Who was the first person on Earth?
Answer: The concept of the “first person on Earth” is not applicable in scientific terms; humans evolved, and there is no single individual considered the first.
According to religious context, the first person was not born instead they were created by God. In Christianity, Islam, etc, the first person was believed to be Adam and according to Hindu beliefs, the first person was Manu, the forefather of humanity.
According to current scientific knowledge, Homo sapiens, the modern human species, emerged in Africa around 200,000 years ago. Our evolutionary ancestors, such as Homo erectus and Homo habilis, date back to several million years ago. These hominins gradually evolved and adapted, leading to the emergence of Homo sapiens as the species we recognize as modern humans today.
While various ancient civilizations and cultures have their creation myths and stories about the origin of humans, scientific evidence supports the idea that humanity’s history is a complex and gradual process of evolution rather than the result of a single individual’s creation or existence. Therefore, identifying a specific “first person” on Earth is not feasible within the context of evolutionary biology and scientific understanding.