| 100% | DAVIDGREGORY | 12 | CNN political analyst who was the moderator of 14-Across from 2008 to 2014: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | Political victor who was Time's Person of the Year in 2008 and 2012: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MIAWASIKOWSKA | 13 | Actress who played the daughter of 14- and 32-Across in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 39% | KEVINKLOSE | 10 | President of NPR from 1998 to 2008 who was honored with the 2006 Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Radio (2 wds.) |
| 38% | AMELIAEARHART | 13 | Aviation pioneer who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic: 2 wds. |
| 38% | AUDREYHEPBURN | 13 | British actress from "Sabrina" who is one of the 12 people to have won the EGOT: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DUSTINPEDROIA | 13 | Red Sox second baseman who was the 2007 AL Rookie of the Year & 2008 AL MVP: 2 wds. |
| 37% | INBEEPARK | 9 | South Korean golfer who was #1 in the LPGA from June to October 2015: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LORENAOCHOA | 11 | Mexican golfer who was #1 in the LPGA from April 2007 to May 2010: 2 wds. |
| 37% | YANITSENG | 9 | Taiwanese golfer who was #1 in the LPGA from February 2011 to March 2013: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ISABELALLENDE | 13 | Chilean-American writer who was awarded the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JAMESBROWN | 10 | Rock singer who was the subject of the 2014 biopic "Get On Up": 2 wds. |
| 37% | TENZINGNORGAY | 13 | Sherpa who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LUKEAIKINS | 10 | American skydiver who was the first to land safely without a parachute or wingsuit from mid-tropospheric altitude: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PATSYCLINE | 10 | American singer (birthday today) who was the first female solo artist inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RICKEYJACKSON | 13 | Former American Football linebacker (birthday today) who was the first Saints player elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CHARLIZETHERON | 14 | "Monster" Oscar winner who was Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 36% | EDMUNDHILLARY | 13 | New Zealand mountaineer who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 36% | HANNAHSTORM | 11 | American female sportscaster who is the anchor of ESPN's "SportsCenter Face to Face": 2 wds. |
| 36% | BLUEBEETLE | 10 | DC Comics superhero who is the alter ego of 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JOHNMADDEN | 10 | Football player turned broadcaster who was the first one to have worked for all of the "Big Four" TV networks: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ALTHEAGIBSON | 12 | Tennis great who was the first person of color to win a Wimbledon championship (2 wds.) |
| 36% | MARTHAGRAHAM | 12 | American dancer who was the first dancer to perform at the White House and to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BOBMARLEY | 9 | Singer whom 15-Across claims to be the reincarnation of: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CANDACEPARKER | 13 | Chicago Sky star who was named both WNBA Rookie of the Year and WNBA MVP in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MEREDITHVIEIRA | 14 | "25 Words or Less" host who was the original moderator of "The View" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Cleveland Cavaliers member who was named the Player of the Month for February 2018 from the Eastern Conference: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ERICCLAPTON | 11 | English rock and blues guitarist who is the only artist to be inducted three times into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JOHNBOEHNER | 11 | Republican congressman from Ohio who is the current Speaker of the House: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MARCOPOLO | 9 | Venetian explorer, who is known to be the first to have detailed accounts of travel to, and about China: 2 wds. |