| MARIECURIE | The first woman to win a Nobel Prize (5,5) |
| IRENE | This chemist and her husband received the 1935 Nobel Prize for their discovery of artificial radioactivity; she is also the daughter of the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (first name only) |
| BISHOPTUTU | Black chess piece that moves well enough to win a Nobel Prize? |
| LAGERLOF | Swedish author of the children's classic The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature (8) |
| MARIE | First name of the first woman to win a Nobel Prize |
| TONI | First name of the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature |
| TONIMORRISON | Beloved author who died August 5 and who was the first African-American woman to win a Nobel Prize: 2 wds. |
| CURIE | The first woman to win a Nobel Prize, especially known for her work with radioactivity |
| LEASALONGA | As Kim in "Miss Saigon," she became the first Asian woman to win a Tony |
| TUYOUYOU | First woman in China to win a Nobel prize - second person in France and in GB (twice) |
| SADAT | First Egyptian to win a Nobel Prize |
| YEATS | First Irishman to win a Nobel Prize |
| DYLAN | Bob - the only musician to win a Nobel prize for Literature. (5) |
| STEFFIGRAF | Tennis player who is the only player (man or woman) to win a Grand Slam and Olympic gold medal in on |
| OBAMA | One of two US presidents to win a Nobel Prize and a Grammy award |
| ROOSEVELT | Theodore, first U.S. president to win a Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 (9) |
| EDITH | Forename of the novelist Wharton who drew inspiration from her experiences within the elite circles of New York's high society during the Gilded Age, becoming the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize ( |
| KATHRYNBIGELOW | First woman to win a best director Oscar, for the 2009 war film The Hurt Locker |
| KATHRYN | The first woman to win a 4 for best director (2009) (7,7) |
| BIGELOW | The first woman to win a 4 for best director (2009) |
