| 100% | RIA | 3 | ___ Persad, Ms. Tennessee 2017 and mathematician who also had her Carnegie Hall debut in April 2011 |
| 25% | JOHNVELAZQUEZ | 13 | Jockey who won the Kentucky Derby in 2011 and 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 24% | SYD | 3 | Single named singer who released her debut R&B album "Fin" in February 2017 |
| 23% | COLE | 4 | Lynnette ___, winner of Miss USA 2000 who had also won Miss Tennessee Teen USA in 1995 |
| 23% | CARLFRIEDRICH | 13 | German mathematician Gauss, who has numerous contributions in mathematics, astronomy, and many other fields: 2 wds |
| 23% | UMA | 3 | Thurman who made her Broadway debut in 2017 |
| 23% | MOTHERTERESA | 12 | Canonized nun who is known for her work in India and has a "family" name: 2 wds. |
| 23% | CYR | 3 | Burlesque artist Lili St. ____, born in Minneapolis and who had a act she called "The Flying G" |
| 23% | TANYA | 5 | Tucker who had her first hit in 1972 and won her first Grammys in 2020 |
| 23% | TYRA | 4 | ___ Banks, supermodel who hosted her own talk show and also appeared in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" |
| 23% | TERI | 4 | ___ Hatcher, actress best known for her role in "Desperate Housewives" who has a degree in Mathematics and Engineering |
| 23% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | American writer Ernest, who won the Nobel in 1954 and whose debut novel was "The Sun Also Rises" |
| 22% | RUPERTSANDERS | 13 | Director of the "Ghost in the Shell" movie, who has also directed "Snow White and the Huntsman" previously : 2 wds. |
| 22% | UMA | 3 | Actress Thurman who made her Broadway debut in 2017 |
| 22% | JOHNVELAZQUEZ | 13 | Jockey who won the Kentucky Derby in 2011, 2017, and 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 22% | HILARYMANTEL | 12 | English writer who has won two Man Booker Prizes for her novels "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up The Bodies": 2 wds. |
| 22% | ROY | 3 | British singer Wood who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of ELO |
| 22% | LEE | 3 | Spike ___, famous film director who also worked in television on the show "She's Gotta Have It" |
| 22% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Children's author of 18-Across and 30-Across who has a public school named for her in Portland, Oregon (2 wds.) |
| 22% | JOHNCENA | 8 | American wrestler with a record 13 WWE Championships, who has also released his own rap albums and starred in films: 2 wds. |
| 22% | KEVINCOSTNER | 12 | Actor who plays Frank Farmer in 18a and has also won an Oscar for Best Director for "Dances with Wolves": 2 wds. |
| 21% | ISAAC | 5 | Whom Sarah had in her early 90s |
| 21% | EULER | 5 | 18th-century mathematician who pioneered in graph and number theory |
| 21% | PRATT | 5 | Chris ___, actor who also starred alongside 2-Down in "Parks and Recreation" |
| 21% | AMY | 3 | ___ Schumer, American comedian who also wrote and starred in the film "Trainwreck" |
| 20% | VIVIENLEIGH | 11 | Actress who played Scarlett O'Hara in the film "Gone With the Wind" and also won an Oscar for her work in the film: 2 wds. |
| 20% | ADELE | 5 | She won Album of the Year honors in 2012 and 2017 |
| 20% | LAMARR | 6 | Actress Hedy who was also a mathematician and inventor |
| 20% | VANDYKE | 7 | Dick, who starred in Mary Poppins and her return |
| 20% | BOBBI | 5 | Brown who has a cosmetics range in her name |