| 100% | BENTHAM | 7 | Jeremy known for his "greatest happiness of the greatest number" philosophy |
| 46% | SCOOBYDOO | 9 | The name of the Great Dane in the titular animated series, known for being able to speak and his love of eponymous snacks: Hyph. |
| 46% | JIMTAYLOR | 9 | Former Green Bay Packers NFL player, known for his aggression, and is considered one of the greatest running backs ever: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SNL | 3 | Show with the greatest number of Primetime Emmys, for short |
| 43% | LARUE | 5 | Lash known for his use of the bullwhip in old Westerns |
| 42% | GREGORY | 7 | — XIII, 16th-century Pope best known for his reformation of the calendar |
| 42% | LECARRE | 7 | Author known for the intelligence of his writing? |
| 42% | KEN | 3 | ___ Follett, historical fiction author known for his novel "The Pillars of the Earth" |
| 42% | LANCELOT | 8 | Knight of the Round Table known for his bravery |
| 41% | PARRY | 5 | Hubert —, English composer best known for his setting of the William Blake poem Jerusalem |
| 41% | JOKER | 5 | The archenemy of Batman who becomes Harley Quinn's villainous sidekick and is also known for his sadistic sense of humor |
| 41% | HRGIGER | 7 | Swiss artist known for his design of the creature in 1979 sci-fi film Alien |
| 41% | BLANCO | 6 | Richard ___, modern poet known for his reading of "One Today" at the 2013 presidential inauguration |
| 41% | MICHELANGELO | 12 | Sculptor best known for the Pietà and his statue of David |
| 39% | DALI | 4 | Artist Salvador ___ known for his piece "The Persistence of Memory" |
| 38% | NIALL | 5 | ___ Horan, member of the boy band One Direction who is known for his single "Slow Hands" |
| 38% | WALTERPAYTON | 12 | Former NFL player for the Chicago Bears, known as "Sweetness," who is considered one of the greatest RBs ever: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALEXANDER | 9 | ___ the Great, king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia known for being a supremely successful military commander |
| 38% | UTRILLO | 7 | Artist known for his street scenes of Paris |
| 38% | TOMLINSON | 9 | Louis ___, member of the boy band One Direction who is known for his single "Two of Us" |
| 38% | LIAM | 4 | ___ Payne, member of the boy band One Direction who is known for his single "Strip That Down" |
| 38% | PAVAROTTI | 9 | Singer with the Guinness Book record for greatest number of curtain calls at a single performance (165) |
| 38% | EINSTEIN | 8 | Known for his theory of relativity |
| 38% | THINWHITEDUKE | 13 | Alter ego of 24-/36-Across known for his cabaret wardrobe, with "the": 3 wds. |
| 38% | HOMER | 5 | ___ Simpson, "The Simpsons" dad known for his love of food, especially pink donuts |
| 37% | ELFMAN | 6 | Danny, known for his theme song for The Simpsons |
| 37% | DESOTO | 6 | Conquistador known for his brutal tactics against the Mississippians |
| 37% | DIALOGUE | 8 | Mamet is known for his snappy writing of this |
| 37% | ZAYNMALIK | 9 | Former member of the boy band One Direction who is known for his lead single "Pillowtalk": 2 wds. |
| 37% | WEEGEE | 6 | Pseudonymous photographer known for his gritty photos of 1930s NYC |