| 100% | GROVE | 5 | George —, editor of a famous Dictionary of Music and Musicians who died in 1900 |
| 38% | LITTLERICHARD | 13 | “Tutti Frutti” singer, a.k.a. the Architect of Rock and Roll, who died in May, 2020 |
| 36% | SHEARING | 8 | George —, British jazz pianist and composer who died in 2011 |
| 36% | DAVID | 5 | & 19D Presenter of BBC TV shows It's a Knockout and A Question of Sport who died in 2009 |
| 34% | DAIMLER | 7 | Gottlieb —, German engineer and car manufacturer who died in 1900 |
| 34% | LOUIS | 5 | ___ Armstrong, trumpeter and "What a Wonderful World" musician who is considered one of the most influential figures in jazz |
| 34% | DEMME | 5 | Ted —, director of films Life, The Ref and Blow who died in 2002 |
| 34% | HOFFNUNG | 8 | Gerard —, Berlin-born musician, cartoonist and raconteur who died in 1959 |
| 34% | OWEN | 4 | Ivan —, actor and voice of puppet Basil Brush who died in 2000 |
| 34% | BENJONSON | 9 | Author of stage plays The Alchemist and Volpone who died in 1637 |
| 33% | JONSON | 6 | Ben —, author of stage plays The Alchemist and Volpone who died in 1637 |
| 33% | DYER | 4 | Anson —, Brighton-born animator of films Oh'phelia and Othello who died in 1962 |
| 33% | RUSHTON | 7 | Willie —, satirist, cartoonist and co-founder of Private Eye magazine who died in 1996 |
| 33% | NELLGWYN | 8 | Actress and mistress of Charles II who died in 1687 |
| 33% | DYER | 4 | Anson —, Brighton-born animator of the films Oh'phelia and Othello who died in 1962 |
| 33% | NELL | 4 | & 5D Actress and mistress of Charles II who died in 1687 |
| 32% | SNOOPDOGG | 9 | "The Doggfather" rapper who was frequently in and out of jail after high school, before becoming a musician: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BYRD | 4 | William —, English composer and organist who died in 1623 whose publications include Songs of Sundrie Natures |
| 32% | JAMESDEAN | 9 | Iconic "East of Eden" star who died in a crash in 1955: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BLAIR | 5 | Lionel —, actor-choreographer and former host of Name That Tune, who died in 2021 |
| 32% | REDMAN | 6 | Don —, US jazz musician, arranger and orchestra leader who died in 1964 |
| 32% | GEE | 3 | Dustin —, impressionist and comedy partner of Les Dennis who died in 1986 |
| 32% | BENTINE | 7 | Michael —, comedian and former member of the Goons who died in 1996 |
| 32% | AGRICOLA | 8 | Gnaeus Julius —, Roman general and governor of Britain who died in 93 |
| 32% | TEA | 3 | Drink with jam and bread, in a "The Sound of Music" song |
| 32% | KEN | 3 | Character in a hit 2023 film who sings "Is it my destiny to live and die a life of blonde fragility?" |
| 32% | PETERPORTER | 11 | Australia-born poet, author of volumes Max is Missing and Afterburner, who died in 2010 |
| 32% | SEIJIOZAWA | 10 | Longtime music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra who died in February, 2024 |
| 32% | HATCH | 5 | David —, former controller of Radio 2 and Radio 4 who died in 2007 |