| 100% | CHARLESSCHULZ | 13 | Cartoonist who was 2017's #3 earner among dead celebrities, at $38 million: 2 wds. |
| 60% | ARNOLD | 6 | With 41-Across, golfer who was 2017's #2 earner among dead celebrities, at $40 million |
| 39% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 46-Across, singer who was the top-earning dead celebrity of 2017, at $75 million |
| 36% | TOMBRADY | 8 | New England Patriots quarterback who was 2017's NFL MVP: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | "Jason Bourne" star who was Al Gore's roommate at Harvard: 3 wds. |
| 33% | KATEMIDDLETON | 13 | Duchess who was "Mom of Honor" at her sister Pippa's wedding: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JUSTINROSE | 10 | Golfer who was the runner-up in 38-Across in 2015, 2017, and 2025 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ALISONBECHDEL | 13 | "Fun Home" author and cartoonist who was awarded a "genius grant" in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Academy Award winner for "Shallow" who was the halftime headliner at the Super Bowl in 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | RAYLIOTTA | 9 | "GoodFellas" actor who was adopted at six months old: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ROGERFEDERER | 12 | Swiss tennis player who was the 2017 Wimbledon champion: 2 wds. |
| 31% | JULIAROBERTS | 12 | "Pretty Woman" actress who was People's Most Beautiful Person five times, most recently in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 31% | STEPHENCURRY | 12 | Golden State Warriors guard who will make $51.9 million in 2023-2024: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CONORMCGREGOR | 13 | Irish boxer who was defeated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MRT | 3 | Action star who was on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | Left-handed politician who was US president from 2009 to 2017: 2 wds. |
| 30% | OCTAVIASPENCER | 14 | "The Help" Oscar winner who was Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 30% | NIKOLAJOKIC | 11 | Denver Nuggets center who will make $47.6 million in 2023-2024: 2 wds. |
| 30% | KEVINDURANT | 11 | Phoenix Suns forward who will make $47.6 million in 2023-2024: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MARKSPITZ | 9 | Swimmer who was the gold medal leader at the 1972 Summer Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MICHAELPHELPS | 13 | Swimmer who was the gold medal leader at the 2008 Summer Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MARIECURIE | 10 | Scientist who was the first female professor at the University of Paris: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BLAKESHELTON | 12 | Country music star who was People Magazine's 2017 Sexiest Man Alive (2 wds.) |
| 30% | JOHNRITTER | 10 | "8 Simple Rules" actor who is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BLAKESHELTON | 12 | Country singer and "The Voice" judge who is People's Sexiest Man Alive of 2017: 2 wds. |
| 30% | CECILYSTRONG | 12 | "Schmigadoon!" comedian who was the featured entertainer at the 2015 White House Correspondents Dinner: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JOELMCHALE | 10 | "Community" comedian who was the featured entertainer at the 2014 White House Correspondents Dinner: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JILLBIDEN | 9 | Current US First Lady who was also the Second Lady from 2009 to 2017: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MARCUSSTROMAN | 13 | Toronto Blue Jays pitcher who was named MVP of the 2017 World Baseball Classic: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JOHNFKENNEDY | 12 | 35th US president (1961-1963) who was on the varsity swim team at Harvard: 3 wds., abbr. |