| 100% | ABRAM | 5 | Biblical patriarch who had "ha" added to his name when he was 99 years old |
| 37% | BRIANHARMAN | 11 | American who was 36 years old when he won his first major golf tournament, the 2023 Open Championship (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SERGIOGARCIA | 12 | Spaniard who was 37 years old when he won his first major golf tournament, the 2017 Masters Tournament (2 wds.) |
| 37% | STEWARTCINK | 11 | American who was 36 years old when he won his first major golf tournament, the 2009 Open Championship (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BOONE | 5 | Frontiersman Daniel who has lent his name to many U.S. counties |
| 35% | KATIE | 5 | Ledecky who has been named World Swimmer of the Year five times |
| 35% | NERO | 4 | Roman emperor who had three impostors claim to be him after his suicide |
| 35% | ADELE | 5 | "Skyfall" singer who has been named Billboard's Artist of the Year thrice |
| 34% | STAN | 4 | ___ Smith, tennis player who has lent his name to a shoe made by Adidas |
| 33% | PLATO | 5 | Philospher whose name might have been given to him by his wrestling coach |
| 33% | SETH | 4 | Biblical character who lived to be 912 years old |
| 32% | RON | 3 | Son who was 28 years old when his dad signed the "Immigration Reform and Control Act" in '86 |
| 31% | MATT | 4 | "Invictus" actor who George Clooney pranked when he had the size of his trousers reduced to make the actor believe he was gaining weight |
| 31% | ANTETOKOUNMPO | 13 | 23-year-old NBA All-Star Giannis, who has a hard-to-spell last name |
| 31% | ALLAH | 5 | He has 99 names |
| 31% | HEIR | 4 | One who has the will to succeed |
| 30% | PENN | 4 | William who has a state named after him |
| 30% | CLUE | 4 | A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| 30% | ELI | 3 | ___ Manning who has two Super Bowl MVPs to his name |
| 30% | HUMBOLDT | 8 | German explorer who has a penguin named after him |
| 30% | ENO | 3 | Musician Brian who has an asteroid named after him |
| 30% | OZAWA | 5 | Conductor who has a hall at Tanglewood named after him |
| 30% | ASHE | 4 | Tennis great Arthur who has a stadium named for him |
| 30% | ASHE | 4 | Tennis legend Arthur ___, who has a stadium named after him |
| 29% | READE | 5 | Walter who has a New York movie theater named after him |
| 29% | LES | 3 | ___ Paul, American jazz guitarist who has a guitar model in his name |
| 29% | LEO | 3 | "The Revenant" actor who has a pet Sulcata tortoise, to his fans |
| 29% | ELMO | 4 | Muppet who has been a regular character on "Sesame Street" for years |
| 29% | SPAHN | 5 | "Thinking man's" pitcher Warren ___ who has an award named after him |
| 29% | RALPHNADER | 10 | Who said "Power has to be insecure to be responsive" |