| 100% | BOBUECKER | 9 | Longtime baseball announcer at 42-Across who was honored with the Ford C. Frick Award by the Baseball Hall of Fame (2 wds.) |
| 43% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | "Anti-Hero" singer who was honored with the People's Choice Award for The Female Artist of 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | JOHNFOGERTY | 11 | Singer/songwriter whose song 17-Across was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | "As It Was" singer who was honored with the People's Choice Award for The Male Artist of 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | JACKBUCK | 8 | Baseball announcer who won the Ford C. Frick Award in 1987 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | VINSCULLY | 9 | Baseball announcer who won the Ford C. Frick Award in 1982 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | BOBCOSTAS | 9 | Baseball announcer who won the Ford C. Frick Award in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | GREGMADDUX | 10 | 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and 355-game winner whose #31 was retired by the 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TOMGLAVINE | 10 | 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and 305-game winner whose #47 was retired by the 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MELALLEN | 8 | Baseball announcer who won the inaugural Ford C. Frick Award in 1978 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | YOLANDAADAMS | 12 | "Be Blessed" gospel singer who was honored with the 2019 Soul Train Lady of Soul Award: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JANELLEMONAE | 12 | "Dirty Computer" pop funk singer who was honored with the 2023 Soul Train Spirit of Soul Award: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CALRIPKEN | 9 | Orioles star who gained first-ballot induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007 with 98.5% of the vote: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SMOKEYROBINSON | 14 | 42-Across singer/songwriter who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | JOHNNYGILBERT | 13 | "Jeopardy!" announcer who was inducted into the Jeopardy! Hall of Fame in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 40% | TOMSEAVER | 9 | Four-team star who gained first-ballot induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992 with 98.8% of the vote: 2 wds. |
| 40% | NOLANRYAN | 9 | Four-team star who gained first-ballot admission to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 with 98.8% of the vote: 2 wds. |
| 39% | KIRBYPUCKETT | 12 | Minnesota Twins outfielder who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001: 2 wds. |
| 39% | HANKAARON | 9 | Braves and Brewers star who gained first-ballot induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982 with 97.8% of the vote: 2 wds. |
| 39% | HONUSWAGNER | 11 | Pirates shortstop who was inducted in the first Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony in 1939: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SHERYLSWOOPES | 13 | Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player to sign with the WNBA: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JEFFBECK | 8 | 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who was a guitarist with the Yardbirds: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BABERUTH | 8 | 15-Across great known as the "Sultan of Swat" who was honored with a "Day" at Yankee Stadium on April 27, 1947 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | HANKAARON | 9 | Hall of Fame Braves slugger with 755 home runs who was honored with a 2024 US postage stamp: 2 wds. |
| 39% | NINATOTENBERG | 13 | Longtime NPR legal affairs correspondent who was honored with the 2010 Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Radio (2 wds.) |
| 39% | JOEMAUER | 8 | Minnesota Twins catcher and first baseman who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RODCAREW | 8 | Minnesota Twins first and second baseman who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LIAMHENDRIKS | 12 | Chicago White Sox pitcher who was honored with the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2023 ESPYs (2 wds.) |
| 38% | RICKTOCCHET | 11 | Vancouver Canucks head coach who was honored with the NHL's Jack Adams Award for coach of the year in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | MINDYKALING | 11 | "The Office" actress who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023 (2 wds.) |