| 100% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | "Jason Bourne" star who was Al Gore's roommate at Harvard: 3 wds. |
| 41% | ADAMSANDLER | 11 | "Pixels" star who was once Judd Apatow's roommate: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | "The Fugitive" actor who was an All-Ivy football selection at Harvard: 3 wds. |
| 36% | JOHNFKENNEDY | 12 | 35th US president (1961-1963) who was on the varsity swim team at Harvard: 3 wds., abbr. |
| 36% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | "La La Land" star who was Justin Timberlake's roommate as a teen: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TOMHIDDLESTON | 13 | "Loki" star who was a schoolmate of 15-Across and 32-Across at Eton College: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CHARLESSCHULZ | 13 | Cartoonist who was 2017's #3 earner among dead celebrities, at $38 million: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | "Moana" star who was Forbes's highest-paid actor in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 34% | EDDIEREDMAYNE | 13 | "The Theory of Everything" star who was a schoolmate of 15-Across and 47-Across at Eton College: 2 wds. |
| 32% | KIMKARDASHIAN | 13 | E! reality star who's "famous for being famous": 2 wds. |
| 31% | LEE | 3 | Jason who starred in TV's "My Name Is Earl" |
| 31% | BLAKESHELTON | 12 | Country music star who was People Magazine's 2017 Sexiest Man Alive (2 wds.) |
| 31% | HUGHJACKMAN | 11 | "Les Misérables" star who was People magazine's 2008 Sexiest Man Alive: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | "Magic Mike" star who was People magazine's 2012 Sexiest Man Alive: 2 wds. |
| 31% | NATKINGCOLE | 11 | Legendary singer who was 18-Across's father: 3 wds. |
| 31% | CHRISPAUL | 9 | NBA star who was traded in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 31% | JOAQUINPHOENIX | 14 | "Irrational Man" star who is a vegan: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TIMROBBINS | 10 | "The Player" star who is 6'5": 2 wds. |
| 31% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | "A Star Is Born" actor who guest-starred as himself on season 3 of "Abbott Elementary": 2 wds. |
| 31% | QUINTABRUNSON | 13 | "Abbott Elementary" creator and star who was one of Glamour's 2023 Women of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | "Silver Linings Playbook" star who was People magazine's 2011 Sexiest Man Alive: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MRT | 3 | Action star who was on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JAMESDEAN | 9 | "Rebel Without a Cause" star who was never a college executive: 2 wds. |
| 30% | STEPHENCURRY | 12 | NBA star who is the "resident golf pro" on 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TYLERPERRY | 10 | "A Madea Family Funeral" star who is 6'5": 2 wds. |
| 30% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | "Jumanji: The Next Level" star who is 6'5": 2 wds. |
| 30% | RIMES | 5 | LeAnn who was a star at 13 |
| 30% | JESSICAPEGULA | 13 | American tennis pro who was the No. 3 seed at the 2023 US Open but lost to 26-Across in the fourth round (2 wds.) |
| 30% | BREANNASTEWART | 14 | 45-Across star who was named 2020 WNBA Finals MVP (2 wds.) |
| 29% | JARENJACKSONJR | 14 | Memphis Grizzlies All-Star who was named the NBA's 2022-2023 Defensive Player of the Year (3 wds.) |