| 100% | CHARLIEPARKER | 13 | Jazz saxophonist who composed and played "Moose the Mooche": 2 wds. |
| 60% | CHARLESMINGUS | 13 | Jazz bassist who composed and played "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat": 2 wds. |
| 56% | CHUCKMANGIONE | 13 | Jazz flugelhorn player who composed and played "Feels So Good": 2 wds. |
| 49% | CHARLIEPARKER | 13 | Jazz saxophonist with the album "Bird and Diz": 2 wds. |
| 45% | CHARLIEPARKER | 13 | Legendary Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophonist, who co-invented the music style called bop or bebop: 2 wds. |
| 45% | KENNETHBRANAGH | 14 | Actor who directed and played the title character in 1996's "Hamlet": 2 wds. |
| 44% | DUKEELLINGTON | 13 | Jazz pianist and bandleader who composed "Sophisticated Lady": 2 wds. |
| 41% | JOHNCOLTRANE | 12 | Jazz saxophonist with the album "Blue Train": 2 wds. |
| 41% | SONNYROLLINS | 12 | Jazz saxophonist with the album "Tenor Madness": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ANTONKARAS | 10 | Vienna-born zither player who composed and played the theme from 1949 film noir The Third Man |
| 41% | LILRELHOWERY | 12 | "Get Out" actor who plays Moose in "Harold and the Purple Crayon" (3 wds.) |
| 40% | KARAS | 5 | Anton —, Vienna-born zither player who composed and played the theme from 1949 film noir The Third Man |
| 40% | ORSONWELLES | 11 | Actor who directed 17-Across and played the title character: 2 wds. |
| 39% | HERBALPERT | 10 | Jazz trumpeter who led the Tijuana Brass: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JOHNCOLTRANE | 12 | "Blue Train" jazz saxophonist who was posthumously awarded a 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BRIANENO | 8 | Ambient music pioneer who composed the "Microsoft Sound" for Windows 95: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LENAHORNE | 9 | Jazz singer who was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 1983: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BILLYSTRAYHORN | 14 | Jazz pianist who composed 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | JOHNRANDLE | 10 | Defensive tackle who played for the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks and is one of the greatest pass rushers ever: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SHOHEIOHTANI | 12 | Pitcher and outfielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels (2 wds.) |
| 37% | DUKEELLINGTON | 13 | Jazz legend who composed "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MILESDAVIS | 10 | Jazz trumpeter who recorded "Birth of the Cool": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ERNIEBANKS | 10 | Negro Leaguer who played first base and shortstop for the Cubs (1953-1971): 2 wds. |
| 36% | KEVINHART | 9 | Actor who plays Moose Finbar in "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CYNTHIANIXON | 12 | "Sex and the City" actress who plays Gwendolyn in "Ratched": 2 wds. |
| 36% | GREGMADDUX | 10 | Legendary pitcher nicknamed "Mad Dog," who played for the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs: 2 wds |
| 36% | RUDYGOBERT | 10 | Jazz center who won his second consecutive Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JIMCARREY | 9 | "Dumb and Dumber" actor who played The Riddler in 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | VINDIESEL | 9 | Actor who plays Dominic Toretto in the "Fast and Furious" films (2 wds.) |