First Advocate of Odisha : Sri Madhusudan Das
First Ambasador of Odisha : Lalitendu Mansingh
First Autobiography Writer : Fakir Mohan Senapati
First Air Marshal of Odisha : Saroj Jena
First Awarded Gyanapitha : Gopinath Mohanty
First Governor of Odisha : Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab
First A. I. R. of Odisha : A. I. R., Cuttack (1948)
First Central Minister of Odisha : Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab
First odia Chief Justice of Supreme court : Ranganath Mishra
First Cinema Hall of Odisha : Sitaram Vilas Talkies (SSBT), Berhampur
First Color Odia Film : Gapa Helebi Sata (1976)
First Odia feature Film : Sita Bibaha (1936)
First Cinemascope Odia Film : Hisab Nikas
First Silver Jublee Hit Odia Film : Puja
First Hindi Film produced in Odisha : Shodh- 1979 (Producer: Sitakanta Mishra)
First Odia director directed Hindi Film : Prasanta Nanda
First Odia Video Film : Bahini
First Film studio of Odisha : Kalinga Studio, Bhubaneswar
First College of Odisha : Ravenshaw College, Cuttack (1868)
First Medical College : Sreeram Chandra Bhanja Medical College, Cuttack (1944)
First Engineering College : University College of Engineering, Burla (1956)
First Private Engineering College : Orissa Engineering College, Bhubaneswar (1986)
First Engineering School : Bhubanananda Orissa School of Engineering, Cuttack (1923)
First Women’s College : Sailabala Women’s College
First High School of Odisha : Cuttack Collegiate School
First Girl’s High School : Ravenshaw Girl’s School, Cuttack
First Odia doctorate degree : Choudhury Jagannatha Das
First Post Graduate : Sri Madhusudan Das
First Graduate of Odisha : Sri Madhusudan Das
First Medical Graduate : Dr. Surendra Narayan Acharya
First Engineering Graduate : Madhab Chandra Pattnaik
First Essay written in Odia : Bibeki (Late Radhanath Ray)
First Odia LokSabha Speaker : Rabi Ray
First Odia Astrologer : Samanta Chandrasekhar
First Odia Freedom Fighter : Veera Surendra Sai
First Odia Poet : Mahakabi Sarala Das
First Odia Professor : Prof. Pranakushna Parija
First Lecturer : Kashinath Das (Dept. of Sanskrit, Ravenshaw College)
First Odia Novelist : RamShankar Ray
First Odia International cricket player : Debasish Mohanty
First Odia IFS : Kumari Sanjukta Pattnaik