| 100% | ALANMOORE | 9 | Graphic novelist who created "Watchmen" and "V for Vendetta" |
| 48% | REA | 3 | Stephen of Citizen X and V for Vendetta |
| 42% | VERA | 4 | Designer who created gowns for both Ivanka and Chelsea |
| 42% | JEFFERYDEAVER | 13 | "The Bone Collector" mystery novelist who created 18-Across and 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | AGATHACHRISTIE | 14 | British novelist who created the fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple (2 wds.) |
| 42% | LIN | 3 | ___-Manuel Miranda who created the soundtracks for "Moana" and "Encanto" |
| 42% | EDNA | 4 | Designer Mode who creates costumes for Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl |
| 41% | SAMUELRDELANY | 13 | Novelist who won Nebula Awards for "Babel-17" and "The Einstein Intersection" (3 wds.) |
| 40% | ALSTON | 6 | Charles who created murals for Harlem Hospital and the American Museum of Natural History |
| 39% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | Ernest ___, American novelist who is famous for his novel "The Old Man and the Sea" |
| 39% | BEATRIXPOTTER | 13 | Novelist and illustrator who created Mrs. Tittlemouse (2 wds) |
| 39% | REA | 3 | Stephen of "V for Vendetta" and "The Crying Game" |
| 38% | HUGO | 4 | "The Matrix" and "V for Vendetta" actor ___ Weaving |
| 38% | LEECHILD | 8 | Novelist who created Jack Reacher |
| 38% | HILARYMANTEL | 12 | Novelist whom Parul Seghal lauded for her “lavish imagination” and “beady understanding of power” upon her death (September, 2022) |
| 38% | LOUISEERDRICH | 13 | Native American novelist who wrote 18-Across, 44-Across, and 2020's "The Night Watchman" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | NORMANMAILER | 12 | "The Executioner's Song" novelist who won Pulitzer Prizes for both Fiction and General Nonfiction: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PDJAMES | 7 | Novelist who created the detective Adam Dalgliesh |
| 37% | REA | 3 | Stephen of V for Vendetta |
| 37% | LECARRE | 7 | Spy novelist John who worked for both M.I.5 and M.I.6 |
| 37% | HUGOWEAVING | 11 | "V for Vendetta" actor who played Agent Smith in "The Matrix": 2 wds. |
| 37% | IRVIN | 5 | Rea ___, graphic designer who created The New Yorker's typeface and mascot |
| 37% | LOUISEERDRICH | 13 | Native American novelist who wrote 15-Across, 29-Across, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Night Watchman" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | NNEDIOKORAFOR | 13 | African-American sci-fi novelist who won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award for Best Novella (2 wds.) |
| 37% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Novelist who created Ralph S. Mouse (2 wds.) |
| 37% | KATEDICAMILLO | 13 | Novelist who created the mouse Despereaux (2 wds.) |
| 36% | REA | 3 | He played Finch in V for Vendetta |
| 36% | LECARRE | 7 | Spy novelist John who once worked for Britain’s M.I.5 and M.I.6 |
| 35% | DONALDEWESTLAKE | 15 | *Crime novelist who created the thief John Dortmunder |