| 100% | WHAT | 4 | He was on second |
| 68% | NOAH | 4 | He was on the ark |
| 66% | EDWINALDRINJR | 13 | He was second |
| 64% | INEXILE | 7 | Like Napoleon when he was on Elba |
| 63% | TAYLOR | 6 | He was on the TV show The Goodies: Tim Brooke-__ |
| 63% | ARES | 4 | He was on the losing side of the Trojan War |
| 63% | MACNEE | 6 | He was Steed on The Avengers |
| 62% | ELMER | 5 | Howdy Doody's name when he was on radio |
| 61% | ALDA | 4 | He was Pierce on "M*A*S*H" |
| 61% | CESARROMERO | 11 | He was The Joker on TV's "Batman" |
| 60% | LANDON | 6 | "Bonanza" He was a Cartwright on |
| 59% | ALANALDA | 8 | He was Hawkeye Pierce on "M*A*S*H" |
| 58% | MUSSOLINI | 9 | He was forced out of office on July 25, 1943 |
| 57% | SNOOPY | 6 | He was depicted on 2001 postage stamps wearing fighter-pilot garb |
| 57% | DOCKELLIS | 9 | Pitcher who famously claimed he was on LSD while throwing a no-hitter (1970) |
| 55% | PRISONEREXCHANGE | 16 | Mission that 24-Across was on when he wrote 65-Across |
| 54% | WHOSWHO | 7 | ["How about 'Sports and Comedy' for $800"] He was on first base, per Abbott and Costello |
| 53% | NED | 3 | Edna was married to him on "The Simpsons" |
| 53% | BADLY | 5 | "He played so ___, he was put on the bench" (poorly) |
| 53% | LOUISGOSSETTJR | 14 | He plays Will Reeves on the HBO series "Watchmen": 3 wds. |
| 52% | HOWIEMANDEL | 11 | He was an actor on "St. Elsewhere" before he hosted "Deal or No Deal": 2 wds. |
| 52% | OBAMA | 5 | His second inauguration will occur on January 20, 2013 |
| 52% | VINCEYOUNG | 10 | Titans quarterback who played poorly the season after he was on the "Madden NFL 08" cover: 2 wds. |
| 52% | DONOVANMCNABB | 13 | Eagles quarterback who played poorly the season after he was on the "Madden NFL 06" cover: 2 wds. |
| 52% | CALCULON | 8 | On Futurama, he is a famous robot actor |
| 52% | NIBBLER | 7 | On Futurama, he is Leela's alien pet |
| 52% | JAY | 3 | Jimmy is replacing him on "The Tonight Show" tomorrow |
| 52% | VERGE | 5 | "He was on the ___ of tears." (almost crying) |
| 52% | ERICMCCORMACK | 13 | He played lawyer Will Truman on NBC's "Will & Grace": 2 wds. |
| 51% | BRETTFAVRE | 10 | Packers/Jets quarterback who played poorly the season after he was on the "Madden NFL 09" cover: 2 wds. |