| 100% | MRPIM | 5 | A.A. Milne's play "___ Passes By" starring a title character with the first name of Carraway |
| 47% | NIGHT | 5 | "A Hard Day's ___," musical comedy film starring The Beatles members with a title track of the same name |
| 45% | HELP | 4 | "___!" musical comedy starring The Beatles members with a title track of the same name |
| 45% | HAN | 3 | First name of the character played by Harrison Ford and Alden Ehrenreich |
| 44% | RON | 3 | First name of the character played by Rupert Grint in the Harry Potter movies |
| 44% | ISSA | 4 | First name of both a co-creator of Insecure and the character she plays |
| 43% | CHARLIEDAY | 10 | He plays a character with the same first name (and the last name Kelly) on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia": 2 wds. |
| 43% | CHAR | 4 | Actor who played a character with the same first name on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 43% | REBA | 4 | Hart of a 2000s sitcom, or the first name of the character's portrayer |
| 42% | TOMMYGUNN | 9 | Rocky's opponent in "Rocky V," played by real-life boxer Morrison (who shares a first name with his character): 2 wds. |
| 42% | ALIST | 5 | Play by Gertrude Stein from 1923 with seven characters, all of whose names begin with the letter M |
| 42% | HAN | 3 | First name of Alden Ehrenreich's "Solo: A Star Wars Story" character |
| 42% | RHETT | 5 | First name of Clark Gable's character in "Gone With the Wind" |
| 42% | MILEYCYRUS | 10 | She played a character with the same first name (and the last name Stewart) on "Hannah Montana": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ABBIJACOBSON | 12 | She played a character with the same first name (and the last name Abrams) on "Broad City": 2 wds. |
| 41% | FRANFINE | 8 | Title character of 15-Across, whose first name is shared by actress Drescher who plays her: 2 wds. |
| 40% | JAMESMCAVOY | 11 | "X-Men: Apocalypse" star who played the title character of 28-Across in a 2015 movie: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HEX | 3 | "Jonah ___," a 2010 western film based on the DC comics character of the same name, played by Josh Brolin |
| 40% | HAN | 3 | First name of the title character in "Solo" |
| 40% | REAGAN | 6 | First U.S. president with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 39% | JAY | 3 | First name of the title character in "The Great Gatsby" |
| 39% | TIGGER | 6 | A.A. Milne's feline character, also friend of 18d, with double "G's" in his name |
| 39% | ZORRO | 5 | Swordsman associated with a mark shaped like the first letter of his name |
| 39% | EBWHITE | 7 | Author whose last name's first letter, followed by the two initials that precede his last name, form a word in one of his most famous titles |
| 39% | MAC | 3 | The name of the character played by Rob McElhenney on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" |
| 39% | HAN | 3 | Ancient Chinese dynasty, or the first name of Harrison Ford's "Star Wars" character |
| 39% | BANE | 4 | "Boon or a ___" (also the name of Batman's nemesis played by Tom Hardy) |
| 39% | ERIK | 4 | First name of the title character of "The Phantom of the Opera" |
| 39% | CLINT | 5 | First name of the man who played the Man with No Name |
| 39% | SPONGEBOB | 9 | First name of the cartoon character whose best friend is Patrick Star |