| Works | Persons |
| Foundation of Red Cross | Henery Dunant |
| Foundation of Scout | Baden Powell |
| Foundation of Red Gaurds | Garrywaldy |
| Founder of Socialism | Archarya Narendra Dev |
| Father of Sanskrit Grammer | Panini |
| Founder of Anand Van | Babe Amte |
| Founder of ‘Auroville Ashram’ | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| Founder of Shantiniketan | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| Founder of Vishwabharati | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| Founder of Pawnar Ashram | Vinoba Bhave |
| Founder of Bhudan Movement | Vinoba Bhave |
| Founder of League of Nations | Wooden Willson |
| Founder of Golden Temple | Guru Arjun Dev |
| Founder of Khalsa (Panth) | Guru Gobind Singh |
First in Awards and Titles
| First Miss World | Reita Faria in 1966 |
| First Miss Universe | Susmita Sen in 1994 |
| First Booker Prize | Arundhati Roy for The God of Small Things in 1997 |
| First Bharat Ratna | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishan, C. Rajagopalachari, and Dr. C.V. Raman in 1954 |
| First Foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna | Khan Abdul Ghaffar |
| First Person to receive Stalin Prize | Saifuddin Kitchlu |
| First Chevalier | Sivaji Ganesan |
| First Person to receive Jnapith Award | Shri Shankar Kurup |
| First Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Devika Rani in 1969 |
| First Ashoka Chakra Award to a civilian (posthumous) | D.K. Jatar, captain of the sabotaged plane Kashmir Princess, for “most conspicuous bravery, daring and self-sacrifice.” |
| First Magsaysay Award | Vinoba Bhave |
| First Winner of a major literary award in the United States | Dhan Gopal Mukerji |
| First Ford Supermodel of the World(contest) | Bipasha Basu, 1996 |
| First Indian recipient of ‘Oscar Award’ | Bhanu Athaiya |
