who was the first space tourist?

By rashThe guys name was Dennis Tito. Here is some info on it. Through an arrangment with the world's leading space tourism company, Space Adventures, Ltd., Tito joined Soyuz TM-32 on April 28th, 2001, spending 7 days, 22 hours, 4 minutes in orbit, and docked with the ISS. Tito performed several scientific experiments in orbit that should be useful for his company and business. Tito paid $20 million for his trip.

Yuri Gagarin---human
Laika------Dog
Rakesh Sharma----from india
My mate went to Amsterdam and smoked a lot of Hash, that was about 16 yrs ago but I am sure he was not the first.
YURI GAGRIN =USSR
Denis Titto was the first tourist-----------------i am also planning as soon as i get enough money-----------------------la di es dont prefer it as there are no shopping centres there
John Glenn, I think.