who was the youngest person to fly around the world
Matt Guthmiller Matthew Lee Guthmiller (born November 29, 1994) is an American aviator, YouTuber,[2] entrepreneur, professional speaker, and student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3] At age 19 he set the Guinness World Record for the youngest person to fly around the world, solo, which he set in a bid to encourage others to pursue ambitious dreams and promote computer science education worldwide.[4] Guthmiller also founded an early iPhone unlocking company, AnySIMiPhones, in 2007 at age 12.[5] He is currently a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studying electrical engineering and computer science. His latest project is rumored to deal with quantitative finance.[6]
Yuri Gagarin Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Russian: Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин[note 1]; IPA: [ˈjʉrʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ɡɐˈɡarʲɪn]; 9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961.