| 100% | REESE | 5 | 1940's-50's All-Star who got his nickname from a kind of marble |
| 46% | IRONMIKEDITKA | 13 | 1982-'92 coach of 44-Across, who got his nickname because he is from a Pennsylvania steel town (3 wds.) |
| 41% | BUMPPO | 6 | Whom Alda got his ''M*A*S*H'' nickname from |
| 39% | GUT | 3 | Kind of class that might get a nickname like Rocks for Jocks or Stars for Stoners |
| 38% | PETRI | 5 | German bacteriologist who lent his name to a kind of dish |
| 37% | MICHELLEYEOH | 12 | "Everything Everywhere All at Once" actress who's getting a Motion Pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 37% | POTSIE | 6 | “Happy Days” character who got his nickname from his childhood affinity for crafting with clay |
| 34% | NADAL | 5 | Rafael ___, tennis star and Grand Slam winner who lent his name to a species of wasps |
| 34% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of a Yankees star who retired in 2016: Hyph. |
| 34% | TEACAKE | 7 | Husband of Janie in “Their Eyes Were Watching God” who shares his nickname with a baked good |
| 34% | FINN | 4 | Huckleberry ___, Tom Sawyer's carefree sidekick from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" who later got his own book |
| 34% | ROBERTHERJAVEC | 14 | Canadian businessman who married his "Dancing with the Stars" partner Kym Johnson and who has been a "shark" on all 13 seasons of "Shark Tank" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | TARAJIPHENSON | 13 | "Empire" actress who's getting a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2018: 3 wds. |
| 33% | HARP | 4 | Instrument from which one of the Marx Brothers got his nickname |
| 33% | ERICMCCORMACK | 13 | "Will & Grace" actor who's getting a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 33% | THEDJOKER | 9 | Nickname for a Serbian tennis star, thought to derive from his penchant for impersonations |
| 32% | AESOP | 5 | "Lion's share" originated from a story of his |
| 32% | ONEAL | 5 | Actor Ryan ___ who got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021 |
| 32% | BOBNEWHART | 10 | Sitcom star (he played an innkeeper) who dropped his first name of George to go by his middle name's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 32% | HAILCAESAR | 10 | Coen Brothers comedy about a Hollywood fixer who must keep his studio's stars out of trouble: 2 wds. |
| 32% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Actor who starred in and made his directorial debut with 2002's "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind": 2 wds. |
| 32% | GUYFIERI | 8 | Food Network star who helped feed people in his hometown of Santa Rosa following a devastating wildfire: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SHERYLLEERALPH | 14 | "Abbott Elementary" actress who's getting a Television star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2024: 3 wds. |
| 32% | VIP | 3 | Star who gets special treatment at a club |
| 32% | FIELD | 5 | "___ of Dreams," 1989 film starring Kevin Costner as a farmer who builds his own baseball field |
| 31% | JOEYLAWRENCE | 12 | Actor who got his start on TV's "Gimme a Break!" |
| 31% | PHIL | 4 | Dr. who got his start from Oprah |
| 31% | ACAI | 4 | Fruit obtained from a kind of palm |
| 31% | RUPAULCHARLES | 13 | "Drag Race" host who got a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in March 2018: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DARIUSRUCKER | 12 | Hootie and the Blowfish lead singer who's getting a Recording star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2024: 2 wds. |