| 100% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me," 3-Down, 16-Across, and 49-Across singer who turns 75 years old on May 9, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 49% | FRANKIEVALLI | 12 | 30-Across singer who turns 90 years old on May 3, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 45% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" and "We Didn't Start the Fire" singer who seems to have two first names (2 wds.) |
| 44% | TRISHAYEARWOOD | 14 | 19-Across, 44-Across, and "Forever Country" singer who turns 60 years old on September 19, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | LIONELRICHIE | 12 | "Say You, Say Me" Best Original Song Oscar winner who turns 75 years old on June 20, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | Singer whose 1980 "Glass Houses" album includes the #1 song "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CATHERINEOHARA | 14 | "Argylle," 19-Across, and 41-Across actress who turned 70 years old on March 4, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | HILARYSWANK | 11 | "Million Dollar Baby," 19-Across, and 34-Across actress who turned 50 years old on July 30, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ELIZABETHBANKS | 14 | 16-Across, 34-Across, and "Cocaine Bear" actress and filmmaker who turns 50 years old on February 10, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | LENCARIOU | 9 | 15-Across, 33-Across, and "Blue Bloods" actor who turned 85 years old on September 30, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | NATASHALYONNE | 13 | "Orange Is the New Black," 24-Across, and 39-Across star who turns 45 years old on April 4, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | JIMMYCARTER | 11 | Former president who wrote over 30 books, including 19-Across and 34-Across, and who turns 100 years old on October 1, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | RICKYSKAGGS | 11 | "Highways & Heartaches" country singer who turned 70 years old on July 18, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ANNIELENNOX | 11 | "Walking on Broken Glass" pop singer who turns 70 years old on December 25, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MERYLSTREEP | 11 | Actress with a record 21 Oscar nominations who turned 75 years old on June 22, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ELVISCOSTELLO | 13 | "My Aim Is True" new wave singer who turns 70 years old on August 25, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | Emmy- and Grammy-winning singer and actress who would've turned 60 years old on August 9, 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | JOEL | 4 | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" singer Billy |
| 36% | NEILYOUNG | 9 | 15-Across, 20-Across, and 34-Across singer/songwriter who turns 75 years old today (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JUSTINBIEBER | 12 | Singer of 18-Across and 32-Across who turns 25 years old on March 1 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | APAIR | 5 | "How about ___ of pink sidewinders" (line in Billy Joel's "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me") (2 wds.) |
| 36% | NICKLACHEY | 10 | TV host and "The Masked Singer" winner who turns 50 years old on November 9, 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | 15-Across and 31-Across singer/songwriter with 18 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame who turns 80 years old this week (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ALICECOOPER | 11 | "No More Mr. Nice Guy," 16-Across, 23-Across, and 31-Across singer who turns 75 on February 4, 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | OLIVIACOLMAN | 12 | English actress known for 13-Across, 16-Across, and 34-Across who turns 50 years old in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | RONHOWARD | 9 | Actor/director who turns 70 years old on March 1, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | STEPHENSTILLS | 13 | American singer and songwriter who is the first artist to be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | "Miss Congeniality" star who turns 60 years old on July 26, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | DERRICKHENRY | 12 | Baltimore Ravens running back who turned 30 years old on January 4, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | "The Fighter" Oscar winner who turned 50 years old on January 30, 2024 (2 wds.) |