| First Chief Minister of Independent Assam | Gopinath Bordoloi |
| First governor of Independent Assam | Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari |
| First woman Chief Minister | Syeda Anowara Taimur |
| Arjun award winner | Bhogeswar Barua |
| First to participate in Olympic | Talimeren Ao (Footballer, London 1948) |
| First female Olympic participant | Lovelina Borgohain (Boxing, Tokyo, 2020) |
| First ACS | Anundoram Barua |
| Justice in Supreme Court | Parbati Kumar Goswami |
| Justice of Gauhati High Court | Holiram Deka |
| First to win gold in Asian Games | Bhogeswar Barua |
| First Vice Chancellor of Gauhati University | Krishnakanta Handique |
| Winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Dr Bhupen Hazarika |
| First Assamese Chief Justice of Supreme Court | Ranjan Gogoi |
| First Assamese Governor in any Indian state | Bishnuram Medhi |
| First Assamese to become President of India | Fakharuddin Ali Ahmed |
| Winner of Saraswati Award | Lakshminandan Borah |
| Winner of Assam Ratna Award | Dr Bhupen Hazarika |
| Winner of Arjun Award (Female) | Monalisha Barua Mehta |
| Winner of Assam Ratna Award (Female) | Mamoni Raichom Goswami |
| Winner of Bhara Ratna Award | Gopinath Bardoloi (Posthumously) |
| Martyr of India’s Freedom Movement | Maniram Dewan, Piyoli Barua |
