| 100% | HPLOVECRAFT | 11 | American gothic writer known for his works like "The Shadow Out of Time" and "The Dunwich Horror": 3 wds. |
| 62% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American gothic writer known for his works like "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart": 3 wds. |
| 57% | STEPHENKING | 11 | American gothic writer known for his works like "It" and "The Shining" that were adapted into movies: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ANNE | 4 | ___ Rice, American gothic writer known for her works like "Interview with The Vampire" and "Pandora" |
| 44% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American writer who is famous for his work "The Pit and the Pendulum": 3 wds. |
| 38% | 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. |
| 37% | 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. |
| 36% | 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. |
| 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. |
| 36% | TSELIOT | 7 | Writer and poet, known for "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock": 3 wds. |
| 36% | 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. |
| 34% | OSCAR | 5 | ___ Wilde, Irish playwright known for his famous works like "A Woman of No Importance" and "An Ideal Husband" |
| 34% | ATWOOD | 6 | Margaret ___, Canadian writer known for her works like "Alias Grace" and "The Handmaid's Tale" |
| 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. |
| 33% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | Member of the boy band One Direction who is known for his single "Sign of the Times": 2 wds. |
| 33% | LESLIEODOMJR | 12 | Nominee for the Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Song Oscars for his work in "One Night in Miami ...": 3 wds., abbr. |
| 33% | JIMTAYLOR | 9 | Former Green Bay Packers NFL player, known for his aggression, and is considered one of the greatest running backs ever: 2 wds. |
| 33% | WEUGENESMITH | 12 | American photojournalist and pioneer in photo-essays who is known for his brutally vivid World War II photographs: 3 wds. |
| 33% | ARTHURASHKIN | 12 | American scientist who won one half of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on optical tweezers: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MICHAEL | 7 | ___ Jackson, former member of the Jackson 5 who is known for his solo hits like "Thriller" and "Billie Jean" |
| 32% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | 19th-century short-story writer known for "The Fall of the House of Usher" (3 wds.) |
| 32% | JACK | 4 | ___ Kerouac, Beat Generation writer best known for his work "On the Road" |
| 31% | ANTON | 5 | ___ Chekhov, playwright known for his famous works like "Three Sisters" and "The Cherry Orchard" |
| 31% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American writer who is considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction, and wrote the poem, "The Raven": 3 wds. |
| 31% | THINWHITEDUKE | 13 | Alter ego of 24-/36-Across known for his cabaret wardrobe, with "the": 3 wds. |
| 31% | JAMESFRANCO | 11 | American actor pursuing an English PHD at Yale with a reported IQ of 130, and known for his role in "127 Hours": 2 wds. |
| 31% | STANLEYTUCCI | 12 | Two time Emmy winner for his films "Winchell" and "Monk", who plays the role of Merlin, in 30a : 2 wds. |
| 31% | WAYNERAINEY | 11 | American motorcycle racer and three-time MotoGP World champion, known for his smooth, calculating riding style: 2 wds. |