| 100% | NIKKIGIOVANNI | 13 | "Knoxville, Tennessee" poet and 1996 recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 74% | NTOZAKESHANGE | 13 | "People of Watts" poet and 2016 recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 72% | AMIRIBARAKA | 11 | "Monday in B-Flat" poet and 1989 recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 50% | NIKKIGIOVANNI | 13 | Langston Hughes Medal-winning poet whose poems include "Vote" and "You Came, Too": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ZADIE | 5 | ___ Smith, author of "White Teeth" and recipient of the 2017 Langston Hughes Medal |
| 41% | PHILDONAHUE | 11 | Pioneering daytime talk-show host who was a 2024 recipient of the Medal of Freedom: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MEDGAREVERS | 11 | Civil rights activist who was a posthumous recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 36% | VANDYKE | 7 | Dick ___, recipient of the SAG lifetime achievement award in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DANNYDEVITO | 11 | Director of the 1996 film "Matilda": 2 wds. |
| 36% | STLOUIS | 7 | Home of the Cardinals and the Rams: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STANLEE | 7 | Cocreator of the Hulk and Spider-Man: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WALTWHITMAN | 11 | American poet and essayist often called the father of free verse and who wrote the poem "Song of Myself": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ITOOSINGAMERICA | 15 | Opening of the Langston Hughes poem with the lines "They'll see how beautiful I am / And be ashamed" |
| 35% | GIUSEPPEVERDI | 13 | Italian composer of the operas "Aida" and "Rigoletto": 2 wds. |
| 35% | LALAW | 5 | Courtroom drama of the 1980s and 1990s: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 35% | IVANTURGENEV | 12 | Russian writer of the novel "Fathers and Sons": 2 wds. |
| 35% | OSCARWILDE | 10 | Irish poet and playwright who wrote only one novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" in his lifetime: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of the children's book "James and the Giant Peach": 2 wds. |
| 35% | AUGUSTWILSON | 12 | Playwright of the month who wrote "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson": 2 wds. |
| 35% | KEVINDURANT | 11 | Warriors forward named MVP of the 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | Singer of the #1 hits "Thank U, Next" and "7 Rings": 2 wds. |
| 35% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer of the #1 hits "Just Dance" and "Born This Way": 2 wds. |
| 35% | KARENRUSSELL | 12 | Author of the short-story collection "Orange World and Other Stories": 2 wds. |
| 35% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | Jazz crooner nicknamed "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes": 2 wds. |
| 35% | STANLEE | 7 | Cocreator of the Fantastic Four and the X-Men: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MUSCLECAR | 9 | High-performance sports coupe of the 1960s and 1970s: 2 wds. |
| 35% | OCTAVIABUTLER | 13 | "Kindred" novelist who was awarded the 2005 Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TIMBURTON | 9 | Director of the 2005 film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory": 2 wds. |
| 35% | RICHARDWAGNER | 13 | German composer of the operas "The Flying Dutchman" and "Siegfried": 2 wds. |
| 34% | TOMSTOPPARD | 11 | Author of the absurdist play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead": 2 wds. |