| 100% | JUNOTDIAZ | 9 | "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" author who was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship "genius grant" in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 43% | NKJEMISIN | 9 | "The Fifth Season" sci-fi author who was awarded a "genius grant" in 2020: 3 wds. |
| 43% | JUNOTDIAZ | 9 | Author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao |
| 41% | ALISONBECHDEL | 13 | "Fun Home" author and cartoonist who was awarded a "genius grant" in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ROSEANNEBARR | 12 | 1990s sitcom star who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ITZHAKPERLMAN | 13 | Tel Aviv-born violinist who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DIAZ | 4 | Junot ___, author of "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" |
| 37% | JEANKING | 8 | Billie ___, former World No. 1 professional tennis player who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LISASIMPSON | 11 | Animated girl who was in the finals of a crossword puzzle tournament: 2 wds. |
| 37% | STEPHENCHBOSKY | 14 | Author who wrote the film adaptation of his own "The Perks of Being a Wallflower": 2 wds. |
| 37% | JASONMOTT | 9 | Author who won the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction for "Hell of a Book": 2 wds. |
| 36% | DIAZ | 4 | Junot ___, 2008 Pulitzer winner for "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" |
| 35% | ANNPRESTON | 10 | American physician and activist who was the first female dean of a medical school in the world: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TANEHISICOATES | 14 | "Between the World and Me" author who won a "genius grant" in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SANDRACISNEROS | 14 | "The House on Mango Street" author who won a "genius grant" in 1995: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LILLIANGISH | 11 | "The Birth of a Nation" star who is the only silent era actor to win the AFI Life Achievement Award: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LYNDONJOHNSON | 13 | U.S. president who was awarded the Silver Star in WWII by General MacArthur (2 wds.) |
| 35% | PAT | 3 | Coach Summitt who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 |
| 35% | STEPHENKING | 11 | "Carrie" author who won a 1996 O. Henry Award for his short story "The Man in the Black Suit": 2 wds. |
| 35% | CHASEHEADLEY | 12 | Yankees third baseman who, in 2012, won a Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger Award and was also the NL RBI leader, playing for the Padres : 2 wds. |
| 35% | ROBINWRIGHT | 11 | "House of Cards" star who was nominated for the 2017 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2 wds.) |
| 35% | RALPHELLISON | 12 | 14-Across and 28-Across novelist who was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | PAT | 3 | Former basketball coach Summitt who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 |
| 34% | PETERFONDA | 10 | Actor who is the son of legendary actor Henry, famous for playing the villain in "Once Upon a Time in the West": 2 wds. |
| 34% | DAVIDDUVAL | 10 | American pro golfer who was formerly World No.1, and posted a score of 59 in the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BILLCOSBY | 9 | Comedian who was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 1985: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ALANALDA | 8 | "M*A*S*H" star who was the winner of the 2019 SAG Life Achievement Award (2 wds.) |
| 34% | DANIELLESTEEL | 13 | American author who wrote "A Perfect Life" and is currently the bestselling author alive: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LENAHORNE | 9 | Jazz singer who was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 1983: 2 wds. |
| 34% | NANCYKERRIGAN | 13 | Figure skater who was the victim of a 1/6/94 knee-clubbing but won a silver medal in the Olympics seven weeks later: 2 wds. |