Firsts in Assam (Male)
Political & Administrative Leaders
| Achievement / Role | Name | Year / Details |
| First Prime Minister / Chief Minister (Pre-Independence) | Sir Syed Muhammad Saadulla | 1937–1938 |
| First Chief Minister of Assam (Post-Independence) | Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi | 1946–1950 |
| First President of India from Assam | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 5th President of India (1974–1977) |
| First Assamese to contest Presidential Election in 1952 against Dr. Rajendra Prasad | Nagendra Nath Das | May 1952 |
| First Union Cabinet Minister from Assam | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | Cabinet portfolios including Food & Agriculture |
| First Assamese President of Indian National Congress | Devakanta Baruah | 1975–1977 |
| First Governor from Assam | Bishnuram Medhi | Governor of Madras State (1957–1964) |
| First Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly | Basanta Kumar Das | 1937 |
| First Assamese Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court | Haliram Deka | Appointed in 1961 |
| First Supreme Court Judge from Assam | Parvati Kumar Goswami | Appointed in 1973 |
| First Chief Justice of India from Assam | Ranjan Gogoi | 46th Chief Justice of India (2018–2019) |
| First Chief Election Commissioner from Assam | Harishankar Brahma | 19th CEC of India (2015) |
Civil Services, Education & Governance
| Achievement / Role | Name | Year / Details |
| First Graduate & ICS (Civil Service) Officer | Anundoram Borooah (Anandaram Baruah) | Cracked ICS in 1872 |
| First Assamese Male IPS Officer | Dhiren Choudhury | Post-independence service |
| First Assamese Barrister | Anundoram Borooah | Called to the Bar in London |
| First Vice-Chancellor of Gauhati University | Krishna Kanta Handique | Served 1948–1957 |
| First Assamese VC of a University Outside Assam | Sarat Kumar Dutta | Kurukshetra University |
| First Assamese to receive Ph.D. (London University) | Dr. Maidul Islam Bora | Ph.D. in Persian Literature |
| First Assamese to receive D.Litt. (London University) | Dr. Surjya Kumar Bhuyan | Noted historian and academician |
| First Assamese Director of AIIMS (New Delhi) | Dr. Ramesh Chandra Deka | Director of AIIMS |
Arts, Cinema, Music & Media
| Achievement / Role | Name | Year / Details |
| First Assamese Film Director & Filmmaker | Jyoti Prasad Agarwala | Directed Joymoti (1935) |
| First Assamese Director in Hindi/Bengali Cinema | Pramathesh Barua | Directed iconic Devdas (1935) |
| First Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee from Assam | Dr. Bhupen Hazarika | Awarded in 1992 |
| First Asom Ratna Recipient | Dr. Bhupen Hazarika | Awarded in 2009 |
| First National Film Awardee for Best Film Critic | Utpal Borpujari | Awarded in 2002 |
| First Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi from Assam | Dr. Bhupen Hazarika | Served 1998–2003 |
Literature, Lexicography & Journalism
| Achievement / Role | Name | Year / Details |
| First Recipient of Jnanpith Award in Assamese | Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya | 1979 (For the novel Mrityunjay) |
| First Sahitya Akademi Awardee in Assamese | Jatindranath Duwarah | 1955 (For Bonphool) |
| First President of Asam Sahitya Sabha | Padmanath Gohain Baruah | 1917 (Sivasagar Session) |
| First Assamese Short Story Writer | Lakshminath Bezbaruah | Published Surabhi (1909) |
| First Assamese Historical Novelist | Padmanath Gohain Baruah | Wrote Bhanumati (1890) |
| First Assamese Prose Writer | Bhattadeva (Baikunthanatha) | Authored Katha Gita |
| First Assamese Modern Playwright | Gunabhiram Baruah | Wrote Ram Navami (1857) |
| First Assamese Modern Sonnet Writer | Hemchandra Goswami | Wrote Priyotomar Sithi |
| First Assamese Lexicographer | Jaduram Deka Baruah | Compiled early dictionary (1839) |
| First Anglo-Assamese Dictionary Compiler | Hemchandra Barua | Compiled Hemkosh |
| First Assamese Printed Book Author | Atmaram Sarma | Translated Dharma Pustak (1813) |
National Honours & Recognition
| Achievement / Role | Name | Year / Details |
| First Bharat Ratna Awardee from Assam | Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi | Awarded posthumously in 1999 |
| First Bharat Ratna in Performing Arts from Assam | Dr. Bhupen Hazarika | Awarded posthumously in 2019 |
| First Padma Vibhushan Awardee from Assam | Dr. Bhupen Hazarika | Awarded posthumously in 2012 |
| First Padma Bhushan Awardee from Assam | Krishna Kanta Handique | Awarded in 1967 (Nabakanta Baruah won in 1976) |
| First Padma Shri Awardee (Male) from Assam | Krishna Kanta Handique | Awarded in 1955 |
| First Assam Valley Literary Award Winner | Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia | Awarded in 1990 |
| First Srimanta Sankardeva Award Winner | Kirtinath Hazarika | Awarded in 1986 |
Sports, Defense & Explorations
| Achievement / Role | Name | Year / Details |
| First Asian Games Gold Medalist from Assam | Bhogeswar Baruah | 1966 Bangkok Asian Games (400m) |
| First Arjuna Awardee from Assam | Bhogeswar Baruah | Awarded in 1966 |
| First Assamese Olympian / Olympic Captain | Dr. Talimeren Ao | Captained Indian Football Team (1948 London Olympics) |
| First Assamese Person to Climb Mount Everest | Tarun Saikia | Climbed May 18, 2013 |
| First Assamese Player in IPL | Abu Nechim Ahmed | Played for Mumbai Indians & RCB |
| First Assamese to debut for Senior Indian Men’s Cricket Team | Riyan Parag | Made T20I debut in July 2024 |
Historical & Commercial Milestones
| Achievement / Role | Name | Year / Details |
| First Commercial Native Tea Planter in Assam | Maniram Dewan | Established tea gardens at Cinnamara & Senglung |
| First Freedom Fighter & Martyr of 1857 Revolt in Assam | Maniram Dewan | Executed by British on Feb 26, 1858 |
| First Assamese in Guinness World Records | Apuraj Barooah | 2011 (Longest scratch art piece) |