| 100% | CALLAS | 6 | Maria —, New York-born operatic soprano who died in 1977 |
| 55% | MELBA | 5 | Nellie —, Australian operatic soprano who died in 1931 |
| 48% | BALANCHINE | 10 | George —, Russian-born classical ballet choreographer who died in New York in 1983 |
| 46% | BASQUIAT | 8 | New York artist who died in 1988 aged just 27 |
| 45% | VANDERBILT | 10 | Cornelius —, New York-born businessman and philanthropist who died in 1877 |
| 43% | KIRI | 4 | & 3D New Zealand operatic soprano born in 1944 |
| 42% | MENUHIN | 7 | Yehudi —, New York City-born violinist who died in 1999 |
| 41% | FIONAAPPLE | 10 | Eight-time, New York-born Grammy Award nominee who won for "Criminal" in 1998 |
| 41% | WOOLWORTH | 9 | F W —, New York-born businessman who established a five-cent store in 1878 |
| 41% | TESLA | 5 | Inventor who died in The New Yorker Hotel |
| 40% | LIZAMINNELLI | 12 | "Cabaret" actress who starred in the 1977 movie "New York, New York": 2 wds. |
| 39% | SEINFELD | 8 | Jerry —, New York-born stand-up comedian who voiced the title role in 2007 animated film Bee Movie |
| 39% | MONTSERRAT | 10 | & 14A Spanish operatic soprano born in 1933 |
| 39% | BIKO | 4 | Steve —, South African civil rights leader who died in Pretoria in 1977 |
| 38% | HAMMOND | 7 | Joan —, New Zealand-born soprano, violinist and golfer who died in 1996 |
| 38% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | New York Yankees outfielder who also hears cases in court?: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BILLYSMITH | 10 | New York Islanders goalie who scored a goal in 1979: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TIMMARA | 7 | New York Giants founder who's in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 36% | CHALIAPIN | 9 | Feodor —, Russian operatic bass who died in 1938 |
| 36% | GIGLI | 5 | Beniamino —, Italian operatic tenor who died in 1957 |
| 36% | ONEAL | 5 | Tatum who plays Amanda in "The Bad News Bears" |
| 35% | ONEAL | 5 | Actress Tatum who plays Amanda in "The Bad News Bears" |
| 35% | KIRITEKANAWA | 12 | New Zealand-born soprano who played opera singer Nellie Melba in a "Downton Abbey" episode: 3 wds. |
| 35% | LETITIAJAMES | 12 | New York attorney general who filed a lawsuit in August, 2020, to dissolve the N.R.A. |
| 35% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | New York Yankees outfielder who was the Associated Press Athlete of the Year in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MELANIELYNSKEY | 14 | "Yellowjackets" actress who was born in New Zealand in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 35% | RAJ | 3 | "The Big Bang Theory" character who was born in New Delhi |
| 34% | WHITE | 5 | Jaboukie Young-___, "Dating & New York" actor who voiced Ethan Clade in the 2022 film "Strange World" |