1. First Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics – C.V. Raman
2. First Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award – Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
3. First Indian to cross English Channel – Mihir Sen
4. First Person to receive Jananpith/Gyanpeeth award – G. Shanker Kurup
5. First Speaker of the Lok Sabha – G V Mavalankar
6. First Vice – President of India – Dr. S. Radhakrsihnan
7. First Home Minister Of India – Sardar Vallabhbahi Patel
8. First Person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen – Sherpa Ang Dorjee
9. First person to reach the South Pole – Col J K Bajaj
10. First Person to get Param Vir Chakra – Major Somnath Sharma
11. First Chief Election Commissioner – Sukumar Sen
12. First Person to receive Magsaysay Award – Vinoba Bhave
13. First Indian Origin person to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine – Hargobind Khurana
14. First Person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics – Amartya Sen
15. First Chief Justice of Supreme Court – Justice H. J. Kania
16. First Indian to win back to back medals in Olympics – Sushil Kumar ( 2008, 2012)
17. First Man to climb Mount Everest Twice – Nwang Gombu
18. First Man to Climb Mt. Everest 19 times – Apa Sherpa
19. First Indian Chess Grandmaster – Vishwanathan Anand ( 1988)
20. First Indian Pilot – J.R. D. Tata ( 1929)
