| 100% | PEI | 3 | I.M. ___, Pritzker Prize-winning architect behind the Louvre in Paris who passed away at the age of 102 in 2019 |
| 36% | PAIGE | 5 | Satchel who pitched in an M.L.B. game at the age of fifty-nine |
| 35% | PELE | 4 | Brazilian soccer great who passed away at the end of 2022 |
| 34% | HARRYBELAFONTE | 14 | "Day-O" singer/actor/activist who passed away on April 25, 2023, at the age of 96 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ANDREWLUCK | 10 | Four-time Pro Bowl quarterback who retired in 2019 at the age of 29: 2 wds. |
| 33% | YODA | 4 | Character who died at the age of 900 in "Return of the Jedi" |
| 33% | HERMANWOUK | 10 | "The Caine Mutiny," 18-Across, and 31-Across novelist who passed away at age 103 on May 17, 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | PEI | 3 | Architect I.M. who died this year at age 102 |
| 32% | ELI | 3 | Actor Wallach who died in 2014 at the age of 98 |
| 32% | CROW | 4 | Sheryl ___, Grammy-winning musician who received critical acclaim at the age of 32 with her single "All I Wanna Do" |
| 32% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Singer who won Video of the Year for "Piece of Me" at MTV Video Music Awards in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MORRISON | 8 | Toni ___, Nobel laureate behind works like "The Bluest Eye" and "Home" who passed away in 2019 |
| 32% | ANNA | 4 | Tennis player Kournikova who retired in 2007 at the age of 21 |
| 32% | LEAR | 4 | TV producer Norman who died in December at the age of 101 |
| 32% | KAZUOISHIGURO | 13 | British author of "Never Let Me Go" who won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature : 2 wds. |
| 31% | RICHARDWILBUR | 13 | American poet behind "Things of This World" who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1957 and 1989: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ASHLEIGHBARTY | 13 | #1 tennis player who retired in 2022 at the age of 25: 2 wds. |
| 31% | EDITHWHARTON | 12 | 13-Across and 25-Across writer who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Literature, for her 1920 novel "The Age of Innocence" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | CHLOEKIM | 8 | American snowboarder who won an Olympic gold medal at the age of 17: 2 wds. |
| 31% | NADIACOMANECI | 13 | Romanian gymnast who won three Olympic gold medals at the age of 15: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MARJORIE | 8 | ___ Gestring, American springboard diver who won an Olympic gold medal at the age of 13 |
| 31% | DORIS | 5 | ___ Day, Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree and actress from "The Man Who Knew Too Much" who passed away in 2019 |
| 30% | LOIS | 4 | Smith who, in 2021, at the age of ninety, became the oldest winner of an acting Tony |
| 30% | BRANDONROY | 10 | Former NBA Rookie of the Year who retired in 2012 at the age of 27: 2 wds. |
| 30% | RICOCASEK | 9 | Lead singer of The Cars who passed away September 15, 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | JOHNSINGLETON | 13 | Director of 18-Across and 40-Across who passed away in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | LEE | 3 | Stan ___, one of the primary creators in Marvel Comics who passed away in 2018 |
| 29% | ABIY | 4 | ___ Ahmed, Ethiopian Prime Minister who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 |
| 29% | GEORGIA | 7 | ___ Engel, Emmy-winning actress from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" who passed away in 2019 |
| 29% | JFK | 3 | Initials of the US president who was elected at age 43 in 1960 |