Dave Kunst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dave Kunst

Walked around the world

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1939

Place of Birth: Caledonia, Minnesota, United States

Profession: athletics competitor, explorer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Dave Kunst (born July 16, 1939 in Caledonia, Minnesota) is the first person independently verified to have walked around the Earth.
The walk was intended to be achieved along with his brother John, but during the event John was shot and killed by bandits, and Dave wounded; Dave resumed and completed the walk with another brother, Peter.
His walk was officially stated to be 14,452 miles (23,258 km).Kunst's walk may not have been the first circumnavigation by foot, in particular Guinness World Records mentions George Matthew Schilling (walked: 1897-1904), and Dumitru Dan circumnavigated the globe between 1910-1923, in a Touring Club de France contest.