| 100% | URSULAKLEGUIN | 13 | 1970 Hugo Award winner for the novel "The Left Hand of Darkness" (4 wds.) |
| 75% | URSULAKLEGUIN | 13 | 1970 Hugo Award winner for "The Left Hand of Darkness" (3 wds.) |
| 53% | URSULAKLEGUIN | 13 | "The Left Hand of Darkness" author who won a Hugo and a Nebula in the same year, twice: 4 wds. |
| 46% | URSULAKLEGUIN | 13 | Writer of many dystopian novels, including "The Left Hand of Darkness" (3 wds.) |
| 46% | TESH | 4 | Emily ___, winner of the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel |
| 44% | NNEDIOKORAFOR | 13 | 2016 Hugo Award winner for the novella "Binti" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | OCTAVIABUTLER | 13 | 1985 Hugo Award winner for the short story "Bloodchild" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SPINNINGSILVER | 14 | 2019 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel winner by 27-Across that's loosely based on the tale of "Rumpelstiltskin" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | DUNE | 4 | First winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel, 1965 |
| 39% | SEANANMCGUIRE | 13 | Writer whose "Middlegame" was a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 39% | RAINMAN | 7 | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1988: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BRIANKVAUGHAN | 13 | 2013 and 2024 Hugo Award winner for Best Graphic Story or Comic for two volumes of his "Saga" series: 3 wds. |
| 38% | KAMERONHURLEY | 13 | Writer whose "The Light Brigade" was a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 38% | AMERICANGODS | 12 | Novel by 39-Across that won the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Nebula Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ARKADYMARTINE | 13 | Writer whose "A Memory Called Empire" won the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 37% | DUNE | 4 | First winner of the Nebula Award for best science fiction novel (1965) |
| 37% | NNEDIOKORAFOR | 13 | 2016 Hugo Award winner for "Binti" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | OCTAVIABUTLER | 13 | 1985 Hugo Award winner for "Bloodchild" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | VIOLADAVIS | 10 | Winner of the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PDJELICLARK | 11 | Writer whose "A Master of Djinn" won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2022 (3 wds.) |
| 36% | ETERNITY | 8 | "The End of ___," 1955 sci-fi novel by Isaac Asimov that was shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel |
| 36% | CHRISCOLFER | 11 | Winner of the most recent People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedic TV Actor (for "Glee"): 2 wds. |
| 35% | NATHANFILLION | 13 | Winner of the most recent People's Choice Award for Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor (for "Castle"): 2 wds. |
| 35% | RALPHELLISON | 12 | African-American author of "Invisible Man," winner of the 1953 National Book Award for Fiction: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JASONMOTT | 9 | Writer whose novel "Hell of a Book" won the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction (2 wds.) |
| 35% | GABRIELLEZEVIN | 14 | 16-Across and 28-Across writer whose novel "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" won the Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Fiction in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ELLENPOMPEO | 11 | Winner of the most recent People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic TV Actress (for "Grey's Anatomy"): 2 wds. |
| 35% | URSULA | 6 | "The Left Hand of Darkness" writer Le Guin |
| 35% | JESSICATANDY | 12 | "Driving Miss Daisy" star who is the oldest winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DAMIENCHAZELLE | 14 | "La La Land" director who is the youngest winner of the Academy Award for Best Director (2 wds.) |