| 100% | ARTIEABRAMS | 11 | Guitarist portrayed by Kevin McHale on "Glee": 2 wds. |
| 58% | RACHELBERRY | 11 | Glee club star portrayed by Lea Michele on "Glee": 2 wds. |
| 54% | MERCEDESJONES | 13 | Gospel singer portrayed by Amber Riley on "Glee": 2 wds. |
| 47% | DAVIDPALMER | 11 | Fictional president portrayed by Dennis Haysbert on "24": 2 wds. |
| 46% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | President portrayed by Darrell Hammond on "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| 45% | TRAPPERJOHN | 11 | Physician portrayed by Wayne Rogers on "M*A*S*H": 2 wds. |
| 45% | MARCUSWELBY | 11 | Physician portrayed by Robert Young on a 1960s-1970s TV series: 2 wds. |
| 44% | KOREYWISE | 9 | Exonerated suspect portrayed by 33-Across in the miniseries "When They See Us" on 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JOSIAHBARTLET | 13 | Fictional president portrayed by Martin Sheen on "The West Wing": 2 wds. |
| 44% | SELINAMEYER | 11 | Fictional president portrayed by Julia Louis-Dreyfus on "Veep": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ARTIE | 5 | Kevin McHale played him on Glee |
| 41% | FINNHUDSON | 10 | "Glee" character who was portrayed by 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NORMADESMOND | 12 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone in the musical "Sunset Boulevard" which was based on a 1950 film of the same title: 2 wds. |
| 40% | RACHELBERRY | 11 | Vegetarian singer played by Lea Michele on "Glee": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ARTIE | 5 | Glee character played by Kevin McHale |
| 39% | JAMESBRADDOCK | 13 | Boxer portrayed by Russell Crowe in "Cinderella Man": 2 wds. |
| 39% | RUBINCARTER | 11 | Boxer portrayed by Denzel Washington in "The Hurricane": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALIG | 4 | Obtuse journalist portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALIG | 4 | Rapper portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JAKELAMOTTA | 11 | Boxer portrayed by Robert De Niro in "Raging Bull": 2 wds. |
| 38% | HARRYPOTTER | 11 | Boy wizard portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe in eight movies: 2 wds. |
| 38% | REDSTATE | 8 | 2011 horror film directed by Kevin Smith, starring John Goodman: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SAYIDJARRAH | 11 | A former Iraqi soldier in "Lost," portrayed by Naveen Andrews: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ARTIE | 5 | Kevin McHale's role on "Glee" |
| 37% | TYCOBB | 6 | Baseball great portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones in a 1994 film: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RICHARDCROSBY | 13 | Character portrayed by actor Gary Oldman in the hit sitcom "Friends": 2 wds. |
| 37% | JEFFREYWIGAND | 13 | Big Tobacco whistleblower portrayed by Russell Crowe in a 1999 movie: 2 wds. |
| 37% | KARENSILKWOOD | 13 | Nuclear plant whistleblower portrayed by Meryl Streep in a 1983 movie: 2 wds. |
| 37% | VANGOGH | 7 | Dutch artist portrayed by 15-Across, 20-Across, and 34-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ARTIE | 5 | "Glee" character played by Kevin McHale |