| 100% | ARETHA | 6 | ___ Franklin, singer with an honorary doctorate from Harvard University |
| 77% | OPRAH | 5 | ___ Winfrey, talk show host with an honorary doctorate from Harvard University |
| 76% | ENYA | 4 | Singer with an honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster |
| 65% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Legend, singer with an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music |
| 60% | BEN | 3 | ___ Affleck, actor with an honorary doctorate from Brown University |
| 60% | JACK | 4 | ___ Nicholson, actor with an honorary doctorate from Brown University |
| 58% | ROSS | 4 | Tracee Ellis ___, actor with an honorary doctorate from Brown University |
| 51% | KANYE | 5 | ___ West, rapper with an honorary doctorate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| 41% | BRYANADAMS | 10 | Singer with an Oscar-nominated song from "Robin Hood" |
| 37% | REDSKELTON | 10 | Comedian who got an Honorary Doctorate (said to be in "Foolology") from Ball State: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DIVA | 4 | Singer with an ego |
| 34% | ANDREABOCELLI | 13 | Opera singer with a law degree from the University of Pisa: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ELVIS | 5 | Singer with an eponymous 1956 #1 album |
| 33% | ELIA | 4 | Kazan with an honorary Oscar |
| 33% | STEVE | 5 | Martin with an honorary Oscar |
| 33% | GENA | 4 | Rowlands with an honorary Oscar |
| 33% | ENYA | 4 | Singer with an Oscar nomination for "May It Be" (from the first "Lord of the Rings" film) |
| 32% | GENA | 4 | Rowlands with an honorary Academy Award |
| 32% | GENA | 4 | Actress Rowlands with an honorary Academy Award |
| 32% | ACADEMIC | 8 | Harvard University is an ___ institution |
| 31% | SIR | 3 | Ben Kingsley, for one (one with an honorary title) |
| 31% | ELSIE | 5 | Cartoon cow with an honorary “Doctor of Bovinity” degree |
| 31% | ELSIE | 5 | Commercial mascot with an honorary Doctor of Bovinity degree |
| 31% | OHARA | 5 | Maureen presented with an Honorary Academy Award in 2014 |
| 31% | BJORK | 5 | One-named singer with an "ö" in her name |
| 31% | LORDE | 5 | "Royals" singer with an upcoming album titled Solar Power |
| 30% | ENYA | 4 | Singer with an Oscar-nominated song in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 30% | OBAMA | 5 | Barack ___, former President who graduated from Harvard University in 1991 |
| 30% | ASHANTI | 7 | R. & B. singer with an uncredited appearance in “Malcolm X” |