| 100% | ALBANESE | 8 | Anthony, he became Australian PM in 2022 |
| 45% | NETANYAHU | 9 | Benjamin, became Israeli PM again in 2022 |
| 38% | NAPOLEON | 8 | He became France's First Consul in 1799 |
| 38% | DDE | 3 | He became US president in 1953 |
| 37% | RUSSELLWILSON | 13 | He became the Seahawks' starting quarterback in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANDREWLUCK | 10 | He became the Colts' starting quarterback in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 37% | OFFA | 4 | He became the King of Mercia in the year 757 |
| 36% | METTE | 5 | Frederiksen, re-elected Danish PM in November 2022 |
| 36% | TYSONGAY | 8 | He became the fastest sprinter in the U.S. in 2009 |
| 36% | ELMO | 4 | He became the first puppet to testify before Congress in 2002 |
| 35% | KAJA | 4 | Kallas, became Estonian PM in January 2021 |
| 34% | COLIN | 5 | With 41-Across, he became the 49ers' starting quarterback in 2012 |
| 34% | TURNBULL | 8 | Malcolm __, became Aussie PM in 2015 |
| 34% | ROBERTGRIFFIN | 13 | With "III," he became the Redskins' starting quarterback in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 33% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of Operation Torch's commander long before he became involved in politics |
| 32% | NOAH | 4 | Comedian Trevor who announced in 2022 that he will be leaving "The Daily Show" |
| 31% | BARTY | 5 | Ashleigh ___, Australian tennis player who announced her retirement in March 2022 |
| 31% | RAYLIOTTA | 9 | He played Henry Hill in Goodfellas, died in 2022 |
| 31% | MELBOURNE | 9 | Became most populous Australian city in April 2023 |
| 29% | JEKYLL | 6 | He became Hyde |
| 29% | LIV | 3 | Year in which Claudius died, possibly after his wife poisoned him, and Nero became emperor |
| 29% | MARIANORIVERA | 13 | In January, he became baseball's first unanimous Hall of Fame electee: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ANAKIN | 6 | He became Darth Vader |
| 29% | BRUCEBANNER | 11 | He becomes the Hulk |
| 28% | LLEYTONHEWITT | 13 | Australian tennis player who became the youngest man to be ranked #1, at 20, in 2001: 2 wds. |
| 28% | WILLIAM | 7 | Prince __ became Prince of Wales in 2022 |
| 28% | CONTEXTO | 8 | Online mystery word game launched in 2022 |
| 28% | CHARLIXCX | 9 | She released the album CRASH in 2022 |
| 28% | NETFLIX | 7 | Streaming service that lost subscribers in 2022 |
| 28% | BURBERRY | 8 | Fashion brand collaborators of Metaverse in 2022 |