List of pedestrian circumnavigators
This is a list of pedestrian circumnavigators.
| Name | Date | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Blessitt | December 25, 1969 - June 7, 2008 | 40,000 miles | Known for carrying a cross through every nation of the world, 321 countries (including Island Groups and Territories), of which 54 were in open war. |
| Karl Bushby | November 1, 1988 - 2014 (planned) | 17,000 miles (as of 2006) - 36,000 miles (planned) | Attempting to be the first person to completely walk an unbroken path around the world. |
| Ffyona Campbell | 20,000 miles | First woman to walk around the world. | |
| Dumitru Dan | 1910-1923 | He crossed five continents over three oceans, through 76 countries and over 1,500 cities, wearing out 497 pairs of shoes. | |
| Robert Garside | October 20, 1997 - June 13, 2003 | 35,000 miles | First person to run around the world. |
| Dave Kunst | June 20, 1970 - October 5, 1974 | ||
| Tony Mangan | October 25, 2010 - October 27, 2014 (planned) | 50,000 km (planned) | |
| Harry Lee McGinnis | 1992 | 129,000 km (planned) | 66 countries. |
| Steven M. Newman | April, 1983 - April, 1987 | ||
| Jesper Olsen | January 1, 2004 - October 23, 2005 | 26,000 miles | |
| Colin Skinner | 14,500 miles (to date) | ||
| Rosie Swale-Pope | |||
| Plennie L. Wingo | April 15, 1931 - October 24, 1932 | 8,000 miles | Walked backwards from Santa Monica, California to Istanbul, Turkey. |