| 100% | ONEIL | 5 | Former first baseman Buck who was the first African-American coach in the MLB |
| 80% | ONEIL | 5 | Buck who became the first African American coach in the MLB |
| 79% | ONEIL | 5 | Hall of Famer Buck who was the first African-American coach in the MLB |
| 79% | BUCK | 4 | O'Neil who was the first African American coach in the MLB |
| 64% | BUCKONEIL | 9 | Negro League great who was the first African-American coach in the MLB and who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 57% | GONZALEZ | 8 | First baseman Adrian who was the #1 MLB draft pick (for the Marlins) in 2000 |
| 57% | MAUER | 5 | First baseman Joe who was the #1 MLB draft pick (for the Twins) in 2001 |
| 54% | MAE | 3 | Astronaut Jemison who was the first African-American woman in space |
| 54% | ETHELWATERS | 11 | Harlem Renaissance singer and actress who was the first African American to star in her own TV show: 2 wds. |
| 54% | BARBARA | 7 | ___ A. Williams, American radio astronomer who was the first African-American woman to gain a PhD in Astronomy |
| 52% | LINDSEY | 7 | ___ Vonn, former alpine ski racer who was the first American woman to win an Olympic gold in downhill skiing |
| 52% | LEE | 3 | Rebecca ___ Crumpler, physician who was the first African-American woman in the US to earn a medical degree |
| 51% | FRANKROBINSON | 13 | Baseball great who became the first African-American manager in the MLB in April 1975 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | TYUS | 4 | Wyomia ___, former American sprinter who was the first person to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m |
| 51% | JASONKIDD | 9 | Former NBA guard who will coach the Bucks in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 50% | VIOLA | 5 | Actress Davis who was the first African American to win the Triple Crown of Acting |
| 49% | POITIER | 7 | Sidney who was the first African American to win a Best Actor Oscar |
| 49% | BILLRUSSELL | 11 | 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first Black head coach in the NBA (2 wds.) |
| 49% | BUNCHE | 6 | Ralph who was the first African American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize |
| 48% | AVA | 3 | Director DuVernay who was the first African American woman nominated for a Best Picture Oscar |
| 48% | BILLRUSSELL | 11 | Basketball great who became the first African-American head coach in the NBA in April 1966 (2 wds.) |
| 48% | SHEPARD | 7 | Alan who was the first American in space |
| 48% | WARRENMOON | 10 | Undrafted quarterback who was the first African American quarterback inducted into the Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SUNILEE | 7 | Gymnast who was the first Hmong American athlete to compete in the Olympics |
| 47% | ALAN | 4 | Astronaut Shepard who was the first American in space |
| 47% | SALLY | 5 | ___ Ride who was the first American woman in space |
| 47% | VVEBDUBOIS | 10 | Historian, essayist and civil rights leader who was the first African American to receive a doctorate at Harvard |
| 47% | RIDE | 4 | Astronaut Sally who was the first American woman in space |
| 47% | RODRIGUEZ | 9 | Third baseman Alex who was the #1 MLB draft pick (for the Mariners) in 1993 |
| 46% | JACOBY | 6 | Ellsbury who was the first Native American of Navajo descent to play in Major League Baseball |