| 100% | THOMAS | 6 | E. Donnall ___, American physician who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1990 along with Joseph E. Murray |
| 50% | JAMESPALLISON | 13 | American immunologist who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Tasuku Honjo for discovery of a cancer therapy: 3 wds. |
| 41% | HARRY | 5 | ___ Markowitz, American economist who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1990 |
| 41% | NIELS | 5 | First name of Danes Jerne and Finsen, who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 81 years apart |
| 40% | TAYLOR | 6 | Richard E. ___, Canadian physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1990 |
| 40% | ELIAS | 5 | ___ James Corey, American organic chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1990 |
| 36% | DNA | 3 | Subj. of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| 36% | PAZ | 3 | Octavio ___, Mexican poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990 |
| 35% | MALARIA | 7 | Disease that was the subject of the second Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1902) |
| 35% | NORMAN | 6 | ___ Ernest Borlaug, American agronomist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 |
| 35% | LORENZ | 6 | Konrad —, Austrian psychologist, zoologist and ethologist; joint-winner of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| 34% | LUTHER | 6 | Martin ___ King Jr., American activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 |
| 34% | CORI | 4 | Gerty Theresa ___, biochemist who was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| 34% | PEARLSBUCK | 10 | American writer who won the 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature (3 wds.) |
| 34% | LOUISEGLUCK | 11 | American poet who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 34% | LOUISEGLUCK | 11 | American writer who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 33% | LINUS | 5 | ___ Pauling, American chemist and peace activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962 |
| 32% | ALICE | 5 | With 7-Across, short story writer who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 32% | DYLAN | 5 | Singer Bob who won the Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 32% | ARTHURASHKIN | 12 | American scientist who won one half of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on optical tweezers: 2 wds. |
| 32% | OLAH | 4 | George who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in '94 |
| 32% | MUNRO | 5 | Canadian writer Alice who won the Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 32% | MAMET | 5 | David ___, American playwright who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 |
| 32% | KNUTHAMSUN | 10 | *Norwegian author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920 |
| 32% | NADINE | 6 | ___ Gordimer, South African writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 32% | GERTRUDEELION | 13 | 1988 American Nobelist in Physiology or Medicine who helped develop the first drug used to fight rejection in organ transplants |
| 31% | BOHR | 4 | Niels ___, Danish scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922 |
| 31% | NADINE | 6 | South African writer Gordimer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991 |
| 31% | BODE | 4 | ___ Miller, American alpine ski racer who is the only skier with five or more wins in each discipline |
| 31% | ELIOT | 5 | "The Waste Land" poet T.S. ___ who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948 |