| 100% | ERNEST | 6 | ___ J. Gaines, who wrote "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" |
| 64% | ERNESTJGAINES | 13 | "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" writer who is honored on a 2023 U.S. postage stamp (3 wds.) |
| 50% | PITTMAN | 7 | "The Autobiography of Miss Jane ___" |
| 50% | CICELYTYSON | 11 | 91-year-old actress who starred in 1974's "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman": 2 wds. |
| 49% | MURIEL | 6 | Spark, who wrote The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie |
| 46% | GOODONE | 7 | Jane who wrote "In the Shadow of Man" |
| 43% | TESS | 4 | Author Gerritsen who writes about the crime-solving duo of Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles |
| 43% | ROWLING | 7 | J.K. ___, creator of "Harry Potter" who also wrote under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith |
| 43% | GERTRUDESTEIN | 13 | Medical school dropout who wrote "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas": 2 wds. |
| 43% | GERTRUDESTEIN | 13 | "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" author who also wrote the children's book "The World Is Round" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ELIOT | 5 | Poet who wrote "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" |
| 42% | SPARK | 5 | Novelist Muriel who wrote "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" |
| 41% | ELIOT | 5 | T. S. ___, poet who wrote "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" |
| 41% | MURIELSPARK | 11 | Scottish author who wrote "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie": 2 wds. |
| 41% | RANDYTRAVIS | 11 | Country music superstar who wrote the 2019 autobiography "Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | LENO | 4 | Former late-night host who wrote the autobiography "Leading With My Chin" |
| 40% | TOLKIEN | 7 | Author who wrote The Hobbit, J.R.R. __ |
| 40% | KEN | 3 | Follett who wrote the 2014 novel "Edge of Eternity" |
| 40% | ASHE | 4 | Athlete who wrote the 1993 memoir “Days of Grace” |
| 40% | NIN | 3 | Anaïs who wrote the erotica collection “Delta of Venus” |
| 40% | GEENADAVIS | 10 | Actress who wrote the 2022 memoir "Dying of Politeness" |
| 40% | EULER | 5 | Mathematician who wrote the first theorem of graph theory |
| 40% | GEENA | 5 | Actress Davis who wrote the memoir "Dying of Politeness" |
| 40% | DARWISH | 7 | Poet Mahmoud who wrote the Palestinian Declaration of Independence |
| 39% | EDITH | 5 | Wharton who wrote The Age of Innocence |
| 39% | ALAN | 4 | Watts who wrote The Way of Zen |
| 39% | TAKEI | 5 | Actor George who wrote the 1994 autobiography "To the Stars" |
| 39% | CHER | 4 | Pop icon who wrote the 1998 autobiography "The First Time" |
| 39% | IMAN | 4 | Supermodel who wrote the 2005 book "The Beauty of Color" |
| 39% | LANCEBASS | 9 | NSYNC member who wrote the 2007 bestseller "Out of Sync" |