| 100% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American gothic writer known for his works like "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart": 3 wds. |
| 72% | HPLOVECRAFT | 11 | American gothic writer known for his works like "The Shadow Out of Time" and "The Dunwich Horror": 3 wds. |
| 66% | STEPHENKING | 11 | American gothic writer known for his works like "It" and "The Shining" that were adapted into movies: 2 wds. |
| 56% | ANNE | 4 | ___ Rice, American gothic writer known for her works like "Interview with The Vampire" and "Pandora" |
| 51% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American writer who is famous for his work "The Pit and the Pendulum": 3 wds. |
| 46% | ATWOOD | 6 | Margaret ___, Canadian writer known for her works like "Alias Grace" and "The Handmaid's Tale" |
| 39% | MITCHMITCHELL | 13 | English drummer inducted into Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2009 and was known for his work in the "Jimi Hendrix Experience": 2 wds. |
| 38% | WEUGENESMITH | 12 | American photojournalist and pioneer in photo-essays who is known for his brutally vivid World War II photographs: 3 wds. |
| 38% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American writer who is considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction, and wrote the poem, "The Raven": 3 wds. |
| 38% | TSELIOT | 7 | Writer and poet, known for "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock": 3 wds. |
| 38% | EDGARALLAN | 10 | American author ___ Poe, best known for his mystery poetry and short stories, most of whose works got published after his death: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CHUCKBERRY | 10 | American songwriter who was one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll and was known for his song "Johnny B. Goode": 2 wds. |
| 37% | JACK | 4 | ___ Kerouac, Beat Generation writer best known for his work "On the Road" |
| 37% | LESLIEODOMJR | 12 | Nominee for the Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Song Oscars for his work in "One Night in Miami ...": 3 wds., abbr. |
| 37% | STEVEMARTIN | 11 | American comedian and actor that reportedly has an IQ as high as 142, and known for his role in "Father of the Bride": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANTON | 5 | ___ Chekhov, playwright known for his famous works like "Three Sisters" and "The Cherry Orchard" |
| 37% | RUHL | 4 | Sarah ___, American playwright known for her famous works like "Eurydice" and "The Clean House" |
| 36% | SCOTT | 5 | American writer F. ___ Fitzgerald, regarded as one of the best ever from America and is known for novels like "The Great Gatsby" |
| 36% | DIANAROSS | 9 | American singer who was the lead singer of "The Supremes" and is known for her solo songs like "Upside Down": 2 wds. |
| 36% | SOPHIECRUZ | 10 | Young American activist who is known for ensuring continuance of the DAPA program and was featured in the short "Free Like the Birds": 2 wds. |
| 35% | SHAKESPEARE | 11 | William ___, English playwright known for his famous works like "Macbeth" and "Hamlet" |
| 35% | NORMANROCKWELL | 14 | American illustrator and painter known for his Saturday Evening Post covers: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SHAW | 4 | George Bernard ___, Irish playwright known for his famous works like "Pygmalion" and "Major Barbara" |
| 35% | JACKSONPOLLOCK | 14 | American abstract expressionist painter known for his "drip technique" and "action painting": 2 wds. |
| 34% | DAVIDDUCHOVNY | 13 | American actor that reportedly has an IQ of 147, and is best known for his roles on "The X-Files" and "Californication": 2 wds. |
| 34% | JAMESBLISH | 10 | Sci-fi writer known for his "Cities in Flight" series and his "Star Trek" novels with 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 34% | NAOMINOVIK | 10 | Nebula- and Hugo-nominated writer known for 14-Across, 44-Across and the "Temeraire" series (2 wds.) |
| 33% | WAYNERAINEY | 11 | American motorcycle racer and three-time MotoGP World champion, known for his smooth, calculating riding style: 2 wds. |
| 33% | DICKFRANCIS | 11 | British crime writer and former steeplechase jockey known for his novels about 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | FRANKGIFFORD | 12 | Sports commentator and former halfback for "New York Giants" who is known for his work on ABC's "Monday Night Football": 2 wds. |