| 100% | RONSTADT | 8 | 11-Grammy winner with Kennedy Center Honors |
| 48% | LEONTYNEPRICE | 13 | Kennedy Center Honors soprano |
| 47% | ALPACINO | 8 | Kennedy Center Honors actor of 2016 |
| 47% | ADELE | 5 | Grammy winner with the surname Adkins |
| 46% | RAITT | 5 | 2024 Kennedy Center Honors singer |
| 44% | LUDACRIS | 8 | Grammy winner with Usher and Lil Jon for "Yeah!" |
| 44% | ENYA | 4 | Grammy winner with songs in English, Irish and Elvish |
| 44% | HORNE | 5 | Either of two Kennedy Center Honors singers |
| 44% | ARTS | 4 | Kennedy Center focus, with "the" |
| 44% | CBS | 3 | Where all Kennedy Center Honors have been seen |
| 43% | THEWHO | 6 | First rock band whose members received Kennedy Center Honors |
| 43% | RITA | 4 | Moreno who received a 2015 Kennedy Center Honors award |
| 43% | YEHUD | 5 | Violinist recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986 |
| 43% | ASHANTI | 7 | One-named Grammy winner with the 2002 hit "Foolish" |
| 43% | ANITA | 5 | Grammy winner Baker with the album "Rapture" |
| 42% | JAMESTAYLOR | 11 | Soft-rock singer who received Kennedy Center Honors in 2016 |
| 42% | ALEXANDRADANILOVA | 17 | Prima ballerina who received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1989 |
| 41% | CAROLE | 6 | Kennedy Center singer/songwriter honoree with Seiji and Cicely |
| 41% | NEILDIAMOND | 11 | "Cracklin' Rosie" singer who received a 2011 Kennedy Center Honor: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | "My Love" singer who received a 2010 Kennedy Center Honor: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CHER | 4 | One-named singer/actress who received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2018 |
| 41% | QUEENLATIFAH | 12 | "The Equalizer" star who received a 2023 Kennedy Center Honor: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MARC | 4 | Grammy winner Anthony, with the hit “You Sang to Me” |
| 40% | JONIMITCHELL | 12 | Canadian singer/songwriter celebrated by the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | DAVEBRUBECK | 11 | "Take Five" jazz pianist who received a 2009 Kennedy Center Honor: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DEBBIEALLEN | 11 | "Fame" actress and choreographer who received a 2020 Kennedy Center Honor: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JUSTINODIAZ | 11 | Puerto Rican opera singer celebrated by the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | GARTHBROOKS | 11 | "The Thunder Rolls" country singer who received a 2020 Kennedy Center Honor: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BILLYCRYSTAL | 12 | "When Harry Met Sally ..." actor who received a 2023 Kennedy Center Honor: 2 wds. |
| 39% | REBAMCENTIRE | 12 | "Consider Me Gone" country singer recognized by the Kennedy Center Honors in 2018 (2 wds.) |