Article Detail Who was first woman to climb Mount Everest ? Answer: Junko Tabei (Japan) Similar Questions : 1. Who won first Nobel prize for Literature ? Answer: Rene F.A. and Sulli Pradhom (France) 2. First President of United States of America ? Answer: George Washington 3. Name of the first man to go into the space ? Answer: Major Yuri Gagarin (USSR) 4. Who was first to won Nobel Prize for Medicine ? Answer: A.E. Wonn Behrig of Germany 5. Who was First man to reach North Pole ? Answer: Robert Peary 6. Who was the first person to sail around the world ? Answer: Ferdinand Magellan 7. Name of the first country to issue paper currency ? Answer: China Read more from - First in World