| 100% | GARETH | 6 | __ Southgate; became England manager in 2016 |
| 40% | EDWARDII | 8 | Became king of England in 1307 but deposed in 1327 |
| 38% | EDGAR | 5 | Brother of Eadwig who became king of England in 959 |
| 38% | SOUTHGATE | 9 | Gareth —, 2006-09 Middlesbrough FC manager appointed England coach in 2016 |
| 35% | POGBA | 5 | Paul —, France footballer who became the world's most expensive player in August 2016 |
| 35% | CLOSE | 5 | D B —, cricketer who in 1949 became the youngest to represent England at Test level |
| 34% | TOMBRADY | 8 | New England Patriots QB who won the Superbowl MVP in the 2016 season: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PENCE | 5 | US vice president elected in 2016 |
| 34% | ALI | 3 | Boxer Muhammad who died in 2016 |
| 34% | ALI | 3 | Boxing legend who died in 2016 |
| 34% | GLENN | 5 | Astronaut John who died in 2016 |
| 34% | OSCAR | 5 | Leonardo DiCaprio won one in 2016 |
| 34% | ABE | 3 | Actor Vigoda who died in 2016 |
| 34% | VIN | 3 | Sportscaster Scully who retired in 2016 |
| 34% | THISISUS | 8 | Melodramatic NBC hit starting in 2016 |
| 34% | TERESA | 6 | Mother who was canonized in 2016 |
| 34% | OSCAR | 5 | DiCaprio won his first in 2016 |
| 34% | ALAN | 4 | Actor Thicke who died in 2016 |
| 34% | ALI | 3 | Legendary boxer who died in 2016 |
| 34% | SPOTLIGHT | 9 | Best Picture Oscar winner in 2016 |
| 34% | IPHONESEVENPLUS | 15 | Mobile device that debuted in 2016 |
| 34% | OLYMPICS | 8 | Games hosted by Rio in 2016 |
| 34% | HAMILTON | 8 | Winner of 11 Tonys in 2016 |
| 34% | ELECTED | 7 | What Hillary wasn't in 2016 |
| 34% | POKEMONGO | 9 | Augmented reality game launched in 2016 |
| 34% | VCR | 3 | Tape player last manufactured in 2016 |
| 34% | TAKEAKNEE | 9 | Protest like Colin Kaepernick in 2016 |
| 34% | SUPERBOY | 8 | Superhero who Jonathan Kent became in 2016 |
| 33% | DEBATERS | 8 | Clinton and Trump, in 2016 |
| 33% | DERBYWINNER | 11 | Nyquist, in 2016 |