| FIRST IN |
NAME |
| First president of India |
Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| First prime minister of India |
Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| First Indian in Space |
Rakesh Sharma |
| First Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar |
| First Indian to win Nobel Prize |
Rabindranath Tagore |
| First Muslim President of India |
Zakir Hussain |
| First Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award |
Radhakrishnan |
| First Indian to cross English Channel |
Mihir Sen |
| First woman Prime Minister |
Indira Gandhi |
| First lady to become Miss World |
Rita Faria |
| First Mount Everest Climber |
Tenzing Norgay |
| First Indian who won Oscar |
Satyajit Ray |
| First Indian Cricketer |
KS Ranjitsinhji, who played for England. CK Nayudu is the first cricketer who played for India |
