Famous People with Name Hillar

Edmund Percival Hillary            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Edmund Percival Hillary: was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt.

Richard H. Hillary            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Richard H. Hillary: was a Battle of Britain pilot who died during World War II. He is best known for his book The Last Enemy, based upon his experiences during the Battle of Britain.Richard Hillary is one of the best known of McIndoe's "Guinea Pig Club", having endured three months of painful surgery in an attempt to fully repair the damage to his hands and face in order to return to combat duty. Hillary managed to bully himself back into a flying position even though, it was noted in the officers' mess, that he could not even handle a knife and fork. Hillary returned to service with 54 Operational Training Unit after recovering from his injuries, and killed both himself and his radio operator-observer Wilfred Fison when he crashed his Bristol Blenheim on 8 January 1943 during a night training flight, with the aircraft coming to rest on Crunklaw Farm. It has been alleged that one of the major reasons for this crash was that Hillary was not in fact physically able to fully control his aircraft due to the burn damage to his hands not being repaired to the level necessary for the RAF to legitimately return him to active service.

Peter Hillary            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Peter Hillary: is the son of the late adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary, one of the first two people to have made it to the top of Mount Everest. When Peter Hillary summited Everest in 1990, he and his father were the first father/son duo to achieve the feat. Hillary has ac

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary,            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary,: was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt.