| First African American... | Name | Year |
| President | |
| Secretary of State (male) | |
| Secretary of State (female) | |
| General | |
| Supreme Court Justice | |
| U.S Senator | |
| Nobel Peace Prize Winner | |
| Best Actor Winner (Academy Awards) | |
| Best Actress Winner (Academy Awards) | |
| Grammy Award Winner (female) | |
| Grammy Award Winner (male) | |
| Major League Baseball Player | |
| Golf Champion | |
| | First African American... | Name | Year |
| Heavy Weight Boxing Champion | |
| Millionaire | |
| Billionaire (male) | |
| Billionaire (female) | |
| NHL Hockey Player | |
| NFL Quarterback | |
| Rhodes Scholar | |
| Published Poet | |
| Poet Laureate (male) | |
| Poet Laureate (female) | |
| Nobel Prize Winner (literature) | |
| Astronaut in Space | |
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