| 100% | CLARKSON | 8 | Kelly, who won the first series of American Idol |
| 67% | CLARKSON | 8 | Kelly, US singer who won the first American Idol |
| 62% | CLARKSON | 8 | The first winner of American Idol, Kelly __ |
| 57% | KELLY | 5 | Clarkson who won the first "American Idol" |
| 56% | KELLY | 5 | Clarkson who won the first "American Idol" season |
| 55% | CALEB | 5 | Johnson who won the 13th season of "American Idol" |
| 55% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | 16-Across and 45-Across singer who won the first season of "American Idol" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | RUBEN | 5 | Singer Studdard who won the second season of "American Idol" |
| 52% | DALLASKEUCHEL | 13 | Astros starting pitcher who won Game 1 of the 2017 American League Championship Series (2 wds.) |
| 51% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | Female singer who won the inaugural season of "American Idol": 2 wds. |
| 50% | VIOLA | 5 | Actress Davis who was the first African American to win the Triple Crown of Acting |
| 50% | CLARKSON | 8 | Kelly, first winner of American Idol |
| 47% | FANTASIA | 8 | Mononym of the female singer who won the third season of "American Idol" |
| 46% | DEREKJETER | 10 | Yankee shortstop who won the 1996 American League Rookie of the Year Award (2 wds.) |
| 45% | GUARINI | 7 | Justin, who was the first American Idol runner-up |
| 45% | RANDYAROZARENA | 14 | Tampa Bay Rays outfielder who won the 2021 American League Rookie of the Year Award (2 wds.) |
| 44% | LIN | 3 | Jeremy who was the first Asian American to win an NBA Championship |
| 43% | ALTHEA | 6 | Gibson who was the first person of color to win a tennis Grand Slam event |
| 43% | GERE | 4 | Richard who was the first man featured on the cover of American Vogue |
| 43% | RONDA | 5 | Rousey who was the first American woman to win an Olympic judo medal |
| 43% | POITIER | 7 | Sidney who was the first African American to win a Best Actor Oscar |
| 43% | JUAN | 4 | ___ Pablo Montoya, Colombian racing driver who won the Rookie of the Year at the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2007 |
| 43% | EARLROSS | 8 | Canadian former racing driver who won the Old Dominion 500 of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in 1974: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EMIL | 4 | Jannings who won the first-ever Oscar |
| 43% | TRISCHAZORN | 11 | American paralympian who has won a total of 55 medals at the Paralympic Games |
| 43% | BALBOA | 6 | Explorer who founded the first permanent European settlement on the mainland of the Americans |
| 42% | EMIL | 4 | Comedian Wakim who is the first Lebanese American cast member of "SNL" |
| 42% | LIN | 3 | American architect Maya ___ who won the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 42% | EMIL | 4 | Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar |
| 42% | LIZAMINNELLI | 12 | "Cabaret" star and singer who won one of the first Grammy Legend Awards, in 1990: 2 wds. |