| 100% | ODIN | 4 | Ian McShane's character in 31a, who goes by the name "Mr. Wednesday" |
| 48% | BLACK | 5 | ___ Widow, Marvel character who goes by the name of Natalia Romanoff and appears in "The Avengers" movies |
| 46% | HARLEYQUINN | 11 | DC supervillain who goes by the name of Harleen Frances Quinzel, and appears in "Suicide Squad": 2 wds. |
| 46% | WITCH | 5 | Scarlet ___, Marvel superheroine who goes by the name of Wanda Maximoff and appears in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" |
| 44% | WONDERWOMAN | 11 | DC superheroine who goes by the name of Princess Diana, and appears in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ALF | 3 | 1980s sitcom title character who also went by the name Gordon Shumway |
| 39% | BODDY | 5 | Mr. ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Lee Ving in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 39% | GREEN | 5 | Mr. ___, character from the classic board game "Clue" who is played by Michael McKean in the eponymous 1985 film |
| 38% | MAC | 3 | The name of the character played by Rob McElhenney on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" |
| 38% | GANDALF | 7 | Ian McKellen's character in "The Lord of the Rings" series who sports an iconic long white beard |
| 37% | IANMCSHANE | 10 | "Deadwood" actor who plays Mr. Wednesday in the Starz adaptation of 29-Across by 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | LAERTES | 7 | Character in "Hamlet" who is struck by a poison-tipped sword (we did say the play's a tragedy) |
| 36% | REY | 3 | Character in the "Star Wars" movies who adopts the last name Skywalker |
| 36% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | Wrestler who went by The Rock, who is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood right now: 2 wds. |
| 36% | KANYEWEST | 9 | US rapper who now goes by the name Ye |
| 36% | HARRY | 5 | ___ Melling, actor who shares his name with the character he played in "The Queen's Gambit" |
| 35% | ELSA | 4 | Character who sings "Let It Go" in the Broadway musical "Frozen" |
| 34% | MACDUFF | 7 | Character who kills Macbeth in the William Shakespeare play of that name |
| 34% | STEVEAUSTIN | 11 | Retired WWE wrestler who goes by the nickname "Stone Cold" and has acted in a number of films, most notably "The Expendables": 2 wds. |
| 34% | BRADBELLICK | 11 | Character played by Wade Williams who is introduced as the captain of Fox River's correctional officers in "Prison Break": 2 wds. |
| 33% | SULU | 4 | "Star Trek" character who was named for a sea in the Philippines |
| 33% | DONOVAN | 7 | 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who went by his first name only and had the hit "Mellow Yellow" |
| 33% | HELLBOY | 7 | Ron Perlman's character in film of the same name |
| 33% | CILANTRO | 8 | Herb that also goes by the name coriander |
| 33% | HOGTOWN | 7 | Toronto goes by the name of this porcine nickname |
| 33% | SUPREMES | 8 | All-girl-group, once went by the name Primettes |
| 33% | CLARKKENT | 9 | The lead character in "Smallville" who eventually becomes Superman, played by Tom Welling: 2 wds. |
| 33% | RON | 3 | First name of the character played by Rupert Grint in the Harry Potter movies |
| 33% | THELIONKING | 11 | Animated film released in 1994 which was influenced by Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and tells the story of a character named Simba: 3 wds. |
| 33% | MOS | 3 | ___ Def (musician/actor who now goes by the name Yasiin Bey) |