| 100% | VIALLI | 6 | Gianluca —, manager of Watford FC from 2001-02 |
| 46% | WARNOCK | 7 | Neil —, manager of Cardiff City FC from 2016-19 |
| 37% | JAYDEMERIT | 10 | 2007-11 US defender at Watford FC from 2004-10 |
| 34% | INZAGHI | 7 | Filippo —, manager of Italian football club Milan from 2014-15 |
| 33% | STEIN | 5 | Jock —, Celtic FC manager from 1965-78 |
| 33% | DYCHE | 5 | Sean —, Burnley FC manager from 2012-22 |
| 33% | SUPERSIGHS | 10 | Expressions of regret from apartment building managers? |
| 33% | MIR | 3 | Orbiter of Earth from 1986 to 2001 |
| 32% | MAYITBE | 7 | Oscar-nominated Enya song from 2001's "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 32% | DEEHAN | 6 | John —, Norwich City FC manager from 1994-95 |
| 32% | ROYLE | 5 | Joe —, Ipswich Town FC manager from 2002-06 |
| 32% | PUEL | 4 | Claude —, Leicester City FC manager from 2017-2019 |
| 32% | PULIS | 5 | Tony —, Middlesbrough FC manager from 2017 to 2019 |
| 32% | RANIERI | 7 | Claudio —, Leicester City FC manager from 2015-17 |
| 32% | PUEL | 4 | Claude —, Leicester City FC manager from 2017-19 |
| 32% | SABENA | 6 | National airline of Belgium from 1923 to 2001 |
| 30% | DALYELL | 7 | Tam —, Labour MP from 1962-2005; 2001-05 Father of the House |
| 29% | ARIELSHARON | 11 | Prime minister of Israel from 2001-06 |
| 28% | MADAM | 5 | Manager of a house |
| 28% | RINGMASTER | 10 | Manager of a circus |
| 28% | BEEKEEPER | 9 | Manager of tiny workers |
| 28% | BIOLOGICALCLOCKS | 16 | Managers of body rhythms |
| 27% | ABEAUTIFUL | 10 | "___ Mind," American biographical drama film from 2001 based on the life of Nobel Laureate in Economics, John Nash: 2 wds. |
| 27% | RAWLINGS | 8 | Jerry —, president of Ghana from 1993-2001 |
| 27% | EHUD | 4 | Prime minister of Israel from 1999-2001 |
| 27% | CURATOR | 7 | Manager of an art exhibit |
| 27% | SALESLEADER | 11 | Manager of a pitching staff |
| 27% | ENRON | 5 | Super-scandal of 2001-02 |
| 27% | PITABOSSES | 10 | Managers of Greek sandwich shops? |