| 100% | ELTON | 5 | John who wrote music for "The Lion King" |
| 59% | HANS | 4 | Zimmer who wrote the musical score for "The Lion King" |
| 56% | STYNE | 5 | Jule who wrote the music for "Funny Girl" |
| 56% | ALANMENKEN | 10 | EGOT winner who wrote the music for “Aladdin” |
| 55% | SARA | 4 | Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for "Waitress" |
| 55% | JEROME | 6 | Composer Kern who wrote the music for "Show Boat" |
| 55% | ARNE | 4 | Thomas who wrote the music for "Soft Flowing Avon" |
| 54% | SONDHEIM | 8 | Stephen who wrote the music and lyrics for "Sweeney Todd" |
| 54% | SARABAREILLES | 13 | Singer/songwriter who wrote music and lyrics for the stage adaptation of "Waitress" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | SARA | 4 | Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress" |
| 53% | WEILL | 5 | Kurt who wrote the music for "The Threepenny Opera" |
| 53% | SARABAREILLES | 13 | Singer-songwriter who wrote music and lyrics for the stage adaptation of the film "Waitress" (2 wds.) |
| 51% | SHEL | 4 | Silverstein who wrote the words and music for Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" |
| 51% | ELFMAN | 6 | Composer Danny who wrote the theme music for "The Simpsons" |
| 51% | SARABAREILLES | 13 | "Love Song" singer who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical "Waitress": 2 wds. |
| 50% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | "Jolene" singer who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical "9 to 5": 2 wds. |
| 50% | OHARA | 5 | John who wrote "From the Terrace" |
| 49% | LABRINTH | 8 | UK rapper who wrote music for HBO series Euphoria |
| 49% | CYNDILAUPER | 11 | "Time After Time" singer who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical "Kinky Boots": 2 wds. |
| 49% | ALAN | 4 | Menken who wrote the music for "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin" |
| 49% | SARA | 4 | Singer Bareilles who wrote and composed the music for Broadway's "Waitress" |
| 48% | SARA | 4 | Singer Bareilles who wrote the music for the Broadway show "Waitress" |
| 48% | SARA | 4 | Singer Bareilles who wrote the music for the Broadway musical "Waitress" |
| 48% | MUIR | 4 | John who wrote "My First Summer in the Sierra" |
| 48% | DONNE | 5 | John who wrote the sonnet "Death Be Not Proud" |
| 48% | HANS | 4 | Composer Zimmer who won Oscars for "The Lion King" and "Dune" |
| 48% | CIARDI | 6 | John who wrote the textbook "How Does a Poem Mean?" |
| 48% | KNOWLES | 7 | John who wrote the 1959 best seller "A Separate Peace" |
| 47% | RAE | 3 | John who searched for the Northwest Passage |
| 46% | POE | 3 | Who wrote of "sorrow for the lost Lenore" |