Herpo the Foul, who is perhaps the original evil wizard in history, is the first to create a Horcrux successfully. He created only one horcrux; Voldemort was the first to split his soul multiple times.
Timeline Notes
All we know is that Herpo the Foul was an Ancient Greek wizard. He likely lived sometime after the beginning of the Classical period, which began around 500BCE.
source: Wikipedia
Herpo the Foul creates the first Horcrux
Date Before 100 AD
Certainty Inferred from canon
Location in Canon
PC/JKR1
Type of Event Wizarding world
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