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Introduction

Throughout history, there have been many groundbreaking achievements and pioneering individuals who have set remarkable precedents. This overview presents a detailed look at some of the most significant "firsts" achieved by notable figures in global history. Each point highlights the person and their accomplishment, providing context to their achievement.

Political Leadership & Governance

• First Secretary-General of the United Nations: Trygve Lie (Norway, 1946)
• First President of the United States of America: George Washington (USA, 1789)
• First President of the Republic of China: Dr. Sun Yat Sen (China, 1912)
• First Prime Minister of Great Britain: Robert Walpole (UK, 1715)
• Pakistan's First Governor-General: Mohammed Ali Jinnah (Pakistan, 1947)
• First Ethnic-Indian Prime Minister of Fiji: Mahendra Choudhary (Fiji, 1999)
• First American President to Visit India: Dwight David Eisenhower (USA, 1959)
• First Russian (Soviet) Prime Minister to Visit India: Nikolai Bulganin (Russia, 1955)
• First European Invader of Indian Soil: Alexander the Great (Macedonia, 326 BCE)

Exploration & Space

• First Man to Go Into Space: Major Yuri Gagarin (USSR, 1961)
• First Man to Walk in Space: Alexei Leonov (Russia, 1965)
• First Space Tourist: Dennis Tito (USA, 2001)
• First Man to Set Foot on the Moon: Neil Armstrong (USA, 1969)
• First Man to Fly an Airplane: Wright Brothers (USA, 1903)
• First Man to Reach the North Pole: Robert Peary (USA, 1909)
• First Man to Reach the South Pole: Roald Amundsen (Norway, 1911)

Mountaineering & Exploration

• First Man to Climb Mount Everest: Sherpa Tenzing Norgay & Sir Edmund Hillary (Nepal & New Zealand, 1953)
• First Man to Climb Mount Everest Twice: Nawang Gombu (India, 1965)
• First Blind Man to Scale Mount Everest: Erik Weihenmayer (USA, 2001)
• First Person to Sail Around the World: Ferdinand Magellan (Portugal, 1519–1522)
• First Deaf and Dumb Person to Cross the Strait of Gibraltar: Taranath Shenoy (India, 1967)
• First European to Visit China: Marco Polo (Italy, 1275)
• First Man to Draw the Map of Earth: Anaximander (Greece, 6th century BCE)

Science & Nobel Prizes

• First Man to Win Nobel Prize for Literature: Sully Prudhomme (France, 1901)
• First Man to Win Nobel Prize for Peace: Henry Dunant (Switzerland) & Frédéric Passy (France, 1901)
• First Man to Win Nobel Prize for Physics: Wilhelm Roentgen (Germany, 1901)
• First Man to Win Nobel Prize for Chemistry: Jacobus H. van 't Hoff (Netherlands, 1901)
• First Man to Win Nobel Prize for Medicine: Emil von Behring (Germany, 1901)
• First Man to Win Nobel Prize for Economics: Ragnar Frisch (Norway) & Jan Tinbergen (Netherlands, 1969)

Sports & Achievements

• First and Only Black Man Ever to Win Singles Wimbledon Trophy: Arthur Ashe (USA, 1975)
• First Asian to Head the International Cricket Council: Jagmohan Dalmiya (India, 2000)
• First Man to Hit a Double Century in One Day International Match: Sachin Tendulkar (India, 1999)