Tom Hornbein

Known for

Acting

Born

September 6, 1930

Died

May 6, 2023

Birthplace

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Thomas Frederic Hornbein was an American mountaineer and anesthesiologist who made the first ascent of Mount Everest via the west ridge; the Hornbein Couloir on Everest was named in his honor. On top of his mountaineering achievements, Hornbein was a professor of anesthesiology and physiology at the University of Washington.