| 100% | OREE | 4 | Willie who was the first black player in the NHL |
| 67% | OREE | 4 | Willie who was the N.H.L.’s first Black player |
| 65% | OREE | 4 | First Black player in the NHL |
| 63% | MAE | 3 | Jemison who was the first Black woman in space |
| 63% | JEMISON | 7 | Mae who was the first Black woman in space |
| 62% | MAE | 3 | Astronaut Jemison who was the first Black woman in space |
| 61% | PANTHER | 7 | The Black ___, a Marvel superhero who was the first black superhero in mainstream American comics |
| 57% | ISABELWILKERSON | 15 | "Caste" author who was the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism |
| 57% | CARL | 4 | Nassib who was the first openly gay player in an NFL game |
| 56% | LISALESLIE | 10 | L.A. Sparks player who was the first to dunk in a W.N.B.A. game |
| 56% | DAWES | 5 | American gymnast Dominique who was the first Black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics |
| 56% | BILLRUSSELL | 11 | 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first Black head coach in the NBA (2 wds.) |
| 55% | MARGARETCOURT | 13 | Australian tennis player who was the first woman to win the Grand Slam in the Open Era: 2 wds. |
| 54% | BRYANT | 6 | Kobe ___, former Los Angeles Lakers player who was the first guard to play 20 seasons in NBA |
| 54% | LISALESLIE | 10 | Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ELSTON | 6 | Howard who became the Yankees’ first Black player, in 1955 |
| 53% | LARRYNANCE | 10 | Phoenix Suns player who was the first player to ever win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 51% | SALLY | 5 | ___ Ride who was the first American woman in space |
| 51% | THIEL | 5 | Peter who was the first outside investor in Facebook |
| 51% | INDIRA | 6 | Gandhi who was the first female PM in India |
| 51% | IRA | 3 | Aldridge who was the first Black actor to play Othello |
| 51% | RIDE | 4 | Astronaut Sally who was the first American woman in space |
| 51% | OCHOA | 5 | Astronaut Ellen who was the first Hispanic woman in space |
| 50% | SHOHEIOHTANI | 12 | Japanese MLB player who was the first player in history to be a pitcher and hitter in the All-Star Game, in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 50% | CAREY | 5 | ___ Price, goalie from Montreal Canadiens who was one of the highest paid NHL players in 2020 |
| 50% | NAOMICAMPBELL | 13 | British supermodel who was the first Black model on the cover of Vogue France: 2 wds. |
| 50% | OTT | 3 | Mel who was the first NL player to surpass 500 home runs |
| 50% | LAIKA | 5 | Dog who was the first animal in space |
| 50% | SHEPARD | 7 | Alan who was the first American in space |
| 50% | AUSTON | 6 | ___ Matthews, center from Toronto Maple Leafs who was one of the highest paid NHL players in 2020 |