| 100% | TIMMCGRAW | 9 | "Shotgun Rider" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Samuel): 2 wds. |
| 83% | ERICCHURCH | 10 | "Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| 74% | FAITHHILL | 9 | "Mississippi Girl" singer who goes by her middle name, not first name (Audrey): 2 wds. |
| 74% | TOBYKEITH | 9 | "Red Solo Cup" singer who goes by his first and middle names, not his last name (Covel): 2 wds. |
| 74% | LEANNRIMES | 10 | "Something's Gotta Give" singer who goes by her middle name, not first name (Margaret): 2 wds. |
| 73% | RAYCHARLES | 10 | "Georgia on My Mind" singer who went by his first and middle names, not his last name (Robinson): 2 wds. |
| 70% | JASONSUDEIKIS | 13 | "Horrible Bosses 2" star who goes by his middle name, not his first name, Daniel: 2 wds. |
| 66% | TOMCRUISE | 9 | "Mission: Impossible" star who goes by his first and middle names, not his last name (Mapother): 2 wds. |
| 62% | DAKOTAFANNING | 13 | "War of the Worlds" star who goes by her middle name, not her first name, Hannah: 2 wds. |
| 58% | LEAMICHELE | 10 | "Glee" actress who goes by her first and middle names, not her last name (Sarfati): 2 wds. |
| 57% | WARREN | 6 | With 34-Across, "Dick Tracy" star who goes by his middle name, not his first name, Henry |
| 56% | ALEXTREBEK | 10 | "Jeopardy!" host who dropped his first name of George to go by his middle name's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 54% | BOBNEWHART | 10 | Sitcom star (he played an innkeeper) who dropped his first name of George to go by his middle name's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 49% | KENGRIFFEYJR | 12 | Baseball great who dropped his first name of George to go by his middle name's nickname: 3 wds. |
| 45% | ZAYNMALIK | 9 | One Direction singer who changed the spelling of his first name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DONOVAN | 7 | 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who went by his first name only and had the hit "Mellow Yellow" |
| 40% | TONYSOPRANO | 11 | The anti-hero from "The Sopranos" who went by the name Anthony, played by James Gandolfini: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ADAMLEVINE | 10 | American pop singer who shares a first name with older singer Ant: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ELVISCOSTELLO | 13 | English rock singer who shares a first name with earlier singer Presley: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GARTHBROOKS | 11 | Country singer who has not made his music available on Spotify or iTunes: 2 wds. |
| 38% | IGGYAZALEA | 10 | Australian rapper who shares a first name with older singer Pop: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TOMMYGUNN | 9 | Rocky's opponent in "Rocky V," played by real-life boxer Morrison (who shares a first name with his character): 2 wds. |
| 38% | BONO | 4 | Irish rock singer who goes by a single name |
| 38% | HARLEYQUINN | 11 | DC supervillain who goes by the name of Harleen Frances Quinzel, and appears in "Suicide Squad": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MARKTWAIN | 9 | Pen name of Samuel Clemens who is famous for his book "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer": 2 wds. |
| 37% | RODSTEWART | 10 | Singer who performed his song "Infatuation" to open the first MTV Video Music Awards, in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ERICCLAPTON | 11 | "Layla" guitarist who shares his first name with the prince in "The Little Mermaid": 2 wds. |
| 37% | WONDERWOMAN | 11 | DC superheroine who goes by the name of Princess Diana, and appears in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ENYA | 4 | Female Irish singer who goes by one name |
| 37% | MILNE | 5 | Author who went by his first two initials |