| 100% | NTOZAKESHANGE | 13 | "People of Watts" poet and 2016 recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 83% | NIKKIGIOVANNI | 13 | "Knoxville, Tennessee" poet and 1996 recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 82% | AMIRIBARAKA | 11 | "Monday in B-Flat" poet and 1989 recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 54% | ZADIE | 5 | ___ Smith, author of "White Teeth" and recipient of the 2017 Langston Hughes Medal |
| 52% | NIKKIGIOVANNI | 13 | Langston Hughes Medal-winning poet whose poems include "Vote" and "You Came, Too": 2 wds. |
| 47% | DOUGLLEWELYN | 12 | Longtime host of "The People's Court," 1981-1993 and 2016-present: 2 wds. |
| 45% | PHILDONAHUE | 11 | Pioneering daytime talk-show host who was a 2024 recipient of the Medal of Freedom: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ALICEWALKER | 11 | "The Color Purple" novelist who was awarded the 1988 Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 44% | OCTAVIABUTLER | 13 | "Kindred" novelist who was awarded the 2005 Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 43% | DONALDTRUMP | 11 | US leader who was Time's 2016 Person of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MEDGAREVERS | 11 | Civil rights activist who was a posthumous recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 43% | AUDRELORDE | 10 | Poet on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor whose poems include "Coal" and "Power": 2 wds. |
| 42% | BEVERLYSILLS | 12 | Opera singer who chaired Lincoln Center and received the National Medal of Arts in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SIMONEBILES | 11 | Gymnast of Nike commercials who won five medals at the 2016 Olympic Games: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Former Cavaliers forward named MVP of the 2012, 2013, and 2016 NBA Finals: 2 wds. |
| 42% | NOVAKDJOKOVIC | 13 | Serbian tennis player who was Laureus sportsman of the year 2016 and 2015: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DALECARNEGIE | 12 | Author of the self-help book "How to Win Friends and Influence People": 2 wds. |
| 42% | GILSCOTTHERON | 13 | Jazz poet who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a recipient of the Early Influence Award (2 wds.) |
| 42% | MAYAANGELOU | 11 | "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" writer who was awarded the 1991 Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 42% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | Political victor who was Time's Person of the Year in 2008 and 2012: 2 wds. |
| 41% | WALTWHITMAN | 11 | American poet and essayist often called the father of free verse and who wrote the poem "Song of Myself": 2 wds. |
| 41% | TONIMORRISON | 12 | "Beloved" author who received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 41% | KYRIEIRVING | 11 | Point guard who, in 2016, won both an NBA title with the Cavaliers and an Olympic gold medal: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MARILYNHORNE | 12 | Opera singer who performed at Clinton's 1993 inauguration and received the National Medal of Arts in 1992: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ANGELINAJOLIE | 13 | "Changeling" and "Tomb Raider" actress who is the daughter of famed Academy Award recipient Jon Voight: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | "Rabbit, Run" author who received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in 2007: 2 wds. |
| 41% | RICHARDWILBUR | 13 | American poet behind "Things of This World" who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1957 and 1989: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | Native American Olympic gold medalist and NFL All-Pro posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Joe Biden: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ANGELAMERKEL | 12 | First and only female chancellor of Germany (2005-present), and Time's 2015 Person of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 40% | GAILDEVERS | 10 | US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame runner who won gold medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics: 2 wds |