| 100% | PAT | 3 | Donald's friend and founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network |
| 63% | PATROBERTSON | 12 | Founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network |
| 39% | EDDY | 4 | Mary Baker —, founder of the Christian Science movement |
| 39% | VESPASIAN | 9 | Roman emperor and founder of the Flavian dynasty |
| 38% | BILLGATES | 9 | Founder of Microsoft and currently the world's richest man: 2 wds. |
| 38% | COCO | 4 | ___ Chanel, French fashion designer and founder of the Chanel brand |
| 38% | GEORGEFOX | 9 | Founder of the Society of Friends, or Quakers |
| 35% | BOBBYFLAY | 9 | Celebrity chef and host of the Food Network's "Boy Meets Grill" |
| 35% | ASA | 3 | ___ Philip Randolph, civil rights activist and founder of the first AFL-chartered African American-led labor union |
| 35% | TESLA | 5 | Maker of the Model S and Model 3 |
| 35% | RAYKROC | 7 | Founder of the McDonald's empire |
| 35% | MARY | 4 | & 25A Founder of the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association who died in 2001 |
| 35% | BUTTERSSTOTCH | 13 | Character from "South Park," who is 43-Across's friend and is the sweet guy of the bunch: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CBS | 3 | One of the Big Three American broadcast television networks |
| 34% | ESE | 3 | Dir. of the Missouri between S.D. and Neb. |
| 34% | POTSIE | 6 | Friend of Richie, Ralph and the Fonz |
| 34% | GMC | 3 | Maker of the Envoy and Yukon S.U.V.'s |
| 34% | GMC | 3 | Maker of the Yukon and Acadia S.U.V.s |
| 34% | ANNLEE | 6 | Founder of the Shakers, in the U.S. |
| 34% | JEBBUSH | 7 | Founder of the Foundation for Florida's Future |
| 34% | ANNLEE | 6 | Founder of the first U.S. Shaker colony |
| 34% | TERRY | 5 | & 7A Author of the novels Texas Summer and The Magic Christian |
| 33% | COMMA | 5 | Important feature of the sentence "I like cooking, family and friends" |
| 33% | BALE | 4 | Christian of the upcoming movie "Exodus: Gods and Kings" |
| 33% | TARTT | 5 | Donna —, author of the novels The Secret History and The Little Friend |
| 33% | FATALBERT | 9 | Cartoon friend of Dumb Donald and Weird Harold |
| 33% | ABRAHAM | 7 | Father of Isaac and founder of the Hebrew people in the Old Testament |
| 32% | MIRANDA | 7 | Friend of Carrie, Samantha, and Charlotte on "Sex and the City" |
| 32% | AGEE | 4 | Mary Cunningham ___, founder and CEO of "The Nurturing Network" |