MOUNTAINEER

Rob Hall

1961 - 1996

Rob Hall

Robert Edwin Hall (14 January 1961 – 11 May 1996) was a New Zealand mountaineer. He was the head guide of a 1996 Mount Everest expedition during which he, a fellow guide, and two clients died. A best-selling account of the expedition was given in Jon Krakauer's book Into Thin Air and the expedition was dramatised in the 2015 film Everest. At the time of his death, Hall had just completed his fifth ascent to the summit of Everest, more at that time than any other non-Sherpa mountaineer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rob Hall is the 36th most popular mountaineer (down from 32nd in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 39th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular New Zealander Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Rob Hall ranks 36 out of 56. Before him are Erhard Loretan, Jon Krakauer, Ardito Desio, Vittorio Sella, Riccardo Cassin, and Yevgeniy Abalakov. After him are Apa Sherpa, Verney Lovett Cameron, Ueli Steck, Simone Moro, Oh Eun-sun, and Bachendri Pal.

Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia

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Erhard Loretan
1959 - 2011
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 30
Jon Krakauer
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 31
Ardito Desio
1897 - 2001
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 32
Vittorio Sella
1859 - 1943
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 33
Riccardo Cassin
1909 - 2009
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 34
Yevgeniy Abalakov
1907 - 1948
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 35
Rob Hall
1961 - 1996
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 36
Apa Sherpa
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 37
Verney Lovett Cameron
1844 - 1894
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 38
Ueli Steck
1976 - 2017
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 39
Simone Moro
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 40
Oh Eun-sun
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 41
Bachendri Pal
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 42

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Rob Hall ranks 228. Before him are Jeremy Northam, Hideo Nakata, Koji Kondo, Danny Carey, Paolo Barilla, and Mike Lindell. After him are Mark Phillips, Yutaka Ikeuchi, Lars Olsen, Issam Zahreddine, Jon Ola Sand, and Shane Black. Among people deceased in 1996, Rob Hall ranks 214. Before him are Julio César Méndez Montenegro, Jon Pertwee, Camilla Horn, Zainab Biisheva, Gizella Farkas, and Lola Beltrán. After him are Duane Hanson, Veronica Guerin, Abdullah Çatlı, Edvin Wide, Pasqualino De Santis, and Roger Lapébie.

Others Born in 1961

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Jeremy Northam
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 222
Hideo Nakata
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 223
Koji Kondo
COMPOSER
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 224
Danny Carey
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 225
Paolo Barilla
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 226
Mike Lindell
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 227
Rob Hall
MOUNTAINEER
1961 - 1996
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 228
Mark Phillips
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 229
Yutaka Ikeuchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 230
Lars Olsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 231
Issam Zahreddine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1961 - 2017
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 232
Jon Ola Sand
JOURNALIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 233
Shane Black
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 234

Others Deceased in 1996

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Julio César Méndez Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1996
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 208
Jon Pertwee
ACTOR
1919 - 1996
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 209
Camilla Horn
ACTOR
1903 - 1996
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 210
Zainab Biisheva
WRITER
1908 - 1996
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 211
Gizella Farkas
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1925 - 1996
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 212
Lola Beltrán
ACTOR
1932 - 1996
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 213
Rob Hall
MOUNTAINEER
1961 - 1996
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 214
Duane Hanson
SCULPTOR
1925 - 1996
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 215
Veronica Guerin
JOURNALIST
1958 - 1996
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 216
Abdullah Çatlı
EXTREMIST
1956 - 1996
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 217
Edvin Wide
ATHLETE
1896 - 1996
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 218
Pasqualino De Santis
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 1996
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 219
Roger Lapébie
CYCLIST
1911 - 1996
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 220