| 100% | JOHNBROWN | 9 | He led an abolitionist raid on Harpers Ferry, and his story is told in an upcoming 2020 Showtime miniseries: 2 wds. |
| 45% | NATTURNER | 9 | He led a slave rebellion in 1831, and his story was told in a 2016 film: 2 wds. |
| 36% | HARRIETTUBMAN | 13 | She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and her story was told in a 2019 film: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JOHNFOGERTY | 11 | Creedence Clearwater Revival singer who appeared on "The Big Interview with Dan Rather" with his children, who recorded an album with him in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | INVENTINGANNA | 13 | Shonda Rhimes miniseries starring 18-Across and 42-Across based on the true story of a con artist who pretended to be an heiress (2 wds.) |
| 28% | ANGELSIN | 8 | "___ America," 2003 miniseries starring Al Pacino for which he won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series: 2 wds. |
| 27% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Considered one of the best in golf, he was central figure in a controversy that involved infidelity and ended in his divorce: 2 wds. |
| 27% | DAVIDDUCHOVNY | 13 | American actor that reportedly has an IQ of 147, and is best known for his roles on "The X-Files" and "Californication": 2 wds. |
| 27% | NICKCARRAWAY | 12 | He is the narrator and a friend of Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby": 2 wds. |
| 26% | DAVIDGILMOUR | 12 | "On an Island" guitarist and singer who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996: 2 wds. |
| 26% | OUTA | 4 | "... He put in his thumb, and pulled ___ plum": 2 wds. |
| 26% | GENEHACKMAN | 11 | He was Clyde's brother Buck in "Bonnie and Clyde": 2 wds. |
| 26% | EARTHSEACYCLE | 13 | Series of high fantasy novels and stories by 44-Across set on an otherworldly archipelago in an uncharted ocean (2 wds.) |
| 26% | ADAMSCOTT | 9 | "Parks and Recreation" actor who was nominated for an Emmy for his role as Mark Scout on 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 25% | JOHNMADDEN | 10 | Legendary coach and commentator whose name is on an NFL video game series: 2 wds. |
| 25% | ATOLL | 5 | "Too much work in the office is taking ___ on his health.": 2 wds. |
| 25% | AUBREYPLAZA | 11 | "Parks and Recreation" actress who was an NBC page in 2005: 2 wds. |
| 25% | HOWIEMANDEL | 11 | He was an actor on "St. Elsewhere" before he hosted "Deal or No Deal": 2 wds. |
| 25% | LAURALIPPMAN | 12 | Author of the 2019 novel "Lady in the Lake," which was adapted into an Apple TV+ miniseries starring 19-Across and 34-Across (2 wds.) |
| 25% | GEENADAVIS | 10 | "Thelma and Louise" costar who founded an institute on gender in media: 2 wds. |
| 25% | QUINTABRUNSON | 13 | "A Black Lady Sketch Show" actress/writer who won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for playing Janine Teagues on "Abbott Elementary" (2 wds.) |
| 25% | THEWEEKND | 9 | Canadian singer whose "Blinding Lights" was the #1 song on Spotify in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 25% | FLORIDA | 7 | Rapper and singer whose name comes from the state he was born in: 2 wds. |
| 25% | DEWITTWALLACE | 13 | Publisher and philanthropist who was inspired to create 41-Across while reading magazine articles during his recuperation from injuries he sustained in WWI (2 wds.) |
| 24% | COFFEEAND | 9 | An anthology of eleven short stories "___ Cigarettes" which was under production for 18 years before being released in 2003: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ANTHONYMACKIE | 13 | Actor who plays Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 24% | LETITIAWRIGHT | 13 | Actress who plays Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 24% | JOHNBROWN | 9 | US abolitionist leader hanged in 1859 after leading an unsuccessful rebellion of slaves at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia |
| 24% | ALFRANKEN | 9 | Minnesota senator and former "SNL" writer who swears he's not running for President in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 24% | BLACKSWAN | 9 | 2010 psychological thriller film starring Natalie Portman which is based on an original story by Heinz: 2 wds. |