| 100% | FORTUNE | 7 | John —, actor and satirist noted for his work with John Bird and Rory Bremner |
| 64% | BIRD | 4 | John ---, actor and satirist known for his work with John Fortune |
| 43% | AUDUBON | 7 | John James —, US naturalist and artist noted for his paintings of birds |
| 38% | JUVENAL | 7 | Roman poet and Stoic noted for his work the Satires |
| 38% | ABBE | 4 | Ernst —, German physicist and inventor noted for his work in optics |
| 35% | SCHMITT | 7 | Al ___, American recording engineer with 20 Grammy Awards for his work with Quincy Jones and Steely Dan |
| 35% | DOPPLER | 7 | Christian —, 19th-century mathematician and physicist noted for his work on the frequency of light and sound waves |
| 34% | GOUJON | 6 | Jean —, 16th-century French sculptor and architect noted for his decorations of works by Pierre Lescot |
| 34% | DELAP | 5 | Rory —, former Republic of Ireland and Stoke City midfielder noted for his long throw-ins |
| 33% | RIX | 3 | Brian —, actor noted for his Whitehall Theatre farces such as Dry Rot and Simple Spymen |
| 33% | DIXON | 5 | Jeremiah —, English surveyor best known for his work with Charles Mason on resolving a boundary dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania |
| 32% | DIXON | 5 | Jeremiah —, 18th-century English surveyor best known for his work with Charles Mason on resolving a boundary dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania |
| 30% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | Actor who has earned four NAACP Image Awards, for his work in 19-Across, 46-Across, "Mother and Child," and "Django Unchained" (3 wds.) |
| 30% | WATT | 4 | Inventor James known for his work with steam engine |
| 30% | ALAN | 4 | Composer ___ Menken best known for his work with Disney |
| 30% | ENO | 3 | Brian ___ known for his work in ambient music and electronica |
| 30% | HAWKEYE | 7 | Avenger known for his skill with a bow and arrow |
| 29% | DEBRETT | 7 | John —, London-born bookseller noted for his volumes of Peerage & Baronetage |
| 29% | PENN | 4 | ___ Jillette, magician best known for his work with fellow magician Teller |
| 29% | NAMJUNEPAIK | 11 | “Father of video art” known for his work with television monitors |
| 29% | AVOGADRO | 8 | Amedeo —, Italian physicist born in 1776 noted for his work on gases |
| 29% | ABELARD | 7 | Peter —, medieval French theologian noted for his affair with Heloise d'Argenteuil |
| 29% | CATO | 4 | Marcus Porcius —, Roman statesman and writer noted for his opposition to Carthage |
| 29% | JACKBLACK | 9 | "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" actor who is also a musician and is famous for his role in "Gulliver's Travels": 2 wds |
| 29% | EULER | 5 | Leonhard —, 18th-century mathematician noted for his work on the calculus of variation |
| 29% | FILIPPOLIPPI | 12 | 15th-century Florentine priest and artist noted for his frescoes at Prato cathedral |
| 29% | LESLIEODOMJR | 12 | Nominee for the Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Song Oscars for his work in "One Night in Miami ...": 3 wds., abbr. |
| 28% | LIPPI | 5 | Filippo —, 15th-century Florentine priest and artist noted for his frescoes at Prato cathedral |
| 28% | NOSTRADAMUS | 11 | Latinised name of the 16th-century French astrologer and physician noted for his predictions |