| 100% | BUNYAN | 6 | John __; author of The Pilgrim's Progress |
| 65% | GIANTDESPAIR | 12 | Owner of Doubting Castle in John Bunyan allegory The Pilgrim's Progress |
| 59% | GRISHAM | 7 | Author of the legal thriller The Client: John __ |
| 59% | STEINBECK | 9 | John, author of The Grapes of Wrath |
| 58% | BUNYAN | 6 | "The Pilgrim's Progress" author |
| 57% | GAY | 3 | John —, author of 1728 stage work The Beggar's Opera |
| 57% | GRISHAM | 7 | John, author of The Pelican Brief and Runaway Jury |
| 55% | MILTON | 6 | John —, author of the epic poem Paradise Lost |
| 55% | FOWLES | 6 | John —, author of the 1977 novel Daniel Martin |
| 54% | CHEEVER | 7 | John, US author of The Swimmer |
| 54% | STEINBECK | 9 | The Grapes of Wrath author John |
| 54% | ATWOOD | 6 | Author of The Handmaid's Tale |
| 53% | STEINBECK | 9 | John, US author of The Grapes of Wrath |
| 53% | AUEL | 4 | Author of the "Earth's Children" series |
| 53% | RECTOR | 6 | John —, author of the novels Out of the Black and Already Gone |
| 53% | LAHR | 4 | John —, author of the novels The Autograph Hound and Hot to Trot |
| 52% | MCPHEE | 6 | John ___, author of "Annals of the Former World" |
| 52% | GALSWORTHY | 10 | John —, author of novel series The Forsyte Saga |
| 52% | BOBDOLE | 7 | Author of the memoir "One Soldier's Story" |
| 52% | AUDREY | 6 | Author of The Time Traveler's Wife, Niffenegger |
| 52% | ONO | 3 | Author of the 1964 artist's book "Grapefruit" |
| 52% | BUNYAN | 6 | Pilgrim's Progress author |
| 52% | BARTH | 5 | John —, author of the novels The Sot-Weed Factor and Giles Goat-Boy |
| 51% | GRISHAM | 7 | John —, author of novels The Broker and The Brethren |
| 51% | BUCHAN | 6 | John —, author of 1915 novel The Thirty-Nine Steps |
| 51% | BRAINE | 6 | John —, author of 1957 novel Room at the Top |
| 51% | JUDYBLUME | 9 | Author of the children's book "Superfudge": 2 wds. |
| 51% | STOWE | 5 | Author of the 19th century's best-selling novel |
| 51% | DAHL | 4 | Author of the best-selling children's book "Matilda" |
| 51% | CREASEY | 7 | John —, author of novels Go Away Death and The Executioners |