| 100% | GEER | 4 | “The Waltons” actor Will who was blacklisted for refusing to appear before the HUAC |
| 39% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | Actor in the Best Picture winner "From Here to Eternity" who was nominated for seven Album of the Year Grammys: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JAREDLETO | 9 | "Dallas Buyers Club" actor who is the lead vocalist for Thirty Seconds to Mars: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ALBERTFINNEY | 12 | "Murder on the Orient Express" (1974) star who is the only actor to be nominated for an Oscar for playing Hercule Poirot (2 wds.) |
| 37% | NIMOY | 5 | Actor Leonard who was the first to play Spock |
| 37% | TIMDUNCAN | 9 | Spurs power forward for 19 years, who was a top U.S. swimmer in the 400m freestyle before shifting to basketball: 2 wds. |
| 37% | WILLIAMS | 8 | Robin ___, actor who was a stand-up comedian before rising to fame after playing Mork in the TV series "Mork & Mindy" |
| 36% | STEVE | 5 | ___ Martin, actor who was a stand-up comedian before rising to fame in the musical "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| 36% | ALEC | 4 | Actor Guinness who was the first to play Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| 36% | LETO | 4 | Actor Jared who is in the band 30 Seconds to Mars |
| 36% | TOBEY | 5 | Actor Maguire who was the first to play Spider-Man in movies |
| 36% | MOORE | 5 | Roger who was the oldest actor to play James Bond |
| 36% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | 15-Across, 30-Across, and "Lilies of the Field" star who was the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ROBBIE | 6 | Actor Coltrane, who was known for his role as the groundskeeper Hagrid in "Harry Potter" |
| 35% | WES | 3 | Actor Studi who will be the first Native American actor to receive an honorary Oscar |
| 35% | MARK | 4 | "NCIS" actor Harmon who was a quarterback for the UCLA Bruins football team |
| 35% | EDITH | 5 | Wharton who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature |
| 35% | BISON | 5 | "What did the buffalo say to his son who was leaving for college?" |
| 35% | EDITH | 5 | Wharton who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction |
| 34% | GEER | 4 | Will —, actor who played Grandpa in US television series The Waltons |
| 34% | ALYN | 4 | Kirk ___, actor who was the first to play Superman |
| 34% | INA | 3 | ___ Drew who was CIO for JPMorgan Chase before the 2012 $9 billion trading loss |
| 34% | WIE | 3 | Golfer Michelle who was the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship |
| 34% | EDIE | 4 | Actress Falco who will appear in the sequels to "Avatar" |
| 34% | IRA | 3 | Aldridge who was the first Black actor to play Othello |
| 34% | JEREMYPOPE | 10 | "One Night in Miami" actor who was nominated for an Emmy Award for the Netflix series "Hollywood" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | MARCEAU | 7 | Mime Marcel who is the only actor to speak in Mel Brooks's "Silent Movie" |
| 34% | ANNE | 4 | Sci-fi writer McCaffrey, who was the first woman to win a Hugo for fiction |
| 34% | ISABELLE | 8 | French actress Adjani who is the only performer to win five César Awards for acting |
| 33% | OLIVIER | 7 | Actor for whom the London theater award is named |