| 100% | LOTT | 4 | Felicity —, Cheltenham-born soprano who debuted at the English National Opera in 1975 |
| 92% | LOTT | 4 | Felicity —, soprano born in Cheltenham in 1947 who debuted at the English National Opera in 1975 |
| 37% | ROSA | 4 | Soprano Ponselle who debuted at the Met opposite Caruso |
| 36% | AIDA | 4 | Work that debuted at the Cairo opera house in 1871 |
| 35% | MARILYNHORNE | 12 | Opera singer who performed at Clinton's 1993 inauguration and received the National Medal of Arts in 1992: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JETHROTULL | 10 | English agriculturist born in 1674 who developed the seed drill |
| 33% | ANA | 3 | TV host Navarro who spoke at the Democratic National Convention in August |
| 33% | URIE | 4 | Panic! at the Disco front man Brendon who made his Broadway debut in "Kinky Boots" |
| 32% | HOOKE | 5 | Robert —, English scientist born in 1635 who built the first Gregorian telescope |
| 32% | PRICE | 5 | Leontyne —, American soprano who created the female title role in 1966 Samuel Barber opera Antony and Cleopatra |
| 32% | HENRYLYTTON | 11 | English actor associated with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company who was knighted in 1930 |
| 31% | BEVERLYSILLS | 12 | Opera singer who chaired Lincoln Center and received the National Medal of Arts in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 31% | GALLAGHER | 9 | English singer and frontman of the band Oasis, Liam, who released his debut solo album in October |
| 31% | ALBA | 4 | Portuguese actress Baptista who made her English-language debut in the Netflix series "Warrior Nun" |
| 31% | DAVIS | 5 | Colin —, musical director of the English National Opera from 1961-65 |
| 31% | CARUSO | 6 | He debuted at the Met in 1903 |
| 30% | HEIFETZ | 7 | Jascha —, Vilnius-born violinist who debuted at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1917 |
| 30% | HEIFETZ | 7 | Jascha -, Vilnius-born violinist who debuted at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1917 |
| 30% | RENEEFLEMING | 12 | Opera singer who sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl in 2014 and received the National Medal of Arts in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BEVERLYSILLS | 12 | Brooklyn-born soprano who went on to chair Lincoln Center and the Metropolitan Opera: 2 wds. |
| 29% | KIRITEKANAWA | 12 | New Zealand-born soprano who played opera singer Nellie Melba in a "Downton Abbey" episode: 3 wds. |
| 29% | PEARS | 5 | Peter —, English tenor who created the role of Peter Quint in 1954 Benjamin Britten opera The Turn of the Screw |
| 29% | DIDO | 4 | The English singer who released White Flag in 2003 |
| 29% | NOONE | 5 | Who lives at the North Pole, in reality |
| 29% | PEARS | 5 | Peter —, English tenor who created the role of Peter Quint in Benjamin Britten's 1954 opera The Turn of the Screw |
| 29% | CARRIEUNDERWOOD | 15 | Country artist who debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 28% | BRANDONLEE | 10 | Actor who debuted in "Kung Fu: The Movie" |
| 28% | ELSIE | 5 | Lily —, actress born Elsie Hodder who created the title role in 1907 English language version of Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow |
| 28% | FRIDERIC | 8 | George ___ Handel, composer from the Baroque era who was born in the same year as 31a and has composed more than 40 operas |