first man to orbit the moon in december 1968 ?

The first man to orbit the Moon in December 1968 was William Anders, who was part of the Apollo 8 mission crew along with Frank Borman and James Lovell. On December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 became the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth orbit, reach the Moon, orbit it, and safely return. While none of the crew members actually landed on the Moon during this mission, they were the first humans to see the far side of the Moon with their own eyes and transmit live images back to Earth.