| 100% | HINES | 5 | Earl —, US jazz pianist nicknamed Fatha who died in 1983 |
| 53% | MONK | 4 | Thelonious —, US jazz pianist and composer who died in 1982 |
| 52% | TATUM | 5 | Art —, US jazz pianist known for his improvisation who died in 1956 |
| 45% | YOUNG | 5 | Lester —, US jazz tenor saxophonist nicknamed Pres who died in 1959 |
| 44% | HINES | 5 | Jazz pianist Earl who was known as Fatha |
| 41% | COLTRANE | 8 | John —, US jazz saxophonist and composer who died in 1967 |
| 41% | SHEARING | 8 | George —, British jazz pianist and composer who died in 2011 |
| 38% | EVANS | 5 | Gil —, Toronto-born jazz pianist and composer who died in 1988 |
| 37% | BLUNT | 5 | Anthony —, British art historian and Soviet spy who died in 1983 |
| 37% | DONALD | 6 | & 8A Member of the Cambridge Five spy ring who died in 1983 |
| 36% | LIBERACE | 8 | US pianist noted for his trademark candelabrum who died in 1987 |
| 36% | HAWKINS | 7 | Coleman —, US jazz tenor saxophonist who died in 1969 |
| 35% | TATUM | 5 | Art —, US jazz pianist born in 1909 known for his improvisation |
| 35% | XXXXXXXXXX | 10 | Jazz pianist who played in Miles Davis's band |
| 35% | PAULWHITEMAN | 12 | US bandleader known as The King of Jazz who died in 1967 |
| 35% | THEDA | 5 | & 2D US film actress nicknamed The Vamp who died in 1955 |
| 35% | THEDA | 5 | & 20D US film actress nicknamed The Vamp who died in 1955 |
| 34% | BALANCHINE | 10 | George —, Russian-born classical ballet choreographer who died in New York in 1983 |
| 34% | ELLINGTON | 9 | Edward Kennedy 'Duke' —, US jazz musician who died in 1974 |
| 34% | LARRYADLER | 10 | US virtuoso mouth organ player who died in 2001 |
| 34% | HERBIEHANCOCK | 13 | Jazz pianist who had a hit with 1983's "Rockit": 2 wds. |
| 33% | NANCY | 5 | Jazz singer Wilson who died in December 2018 |
| 33% | SCOTTJOPLIN | 11 | US pianist and composer associated with the ragtime style who died in 1917 |
| 33% | BARA | 4 | Theda —, US film actress nicknamed The Vamp who died in 1955 |
| 33% | SHAW | 4 | Artie —, US jazz clarinettist and band leader who died in 2004 |
| 33% | HAMILTON | 8 | US Founding Father who died in 1804; 2015 musical |