| 100% | JOYCECHEN | 9 | Chef who specialized in northern Chinese cuisine who was commemorated on a 2014 U.S. stamp (2 wds.) |
| 75% | JULIACHILD | 10 | Chef who specialized in French cuisine who was commemorated on a 2014 U.S. stamp (2 wds.) |
| 70% | JAMESBEARD | 10 | Chef who specialized in American cooking who was commemorated on a 2014 U.S. stamp (2 wds.) |
| 70% | EDNALEWIS | 9 | Chef who specialized in Southern cooking who was commemorated on a 2014 U.S. stamp (2 wds.) |
| 48% | WILLACATHER | 11 | "My Ántonia" novelist who was honored on a U.S. postage stamp in 1973 (2 wds.) |
| 47% | DOROTHYPARKER | 13 | "A Star Is Born" co-screenwriter who was honored on a U.S. postage stamp in 1992 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | MAYAANGELOU | 11 | "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" writer who was honored on a U.S. postage stamp in 2015 (2 wds.) |
| 45% | RICHARDWRIGHT | 13 | Mississippi novelist who was featured on a 2009 U.S. postage stamp (2 wds.) |
| 45% | TONIMORRISON | 12 | "Beloved" writer who is honored on a 2023 U.S. postage stamp (2 wds.) |
| 44% | EDMONIALEWIS | 12 | African-American and Native American sculptor who is honored on a 2022 U.S. postage stamp (2 wds.) |
| 44% | TOMIEDEPAOLA | 12 | "Strega Nona" writer/illustrator writer who is honored on a 2023 U.S. postage stamp (2 wds.) |
| 43% | EUGENIECLARK | 12 | Marine biologist known as the "Shark Lady" who is honored on a 2022 U.S. postage stamp (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ERNESTJGAINES | 13 | "A Lesson Before Dying" novelist who is honored on a 2023 U.S. postage stamp (3 wds.) |
| 41% | WINSLOWHOMER | 12 | American artist whose painting "The Fog Warning" was featured on a U.S. postage stamp in 1998 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | GEORGIAOKEEFFE | 14 | American artist whose painting "Red Poppy, 1927" was featured on a U.S. postage stamp in 1996 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ERNESTJGAINES | 13 | "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" writer who is honored on a 2023 U.S. postage stamp (3 wds.) |
| 40% | BETTYFORD | 9 | 1970s US First Lady who was honored with a 2024 US postage stamp: 2 wds. |
| 40% | NOAHWEBSTER | 11 | Lexicographer on a 1958 U.S. commemorative postage stamp who was a special agent for the U.S. Post Office (2 wds.) |
| 39% | SAULBELLOW | 10 | "Herzog" author and Nobel Prize winner who was honored with a 2024 US postage stamp: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JOHNWOODEN | 10 | UCLA basketball coach with a record 10 NCAA titles who was honored with a 2024 US postage stamp: 2 wds. |
| 38% | HANKAARON | 9 | Hall of Fame Braves slugger with 755 home runs who was honored with a 2024 US postage stamp: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "12 Years a Slave" actress who was People's Most Beautiful Person in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | 76-year-old singer who is still in a "Band on the Run": 2 wds. |
| 37% | SYLVIAPLATH | 11 | "Daddy" poet who appeared on a Forever stamp in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ANGELALANSBURY | 14 | "Murder, She Wrote" actress who was made a Dame in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 35% | EDWARDHOPPER | 12 | American artist whose paintings "Nighthawks" and "Automat" were featured on U.S. postage stamps in 1998 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | WALTWHITMAN | 11 | "Song of Myself" poet who appeared on a five-cent postage stamp in 1940: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PAULHOLLYWOOD | 13 | Celebrity chef who is a judge on "The Great British Baking Show": 2 wds. |
| 35% | BUDABBOTT | 9 | Comedian in a classic sketch who is asked, "Who's on first?" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TIMDUNCAN | 9 | Spurs power forward for 19 years, who was a top U.S. swimmer in the 400m freestyle before shifting to basketball: 2 wds. |