| 100% | CLAUDIAJONES | 12 | Activist and writer who’s the subject of the Carole Boyce Davies book “Left of Karl Marx” |
| 43% | FANON | 5 | Martinican psychiatrist and thinker who’s the subject of the 2024 book “The Rebel’s Clinic” |
| 37% | OED | 3 | Ref. that's the subject of the book The Professor and the Madman |
| 37% | PLATH | 5 | "The Bell Jar" writer who was the subject of the 2003 film "Sylvia" |
| 37% | TUT | 3 | King who's the subject of a song by Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons |
| 36% | DURST | 5 | Robert who was the subject of the 2003 true crime book "A Deadly Secret" |
| 35% | BETTEDAVIS | 10 | Iconic Hollywood actress who's the subject of the new memoir "Miss D and Me" by her personal assistant Kathryn Sermak: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ENRICO | 6 | Fermi who was the subject of the book "The Pope of Physics" |
| 35% | LAMARR | 6 | Actress and inventor Hedy who is the subject of the documentary “Bombshell” |
| 35% | ERDOS | 5 | Mathematician who was the subject of the book "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers" |
| 34% | ARIE | 4 | NYC's "Mad" writer Kaplan who also penned "Masters of the Comic Book Universe Revealed!" |
| 34% | ELSA | 4 | Lion that was the subject of the book "Born Free" and that is buried in Kenya's Meru National Park |
| 34% | ARETHA | 6 | Singer Franklin who's the subject of the biopic "Respect" |
| 34% | CLINE | 5 | Patsy who's the subject of the biopic "Sweet Dreams" |
| 33% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Writer of the Ramona Quimby children's books who lived to age 104: 2 wds. |
| 33% | KROC | 4 | Ray who's the subject of the 2016 biopic "The Founder" |
| 33% | PETRAEUS | 8 | General who's the subject of the 2012 biography "All In" |
| 33% | TASSO | 5 | Italian poet who was the subject of a Goethe play and a Donizetti opera |
| 33% | ROGET | 5 | Subject of the 2007 biography subtitled "The Man Who Became a Book" |
| 33% | SUELO | 5 | Subject of Mark Sundeen's 2012 book "The Man Who Quit Money" |
| 33% | ALAN | 4 | Mathematician Turing who's the subject of the movie "The Imitation Game" |
| 33% | ELTON | 5 | Musician ___ John who's the subject of "Rocketman" |
| 33% | OLIVIA | 6 | Rodrigo who's the subject of the music documentary Driving Home 2 U |
| 32% | ELTON | 5 | John who's the subject of 2019's "Rocketman" |
| 32% | WILEECOYOTE | 11 | Devious character who's the subject of this puzzle |
| 32% | VANGOGH | 7 | Dutch painter who's the subject of the Don McLean song "Vincent" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ANNE | 4 | Queen who's the subject of 2018's "The Favourite" |
| 32% | MARILYNMONROE | 13 | Actress who's the subject of 54-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TEENA | 5 | Brandon who's the subject of "Boys Don't Cry" |
| 32% | ALEX | 4 | Trebek who's the subject of a 2024 Forever stamp |