| 100% | BOBBYFISCHER | 12 | American-born chess master who was the World Champion from 1972 to 1975: 2 wds. |
| 80% | BORISSPASSKY | 12 | Russian-born chess master who was the World Champion from 1969 to 1972: 2 wds. |
| 76% | GARRYKASPAROV | 13 | Russian-born chess master who was the World Champion from 1985 to 1993: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ROCKYMARCIANO | 13 | Boxer from the 50s who is the only world heavyweight champion in professional boxing to retire undefeated: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SEATTLESLEW | 11 | 1977 Triple Crown winner who was the first American champion to have been undefeated in previous races: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MAGNUSCARLSEN | 13 | Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the current World Chess Champion and earned his grandmaster title when he was only 13: 2 wds. |
| 44% | LUKEAIKINS | 10 | American skydiver who was the first to land safely without a parachute or wingsuit from mid-tropospheric altitude: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GWENJORGENSEN | 13 | American distance runner and two-time ITU World Champion who was the first to win a triathlon gold for USA in the Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ARCHIE | 6 | Boxer Moore who was the World Light Heavyweight Champion from 1952 to 1962 |
| 40% | PAULMORPHY | 10 | Late American chess player who was called "The Pride and Sorrow of Chess," and is considered to be the best in his era (1850s): 2 wds. |
| 40% | JOELOUIS | 8 | Boxing great who was world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | JONJONES | 8 | American MMA athlete who is the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ETHELWATERS | 11 | Harlem Renaissance singer and actress who was the first African American to star in her own TV show: 2 wds. |
| 39% | INBEEPARK | 9 | South Korean golfer who was #1 in the LPGA from June to October 2015: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LORENAOCHOA | 11 | Mexican golfer who was #1 in the LPGA from April 2007 to May 2010: 2 wds. |
| 39% | YANITSENG | 9 | Taiwanese golfer who was #1 in the LPGA from February 2011 to March 2013: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ANNPRESTON | 10 | American physician and activist who was the first female dean of a medical school in the world: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MARKALLEN | 9 | American triathlete who is a six-time Ironman Triathlon World Champion: 2 wds. |
| 38% | HANNAHSTORM | 11 | American female sportscaster who is the anchor of ESPN's "SportsCenter Face to Face": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ARTHURFIEDLER | 13 | American-born conductor who led the Boston Pops Orchestra from 1930 to 1979: 2 wds. |
| 38% | KYLEOKPOSO | 10 | Nigerian American NHL player who captained the Buffalo Sabres from 2022 to 2024: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MOMSMABLEY | 10 | Trailblazing African American who was the first female comedian to perform at the Apollo Theater: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PHILMICKELSON | 13 | Three-time Masters champion who was runner-up to 53-Across at the 2023 Masters Tournament (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MARTHAGRAHAM | 12 | American dancer who was the first dancer to perform at the White House and to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PATSYCLINE | 10 | American singer (birthday today) who was the first female solo artist inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANDYRODDICK | 11 | Tennis great who is the last American player to win the US Open Men's Singles championship (2 wds.) |
| 37% | DAVIDGREGORY | 12 | CNN political analyst who was the moderator of 14-Across from 2008 to 2014: 2 wds. |
| 37% | EDDIESHORE | 10 | Boston Bruin who was the NHL's MVP four times from 1933 to 1938: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CASEYSTONER | 11 | Australian motorcycle racer and two-time MotoGP World Champion, who raced for Ducati and Honda and is considered one of the best: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MAHATMAGANDHI | 13 | Peace-loving Indian leader who is famously quoted as saying "You must be the change you wish to see in the world.": 2 wds. |