| Category | 1970s answer |
| Oscar Best Dramatic Score (composer) [12] | |
| Tony Best Musical [10] | |
| English Football Champion [6] | |
| Steven Spielberg directed movie [6] | |
| New Artist Grammy winner [10] | |
| Emmy Best Comedy winner [5] | |
| Emmy Best Drama winner [8] | |
| Nobel Peace Prize winner [13]* | |
| U.N. Secretary General [2] | |
| Tour de France winner [5] | |
| #1 ranked Boys' name (US) [1] | |
| #1 ranked Girls' name (US) [1] | |
| Newly discovered element [2] | |
| Best Selling Author (US) [5] | |
| Artist with 30 million + selling album [6] | |