| 100% | MISTYCOPELAND | 13 | First black female principal dancer of the 35-/47-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | MAEJEMISON | 10 | The first Black female astronaut and winner of a National Achievement Scholarship in 1973: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LIANEMORIARTY | 13 | Author of the novels "Nine Perfect Strangers" and 47-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JOHNCARPENTER | 13 | Director of the first "Halloween": 2 wds. |
| 39% | HALLEBERRY | 10 | First Black woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress: 2 wds. |
| 39% | NATALIEMAINES | 13 | Female lead singer of the Dixie Chicks: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CHRISSIEHYNDE | 13 | Female lead singer of the Pretenders: 2 wds. |
| 38% | IAM | 3 | will.___ (member of the Black Eyed Peas): 2 wds. |
| 38% | SHIALABEOUF | 11 | Star of the first three "Transformers" movies: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DRNO | 4 | First of the James Bond films: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DRNO | 4 | First of the James Bond movies: 2 wds. |
| 38% | WILLSMITH | 9 | Star of the "Men in Black" movie series: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | First black person to win the Academy Award for Best Actor: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | Female half of the duo that sang 16-/40-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JOHNBELUSHI | 11 | Star of the first four seasons of 48-Down: 2 wds. |
| 37% | NAOMICAMPBELL | 13 | British supermodel who was the first Black model on the cover of Vogue France: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SOUTHKOREA | 10 | Site of Pyeongchang, host city of the 35-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LARAINENEWMAN | 13 | Female member of the first "Saturday Night Live" cast, known for playing Connie Conehead: 2 wds. |
| 36% | AMELIAEARHART | 13 | First female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TENZINGNORGAY | 13 | Sherpa who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | 15-Across, 30-Across, and "Lilies of the Field" star who was the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor (2 wds.) |
| 35% | EDMUNDHILLARY | 13 | New Zealand mountaineer who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LIZAMINNELLI | 12 | "Cabaret" star and singer who won one of the first Grammy Legend Awards, in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MICHELLEOBAMA | 13 | First Lady of the United States (2009-2017) who wrote "Becoming": 2 wds. |
| 34% | MARTHAGRAHAM | 12 | Choreographer named "Dancer of the Century" by Time magazine: 2 wds. |
| 34% | IAM | 3 | Singer Will.___ of the Black Eyed Peas (2 wds.) |
| 34% | DAKOTAFANNING | 13 | "War of the Worlds" star who goes by her middle name, not her first name, Hannah: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SMOKEYROBINSON | 14 | "I Second That Emotion" singer who won one of the first Grammy Legend Awards, in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 34% | WILLIENELSON | 12 | "Always on My Mind" singer who won one of the first Grammy Legend Awards, in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DOUBLE | 6 | It can precede the first words of 17-, 28-, 35-, 47- and 61-Across |