Who was the first person who sailed around the world?

Answer 1

Joshua Slocum was the first to sail around the world single-handedly. The first group of people to complete a circumnavigation of the world were under the command of Juan Sebastian De Elcano and 18 crewmen of the 'Victoria' who completed in 1522 the expedition started by Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan was killed in the Philippines so never finished the trip.

Answer 2

The first to sail round the world was the Portugese Juan Sebastián Elcano in 1522 who took over Ferdinand Magellan's ship Victoria after Magellan died.

The first man to sail around the world alone was the American Joshua Slocum in 1898.

The first woman to sail around the world alone was the Polish Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz who completed the trip via the Panama Canal in 1978, arriving only 2 months before the New Zealander Naomi James who sailed around Cape Horn.

Answer 3

Ferdinand Magellan