Article Detail Who was first space tourist ? Answer: Dennis Tito of USA in 2001 Similar Questions : 1. Who was First man to reach North Pole ? Answer: Robert Peary 2. Who won first Nobel prize for Literature ? Answer: Rene F.A. and Sulli Pradhom (France) 3. Name of first Men to climb Mt. Everest ? Answer: Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary (29th May, 1953) 4. First President of United States of America ? Answer: George Washington 5. Which country won first World Cup Football ? Answer: Uruguay in 1930 6. Who was the first person to sail around the world ? Answer: Ferdinand Magellan 7. Who won first Nobel prize for chemistry ? Answer: J.H. Wenthoff of Howlland Read more from - First in World