| Distinction | Second | First |
| Man on the Moon | |
| Pope | |
| African-American to play in Major League Baseball | |
| Pilot to fly a fixed-wing aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean | |
| Führer of Germany's Third Reich | |
| US Vice President | |
| Chief Justice of the US | |
| Tallest player in NBA history | |
| Prime Minister of Israel | |
| Prime Minister of the UK | |
| | Distinction | Second | First |
| Tallest recorded human ever | |
| Heaviest recorded human ever | |
| Oldest recorded human ever | |
| State admitted to the US | |
| Team to win the Super Bowl | |
| Team to win the World Series | |
| Team to win the Stanley Cup (beginning 1915) | |
| Team to win the NBA Championship | |
| Country to win the FIFA World Cup | |
| Miss America | |
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