First in the World

First in the World is a captivating exploration of humanity’s groundbreaking achievements that changed the course of history. From the first step on the Moon to the invention of the printing press, this work celebrates the pioneers who dared to go where none had gone before. Each entry highlights a historic “first” – in science, technology, exploration, art, and more – offering insight into the challenges faced and the impact made. Inspirational and informative, First in the World is a tribute to innovation, courage, and the relentless pursuit of progress that continues to shape our modern world.

First in the World List

Everest- the first person to reach the summit – Sherpa Tenzing (India) and Sir Edmund Hillary (New Zealand)
The first person to reach the North Pole – Robert Peary (USA)
First person to reach the South Pole – Amundsen (Norway)
The world’s first religion – Sanatan Dharma
First woman to reach the North Pole – Caroline Mickelson
First woman to reach South Pole – Fan Fip (Canada)
First woman to reach 36,200 feet deep in the Challenger Trench – Kathy Suleman (USA)
First country to print a book – China
First country to issue paper currency – China
First country to start civil service competition – China
First President of the United States – George Washington
First Prime Minister of Britain – robert walpole
First Secretary General of the United Nations – Trigveli (Norway)
First country to make education compulsory – prussia
The country that won the first Football World Cup – Uruguay
First country to make a constitution – United States of America
First Governor General of Pakistan – Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Venue of the first conference of the Non-Aligned Movement – belgrade
The first European to reach China – Marcopolo
The first person to fly an aeroplane – wright brothers
The first person to sail around the world – ferdinand magellan
First country to send humans to the moon – United States of America
The first country to launch an artificial satellite into space – Russia
First country to organize modern Olympic Games – greece
First President of the Republic of China – Dr. Sunyat Sen
The first city on which an atomic bomb was dropped – Hiroshima (Japan)
country with most animals – India
world’s first university – Takshila University* (800 B.C.)
The first person to land on the moon – Neil Armstrong (USA)
The first person to reach space – Major Yuri Gagarin (Russia)
31.first person to swim in space – Alexey Lenov (Russia)
The first space shuttle to be sent into space – Colombia
England’s first female Prime Minister – margret thatcher
First woman Prime Minister of a Muslim country – Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
First woman Prime Minister of any country in the world – S. Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka)
First woman to go into space – Belyaev Tereshkova (Russia)
First woman to climb Everest – Junko Tebai (Japan)
first queen of britain – jane
First woman President of the United Nations General Assembly – Vijayalakshmi Pandit
The first European to attack India – Alexander
First woman president of any country in the world – Maria Estela Razabel (Argentina)
First woman to reach the Antarctica continent – Caroline Mickelson
The first person to make a map of the earth – aneximander
The first person to compile an encyclopedia – Aspeocyps (Athens)
The first person to climb Everest at the oldest age – richard wass
First Asian man to win the Wimbledon trophy – arthur ash
First Nobel Prize winner in literature – proudho sally
The first person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of Peace – Jean-Henri Dunant and Frederic Passy
The first Nobel Prize winner in Physics – W. K. Roentgen
The person awarded the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry J. – H. Vanthoff
First Nobel Prize winner in medicine – A. E. von Behrig
The first person to be awarded Nobel Prize in the field of Economics – Ragnar Frisch and John Tinbergen
First woman to swim across the English Channel – Gertrude Adderley
The first country in the world to provide the right to voluntary death – Netherlands (Holland)
The first country to issue banknotes – Sweden
The first country to give citizenship to a robot (Sophia) – saudi arabia
America’s first female astronaut – sally ride