| 100% | HENRY | 5 | American writer O. ___ whose works have been adapted into several movies worldwide including "The Gift of Love" |
| 41% | KING | 4 | American writer Stephen whose works have inspired over fifty movies including "The Shawshank Redemption" |
| 41% | SPARKS | 6 | American writer Nicholas whose eleven novels have been adapted to movies including "A Walk to Remember" |
| 37% | JANE | 4 | English writer Austen whose eight novels have been adapted to movies several times including "Pride & Prejudice" |
| 32% | NICK | 4 | English writer Hornby whose five novels have been adapted to movies including "Fever Pitch" |
| 30% | AESOP | 5 | Writer whose several hundred works are catalogued by the Perry Index |
| 30% | BANKSY | 6 | Graffiti artist and painter whose works include 2018's Love is in the Bin |
| 30% | ALIVE | 5 | "Luckiest Girl ___," 2015 novel by Jessica Knoll that was adapted into 2022 mystery thriller movie of the same name |
| 30% | THEBODYGUARD | 12 | 1992 Whitney Houston movie whose soundtrack includes the worldwide hit "I Will Always Love You": 2 wds. |
| 29% | REID | 4 | Thomas —, Scottish philosopher whose works include An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense |
| 29% | STEPHENKING | 11 | American gothic writer known for his works like "It" and "The Shining" that were adapted into movies: 2 wds. |
| 29% | HENRI | 5 | Matisse whose works have been displayed at the Centre Pompidou |
| 28% | REID | 4 | Thomas —, 18th-century Scottish philosopher whose works include An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense |
| 28% | EDITHWHARTON | 12 | American writer whose novel "The Age of Innocence" was published in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | SALT | 4 | The Price of ___ (novel that was adapted into the movie Carol) |
| 28% | ANNBRASHARES | 12 | YA novelist whose "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" book series was adapted into movies starring America Ferrera: 2 wds. |
| 26% | GORMLEY | 7 | Antony —, sculptor whose works include Angel of the North |
| 26% | HISTORIAN | 9 | Scholar whose work is a thing of the past? |
| 26% | PAOLOZZI | 8 | Eduardo —, artist whose works include 1989 sculpture Master of the Universe |
| 26% | CHUCKPALAHNIUK | 14 | Writer whose novel "Fight Club" was adapted as a 1999 film of the same name (2 wds.) |
| 26% | ERICADAMS | 9 | Mayor whose phones were seized as part of an F.B.I. investigation into whether his campaign had conspired with the Turkish government (November, 2023) |
| 25% | SCHOPENHAUER | 12 | Arthur —, German philosopher whose works include The World as Will and Idea |
| 25% | MIRO | 4 | Joan —, Spanish painter whose works include 1967's The Gold of Azure |
| 25% | ERNST | 5 | Max —, German artist whose works include 1940's Attirement of the Bride |
| 25% | RODIN | 5 | Auguste —, French sculptor whose works include 1889's The Burghers of Calais |
| 25% | CALVIN | 6 | John —, 16th-century theologian whose works include Institutes of the Christian Religion |
| 25% | BOSCH | 5 | Hieronymus —, Dutch painter whose works include triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights |
| 25% | JAYASHER | 8 | Author whose book "Thirteen Reasons Why" was adapted into a Netflix show of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 25% | ACT | 3 | "Sister ___," 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg that was adapted into a stage musical of the same name |