| 100% | MATTHEWPERRY | 12 | Actor who played 14-Across and 25-Across who turns 50 years old today (2 wds.) |
| 74% | ETHANHAWKE | 10 | Actor who plays Jesse in the 31-Across and who turns 50 years old today (2 wds.) |
| 62% | MARKWAHLBERG | 12 | "The Lovely Bones," 14-Across, and 29-Across star who turns 50 years old tomorrow (2 wds.) |
| 61% | BOBBYBROWN | 10 | Former member of 18-Across and singer of 30-Across who turns 50 years old today (2 wds.) |
| 61% | MISSYELLIOTT | 12 | 14-Across and 29-Across rapper in the Songwriters Hall of Fame who turns 50 years old this week (2 wds.) |
| 59% | DENVERPYLE | 10 | TV actor known for playing 16-Across and 33-Across who would have turned 100 years old in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 57% | OLIVIACOLMAN | 12 | English actress known for 13-Across, 16-Across, and 34-Across who turns 50 years old in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 57% | JUSTINBIEBER | 12 | Singer of 18-Across and 32-Across who turns 25 years old on March 1 (2 wds.) |
| 56% | MARTINSHEEN | 11 | "Grace and Frankie" co-star who turns 80 years old today (2 wds.) |
| 55% | NEILYOUNG | 9 | 15-Across, 20-Across, and 34-Across singer/songwriter who turns 75 years old today (2 wds.) |
| 53% | NBACHAMPION | 11 | Three-time honor for 39-Across, who turns 60 years old today (2 wds.) |
| 53% | SHANNEN | 7 | With 37-Across, actress who played 18-Across, 43-Across, and Prue Halliwell on "Charmed," and who turns 50 years old today |
| 53% | HILARYSWANK | 11 | "Million Dollar Baby," 19-Across, and 34-Across actress who turned 50 years old on July 30, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 52% | PATTONOSWALT | 12 | Comedian/actor of 14-Across and 29-Across who turned 50 on January 27, 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 52% | NICKLACHEY | 10 | TV host and "The Masked Singer" winner who turns 50 years old on November 9, 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 52% | ELIZABETHBANKS | 14 | 16-Across, 34-Across, and "Cocaine Bear" actress and filmmaker who turns 50 years old on February 10, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 50% | LENCARIOU | 9 | 15-Across, 33-Across, and "Blue Bloods" actor who turned 85 years old on September 30, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 50% | DAVIDMCCALLUM | 13 | Actor who currently plays 15-Across and once played 50-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | MIKEDANTONI | 11 | Two-time NBA Coach of the Year who turns 70 years old today (2 wds.) |
| 48% | LLCOOLJ | 7 | Actor and rapper who turned 50 on January 14, 2018 (3 wds.) |
| 48% | MAGGIESMITH | 11 | 19-Across and 33-Across Oscar nominee who turns 90 years old in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 48% | ELLAFITZGERALD | 14 | "First Lady of Song" who would have turned 102 years old today (2 wds.) |
| 47% | BETTYWHITE | 10 | Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award honoree who would have turned 100 years old today (2 wds.) |
| 47% | VINDIESEL | 9 | "The Fast and Furious" actor who plays a Marine turned supersoldier in 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | RALPHFIENNES | 12 | Actor born December 22, 1962, who played 14-Across and 29-Across, and who plays Moriarty in 2018's "Holmes & Watson" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | JUDYGARLAND | 11 | 18-Across and 29-Across actress/singer who would have turned 100 years old tomorrow (2 wds.) |
| 46% | TERRYGILLIAM | 12 | Actor and "12 Monkeys" director who cocreated "Monty Python's Flying Circus" 50 years ago: 2 wds. |
| 46% | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | "The Fighter" Oscar winner who turned 50 years old on January 30, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | RONHOWARD | 9 | Actor/director who turns 70 years old on March 1, 2024 (2 wds.) |