| 100% | JAMESII | 7 | King-in-waiting after whom New York was named |
| 79% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur, the king of tennis after whom the stadium in New York has been named |
| 55% | ADAMS | 5 | John ___, second President of the United States after whom a town in Jefferson County, New York is named |
| 53% | JAMESWEBB | 9 | Former NASA administrator after whom its newest space telescope is named |
| 53% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur ___ after whom a famous tennis stadium in Queens is named |
| 53% | RENO | 4 | Union General Jesse L. ___, after whom a city in Nevada was named |
| 53% | EIFFEL | 6 | Gustave —, French civil engineer after whom a tower in Paris is named |
| 52% | OTTIS | 5 | New York Giants running back Anderson, who was named Super Bowl XXV M.V.P. |
| 52% | MANHATTAN | 9 | Popular cocktail which is named after one of the boroughs of New York city |
| 51% | ROBINSONCANO | 12 | New York Yankees second baseman who was named MVP of the 2013 World Baseball Classic: 2 wds. |
| 51% | SABRINAIONESCU | 14 | New York Liberty point guard who was the WNBA #1 overall draft pick in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | New York Yankees outfielder who was the Associated Press Athlete of the Year in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 51% | MONROE | 6 | James ___, fifth President of the United States after whom a city in Louisiana is named |
| 51% | COOLIDGE | 8 | Calvin ___, 30th President of the United States after whom a city in Arizona is named |
| 51% | VESPUCCI | 8 | Italian voyager after whom the New World was named |
| 50% | BAFFIN | 6 | William —, 17th-century navigator after whom — Bay in the Northwest Passage west of Greenland is named |
| 50% | TAFT | 4 | William Howard ___, 27th President of the United States after whom a city in California is named |
| 50% | EUROPA | 6 | Figure in Greek myth after whom a continent is named |
| 50% | THURMANMUNSON | 13 | New York Yankees catching great who was the MLB's AL Rookie of the Year in 1970 (2 wds.) |
| 50% | AARON | 5 | With 30-Across, New York Yankees slugger who was Time's Athlete of the Year in 2022 |
| 50% | AMERICA | 7 | New York is located in North __ |
| 49% | JUSTINPUGH | 10 | New York Giants offensive lineman who was shifted into the position from offensive tackle and excelled in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 49% | TOM | 3 | ___ Gola, former New York Knicks player who is among those with the most triple-doubles in NBA history |
| 48% | CURIUM | 6 | Element with atomic number 96 which was named after scientists who were extensively involved in the field of radioactivity |
| 48% | CAPTAIN | 7 | & 22A Pirate after whom Long John Silver's parrot is named in 1883 Robert Louis Stevenson novel Treasure Island |
| 48% | HEIMLICH | 8 | Henry J —, American surgeon after whom a manoeuvre for dislodging a foreign body in a person's windpipe is named |
| 47% | ELLIS | 5 | Samuel for whom a New York Harbor island is named |
| 47% | READE | 5 | Walter who has a New York movie theater named after him |