| 100% | ABBE | 4 | Ernst —, German physicist and inventor noted for his work in optics |
| 42% | ENO | 3 | Brian ___ known for his work in ambient music and electronica |
| 40% | AVOGADRO | 8 | Amedeo —, Italian physicist born in 1776 noted for his work on gases |
| 40% | JUVENAL | 7 | Roman poet and Stoic noted for his work the Satires |
| 40% | BERTHARDY | 9 | London-born photojournalist noted for his work on Picture Post magazine who died in 1995 |
| 37% | DOPPLER | 7 | Christian —, 19th-century mathematician and physicist noted for his work on the frequency of light and sound waves |
| 36% | FORTUNE | 7 | John —, actor and satirist noted for his work with John Bird and Rory Bremner |
| 36% | IVANPAVLOV | 10 | Psychology pioneer known for his work in classical conditioning (and for his dogs): 2 wds. |
| 36% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | Actor who has earned four NAACP Image Awards, for his work in 19-Across, 46-Across, "Mother and Child," and "Django Unchained" (3 wds.) |
| 35% | ADOLFLOOS | 9 | Modernist architect known for his work in Vienna |
| 34% | GREGORMENDEL | 12 | Pioneering biologist known for his work in genetics: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SIGMUNDFREUD | 12 | Psychology pioneer known for his work in psychoanalysis: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JEANPIAGET | 10 | Psychology pioneer known for his work in child development: 2 wds. |
| 33% | EULER | 5 | Leonhard —, 18th-century mathematician noted for his work on the calculus of variation |
| 33% | DICK | 4 | ___ Smith, prosthetic make-up artist who won an Oscar for his work in "Amadeus" |
| 32% | LIBERACE | 8 | US pianist noted for his trademark candelabrum who died in 1987 |
| 31% | OHM | 3 | Georg ___, German physicist known for his electrical law |
| 31% | TENNIEL | 7 | John —, English caricaturist noted for his political cartoons in Punch who died in 1914 |
| 31% | ANTAEUS | 7 | Son of Poseidon and Gaia in Greek mythology noted for his strength |
| 30% | RIX | 3 | Brian —, actor noted for his Whitehall Theatre farces such as Dry Rot and Simple Spymen |
| 30% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American writer who is famous for his work "The Pit and the Pendulum": 3 wds. |
| 30% | WATT | 4 | Inventor James known for his work with steam engine |
| 30% | CHP | 3 | In TV, Ponch and Jon worked for this institution |
| 30% | GOUJON | 6 | Jean —, 16th-century French sculptor and architect noted for his decorations of works by Pierre Lescot |
| 30% | SHAKESPEARE | 11 | William ___, English playwright known for his famous works like "Macbeth" and "Hamlet" |
| 29% | SCHMITT | 7 | Al ___, American recording engineer with 20 Grammy Awards for his work with Quincy Jones and Steely Dan |
| 29% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American gothic writer known for his works like "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart": 3 wds. |
| 29% | ANTON | 5 | ___ Chekhov, playwright known for his famous works like "Three Sisters" and "The Cherry Orchard" |
| 29% | SHAW | 4 | George Bernard ___, Irish playwright known for his famous works like "Pygmalion" and "Major Barbara" |