because he was the first person to successfully climb Mount Everest
Sir Edmund Hillary is famous world wide
Edmund Hillary is famous for being the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest
Edmund Hillary is famous for being the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953
Edmund Hillary did not become famous while in the army, he became famous once he reached the summit of Mount Everest.
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Sir Edmund Hillary's full name was Sir Edmund Percival Hillary.
sir Edmund Hillary was famous because he and Tenzing Norgay were the first to climb mt Everest the tallest mountain in the world.
Sir Edmund Hillary became famous for being the first to succeed in climbing Mt Everest, the world's highest mountain. He achieved this on 29 May 1953.
Percival Hillary was Edmund Hillary's father.
He was an explorer and he climbed Mount Everest.
Sir Edmund Hillary was born on July 20, 1919.
Sir Edmund Hillary died at the age of 95