| 100% | ALTHEA | 6 | __ Gibson, first African-American to win a Grand Slam tennis title |
| 96% | ALTHEA | 6 | ___ Gibson, first African American to win a Grand Slam title |
| 59% | ALTHEA | 6 | Gibson who was the first person of color to win a tennis Grand Slam event |
| 58% | OSAKA | 5 | First Japanese player to win a grand slam |
| 58% | POITIER | 7 | Sidney who was the first African American to win a Best Actor Oscar |
| 50% | POITIER | 7 | First African-American to win a Best Actor Oscar |
| 50% | ZAILAAVANTGARDE | 15 | First African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee |
| 48% | ALTHEA | 6 | Gibson who was first Black woman to win Grand Slam |
| 47% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | First Native American to win a gold medal at the Olympics |
| 47% | ERNIE | 5 | ___ Davis, first African-American to win a Heisman |
| 47% | EMMA | 4 | Raducanu who recently became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam singles final |
| 46% | VIOLA | 5 | Actress Davis who was the first African American to win the Triple Crown of Acting |
| 46% | ALICEMARBLE | 11 | Winner of 18 Grand Slam tennis titles from 1936 to 1940 |
| 45% | POITIER | 7 | Sidney who was the first African-American to win a Best Actor Oscar |
| 44% | BOBBRYAN | 8 | Tennis player who won 16 Grand Slam doubles titles and a 2012 Olympic gold medal with his twin brother, Mike: 2 wds. |
| 43% | VENUSWILLIAMS | 13 | American professional tennis player who won 14 Grand Slam Women's doubles titles in her career: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PETESAMPRAS | 11 | American former professional tennis player who won 14 Grand Slam titles during his career: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DARNELL | 7 | ___ Martin, first African American woman to produce a film for a major studio (1994) |
| 42% | MARIE | 5 | ___ Maynard Daly, the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry |
| 42% | CITO | 4 | ___ Gaston, first African-American manager to win a World Series |
| 42% | HALLEBERRY | 10 | First African-American to win the Oscar for Best Actress |
| 42% | EVONNE | 6 | Name attached to 14 Grand Slam tennis titles |
| 42% | CONNOLLY | 8 | Maureen ___, American tennis player who won 9 Grand Slam women's singles titles |
| 42% | EVERT | 5 | Chris ___, American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam women's singles titles |
| 42% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | First African-American to win golf's Masters Tournament: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ERNIE | 5 | ___ Davis, first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy |
| 42% | SELES | 5 | She won eight Grand Slam titles as a teenager |
| 41% | JOHNMCENROE | 11 | German-born American tennis star who won 17 Grand Slam singles and doubles titles |
| 41% | BASIE | 5 | Jazz great who was the first African-American man to win a Grammy |
| 40% | EVERT | 5 | Tennis star who won at least one Grand Slam title for a record 13 straight years |