Article Detail Who was the first person to sail around the world ? Answer: Ferdinand Magellan Similar Questions : 1. Who was First man to reach South Pole ? Answer: Ronald Amundsen 2. Name of first country to launch satellite into space ? Answer: Russia 3. First men to fly an aeroplane ? Answer: Wright Brothers 4. Name of the first Country to make a constitution ? Answer: USA 5. Who was first woman president of a country ? Answer: Maria Estela Peron of Argentina 6. Who won first Nobel prize for Literature ? Answer: Rene F.A. and Sulli Pradhom (France) 7. Name of the first country to issue paper currency ? Answer: China Read more from - First in World