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First Humans on the Moon

This list features the first humans to ever walk on the Moon.

RANK	HUMAN	MISSION	EVA DURATION	LUNAR EVA DATE
1	Neil Armstrong	Apollo 11	2 hours 31 minutes	July 21, 1969
2	Buzz Aldrin	Apollo 11	2 hours 31 minutes	July 21, 1969
3	Pete Conrad	Apollo 12	7 hours 45 minutes	November 19–20, 1969
4	Alan Bean	Apollo 12	7 hours 45 minutes	November 19–20, 1969
5	Alan Shepard	Apollo 14	9 hours 21 minutes	February 5–6, 1971
6	Edgar Mitchell	Apollo 14	9 hours 21 minutes	February 5–6, 1971
7	David Scott	Apollo 15	18 hours 33 minutes	July 31–August 2, 1971
8	James Irwin	Apollo 15	18 hours 33 minutes	July 31–August 2, 1971
9	John Young	Apollo 16	20 hours 14 minutes	April 21–23, 1972
10	Charles Duke	Apollo 16	20 hours 14 minutes	April 21–23, 1972
11	Gene Cernan	Apollo 17	22 hours 2 minutes	December 11–14, 1972
12	Harrison Schmitt	Apollo 17	22 hours 2 minutes	December 11–14, 1972

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References

NASA (n.d.) Moon walkers. Available at: https://science.nasa.gov/moon/moon-walkers/ [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Simple English Wikipedia (n.d.) List of people who have walked on the Moon. Available at: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_walked_on_the_Moon [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Royal Museums Greenwich (n.d.) How many people have walked on the Moon?. Available at: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/how-many-people-have-walked-on-moon [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Space.com (n.d.) How many people have walked on the Moon?. Available at: https://www.space.com/how-many-people-have-walked-on-the-moon [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Encyclopaedia Britannica (n.d.) How many people have been to the Moon?. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/story/how-many-people-have-been-to-the-moon [Accessed 1 December 2025].

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