| 100% | LAGERFELD | 9 | Karl ___, former creative director of Chanel who held the position from 1983 until his death in 2019 |
| 37% | LAGERFELD | 9 | Karl, became creative director of Chanel in 1983 |
| 30% | TAGGART | 7 | ITV detective series that starred Mark McManus in the title role from 1983 until his death in 1994 |
| 30% | AKIHITO | 7 | Emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019 |
| 29% | RITT | 4 | Martin —, director of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold |
| 27% | JASONKIDD | 9 | Former Knicks player who holds the record for second most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 27% | STEVENASH | 9 | Former Lakers player who holds the record for third most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 27% | RACCOON | 7 | Rocket ___, character from "Guardians of the Galaxy" who has consecutive double letters in his name |
| 26% | DONALDPENN | 10 | Oakland Raiders offensive lineman who was one of the best in his position in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 26% | JOHNSTOCKTON | 12 | Former Utah Jazz player who holds the record for most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ABEVIGODA | 9 | Actor who was the subject of several mistaken death reports before his actual death in 2016 |
| 26% | ALEXRODRIGUEZ | 13 | Former Yankees slugger who, in his 2012 children's book, is a young baseballer learning the value of practice: 2 wds. |
| 26% | MICHAELHANEKE | 13 | Austrian director who made a Hollywood remake of his original film "Funny Games" in the year 2007: 2 wds. |
| 25% | ROGERMARIS | 10 | Former Yankees slugger who held the American League single-season home run record of 61 home runs from 1961 to 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 25% | MARTINA | 7 | ___ Navratilova, former tennis player who held the No.1 spot in singles from 1982-1986 |
| 24% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Sculley, former president of PepsiCo who was the CEO of Apple from 1983 to 1993 |
| 24% | SAMMENDES | 9 | "The Ferryman" director who won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 24% | JOHNSINGLETON | 13 | Director of 18-Across and 40-Across who passed away in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 24% | RYLANCE | 7 | Mark —, Artistic Director of the Globe Theatre in London from 1995-2005 |
| 24% | SEIJIOZAWA | 10 | Longtime music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra who died in February, 2024 |
| 24% | BRIANURLACHER | 13 | Former American football linebacker who played his entire 13-year career for the Chicago Bears and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018: 2 wds |
| 24% | VICTORFLEMING | 13 | Director of the eight starred films in this puzzle, who was born on 2/23/1889 |
| 23% | LAUNDER | 7 | Frank —, director of five films in the St Trinian's series from 1954-80 |
| 23% | TAMBO | 5 | Oliver —, former president of the ANC who died in 1993 |
| 23% | OSKAR | 5 | Werner of "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" |
| 23% | RANKS | 5 | Holds the position of |
| 23% | ALAN | 4 | Former shortstop Trammell who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018 |
| 23% | WONGKARWAI | 10 | “In the Mood for Love” director who controversially reëdited some of his films prior to their Criterion Collection box-set release |
| 23% | HUNT | 4 | Rex —, former Governor of the Falkland Islands who died in 2012 |
| 23% | OSKAR | 5 | Actor Werner of "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" |