| DEAN | Actor known for his work in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and the first to receive a posthumous Best Actor Oscar nomination (last name only) (4) |
| JAMESDEAN | Rebel Without A Cause actor who became the first to receive a posthumous nomination for an Oscar (5, |
| SALMINEO | American actor best known for his performance as John "Plato" Crawford opposite James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause |
| SAL | James' co-star in "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955) |
| MAURICERICHARD | Canadian ice hockey player who was the first to score 50 goals in one season and the first to score 500 goals in a career |
| NETWORK | Film for which Peter Finch won a posthumous Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar (7) |
| LINCOLN | Abraham ___ 16th President of the U.S.A. and the first to sport a beard in office |
| HEATHLEDGER | Australian actor who won a posthumous Best Supporting Actor Oscar for The Dark Knight |
| LOUISWASHKANSKY | Patient who was the world's first to receive a heart transplant in 1967 (5,10) |
| SCOTSMAN | Flying -, Sir Nigel Gresley's LNER Class A3 that was the first locomotive to clock 100 mph and the first to circumnavigate the globe (8) |
| EAMONNANDREWS | The first subject of a TV show presented by Ralph Edwards in 1955, and its presenter thereafter until his death in 1987 |
| OPENER | The first to receive a delivery (6) |
| DAVIDBOWIE | Glam rock legend who won a posthumous Best Alternative Music Album Grammy in 2017 for Blackstar: 2 wds. |
| STLEO | Fifth-century pope, the first to receive the title "the Great" |
| DORAN | Ann of "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955) |
| ANN | Ms. Doran of "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955) |
| REBEL | ___ Without a Cause 1955 Golden Age film starring James Dean and Natalie Wood |
| MINEO | Sal of "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955) |
| HILLEL | Rabbi, born in Babylonia, who was president of the Sanhedrin and the first to formulate principles of biblical interpretation |
| BACKUS | Jim, actor whose film roles included Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (6) |
