| 100% | BRADPITT | 8 | Hollywood actor known for "Fight Club" and "F1": 2 wds. |
| 61% | BRADPITT | 8 | Actor famous for "Fight Club" and "Troy" who appeared as a guest star on "Friends": 2 wds. |
| 56% | MRT | 3 | 1980s actor known for his Mohawk and gold chains: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ARTUROTOSCANINI | 15 | Conductor known for fighting fascism: 2 wds. |
| 48% | DENVERPYLE | 10 | TV actor known for playing 16-Across and 33-Across who would have turned 100 years old in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 48% | DCCOMICS | 8 | Publisher known for Flash and Green Lantern: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TIMCURRY | 8 | Actor known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the characters 15-Across, 29-Across, and 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | ALEXTREBEK | 10 | Game show host known for "Jeopardy!" and "High Rollers": 2 wds. |
| 46% | DANAASHBROOK | 12 | American actor known for playing Bobby Briggs in the cult TV series "Twin Peaks": 2 wds. |
| 46% | HENRYCAVILL | 11 | Actor known for playing a DC superhero who will be seen in the new "Mission: Impossible" film: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MICHELLEOBAMA | 13 | First Lady known for her support of military families and healthy eating: 2 wds. |
| 45% | JACKSONPOLLOCK | 14 | American abstract expressionist painter known for his "drip technique" and "action painting": 2 wds. |
| 45% | JOHNCARPENTER | 13 | Filmmaker known for writing and directing horror films like "Halloween" and "The Fog": 2 wds. |
| 45% | JLO | 3 | Nickname of the singer known for "All I Have" and "On the Floor": 2 wds. |
| 44% | MOVIEROLE | 9 | Part for a Hollywood actor: 2 wds. |
| 44% | NEILMARSHALL | 12 | Filmmaker known for writing and directing horror films like "Dog Soldiers" and "The Descent": 2 wds. |
| 44% | MIKEFLANAGAN | 12 | Filmmaker known for writing and directing horror films like "Hush" and "Gerald's Game": 2 wds. |
| 44% | KENNYCHESNEY | 12 | Country star known for such songs as "Come Over" and "The Boys of Fall": 2 wds. |
| 44% | BRADPITT | 8 | Fight Club and Troy actor |
| 43% | MOTHERTERESA | 12 | Canonized nun who is known for her work in India and has a "family" name: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MRT | 3 | "The A-Team" actor known for saying "I pity the fool" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | WAYNEBRADY | 10 | Game show host known for "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" and "Let's Make a Deal": 2 wds. |
| 43% | SHERLOCKHOLMES | 14 | Detective portrayed by Robert Downey Jr., who is known for his unmatched observation and deductive skills: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TOMMYJOHN | 9 | Pitcher who's known for his successful elbow surgery and played to age 46, in 1989: 2 wds. |
| 42% | JEFFFOXWORTHY | 13 | Game show host known for "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" and "The American Bible Challenge": 2 wds. |
| 42% | STEPHENKING | 11 | American gothic writer known for his works like "It" and "The Shining" that were adapted into movies: 2 wds. |
| 42% | BRADPITT | 8 | Fight Club and Mr and Mrs Smith actor |
| 42% | BOGART | 6 | Actor known for Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon |
| 42% | SEANPENN | 8 | Actor famous for "Milk" and "Mystic River" who appeared as a guest star on "Friends": 2 wds. |
| 42% | VELMADINKLEY | 12 | The "nerdy" one in the Mystery Machine gang known for her trademark orange turtleneck jacket and her intelligence: 2 wds. |