| 100% | GENEWILDER | 10 | "Blazing Saddles" star who died last August: 2 wds. |
| 52% | SHIRLEYTEMPLE | 13 | 1930s child movie star who died on 2/10/14: 2 wds. |
| 52% | BURTREYNOLDS | 12 | "Smokey and the Bandit" star who died 9/6/18: 2 wds. |
| 51% | JAMESDEAN | 9 | Iconic "East of Eden" star who died in a crash in 1955: 2 wds. |
| 50% | DUDLEYMOORE | 11 | "Arthur" star who died on the same day as Milton Berle (March 27, 2002): 2 wds. |
| 50% | LILLYSINGH | 10 | YouTube star who currently hosts "A Little Late" on NBC: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ORSONWELLES | 11 | "Citizen Kane" star who died on the same day as Yul Brynner (October 10, 1985): 2 wds. |
| 48% | DEREKSHEPHERD | 13 | Patrick Dempsey character who died in last Thursday's episode of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | JERRYLEWIS | 10 | Comedian and humanitarian who died on August 20: 2 wds. |
| 46% | JAMESCORDEN | 11 | Late-night star who hosted the 2016 Tony Awards: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TOMCRUISE | 9 | "Mission: Impossible" star who goes by his first and middle names, not his last name (Mapother): 2 wds. |
| 45% | BOB | 3 | Game show host Barker who died last August at age 99 |
| 45% | TONIMORRISON | 12 | "Beloved" author who died August 5, and who was the first African-American woman to win a Nobel Prize: 2 wds. |
| 43% | CARRIEFISHER | 12 | "Star Wars" actress who died on December 27, 2016: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | "Die Hard" star who plays David Dunn (The Overseer) in "Glass": 2 wds. |
| 42% | GEORGEMICHAEL | 13 | Singer who died on 12/25/16: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PAULALLEN | 9 | Billionaire philanthropist who died in October 2018: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CHRISPAUL | 9 | NBA star who was traded in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DWIGHTHOWARD | 12 | Basketball star who has pitched Adidas underwear: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TERRYBRADSHAW | 13 | NFL star who released five country albums: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SHAQUILLEONEAL | 14 | NBA star who released four rap albums: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Basketball star who played himself in "Trainwreck": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ASNER | 5 | "Lou Grant" star who died in August |
| 42% | JOHNKEATS | 9 | Romantic poet who died at the age of 25, but left a lasting impression on the literary world through his odes like "To Autumn": 2 wds. |
| 41% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | "Die Hard" star who plays the original G.I. Joe in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CHADWICKBOSEMAN | 15 | Marvel Cinematic Universe star who died at age forty-three in August, 2020 |
| 41% | BARTOLOCOLON | 12 | Dominican pitcher who, last August, set the record for most wins by a Latin American pitcher with 246: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DELA | 4 | Oscar ___ Renta (designer who died in October): 2 wds. |
| 41% | JOAQUINPHOENIX | 14 | "Irrational Man" star who is a vegan: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PIERCEBROSNAN | 13 | "Remington Steele" star who played James Bond: 2 wds. |