| 100% | FATIMAALI | 9 | *Pakistani-born chef who was posthumously honored with a James Beard Award |
| 53% | CHEF | 4 | Professional honored with a James Beard Award, e.g. |
| 42% | ZAPPA | 5 | Frank who was honored with a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 |
| 41% | ALAN | 4 | Actor Alda who was honored with a SAG Life Achievement Award |
| 38% | JANETJACKSON | 12 | "Rhythm Nation" singer who was honored with a "Billboard" Icon Award in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | PAUL | 4 | Beatle who was born with the first name James |
| 37% | MARYJBLIGE | 10 | "Be Without You" singer who was honored with a "Billboard" Icon Award in 2022 (3 wds.) |
| 37% | ARETHAFRANKLIN | 14 | "Respect" singer who was posthumously awarded a 2019 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation: 2 wds. |
| 37% | STEVE | 5 | "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life" author who was honored with an Academy Award in 2013 |
| 37% | IDA | 3 | ___ B. Wells, African-American civil rights leader who was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize special citation |
| 37% | JOHNCOLTRANE | 12 | "Blue Train" jazz saxophonist who was posthumously awarded a 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation: 2 wds. |
| 37% | HANKWILLIAMS | 12 | "Your Cheatin' Heart" singer who was posthumously awarded a 2010 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BETTYWHITE | 10 | Actress honored with a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award who turned 99 on January 17, 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ETTA | 4 | Singer James honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003 |
| 35% | GRACE | 5 | ___ Hopper, computer scientist who was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 2016 |
| 35% | JAMESBEARD | 10 | Chef and cookbook writer for whom a culinary award is named (2 wds.) |
| 35% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | "Syriana" Oscar winner who was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | MAHALIAJACKSON | 14 | Gospel singer honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972 whose last name is a city in Mississippi (2 wds.) |
| 34% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | "For Once in My Life" singer who was honored with a "Billboard" Icon Award in 2012 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ANDERSONCOOPER | 14 | CNN host who was honored with the 2018 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism (2 wds.) |
| 34% | JAROMEIGINLA | 12 | Calgary Flames right wing who was honored with the Best NHL Player ESPY Award twice: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MARIOLEMIEUX | 12 | Pittsburgh Penguins center who was honored with the Best NHL Player ESPY Award three times: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SIDNEYCROSBY | 12 | Pittsburgh Penguins center who was honored with the Best NHL Player ESPY Award eight times: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JAMESPATTERSON | 14 | Bestselling crime novelist who was honored with the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation (2 wds.) |
| 34% | HELENMIRREN | 11 | "The Queen" Oscar winner who was honored with Lincoln Center's Chaplin Award in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CATEBLANCHETT | 13 | "Blue Jasmine" Oscar winner who was honored with Lincoln Center's Chaplin Award in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ADRIENNERICH | 12 | "Diving Into the Wreck" poet who was honored with the 1999 Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award (2 wds.) |
| 34% | NICOLEKIDMAN | 12 | "The Hours" Oscar winner who was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | "Mary Poppins" Oscar winner who was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | QUINNHUGHES | 11 | Vancouver Canucks captain who was honored with the NHL's James Norris Memorial Trophy in 2024 (2 wds.) |