100% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American writer who is considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction, and wrote the poem, "The Raven": 3 wds. |
41% | PAULMORPHY | 10 | Late American chess player who was called "The Pride and Sorrow of Chess," and is considered to be the best in his era (1850s): 2 wds. |
41% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American writer who is famous for his work "The Pit and the Pendulum": 3 wds. |
40% | POE | 3 | Edgar Allan ___, writer who's considered the inventor of detective fiction |
40% | MARTHAGRAHAM | 12 | American dancer who was the first dancer to perform at the White House and to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2 wds. |
40% | COUSTEAU | 8 | French Explorer Jacques, who is known to be the inventor of the Aqua-lung and pioneer of marine conservation |
39% | KURTVONNEGUT | 12 | American novelist in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame who was born in 1922 (2 wds.) |
37% | STEVIENICKS | 11 | American singer and songwriter who became the first woman to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
37% | WALTWHITMAN | 11 | American poet and essayist often called the father of free verse and who wrote the poem "Song of Myself": 2 wds. |
37% | KATEWILHELM | 11 | "The Mile-Long Spaceship" short-story writer who was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2003 (2 wds.) |
37% | RAYBRADBURY | 11 | "S Is for Space" short-story writer who was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999 (2 wds.) |
37% | WOOLF | 5 | Writer of the line “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction” |
36% | JESSEOWENS | 10 | American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games and is considered one of the greatest athletes ever: 2 wds. |
36% | CERF | 4 | Vint ___, American Internet pioneer who is considered to be one of "the fathers of the Internet" |
36% | BOJACKSON | 9 | Former NFL player to be named All-Star in both football and baseball who is considered one of the greatest RBs ever: 2 wds. |
36% | TINAFEY | 7 | Actress/writer who was the first woman to be head writer of "Saturday Night Live," and the third woman to host five times (2 wds.) |
35% | JKROWLING | 9 | British novelist and creator of characters in 8a who also wrote the screenplay for "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 3 wds. |
35% | MARCOPOLO | 9 | Venetian explorer, who is known to be the first to have detailed accounts of travel to, and about China: 2 wds. |
35% | 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.) |
35% | STEPHENSTILLS | 13 | American singer and songwriter who is the first artist to be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
34% | RUMI | 4 | Celebrated Persian poet who authored "Masnavi" and is considered to be one of the most widely read poets |
34% | ALTONBROWN | 10 | American chef, who is the host of popular shows like "Good Eats" and "Iron Chef America": 2 wds. |
34% | DAVEGROHL | 9 | American musician who was the drummer for Nirvana and lead vocalist of Foo Fighters: 2 wds. |
34% | ARTHURCCLARKE | 13 | "2001: A Space Odyssey" novelist who was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1997 (3 wds.) |
34% | FRANKROBINSON | 13 | Baseball great who was the only player named MVP of both the National League and the American League (2 wds.) |
34% | BRIANWILLIAMS | 13 | American journalist who is the chief anchor on MSNBC and host of "The 11th Hour with ___": 2 wds. |
34% | DANIELLESTEEL | 13 | American author who wrote "A Perfect Life" and is currently the bestselling author alive: 2 wds. |
34% | ISABELALLENDE | 13 | Chilean-American writer who was awarded the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2 wds. |
33% | ADRIENNERICH | 12 | Poet and feminist who wrote “The moment of change is the only poem” |
33% | JEREMYPENA | 10 | 33-Across shortstop who was named MVP of both the American League Championship Series and the World Series in 2022 (2 wds.) |