| 100% | RICHARDWILBUR | 13 | American poet behind "Things of This World" who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1957 and 1989: 2 wds. |
| 62% | ROBERTFROST | 11 | American poet behind "A Witness Tree" who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1924, 1931, 1937 and 1943: 2 wds. |
| 52% | SYLVIAPLATH | 11 | American poet and novelist who won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for "The Collected Poems" in 1982: 2 wds. |
| 43% | LOUISEGLUCK | 11 | American poet who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ARTHURASHKIN | 12 | American scientist who won one half of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on optical tweezers: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JUSTINTHOMAS | 12 | American pro golfer who won the 2017 PGA Championship, and posted a score of 59 in the same tournament: 2 wds. |
| 41% | STEVEMARTIN | 11 | "Father of the Bride" actor who won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2005: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DONNATARTT | 10 | Mississippi novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2014 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | LORNEMICHAELS | 13 | "SNL" producer who won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2004: 2 wds. |
| 40% | STEFFIGRAF | 10 | Tennis player who won the AP Athlete of the Year award in 1989: 2 wds. |
| 40% | AMYWINEHOUSE | 12 | "Rehab" singer who won the Best New Artist and Record of the Year Grammys in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ANNPRESTON | 10 | American physician and activist who was the first female dean of a medical school in the world: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ALLYSONFELIX | 12 | American track and field sprinter who won the 2012 Olympic gold in 200 meters and has a total of 9 Olympic medals: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CHRISEVERT | 10 | Tennis player who won the AP Athlete of the Year award in 1974, 1975, 1977, and 1980: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SERENAWILLIAMS | 14 | Tennis player who won the AP Athlete of the Year award in 2002, 2009, 2013, and 2015: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALICEWALTON | 11 | American heiress and daughter of Walmart founder who is amongst the top ten richest women in the world: 2 wds |
| 39% | LAURENEJOBS | 11 | American businesswoman and founder of Emerson Collective who is amongst the top ten richest women in the world: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SANDYKOUFAX | 11 | Left-handed pitcher who won his fourth and final World Series with the Dodgers in 1965: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SHERYLCROW | 10 | "All I Wanna Do" singer who won the Best New Artist and Record of the Year Grammys in 1995: 2 wds. |
| 39% | NORAHJONES | 10 | "Don't Know Why" singer who won the Best New Artist and Record of the Year Grammys in 2003: 2 wds. |
| 39% | EDDIEMURPHY | 11 | "The Nutty Professor" actor and "SNL" star who won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 38% | WILLFERRELL | 11 | "Elf" actor and "Saturday Night Live" star who won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | American professional golfer who won the Laureus Comeback of the Year award in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ANNAQUINDLEN | 12 | "One True Thing," 14-Across, and 26-Across/29-Across novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | WALTWHITMAN | 11 | American poet and essayist often called the father of free verse and who wrote the poem "Song of Myself": 2 wds. |
| 38% | RESTON | 6 | James, journalist who won the Pulitzer in 1945 and 1957 |
| 38% | SHAWNJOHNSON | 12 | Gymnast who won season 8 and was runner-up in season 15 of "Dancing With the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 38% | JOSEFNEWGARDEN | 14 | American auto racer who won the Indianapolis 500 in 2023 and 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | LOUISEGLUCK | 11 | American writer who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SOFIAKENIN | 10 | American tennis player who won the Women's Tennis Association's Player of the Year in 2020: 2 wds. |