| 100% | NOSTRADAMUS | 11 | Latinized name of the 16th-century French astrologer and physician noted for his predictions |
| 91% | NOSTRADAMUS | 11 | Latinised name of the 16th-century French astrologer and physician noted for his predictions |
| 47% | GOUJON | 6 | Jean —, 16th-century French sculptor and architect noted for his decorations of works by Pierre Lescot |
| 40% | HUGUENOT | 8 | French Calvinist of the 16th and 17th centuries |
| 37% | BROCA | 5 | French physician Paul for whom an area of the brain is named |
| 35% | DOPPLER | 7 | Christian —, 19th-century mathematician and physicist noted for his work on the frequency of light and sound waves |
| 35% | CALVIN | 6 | French reformer of the 16th century, John __ |
| 35% | JERRY | 5 | First name for both, actor Lewis and his character Langford from the movie "The King of Comedy" |
| 35% | SCOOBYDOO | 9 | The name of the Great Dane in the titular animated series, known for being able to speak and his love of eponymous snacks: Hyph. |
| 35% | PAVANE | 6 | Slow processional dance of the 16th and 17th centuries |
| 34% | EULER | 5 | Leonhard —, 18th-century mathematician noted for his work on the calculus of variation |
| 34% | HUGUENOT | 8 | Member of the French Protestants of the 16th and 17th centuries influenced by John Calvin |
| 34% | BROCA | 5 | French physician for whom a part of the brain is named |
| 33% | INCA | 4 | South American empire of the 15th and 16th centuries |
| 33% | ESTHER | 6 | Books of the Bible named for women: Ruth and __ |
| 33% | SAMUELBECKETT | 13 | 20th-century writer of the French plays "Waiting for Godot" and "Endgame": 2 wds. |
| 33% | KIWI | 4 | Name of a fruit and the informal term for a New Zealander |
| 33% | JUVENAL | 7 | Roman poet and Stoic noted for his work the Satires |
| 32% | CARAVEL | 7 | Small Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th and 16th centuries |
| 32% | HOLLAND | 7 | Region of and another name for the Netherlands |
| 32% | RABELAIS | 8 | Francois —, French author of 16th-century pentalogy The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel |
| 31% | ONEI | 4 | Childhood name of Komatsuhime, famous Japanese female warrior of the 16th and 17th centuries |
| 31% | AER | 3 | Name of the large veil used to cover the bread and wine for the Eucharist in the Eastern Orthodox Church |
| 31% | MDI | 3 | Start of the 16th century |
| 31% | EMO | 3 | Stand up comedian Philips, notable for his falsetto voice and the use of paraprosdokians |
| 31% | GREGORY | 7 | — XIII, 16th-century Pope best known for his reformation of the calendar |
| 31% | PHILS | 5 | The first names of Collins and Dunphy, for example: Plural |
| 31% | DIOR | 4 | Designer whose name, as noted by Jean Cocteau, sounds like a portmanteau of the French words for “God” and “gold” |
| 31% | MICHELANGELO | 12 | Sculptor best known for the Pietà and his statue of David |
| 30% | OBOES | 5 | Wind instruments whose name comes from the French for "high" and "wood" |