| 100% | TASSO | 5 | Italian poet who was the subject of a Goethe play and a Donizetti opera |
| 50% | GERTRUDESTEIN | 13 | Pittsburgh-born poet who was the subject of a Picasso portrait |
| 45% | AIMECESAIRE | 11 | Poet and intellectual who was a founder of the Négritude movement |
| 43% | KATE | 4 | Middleton who was the subject of a disappearance conspiracy |
| 43% | SAMUELALITO | 11 | Nominee who was the subject of a 2006 filibuster attempt |
| 43% | ANDERSEN | 8 | Classic author who was the subject of a 1952 film musical |
| 43% | PAMELA | 6 | Actress Anderson who was the subject of a 2023 Netflix documentary |
| 43% | NYAD | 4 | Swimmer Diana who was the subject of a 2023 bio-pic |
| 43% | RETRACENACIRRUH | 15 | Exonerated boxer who is the subject of a Bob Dylan song |
| 42% | ALI | 3 | Boxer who was the subject of a recent commemorative issue of Time |
| 42% | UMA | 3 | Actress Thurman who was the subject of a Fall Out Boy song |
| 42% | DWIGHTSCHRUTE | 13 | A character from "The Office" played by Rainn Wilson, who is the nemesis and eventual friend of 42a: 2 wds |
| 41% | BALDWIN | 7 | Alec who was the subject of a Spike TV roast on July 9, 2017 |
| 41% | SAGAN | 5 | Carl ___, astrophysicist who was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize and multiple Emmy Awards |
| 41% | JAMESFRANCO | 11 | "The Interview" star who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DONALDTRUMP | 11 | "The Apprentice" host who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ROSEANNEBARR | 12 | 1990s sitcom star who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LAMARR | 6 | Actress and inventor Hedy who is the subject of the documentary “Bombshell” |
| 40% | EURO | 4 | Currency whose spelling was the subject of a dispute between Bulgaria and the ECB |
| 40% | TUT | 3 | King who's the subject of a song by Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons |
| 40% | GILSCOTTHERON | 13 | Jazz poet who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a recipient of the Early Influence Award (2 wds.) |
| 39% | FREDANDREWS | 11 | A "Riverdale" character who is the father of 31a, played by actor Luke Perry: 2 wds |
| 39% | PLATH | 5 | Poet who wrote "I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am" |
| 39% | AMYPOEHLER | 10 | Actress who played the role of Leslie Knope in "Parks and Recreation", a role she is best-known for: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DANTE | 5 | Italian poet who wrote "Nature is the art of God" |
| 39% | PETRARCH | 8 | Italian poet after whom a style of sonnet is named |
| 39% | NASH | 4 | Mathematician John who was the subject of "A Beautiful Mind" |
| 38% | JERRYSEINFELD | 13 | The lead character from "Seinfeld", who is a semi-fictional version of the actor who plays the role and goes by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | PATCHADAMS | 10 | Doctor who said of Robin Williams, "he was the only actor I wanted to play me, and I think he did a fabulous job." |
| 38% | BOBBYKNIGHT | 11 | College basketball coach who was the subject of "A Season on the Brink" |