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Not that I think should be a category but just read that Zoe Saldana is the first actor to appear in 4 films making $2B. In spite of the fact that the word appear and Avatar is a bit of a stretch.

I can't speak of 4 films, but I believe at one time Samuel L. Jackson held the record as the highest grossing actor of all time because of his many appearances in lots of movies, including several blockbusters. They are counting any size role, so star or supporting character, it was included.

Some lists have Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr ahead of him now, but I'm not sure how accurate that is and its mainly carried by "Avengers Endgame".

For most autographs from one TV show, shouldn't "Seinfeld" fall in there some place? So many actors passed through that one, many names not well known till later on. The only thing is, they were one shot roles or spaced-out recurring characters, and that might not qualify for this list.

Longest name signed: Arnold Schwarzenegger? (20 characters)

Shortest name signed (mononyms and initials don't count): Stan Lee? Ray Park? (7 characters)

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Longest name signed: Arnold Schwarzenegger? (20 letters)

Shortest name signed (mononyms and initials don't count): Stan Lee? Ray Park? (7 letters)

Okay, I did some sorting on my spreadsheet (which is missing most of the last decade, so this list is still tentative).

shortest: Mononyms (which don't count) at 4 letters: Jay-Z; Ice-T; artist Brom; Roca (Comic Images Crimson Embrace)

shortest full names: 5 letters -- Nam Le (Razor/Leaf poker); Tzi Ma (Artbox 24); Al Rio (Breygent Vampirella). 6 letters -- Bo Bice (American Idol); artist Keu Cha (Witchblade Millenium); artist Gene Ha (Red Sonja); Jon Key (Harry Potter); artist Jae Lee (multiple); artist Jim Lee (multiple); Bob May (Lost in Space)

Longest: 22 letters: Bridgette Wilson-Sampras (Donruss Americana); Jessie Lawrence Ferguson (ST); Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (The Mummy).

Several at 21 letters: Gordon Michael Woolvett; Charles Malik Whitfield; Deborah Van Valkenburgh; Mirjam van Breeschooten; Mahershalalhashbaz Ali

First Pulitzer Prize winner:

Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward's reporting on Watergate won a 1973 Pulitzer, but the award went to the "Staff of the Washington Post". So it's sort of an open question as to whether they "won" a Pulitzer. But they advertise themselves as Pulitzer Prize winners. Both signed for 2012 Panini Golden Age.

Buzz Bissinger was a legitimate named awardee in 1987 for his work on the Philadelphia Inquirer. He became better known as an author for "Friday Night Lights," on which the movie and TV show were based. He has signed cards in 2021 Allen & Ginter.

First Blind person -- Ronnie Milsap signed for 1992 Collect-a-Card Country Classics.

First Governor -- Arnold Schwarzenegger signed for 1997 Skybox Widevision Batman & Robin.

First Hugo Award Winner (writing) --
Joss Whedon 1998 Inkworks BtVS

Harlan Ellison 1999 Skybox Babylon 5: Profiles

Neil Gaiman, 2011 Cryptozoic CBLDF Liberty

First Hugo Award Winner (art)
1994 Vincent Di Fate Comic Images
1994 Don Maitz FPG

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First (only?) Nobel Prize winner:

Al Gore 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter - Autographs #AGA-GO (signed jointly with, of all people, Keith Olbermann)

Donald Trump is identified earlier in the thread as the first president to sign. The first vice president would be, I think George H. W. Bush, who signed jointly with his wife Barbara (first First Lady) in 2008 Donruss Americana II - Co-Stars Signature #12.

First Author Clive Barker 1992 Eclipse Hellraiser

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First person who goes on to die in a prison cell: Robert Sorrells, 1999 Rittenhouse Twilight Zone Series 1.

George Clooney is at the nexus of a whole slew of related people and signed cards. He (1997 SkyBox Batman & Robin Widevision) and John Slattery (2020 Upper Deck Marvel Avengers Endgame & Captain Marvel) have both been married to Talia Balsam, who is the daughter of Joyce Van Patten (2009 Rittenhouse The Complete Twilight Zone (50th Anniversary)) and the niece of Dick Van Patten (2007 Donruss Americana). Clooney's cousin was Miguel Ferrer (1991 Star Pics Twin Peaks), and his cousin-in-law is Debby Boone (2010 Razor Pop Century), who is the daughter of Pat Boone (2014 Leaf Pop Century).

Ben Affleck (2003 Topps Daredevil) is at the center of another, smaller group. He was married to Jennifer Garner (2002 Inkworks Alias Season 1) and Jennifer Lopez (2012 Leaf Pop Century); JLo was married to Marc Anthony (2021 Topps Allen & Ginter). Affleck is also connected to Jamie Bell (2005 Topps King Kong) and NFL exec Dan Rooney (asstd FB autos) through the in-laws of his brother Ben.

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First real person and actor who played them set such as Serpico and Pacino or Ray Liotta and Henry Hill.

(2002) Hugh Hefner 1992 Star Pics Playboy played by
Cliff Robertson in Star 80 2002 Rittenhouse The Outer Limits Premiere Edition - Autographs #A11

These aren't earlier, but simply are additions to the list:

Taylor Gray (2015 Topps Chrome Star Wars Perspectives Jedi vs. Sith) played Al Franken (1992 Star Pics Saturday Night Live) in Saturday Night (2024).

J. K. Simmons (2007 Rittenhouse Spider-Man 3) played Milton Berle (1992 Pro Line Portraits) in Saturday Night (2024).

Aam Brody (2023 SkyBox Jay & Silent Bob Reboot) played Barry Williams (1998 Inkworks TV's Coolest Classics) in Growing Up Brady (2000).

Kaley Cuoco (2012 Cryptozoic The Big Bang Theory Seasons 1 & 2) played Maureen McCormick (2012 Panini Golden Age) in Growing Up Brady (2000).