| 100% | SARTRE | 6 | Jean-Paul —, French philosopher awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 61% | SARTRE | 6 | French writer who refused the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 58% | SARTRE | 6 | "No Exit" playwright who declined the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 54% | BERGSON | 7 | Henri —, French philosopher; winner of the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 54% | KAZUO | 5 | Novelist Ishiguro awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 52% | ONEILL | 6 | Eugene —, playwright awarded the 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 51% | EHRLICH | 7 | Paul —, German bacteriologist awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize in Medicine |
| 50% | FRANCE | 6 | Anatole —, French winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 50% | GIDE | 4 | Andre —, French winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 50% | FRANCE | 6 | Anatole -, French winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 50% | BOBDYLAN | 8 | Singer/songwriter who was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 50% | DYLAN | 5 | Bob —, singer and actor awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 50% | YEATS | 5 | Poet awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923 |
| 49% | DYLAN | 5 | Bob —, singer-actor awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 48% | BOB | 3 | Singer-songwriter Dylan who was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 47% | MAETERLINCK | 11 | Maurice —, Belgian poet and dramatist awarded the 1911 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 47% | TOWNES | 6 | Charles Hard —, co-recipient of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics |
| 44% | ELIOT | 5 | T.S. ___ who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 44% | DYLAN | 5 | Winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 43% | TONIMORRISON | 12 | "Beloved" novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in the year 1993: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DYLAN | 5 | Bob who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 42% | LESSING | 7 | Doris who won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 42% | DYLAN | 5 | Musician who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 42% | OLGA | 4 | Tokarczuk who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 42% | MANN | 4 | Thomas who won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 42% | TOKARCZUK | 9 | Olga who was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in 2019 |
| 41% | ALICE | 5 | Canadian writer Munro who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 41% | MANN | 4 | German writer Thomas who won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 41% | NERUDA | 6 | Poet Pablo who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature |