| 100% | ANGEL | 5 | Criss ___, American illusionist who was named Magician of the Decade in 2009 |
| 48% | CHINEYOGWUMIKE | 14 | Nigerian American WNBA player who was named Rookie of the Year in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ANDRETTI | 8 | Mario ___, all-time great racing driver who was named the U.S. Driver of the Year in 3 separate decades |
| 45% | SASHA | 5 | ___ Banks, American professional wrestler who was named Wrestler of the Year by Sports Illustrated in 2020 |
| 44% | PELE | 4 | Soccer great who was named Player of the Century in 2000 |
| 42% | JEREMYPENA | 10 | 33-Across shortstop who was named MVP of both the American League Championship Series and the World Series in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | TOBIN | 5 | Heath who was named U.S. Soccer Player of the Year in 2016 |
| 42% | ROCCOBALDELLI | 13 | Twins manager who was named the 2019 American League Manager of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 42% | YORDANALVAREZ | 13 | Astros player who was named the 2019 American League Rookie of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 42% | CAITLYNJENNER | 13 | Transgender rights activist who was named Glamour Woman of the Year in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 42% | GRETATHUNBERG | 13 | Swedish environmental activist who was named Glamour Woman of the Year in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 42% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | American actor who was in the music video of Gorillaz "Stylo": 2 wds. |
| 41% | NEILDIAMOND | 11 | "Sweet Caroline" singer who was MusiCares Person of the Year in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ANDRETTI | 8 | Only person to be named Driver of the Year in three different decades |
| 40% | HAYES | 5 | "First Lady of the American Theatre" Helen, for whom a Broadway theater is named |
| 40% | KERRI | 5 | Olympic gymnast Strug who was part of the gold-winning American team in 1996 |
| 40% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | "Let's Get Loud" singer who was named Glamour Woman of the Year in 1999 and 2011: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CANDACEPARKER | 13 | Chicago Sky star who was named both WNBA Rookie of the Year and WNBA MVP in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MONROE | 6 | James ___, fifth President of the United States after whom a city in Louisiana is named |
| 40% | COOLIDGE | 8 | Calvin ___, 30th President of the United States after whom a city in Arizona is named |
| 40% | CHITA | 5 | Tony-winning singer/dancer Rivera who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 |
| 40% | ICHIRO | 6 | With 41-Across, Japanese baseball player who was named both AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP in 2001 |
| 40% | KWELI | 5 | Talib who rapped "My name is in the middle of equality" |
| 40% | MEGANFOX | 8 | American actress who was in the music video of Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie": 2 wds. |
| 40% | JACOBY | 6 | Ellsbury who was the first Native American of Navajo descent to play in Major League Baseball |
| 40% | SOMERVILLE | 10 | Mary —, member of the Royal Astronomical Society born in 1780 after whom — College, Oxford, is named |
| 40% | TAFT | 4 | William Howard ___, 27th President of the United States after whom a city in California is named |
| 39% | JASONALDEAN | 11 | 17-Across and 30-Across country singer who was named ACM's Artist of the Decade for the 2010s (2 wds.) |
| 39% | NANCY | 5 | With 44-Across, golfer who was named both LPGA Rookie of the Year and LPGA Player of the Year in 1978 |
| 39% | TARAVANDERVEER | 14 | Stanford University women's basketball coach who was named Naismith Coach of the Year in 1990, 2011, and 2021 (2 wds.) |