques Balmat
1762 - 1834
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 11
Walter Bonatti
1930 - 2011
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, Edmund Hillary ranks 4. Before him are Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Eva Perón, and Mikhail Kalashnikov. After him are J. D. Salinger, Primo Levi, Doris Lessing, Giulio Andreotti, Zhao Ziyang, Kim Jong-suk, Georgios Papadopoulos, and Fausto Coppi. Among people deceased in 2008, Edmund Hillary ranks 3. Before him are Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, and Bobby Fischer. After him are Yves Saint Laurent, Suharto, Paul Newman, Samuel P. Huntington, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Albert Hofmann, Irena Sendler, Charlton Heston, and Arthur C. Clarke.
Others Born in 1919
Go to all RankingsMohammad Reza Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1980
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 1
Eva Perón
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1952
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 2
Mikhail Kalashnikov
ENGINEER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 3
Edmund Hillary
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2008
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 4
J. D. Salinger
WRITER
1919 - 2010
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 5
Primo Levi
WRITER
1919 - 1987
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 6
Doris Lessing
WRITER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 7
Giulio Andreotti
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2013
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 8
Zhao Ziyang
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2005
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 9
Kim Jong-suk
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1949
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 10
Georgios Papadopoulos
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1999
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 11
Fausto Coppi
CYCLIST
1919 - 1960
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2008
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Solzhenitsyn
WRITER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 1
Bobby Fischer
CHESS PLAYER
1943 - 2008
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 2
Edmund Hillary
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2008
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 3
Yves Saint Laurent
FASHION DESIGNER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 4
Suharto
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 5
Paul Newman
ACTOR
1925 - 2008
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 6
Samuel P. Huntington
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1927 - 2008
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 7
Chinghiz Aitmatov
WRITER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 8
Albert Hofmann
CHEMIST
1906 - 2008
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 9
Irena Sendler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 10
Charlton Heston
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 11
Arthur C. Clarke
WRITER
1917 - 2008
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 12
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Edmund Hillary ranks 2 out of 303. Before him are Ernest Rutherford (1871). After him are Russell Crowe (1964), Maurice Wilkins (1916), Bruce McLaren (1937), Peter Jackson (1961), Katherine Mansfield (1888), Denny Hulme (1936), Alan MacDiarmid (1927), Thomas Williams (1930), Helen Clark (1950), and Chris Amon (1943).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsErnest Rutherford
PHYSICIST
1871 - 1937
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 1
Edmund Hillary
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2008
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 2
Russell Crowe
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 3
Maurice Wilkins
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2004
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 4
Bruce McLaren
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 1970
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 5
Peter Jackson
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 6
Katherine Mansfield
WRITER
1888 - 1923
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 7
Denny Hulme
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1992
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 8
Alan MacDiarmid
CHEMIST
1927 - 2007
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 9
Thomas Williams
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 10
Helen Clark
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 11
Chris Amon
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2016
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 12
Among MOUNTAINEERS In New Zealand
Among mountaineers born in New Zealand, Edmund Hillary ranks 1. After him are Rob Hall (1961).