| 100% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | American writer Ernest, who won the Nobel in 1954 and whose debut novel was "The Sun Also Rises" |
| 39% | NORMAN | 6 | ___ Ernest Borlaug, American agronomist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 |
| 39% | SINCLAIRLEWIS | 13 | Minnesota novelist and short story writer who was the first American honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 38% | LINUS | 5 | ___ Pauling, American chemist and peace activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962 |
| 38% | PEARLSBUCK | 10 | American writer who won the 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature (3 wds.) |
| 38% | LOUISEGLUCK | 11 | American writer who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 37% | EDITHWHARTON | 12 | 13-Across and 25-Across writer who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Literature, for her 1920 novel "The Age of Innocence" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | DIANECOOK | 9 | American writer whose debut novel, "The New Wilderness," was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize (2 wds.) |
| 37% | JORDANSPIETH | 12 | American golfer who won the 2017 Open Championship and was runner-up to 49-Across in the 2021 Open Championship (2 wds.) |
| 36% | FROST | 5 | American writer Robert, who won four Pulitzers and the Congressional Gold Medal, and is best known for "The Road Not Taken" |
| 36% | AVNIDOSHI | 9 | American writer whose debut novel, "Burnt Sugar," was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize (2 wds.) |
| 36% | BRANDONTAYLOR | 13 | American writer whose debut novel, "Real Life," was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize (2 wds.) |
| 36% | MUNRO | 5 | Canadian writer Alice who won the Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 35% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | Ernest ___, American novelist who is famous for his novel "The Old Man and the Sea" |
| 35% | NADINE | 6 | South African writer Gordimer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991 |
| 34% | ELIAS | 5 | ___ James Corey, American organic chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1990 |
| 34% | LARRYMCMURTRY | 13 | American novelist whose 1985 novel "Lonesome Dove" won the Pulitzer Prize and whose six novels were adapted into films: 2 wds. |
| 34% | KATIE | 5 | ___ Nageotte, American pole vaulter who won the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2018 |
| 34% | ALICE | 5 | Canadian writer Munro who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 34% | NADINE | 6 | ___ Gordimer, South African writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 34% | MANN | 4 | German writer Thomas who won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 34% | SELMALAGERLOF | 13 | Swedish novelist and short story writer who was the first woman honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 34% | EDITHWHARTON | 12 | American writer whose novel "The Age of Innocence" was published in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | JOSEFNEWGARDEN | 14 | American auto racer who won the Indianapolis 500 in 2023 and 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | HARRY | 5 | ___ Markowitz, American economist who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1990 |
| 33% | LUTHER | 6 | Martin ___ King Jr., American activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 |
| 33% | 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. |
| 33% | JENNIFER | 8 | ___ Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, biochemists who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 |
| 33% | TOLLS | 5 | "For Whom the Bell ___," novel by Ernest Hemingway, set in the Spanish Civil War and is regarded as one of his best works |
| 33% | LOUISEGLUCK | 11 | American poet who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |