| 100% | ROBERTYOUNG | 11 | He starred as the title character on 28-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | KEVINCOSTNER | 12 | "Field of Dreams" actor who starred as the title character in the 1990 film "Dances With Wolves": 2 wds. |
| 56% | WILLARNETT | 10 | Voice of the title character on 36-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | LONELYBOY | 9 | Hit song by Paul Anka which was also used as the title of the documentary made on him: 2 wds. |
| 52% | LILYCOLLINS | 11 | Actress who plays the title character on 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | EMMANUELLEWIS | 13 | Actor who played the title character on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 51% | JAMESMCAVOY | 11 | "X-Men: Apocalypse" star who played the title character of 28-Across in a 2015 movie: 2 wds. |
| 50% | LINDALAVIN | 10 | Actress who played the title character on the sitcom "Alice": 2 wds. |
| 50% | TOMHIDDLESTON | 13 | "Kong: Skull Island" star who plays the title character on "Loki": 2 wds. |
| 50% | WILLARNETT | 10 | "Arrested Development" actor who voices the title character on 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | DONJOHNSON | 10 | "Miami Vice" actor who played the title character on 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | LOUISAHARLAND | 13 | "Derry Girls" actress who plays the title character on 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 49% | ROBERTDUVALL | 12 | "The Godfather" costar who starred as Mac Sledge in 28-Across, for which he won an Oscar: 2 wds. |
| 49% | BROOKESHIELDS | 13 | "The Blue Lagoon" actress who played the title character on 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 49% | EDIEFALCO | 9 | "The Sopranos" actress who played the title character on "Nurse Jackie": 2 wds. |
| 48% | SCHINDLERSLIST | 14 | Epic drama starring Liam Neeson as the title character Oskar (birthday today), which is set during World War II: 2 wds. |
| 48% | HENRYCAVILL | 11 | "The Watcher" actor who stars as the title spy in "Argylle": 2 wds. |
| 48% | BLACKLIGHTNING | 14 | Superhero dad who was the title character on a show on a 2018-2021 CW show: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DANIELKALUUYA | 13 | Actor who plays Slim, one of the title characters on the run in 2019's "Queen & Slim": 2 wds. |
| 47% | SUSANSARANDON | 13 | Actress who played Louise, one of the title characters on the run in 1991's "Thelma & Louise": 2 wds. |
| 47% | KATEWINSLET | 11 | "Titanic" actress who stars as the waitress married to James Belushi's character: 2 wds. |
| 46% | PEDROPASCAL | 11 | "Narcos" actor who plays the title character on "The Mandalorian" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | SARAHPAULSON | 12 | "American Horror Story" actress who plays the title character, 46-Across, on a Netflix miniseries (2 wds.) |
| 45% | EMILYBLUNT | 10 | "The Girl on the Train" star who plays the title character in "Mary Poppins Returns": 2 wds. |
| 45% | KALEYCUOCO | 10 | "The Flight Attendant" actress who voices the title character on HBO Max's animated "Harley Quinn": 2 wds. |
| 45% | PEGGYLIPTON | 11 | Actress who starred as a cop on the 1968-1973 series "The Mod Squad": 2 wds. |
| 45% | HEATHERGRAHAM | 13 | Actress who stars as Judalon Smyth on "Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders": 2 wds. |
| 44% | BEATRIXPOTTER | 13 | Author/illustrator who created the title character of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | KARENFUKUHARA | 13 | "Suicide Squad" actress who voices the title character in 14-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GINARODRIGUEZ | 13 | Actress who plays the title role on 15-Across: 2 wds. |