List First in the World

List First in the World

Get all the information you need for your competitive exams with our comprehensive list of firsts in the world. From the first man to set foot on the moon to the first woman to climb Mount Everest, our list covers a wide range of fields and achievements. With this resource, you'll be well-prepared for any question that comes your way during your exam. Whether you're studying history, science, or any other subject, our list of firsts has you covered.

Here is a list of some notable "firsts" in the world:

1. First man to go into space: Yuri Gagarin (1961)
2. First woman to go into space: Valentina Tereshkova (1963)
3. First man to set foot on the Moon: Neil Armstrong (1969)
4. First woman to climb Mount Everest: Junko Tabei (1975)
5. First man to sail round the world: Ferdinand Magellan (1519-1522)
6. First woman to reach the South Pole: Fran Phipps (1971)
7. First man to reach the North Pole: Robert E. Peary (1909)
8. First woman to reach the North Pole: Karoline Mikkelsen (1935)
9. First surgeon to perform a successful human heart transplant: Dr. Christiaan Barnard (1967)
10. First European to invade India: Alexander the Great (327 BC)
11. First Chinese pilgrim to visit India: Fa-Hien (401 AD)
12. First man to walk on the moon: Neil Armstrong
13. First woman to swim across the English Channel: Gertrude Ederle
14. First man to climb Mount Everest: Sir Edmund Hillary
15. First woman to reach the South Pole: Fran Phipps
16. First man to reach the North Pole: Robert Peary
17. First woman to reach the North Pole: Karoline Mikkelsen
18. First man to sail around the world: Ferdinand Magellan
19. First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean: Amelia Earhart
20. First man to win an Olympic gold medal: James B. Connolly
21. First woman to win an Olympic gold medal: Hélène de Pourtalès
22. First man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize: Frédéric Passy
23. First woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize: Bertha von Suttner
24. First man to win a Nobel Prize in Literature: Sully Prudhomme
25. First woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature: Selma Lagerlöf
26. First man to win a Nobel Prize in Physics: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
27. First woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics: Marie Curie
28. First man to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
29. First woman to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Marie Curie
30. First man to win a Nobel Prize in Medicine: Emil Adolf von Behring
31. First woman to win a Nobel Prize in Medicine: Marie Curie
32. First man to win a Nobel Prize in Economics: Jan Tinbergen
33. First woman to win a Nobel Prize in Economics: Elinor Ostrom
34. First man to set foot on the Moon: Neil Armstrong
35. First woman to set foot on the Moon: Sally Ride
36. First man to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom: John F. Kennedy
37. First woman to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom: Rosa Parks
38. First man to receive the Congressional Gold Medal: George Washington
39. First woman to receive the Congressional Gold Medal: Marie Curie
40. First man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor: Emil Jannings
41. First woman to win an Academy Award for Best actress: Janet Gaynor
42. First man to win a Grammy Award: Henry Mancini
43. First woman to win a Grammy Award: Mary Ford
44. First man to win a Tony Award: Bert Lahr
45. First woman to win a Tony Award: Mary Martin
46. First man to win a Pulitzer Prize: Herbert Bayard Swope
47. First woman to win a Pulitzer Prize: Edith Wharton
48. First man to win a Nobel Peace Prize: Frédéric Passy
49. First woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize: Bertha von Suttner
50. First man to win a Nobel Prize in Literature: Sully Prudhomme
51. First woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature: Selma Lagerlöf
52. First man to win a Nobel Prize in Physics: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
53. First woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics: Marie Curie
54. First man to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
55. First woman to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Marie Curie
56. First man to win a Nobel Prize in Medicine: Emil Adolf von Behring
57. First person to set foot on the Moon - Neil Armstrong (1969)
58. First person to reach the South Pole - Roald Amundsen (1911)
59. First person to reach the North Pole - Robert E. Peary (1909)
60. First person to swim across the English Channel - Captain Matthew Webb (1875)
61. First person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean - Charles Lindbergh (1927)
62. First person to fly across the Pacific Ocean - Amelia Earhart (1935)
63. First person to fly across the South Pole - Sir Hubert Wilkins (1928)
64. First person to fly across the North Pole - Richard E. Byrd (1926)
65. First person to sail around the world - Ferdinand Magellan (1519)
66. First person to walk on the Moon - Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1969)
67. First person to reach the summit of Mount Everest - Sir Edmund Hillary (1953)
68. First woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest - Junko Tabei (1975)
69. First person to swim across the Pacific Ocean - Ben Lecomte (2018)
70. First person to run a marathon in under 2 hours - Eliud Kipchoge (2019)
71. First person to climb all 14 of the world's highest peaks - Reinhold Messner (1986)
72. First person to skydive from the edge of space - Felix Baumgartner (2012)
73. First person to reach the North Pole solo - Mathew Henson (1909)
74. First person to reach the South Pole solo - Sir Ranulph Fiennes (1990)
75. First person to reach the summit of K2 - Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni (1954)
76. First person to reach the summit of Annapurna - Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal (1950)
77. First person to reach the summit of Makalu - Jean Couzy and Lionel Terray (1955)
78. First person to reach the summit of Nanga Parbat - Hermann Buhl (1953)
79. First person to reach the summit of Dhaulagiri - Kurt Diemberger and Nawang Dorje (1960)
80. First person to reach the summit of Kangchenjunga - Joe Brown and George Band (1955)
81. First person to reach the summit of Lhotse - Ernst Reiss and Fritz Luchsinger (1956)
82. First person to reach the summit of Cho Oyu - Pasang Dawa Lama and Herbert Tichy (1954)
83. First person to reach the summit of Manaslu - Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu (1956)
84. First person to reach the summit of Shishapangma - Chinese team (1964)
85. First person to reach the summit of Xixabangma - Chinese team (1962)
86. First person to reach the summit of Annapurna II - Akio Yamamoto and M. Ichimura (1960)
87. First person to reach the summit of Gasherbrum I - Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch and Hans Willenpart (1958)
88. First person to reach the summit of Broad Peak - Marcus Schmuck, Fritz Wintersteller, Kurt Diemberger and Hermann Buhl (1957)