| 100% | RUDYARDKIPLING | 14 | "Just So Stories" writer who was buried in Poets' Corner: 2 wds. |
| 66% | CHARLESDICKENS | 14 | "Oliver Twist" novelist who was buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey: 2 wds. |
| 65% | ROBERTBROWNING | 14 | "My Last Duchess" poet who was buried in Poets' Corner: 2 wds. |
| 49% | SELMALAGERLOF | 13 | Swedish novelist and short story writer who was the first woman honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 49% | SINCLAIRLEWIS | 13 | Minnesota novelist and short story writer who was the first American honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 47% | RICHARDCASTLE | 13 | Writer who was the title character in a 2009-2016 crime series: 2 wds. |
| 46% | JIMMORRISON | 11 | Rock singer who was buried in Paris's Père Lachaise Cemetery, though he wasn't French: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MARIACALLAS | 11 | Opera singer who was buried in Paris's Père Lachaise Cemetery, though she wasn't French: 2 wds. |
| 44% | PAULWALKER | 10 | "The Fast and the Furious" actor who is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills: 2 wds. |
| 43% | KATEWILHELM | 11 | "The Mile-Long Spaceship" short-story writer who was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2003 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | WILLIAMGIBSON | 13 | Writer who coined the word "cyberspace" in his short story "Burning Chrome" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | WAYNEGRETZKY | 12 | Hockey legend who was the first since Bobby Orr to tally 100+ assists in a season, and did so 11 times: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MAYAANGELOU | 11 | "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" writer who was honored on a U.S. postage stamp in 2015 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | NICOLACOUGHLAN | 14 | Actress who was born in Galway, Ireland: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JOHNRITTER | 10 | "8 Simple Rules" actor who is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ISABELALLENDE | 13 | Chilean-American writer who was awarded the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DANNYTREJO | 10 | "Machete" star who was Marcia Brady in a Snickers ad: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MARYBERRY | 9 | Food writer who is a former judge on "The Great British Baking Show": 2 wds. |
| 38% | NIGHTOWLS | 9 | People who are often awake in the wee hours: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CHRISPAUL | 9 | NBA star who was traded in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LESLEYVISSER | 12 | Former Boston Globe writer who was voted the #1 Female Sportscaster of all time: 2 wds. |
| 37% | OHENRY | 6 | Short-story writer for whom a literary prize is named (2 wds.) |
| 37% | LEWISCARROLL | 12 | English literary nonsense writer who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland": 2 wds. |
| 37% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | American actor who was in the music video of Gorillaz "Stylo": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROBINWILLIAMS | 13 | "Mrs. Doubtfire" star who was a football coach in a Snickers ad: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LISASIMPSON | 11 | Animated girl who was in the finals of a crossword puzzle tournament: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SLEEPINGBEAUTY | 14 | Princess who was awakened with a kiss in a 1959 Disney movie: 2 wds. |
| 36% | EDITHWHARTON | 12 | 13-Across and 25-Across writer who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Literature, for her 1920 novel "The Age of Innocence" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | DENNISRODMAN | 12 | Former NBA player who was divorced from Carmen Electra after just five months: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DOCTORSTRANGE | 13 | Marvel superhero who was played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the titular 2016 film: 2 wds. |