| 100% | TERESA | 6 | Tomlinson, first female mayor of Columbus (2011-19) and only mayor to win a contested re-election since 1971 |
| 32% | CLEMENS | 7 | Only starting pitcher since 1971 to win a league M.V.P. award |
| 32% | JONI | 4 | ___ Mitchell, multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and the first female musician to become a Companion of the Order of Canada |
| 32% | ASHLEIGHBARTY | 13 | Winner of the 2022 Australian Open, the first Australian woman to win a singles title there since 1978 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | MARIA | 5 | ___ Mitchell, astronomer who was the first female professor of astronomy and the first American to discover a comet |
| 29% | ASNER | 5 | Only actor to win a comedy and drama Emmy for the same character |
| 29% | MANUGINOBILI | 12 | NBA star from Argentina who is one of only two players to win a EuroLeague title, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal (2 wds.) |
| 28% | MARIE | 5 | First name of the first woman to win a Nobel Prize |
| 28% | SHAW | 4 | Only man to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar |
| 28% | CURIE | 5 | Surname of the first woman to win a Nobel prize |
| 28% | PELOSI | 6 | First and only female Speaker of the House |
| 28% | INDIRAGANDHI | 12 | First and only female prime minister of India |
| 28% | EDITHWHARTON | 12 | 13-Across and 25-Across writer who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Literature, for her 1920 novel "The Age of Innocence" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | EWBANK | 6 | Only coach to win both N.F.L. and A.F.L. championships |
| 28% | PARTY | 5 | A group of people trying to win an election |
| 27% | TONI | 4 | First name of the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 27% | HELEN | 5 | ___ Keller, first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts |
| 27% | INDIAN | 6 | ← Member of the only team to win this many games in a season |
| 27% | ROBYN | 5 | ___ Smith, first female jockey to win a major race |
| 26% | WALKER | 6 | Dr. Mary ___, abolitionist and the first and only woman to receive the Medal of Honor |
| 26% | MARIE | 5 | ___ Curie, Polish-French physicist and chemist, and the first woman to win a Nobel Prize |
| 26% | ALTHEA | 6 | Gibson who was the first person of color to win a tennis Grand Slam event |
| 26% | EVELYNASHFORD | 13 | The first track and field athlete to run 100 meters under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games and who has won a total of 5 Olympic medals: 2 wds. |
| 26% | NATEROBINSON | 12 | Only player to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest three times, in 2006, 2009, and 2010: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ALTHEAGIBSON | 12 | In 1957, she became the first person of color to win a Wimbledon championship (2 wds.) |
| 26% | MARY | 4 | ___ Martin, first Broadway actress to win a Tony Award for playing someone of the opposite sex |
| 26% | ALTHEAGIBSON | 12 | Tennis great who was the first person of color to win a Wimbledon championship (2 wds.) |
| 26% | BENAZIRBHUTTO | 13 | First and only female prime minister of Pakistan (1988-1990, 1993-1996): 2 wds. |
| 26% | INDIRAGANDHI | 12 | First and only female prime minister of India (1966-1977, 1980-1984): 2 wds. |
| 26% | WYNTONMARSALIS | 14 | First musician to win Grammy Awards for both a jazz and a classical recording |