| 100% | BRADLEY | 7 | Basketball pro Bill ___, who became a US senator from New Jersey |
| 59% | CORYBOOKER | 10 | US senator from New Jersey and 2020 presidential candidate who follows a vegan diet: 2 wds. |
| 54% | BUNNING | 7 | Hall of Fame pitcher Jim ___, who became a US senator from Kentucky |
| 48% | LARGENT | 7 | Football pro Steve ___, who became a US congressman from Oklahoma |
| 38% | GRANDY | 6 | Fred ___, actor turned politician who became a member of the US House of Representatives from Iowa in 1986 |
| 36% | HILLARY | 7 | With 36-Across, First Lady who later became a senator from New York |
| 36% | LEWIS | 5 | Civil rights activist John who became a US congressman |
| 34% | RYUN | 4 | Former mile record-holder Jim ___, who became a US congressman from Kansas |
| 34% | FABIO | 5 | Italian-born fashion model who became a U.S. citizen in 2016 |
| 34% | MRT | 3 | TV/film star who became a pro wrestler |
| 33% | AMIDALA | 7 | Queen who becomes a senator in the "Star Wars" saga |
| 33% | RACHELWEISZ | 11 | English-born actress in "The Mummy" who became a US citizen in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LORDE | 5 | Singer from New Zealand who was the youngest solo artist to achieve a number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 since 1987 |
| 33% | STROM | 5 | Thurmond who was a US senator for 48 years |
| 33% | PIERCEBROSNAN | 13 | Irish-born actor in "Die Another Day" who became a US citizen in 2004: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ALANCUMMING | 11 | Scottish-born actor on "The Good Wife" who became a US citizen in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LAW | 3 | Subject taught by Elizabeth Warren before she became a U.S. senator |
| 32% | TED | 3 | Kennedy who was a US senator for almost 47 years |
| 32% | RENELACOSTE | 11 | Tennis pro who became a clothier |
| 30% | KEIR | 4 | Starmer who became U.K. Prime Minister amid a landslide Labour victory (July, 2024) |
| 29% | JACOBJAVITS | 11 | Longtime New York senator for whom a center is named |
| 29% | MARTINBRODEUR | 13 | New Jersey Devils goalie who scored a record three goals, in 1997, 2000, and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TED | 3 | Cruz who has been a US senator since 2013 |
| 28% | MANNY | 5 | Boxer Pacquiao who later became a Philippine senator |
| 28% | LYNDONJOHNSON | 13 | Texas senator who went on to become the 36th US president: 2 wds. |
| 28% | LEBRON | 6 | First name of a basketball player who recently signed with a new team |
| 28% | SCHUMER | 7 | Amy who is a distant cousin of a U.S. senator |
| 28% | JILLBIDEN | 9 | First lady from New Jersey |
| 28% | TIGERS | 6 | League team from New Jersey |
| 28% | STEPHENMOYER | 12 | Actor who played Bill Compton in US television series True Blood from 2008-14 |