| 100% | KRUPA | 5 | Gene who's considered "the founding father of the modern drum set" |
| 69% | KRUPA | 5 | Gene dubbed the "Founding Father of the Modern Drum Set" by Modern Drummer |
| 42% | SARAZEN | 7 | Gene who was the first man to win all four of golf’s modern majors |
| 40% | GALILEO | 7 | Astronomer considered the father of modern science |
| 40% | SAKICHI | 7 | ___ Toyoda, inventor of an automated fabric-weaving device who is the father of Toyota's founder |
| 40% | IKU | 3 | ___-Turso, Finnish mythological sea monster who is considered the father of diseases |
| 39% | CERF | 4 | Vint ___, American Internet pioneer who is considered to be one of "the fathers of the Internet" |
| 39% | MAO | 3 | ___ Zedong, founding father of the People's Republic of China |
| 38% | ABRAHAM | 7 | Founding father of the Jewish religion |
| 37% | POE | 3 | Edgar Allan ___, writer who's considered the inventor of detective fiction |
| 37% | ALI | 3 | Muhammad ___ who's considered the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time |
| 37% | NAST | 4 | Thomas, who is considered the "Father of the American Cartoon" |
| 36% | ERIC | 4 | Clapton who's considered one of the greatest guitarists |
| 36% | ERNEST | 6 | Rutherford who's regarded as the founder of nuclear physics |
| 36% | DESCARTES | 9 | He's called the Father of Modern Philosophy |
| 35% | ELI | 3 | Horror director Roth who's considered part of the "Splat Pack" |
| 35% | BILL | 4 | President Clinton, who's the father of 18-Across |
| 35% | ERIC | 4 | ___ Clapton who's considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time |
| 35% | LEVI | 4 | Johnston who's the father of Bristol Palin's son |
| 35% | KANYE | 5 | Rapper who's the father of North, Saint, and Chicago |
| 35% | CHARLES | 7 | Current King who's the father of William and Harry |
| 35% | GENOME | 6 | The complete set of a person's genes |
| 35% | TIMMARA | 7 | New York Giants founder who's in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 34% | KROC | 4 | Ray who's the subject of the 2016 biopic "The Founder" |
| 34% | BILLYRAYCYRUS | 13 | Country singer who's the father of singer Miley: 3 wds. |
| 34% | TURING | 6 | Considered the father of computation |
| 34% | GALILEO | 7 | The Father of Modern Physics |
| 34% | MCDONALD | 8 | Surname of the brothers who founded the world's largest burger chain |
| 34% | CERA | 4 | Michael who played the father of Ellen Page's child in "Juno" |
| 34% | NATKINGCOLE | 11 | R&B singer who's the father of singer Natalie: 3 wds. |