| 100% | DANNY | 5 | ___ DeVito, "Matilda" actor who studied makeup artistry at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| 38% | GERARD | 6 | ___ Butler, Scottish actor who studied at the University of Glasgow School of Law |
| 35% | SEVENTEENEIGHTY | 15 | When the American Academy of Arts and Sciences was founded |
| 34% | TONIMORRISON | 12 | "Beloved" author who received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ELDOCTOROW | 10 | "Ragtime" author who received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in 2013: 3 wds. |
| 34% | HOWE | 4 | Julia ___, first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters |
| 33% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | "Rabbit, Run" author who received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in 2007: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TONIMORRISON | 12 | "Beloved" Pulitzer winner and 1981 inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Letters: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Grisham, American novelist who studied at the University of Mississippi School of Law |
| 32% | TONYKUSHNER | 11 | "Angels in America" Pulitzer winner and 2005 inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Letters: 2 wds. |
| 31% | LIL | 3 | ___ Wayne, "Funeral" rapper who studied psychology at the University of Phoenix |
| 31% | GLORIA | 6 | "Conga!" singer ___ Estefan who studied psychology at the University of Miami |
| 31% | SPRINGER | 8 | Jerry ___, television presenter who studied at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law |
| 30% | DICKSARGENT | 11 | "Bewitched" actor who came out of the closet in 1991 at age 61: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | American actor who was in the music video of Gorillaz "Stylo": 2 wds. |
| 29% | BENEDICTWONG | 12 | "Doctor Strange" actor who plays a master of the mystic arts in 24-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | GEORGETAKEI | 11 | "Star Trek" actor who came out of the closet in 2005 at age 68: 2 wds. |
| 29% | RONALDREAGAN | 12 | American actor who served as the 40th President of the United States: 2 wds. |
| 29% | PAUL | 4 | One who studied "at the feet of Gamaliel" |
| 29% | ELI | 3 | Actor Wallach who died in 2014 at the age of 98 |
| 29% | JACKBLACK | 9 | "Gulliver's Travels" actor who is a part of the American comedy rock duo Tenacious D: 2 wds. |
| 28% | NEWMAN | 6 | Paul ___, actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the movie "The Color of Money" in 1986 |
| 28% | ANNIEPROULX | 11 | "The Shipping News" Pulitzer winner and 2007 inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Letters: 2 wds. |
| 28% | TOMHANKS | 8 | American actor who portrayed 33a in the movie adaptations of the thriller series by 18a: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ZAC | 3 | ___ Efron, actor of "High School Musical" trilogy who attended Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts |
| 28% | CLINTEASTWOOD | 13 | American actor who has also served as the Mayor of Carmel: 2 wds. |
| 28% | HURT | 4 | William ___, actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the movie "Kiss of the Spider Woman" in 1985 |
| 28% | EWAN | 4 | Actor McGregor of "The Men Who Stare at Goats" |
| 28% | TOMHANKS | 8 | American actor who was in the music video of Carly Rae Jepsen's "I Really Like You": 2 wds. |
| 27% | MEADE | 5 | George —, Union Army Major General in the American Civil War who defeated Robert E Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 |