| 100% | HAMMOND | 7 | Joan —, New Zealand-born soprano, violinist and golfer who died in 1996 |
| 43% | KIRITEKANAWA | 12 | New Zealand-born soprano who played opera singer Nellie Melba in a "Downton Abbey" episode: 3 wds. |
| 38% | KIRI | 4 | & 3D New Zealand operatic soprano born in 1944 |
| 37% | NIARCHOS | 8 | Stavros —, Greek shipping tycoon who died in 1996 |
| 37% | VANDERBILT | 10 | Cornelius —, New York-born businessman and philanthropist who died in 1877 |
| 36% | TUPAC | 5 | Influential rapper/actor who died in 1996 |
| 35% | WESTS | 5 | Adam, born in Washington, who acted and Mae, born in New York, who acted |
| 35% | MENUHIN | 7 | Yehudi —, New York City-born violinist who died in 1999 |
| 35% | CALLAS | 6 | Maria —, New York-born operatic soprano who died in 1977 |
| 34% | ALAN | 4 | & 20D New Zealand-born actor who played Jim Robinson in Australian television soap Neighbours |
| 34% | BURNS | 5 | George —, US comedian born Nathan Birnbaum who died in 1996 |
| 34% | TESLA | 5 | Inventor who died in The New Yorker Hotel |
| 34% | JAMESGILLRAY | 12 | London-born satirical caricaturist and illustrator who died in 1815 |
| 34% | KINGSLEY | 8 | Actor Ben ___ who played Mahatma Gandhi in the movie "Gandhi" and was born on New Year's Eve |
| 34% | KILMER | 6 | Actor Val ___ who played Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in "Top Gun" and was born on New Year's Eve |
| 32% | BALANCHINE | 10 | George —, Russian-born classical ballet choreographer who died in New York in 1983 |
| 32% | BENTINE | 7 | Michael —, comedian and former member of the Goons who died in 1996 |
| 32% | AMYWINEHOUSE | 12 | British singer who won five Grammys in 2008, including Best New Artist, and died of alcohol poisoning in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MARK | 4 | ___ Ingram II, former NFL running back born in December who won a Heisman Trophy and played for the New Orleans Saints |
| 32% | LEETREVINO | 10 | Golfer who won The Open Championship in 1971 and 1972 |
| 32% | KIRI | 4 | New Zealand-born soprano ___ Te Kanawa |
| 32% | SNAGGE | 6 | John —, radio announcer known for his annual commentary on the University Boat Race, who died in 1996 |
| 32% | ARCHIMEDES | 10 | Greek mathematician and physicist who died in 212 BC |
| 31% | HEIFETZ | 7 | Jascha —, Vilnius-born violinist who debuted at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1917 |
| 31% | HEIFETZ | 7 | Jascha -, Vilnius-born violinist who debuted at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1917 |
| 31% | MORRISON | 8 | Doors singer who died young and is buried in Paris |
| 31% | ERNEST | 6 | ___ Rutherford, New Zealand born physicist after whom the element with atomic number 104 was named |
| 31% | MELANIELYNSKEY | 14 | "Yellowjackets" actress who was born in New Zealand in 1977: 2 wds. |