| 100% | STILWELL | 8 | Joseph —, US Army general known as Vinegar Joe who died in 1946 |
| 42% | PERSHING | 8 | John Joseph —, US General of the Armies who died in 1948 |
| 41% | CLARABOW | 8 | US film actress known as The It Girl who died in 1965 |
| 37% | BOW | 3 | Clara —, US film actress known as The It Girl who died in 1965 |
| 36% | PAULWHITEMAN | 12 | US bandleader known as The King of Jazz who died in 1967 |
| 32% | TINA | 4 | ___ Turner, singer known as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll" who we pay tribute to in 2023 |
| 32% | RENO | 4 | Former US Attorney General Janet who died in November |
| 32% | TATUM | 5 | Art —, US jazz pianist known for his improvisation who died in 1956 |
| 31% | OCONNELL | 8 | Daniel —, Irish nationalist leader known as The Liberator who died in 1847 |
| 31% | BAIRD | 5 | John Logie —, Scottish engineer and television pioneer who died in 1946 |
| 31% | STAN | 4 | & 21D Philadelphia-born saxophone player known as The Sound who died in 1991 |
| 30% | PERRY | 5 | Matthew ___, actor known for his role as Chandler Bing in "Friends" who we pay tribute to in 2023 |
| 30% | GAMBON | 6 | Michael ___, actor known for his role as Dumbledore in "Harry Potter" who we pay tribute to in 2023 |
| 29% | COLIN | 5 | ___ Powell, retired general in the U. S. Army who was honored with his second Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993 |
| 29% | OPELS | 5 | Cars known as Vauxhalls in the U.K. |
| 28% | GIJOES | 6 | Toys known as Action Men in the U.K. |
| 28% | MANTEGNA | 8 | Joe ___, "Criminal Minds" actor who plays Lou in the 2022 TV series "As We See It" |
| 28% | JOHNBARDON | 10 | Actor best known as Jim Branning in EastEnders who died in 2014 |
| 28% | KENNEDY | 7 | Statesman Edward (also known as Ted) who, at the time of his death in 2009, was the fourth-longest-serving senator in US history |
| 28% | TEACH | 5 | Edward —, English pirate also known as Blackbeard who died in 1718 |
| 27% | HAMILTON | 8 | US Founding Father who died in 1804; 2015 musical |
| 27% | BRADLEY | 7 | Omar —, US Army general who was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1949-53 |
| 27% | DOWNTOWN | 8 | Area known as the main part of a city in the US |
| 27% | MIX | 3 | Tom, known as the "King of Cowboys", who appeared in 291 movies |
| 27% | ARNOLD | 6 | US actor and politician known in Japan as Shuwa-chan |
| 27% | THREE | 5 | U.S. ___, known in New Hampshire as the Daniel Webster Highway |
| 27% | PATTON | 6 | U.S. general who was a pentathlete in the 1912 Olympics |
| 27% | DAVIS | 5 | Benjamin ___, first black general in the U.S. Army |
| 27% | LOON | 4 | Bird known in the U.K. as a diver |