| 100% | WRIGHT | 6 | The brothers credited with flying the first plane |
| 65% | WRIGHT | 6 | Brothers believed to have flown the first plane |
| 54% | ORVILLEWRIGHT | 13 | Aviation pioneer who, with his brother Wilbur, built the first piloted, engine-powered plane: 2 wds. |
| 52% | MENES | 5 | Egyptian king credited with founding the First Dynasty |
| 52% | BETSYROSS | 9 | Woman credited with sewing the first US flag |
| 51% | BETSY | 5 | Ross who is credited with creating the first American flag |
| 49% | SCOTT | 5 | Computer scientist Fahlman who is credited with originating the first smiley emoticon |
| 46% | WRIGHT | 6 | Orville —, US aviator who, with brother Wilbur, is credited with inventing the aeroplane |
| 46% | HENGIST | 7 | Leader, with brother Horsa, of the first Jutish settlers in Britain |
| 45% | KITTYHAWK | 9 | Where the Wright Brothers first flew |
| 44% | HENGIST | 7 | Leader, along with his brother Horsa, of the first Jutish settlers in Britain |
| 42% | AKITA | 5 | Japanese breed that Helen Keller is credited with first bringing to the United States |
| 42% | ORVILLEWRIGHT | 13 | Inventor who, along with his elder brother, developed the first the airplane: 2 wds |
| 42% | MONTGOLFIER | 11 | Joseph-Michel —, French inventor with brother Jacques-Etienne of the first practical hot-air balloon in 1783 |
| 42% | MARINEONE | 9 | Presidential carrier that flew with an all-women crew for the first time in 2009 |
| 41% | NADAR | 5 | French balloonist born Gaspard-Felix Tournachon credited with having taken the first aerial photographs in 1858 |
| 41% | NADAR | 5 | French balloonist born Gaspard Felix Tournachon credited with having taken the first aerial photographs in 1858 |
| 39% | HERMES | 6 | Deity credited with inventing the lyre |
| 39% | COLUMBUS | 8 | Italian credited with discovering the Americas |
| 39% | CAIN | 4 | The first bad brother |
| 39% | CURIE | 5 | Last name of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize and who is credited with the theory of radioactivity |
| 38% | KCAR | 4 | Product credited with saving the Chrysler Corporation |
| 38% | ABEL | 4 | Brother in the first family |
| 38% | PSALM | 5 | The first starts with "Blessed" |
| 38% | COLUMBUS | 8 | He's credited with discovering the "New World" |
| 38% | SINGER | 6 | The Jazz __ was the first movie with sound |
| 38% | JONAS | 5 | The ___ Brothers (trio with Nick, Joe and Kevin) |
| 38% | SECRETSERVICE | 13 | Government agency charged with protecting the first family |
| 38% | SOLOED | 6 | Flew alone for the first time |
| 38% | PANAMERICAN | 11 | First to fly the Boeing 707 |