| 100% | HILARYMANTEL | 12 | English writer who has won two Man Booker Prizes for her novels "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up The Bodies": 2 wds. |
| 41% | JULIANBARNES | 12 | English author who won the Man Booker Prize for "The Sense of an Ending": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ELEANORCATTON | 13 | Canadian author who won the Man Booker Prize for "The Luminaries": 2 wds. |
| 36% | IAN | 3 | English author ___ McEwan who won the Man Booker Prize for his novel "Amsterdam" |
| 36% | EDITHWHARTON | 12 | 13-Across and 25-Across writer who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Literature, for her 1920 novel "The Age of Innocence" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | SALMANRUSHDIE | 13 | Author who won the Man Booker Prize in 1981 for "Midnight's Children": 2 wds. |
| 35% | MARGARETATWOOD | 14 | Author who won the Booker Prize for "The Blind Assassin" and "The Testaments": 2 wds. |
| 33% | SUSANCHOI | 9 | 15-Across and 33-Across writer who won the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction for her novel "Trust Exercise" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | JASONROBARDS | 12 | He won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars, for "All the President's Men" and "Julia": 2 wds. |
| 32% | JASONREYNOLDS | 13 | Author who has written "Ghost," "Patina," and other novels for kids in the middle school years: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SALMANRUSHDIE | 13 | Author who won the Booker Prize for "Midnight's Children": 2 wds. |
| 32% | KAZUOISHIGURO | 13 | Author who won the Booker Prize for "The Remains of the Day": 2 wds. |
| 32% | CHITARIVERA | 11 | She won two Tonys for Best Actress in a Musical, for "The Rink" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman": 2 wds. |
| 31% | JACKNICHOLSON | 13 | "The Shining" actor who has won two oscars, one of them for "As Good as it Gets": 2 wds |
| 31% | SARASHEPARD | 11 | "Pretty Little Liars" writer who had two cameos as a news reporter on the TV adaptation of her series (2 wds.) |
| 30% | LINA | 4 | Chinese tennis star who has won the French and Australian Opens: 2 wds. |
| 30% | KEVINSPACEY | 11 | "House of Cards" star who has won two Academy Awards, one of them for "American Beauty": 2 wds |
| 30% | SAMSHEPARD | 10 | Writer, actor, and director who won a Pulitzer Prize for the play "Buried Child" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | MARGARETATWOOD | 14 | "The Handmaid's Tale" writer who had a cameo as an Aunt in the Hulu adaptation of her novel (2 wds.) |
| 30% | MICHAELCAINE | 12 | He won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars, for "Hannah and Her Sisters" and "The Cider House Rules": 2 wds. |
| 30% | FIONADAVIS | 10 | American writer who has published seven historical novels set in famous New York City buildings, including 17-Across, 29-Across, and 2023's "The Spectacular," set in Radio City Music Hall (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ROBERTFROST | 11 | 17-Across and 26-Across writer who is the only person to win four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ELLENBURSTYN | 12 | "Interstellar" actress who has won the Triple Crown of Acting (Emmy, Oscar, and Tony): 2 wds. |
| 29% | JAMESMCBRIDE | 12 | 15-Across and 47-Across writer who won the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction for "The Good Lord Bird" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | DEREKBELL | 9 | Former racing driver from Britain who has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TOMKRISTENSEN | 13 | Former racing driver from Denmark who has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans nine times: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JACKYICKX | 9 | Former racing driver from Belgium who has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | NFL player who won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympics, and a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 29% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | American artist who has won the Grammy thrice for "Best Album of the Year," including one for "Innervisions": 2 wds. |
| 29% | HELENHAYES | 10 | American actress nicknamed "First Lady of American Theatre" who has won the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony): 2 wds. |