| 100% | GUCCI | 5 | Guccio —, leather craftsman who opened his first shop in Florence in 1920 |
| 96% | GUCCI | 5 | Guccio —, leather craftsman who opened his first shop in Florence, Italy, in 1920 |
| 37% | GARY | 4 | ___ Woodland, American golfer who won his first major championship, the U.S. Open in 2019 |
| 34% | NAS | 3 | Rapper who won his first Grammy in 2021 |
| 34% | RODSTEWART | 10 | Singer who performed his song "Infatuation" to open the first MTV Video Music Awards, in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BARTLETT | 8 | Author John who printed his first edition of quotations in 1855 |
| 32% | MIGUELINDURAIN | 14 | Spanish cyclist who won his first Tour de France in 1991 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | CAPRA | 5 | Director who won his first 56-Down in 1934 |
| 31% | TAYE | 4 | Actor Diggs who got his first big break in "Rent" |
| 31% | BILL | 4 | First name of an iconic singer who won his third Grammy in 1987 |
| 31% | QUEENLATIFAH | 12 | "Chicago" actress who plays a hairstylist who opens her own shop in "Beauty Shop" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | POIROT | 6 | Agatha Christie sleuth who first appeared in 1920 |
| 30% | ELIA | 4 | Kazan who directed Marlon in his first Oscar role |
| 30% | HST | 3 | Prez who had no VP in his first term |
| 30% | NOVAKDJOKOVIC | 13 | Serbian tennis player who won his sixth Australian Open championship in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SEDARIS | 7 | Humorist David who wrote his first diary entry on a diner placemat in 1977 |
| 29% | WOODS | 5 | Tiger ___, American golfer who won the 2019 Masters Tournament, his first major in 11 years |
| 29% | DOMINICTHIEM | 12 | Austrian tennis player who won his first major title at the 2020 US Open: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ERICCLAPTON | 11 | "Layla" guitarist who shares his first name with the prince in "The Little Mermaid": 2 wds. |
| 29% | LUKADONCIC | 10 | Mavericks point guard who posted his first triple-double as a teenager in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 28% | DEBS | 4 | Third-place candidate in the 1920 presidential election who ran his campaign from jail |
| 27% | HORNIMAN | 8 | Frederick —, tea merchant who opened a free museum bearing his name in London in 1901 |
| 27% | JEAN | 4 | Musician Wyclef who recently released "The Carnival III," his first studio album in eight years |
| 27% | DAVIDBOWIE | 10 | "Fame" and "Let's Dance" rock legend who released his first studio album in a decade in March: 2 wds. |
| 27% | CLAY | 4 | The King of ___ (nickname for Rafael Nadal, who won his thirteenth French Open in October, 2020) |
| 26% | MARKELLEFULTZ | 13 | Magic point guard and 2017 first overall draft pick who posted his first triple-double as a teenager in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 26% | LAMELOBALL | 10 | Hornets point guard who posted his first triple-double as a teenager in 2021, the youngest ever in the NBA: 2 wds. |
| 26% | MARS | 4 | Bruno ___, "Leave the Door Open" singer who shares his name with the god of war in Roman mythology |
| 26% | ABELINCOLN | 10 | His Memorial statue was completed in 1920 |
| 26% | WOUK | 4 | Herman, who got his first publisher's contract serving onboard the USS Southard and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1952 |