The first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India
Justice Ranganath Misra
The first Lokpal of India
Justice P. C. Ghosh
The first batsman to score three test century in three successive tests on debut
Mohd. Azharuddin
The first batsman to score a double century in One Day International cricket match
Sachin Tendulkar
The first man to have climbed Mount Everest twice
Nawang Gombu
The first President of the Indian Republic
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
The first Prime Minister of free India
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
The first Indian to win Nobel Prize
Rabindranath Tagore
The first president of the Indian National Congress
W. C. Banerjee
The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress
Badruddin Tayyabji
The first Muslim President of India
Dr. Zakir Hussain
The first British Governor-General of India
Lord William Bentinck
The first British Viceroy of India
Lord Canning
The first Governor-General of free India
Lord Mountbatten
The first and the last Indian Governer-General of free India
C. Rajgopalachari
The first man who introduced the printing press in India
James Hicky
The first Indian to join the I.C.S.
Satendranath Tagore
The first Indian man in space
Rakesh Sharma
The first Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing the full term
Morarji Desai
The first Indian Commander-in-Chief of India
General Cariappa
The first Cheif of Army Staff
Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji
The first Indian member of the Viceroy's executive council
S. P. Sinha
The first President of India who died while in office
Dr. Zakir Hussain
The first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament
Charan Singh
The first Field Marshal of India
S. H. F. Manekshaw
The first Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics
C. V. Raman
The first Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna award
Dr. Radhakrishnan
The first Indian to cross the English Channel
Mihir Sen
The first person to receive the Gyanpith award
Sri Shankar Kurup
The first Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
The first Vice-President of India
Dr. Radhakrishnan
The first Education Minister
Abul Kalam Azad
The first Home Minister of India
Sardar Vallabha Bhai Patel
The first Indian Air Chief Marshal
Subroto Mukerjee
The first Indian Naval Chief
Vice Admiral R. D. Katari
The first judge of the International Court of Justice
Dr. Nagendra Singh
The first person to receive Paramveer Chakra
Major Somnath Sharma
The first person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen
Sherpa Anga Dorjee
The first Chief Election Commissioner
Sukumar Sen
The first person to receive Magsaysay Award
Acharya Vinoba Bhave
The first person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine
Hargovind Khurana
The first Chinese traveler to visit India
Fahein
The first person to receive Stalin Prize
Saifuddin Kitchlu
The first person to resign from the central cabinet
Shyama Prasad Mukharji
The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
The first person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics
Amartya Sen
The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Justice Hiralal J. Kania
The first Chief of Defence Staff
General Bipin Rawat
The first Indian to win Olympic Gold in Athletics
Neeraj Chopra