| 100% | FOYT | 4 | He shared the AP Driver of the Century award with Andretti |
| 52% | PELE | 4 | I share the FIFA Player of the Century Award with Diego Maradona and hold a Guinness Record for the most successful domestic league goals |
| 51% | DIEGOMARADONA | 13 | *Argentine who shared the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award with Pelé |
| 44% | MARADONA | 8 | With Pelé, co-winner of FIFA's Player of the Century award |
| 42% | BARRYSANDERS | 12 | Former NFL running back who shared the AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award with Brett Favre in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ANDRETTI | 8 | AP's Co-driver of the Century Mario |
| 36% | ESTES | 5 | He shared the 1956 ticket with Adlai |
| 36% | LOEB | 4 | With Leopold, "crime of the century" committer |
| 36% | TONYBENNETT | 11 | 2018 AP Coach of the Year who shares his name with the singer of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco": 2 wds. |
| 36% | STEFFIGRAF | 10 | Tennis player who won the AP Athlete of the Year award in 1989: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALI | 3 | He was bested in the "Fight of the Century" |
| 35% | PELE | 4 | Joint winner of FIFA's Player of the Century award in 2000 |
| 35% | MARVIN | 6 | With 59-Across, the other recipient of all five awards |
| 35% | USOC | 4 | Org. with a SportsMan of the Year award |
| 35% | ADWEEK | 6 | Magazine with an Agency of the Year award |
| 35% | MOTORTREND | 10 | Magazine with a Car of the Year award |
| 35% | ALI | 3 | Sports Illustrated named him Sportsman of the Century |
| 35% | GLAMOUR | 7 | Magazine with annual Women of the Year Awards |
| 35% | ARNOLDPALMER | 12 | He was nicknamed "The King" of golf and has won the Masters Tournament four times, a record he shares with Tiger Woods: 2 wds. |
| 35% | POE | 3 | The Mystery Writers of America's awards are named for him |
| 34% | NBA | 3 | Org. with a Sixth Man of the Year Award |
| 34% | WNBA | 4 | Org. with a Sixth Woman of the Year Award |
| 34% | BRANDO | 6 | Time magazine once named him "Actor of the Century" |
| 34% | ADELE | 5 | Singer with the bestselling album of the 21st century |
| 34% | PELE | 4 | He was named Athlete of the Century by the I.O.C. |
| 34% | BET | 3 | Cable channel with an annual Sportswoman of the Year award |
| 34% | MUHAMMADALI | 11 | Sports Illustrated named him "Sportsman of the Century" in 1999 |
| 34% | CHRISEVERT | 10 | Tennis player who won the AP Athlete of the Year award in 1974, 1975, 1977, and 1980: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SERENAWILLIAMS | 14 | Tennis player who won the AP Athlete of the Year award in 2002, 2009, 2013, and 2015: 2 wds. |
| 34% | INC | 3 | Magazine with an "Entrepreneur of the Year" award |