| 100% | SATCHELPAIGE | 12 | Kansas City Athletics pitcher who, at age 59 in 1965, became the oldest person to play in an MLB game (2 wds.) |
| 64% | GORDIEHOWE | 10 | Hartford Whalers winger who, at age 52 in 1980, became the oldest person to play in an NHL game (2 wds.) |
| 64% | GEORGEBLANDA | 12 | Oakland Raiders placekicker who, at age 48 in 1976, became the oldest person to play in an NFL game (2 wds.) |
| 42% | ANTHONYHOPKINS | 14 | "The Father" star who won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 2021, becoming the oldest person to win an acting Oscar (2 wds.) |
| 38% | JAMIEMOYER | 10 | Pitcher in the Mariners Hall of Fame who played to age 49, in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RICHARDBYRD | 11 | American explorer who in 1929 became the first person to fly over the South Pole: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROALDAMUNDSEN | 13 | Norwegian explorer who in 1911 became the first person to reach the South Pole, one month ahead of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SHOHEIOHTANI | 12 | Japanese MLB player who was the first player in history to be a pitcher and hitter in the All-Star Game, in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JORDANROMERO | 12 | Mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest at the age of 13 and later became the youngest climber in the world to complete the Seven Summits: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MANNYPACQUIAO | 13 | Filipino boxer who recently became the first person to hold a world title in four different decades: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LOIS | 4 | Smith who, in 2021, at the age of ninety, became the oldest winner of an acting Tony |
| 34% | MARIAHCAREY | 11 | "Fantasy" singer who recently became the first person to top the Billboard Hot 100 in four different decades: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TOMMYJOHN | 9 | Pitcher who's known for his successful elbow surgery and played to age 46, in 1989: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PHILNIEKRO | 10 | Braves knuckleball pitcher who played to age 48, in 1987: 2 wds. |
| 34% | NOLANRYAN | 9 | Pitcher who had a record seven no-hitters and played to age 46, in 1993: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CARLOSALCARAZ | 13 | Spanish tennis player who became the youngest man to be ranked #1, at 19, in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LLEYTONHEWITT | 13 | Australian tennis player who became the youngest man to be ranked #1, at 20, in 2001: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JAKOB | 5 | Track star Ingebrigtsen who, at age 16, became the youngest person in history to run a sub-four-minute mile |
| 33% | DEANJONES | 9 | "The Love Bug" actor who played Wilby Daniels as an adult in the sequel to 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CATFISHHUNTER | 13 | 1960s-1970s Athletics/Yankees Hall of Fame pitcher who never played in the minor leagues: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SALVADORPEREZ | 13 | Kansas City Royal who has won 4 Silver Slugger awards, the most of any active catcher in the MLB (2 wds.) |
| 32% | VINCECARTER | 11 | Atlanta Hawks forward who recently became the first to play in the NBA in four different decades: 2 wds. |
| 32% | HEATHLEDGER | 11 | Actor who played The Joker in "The Dark Knight," and met an untimely death, aged only 28: 2 wds. |
| 32% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | R&B singer who released the #1 album "Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius" in 1963, at age 13: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | Actor who became the first one of Egyptian heritage to win an Oscar for Best Actor in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 32% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | "Magic Mike" actor who plays the novelist's cover model trying to rescue her in "The Lost City": 2 wds. |
| 32% | EVELYNASHFORD | 13 | The first track and field athlete to run 100 meters under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games and who has won a total of 5 Olympic medals: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ICHIROSUZUKI | 12 | Outfielder who hit the only inside-the-park home run in an MLB All-Star Game (2 wds.) |
| 32% | LISALESLIE | 10 | Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game: 2 wds. |
| 32% | OMAR | 4 | Vizquel who's the only shortstop to play in four decades of MLB games |