| 100% | BOOLE | 5 | Mathematician George known for his work on logic gates |
| 52% | GALEN | 5 | Ancient doctor known for his work on anatomy |
| 52% | DARWIN | 6 | Evolutionist known for his work on giant tortoises |
| 44% | JACK | 4 | ___ Kerouac, Beat Generation writer best known for his work "On the Road" |
| 44% | DIXON | 5 | Jeremiah —, English surveyor best known for his work with Charles Mason on resolving a boundary dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania |
| 43% | DIXON | 5 | Jeremiah —, 18th-century English surveyor best known for his work with Charles Mason on resolving a boundary dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania |
| 41% | ADOLFLOOS | 9 | Modernist architect known for his work in Vienna |
| 40% | WATT | 4 | Inventor James known for his work with steam engine |
| 40% | ALAN | 4 | Composer ___ Menken best known for his work with Disney |
| 40% | GREGORMENDEL | 12 | Pioneering biologist known for his work in genetics: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SIGMUNDFREUD | 12 | Psychology pioneer known for his work in psychoanalysis: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ENO | 3 | Brian ___ known for his work in ambient music and electronica |
| 39% | JEANPIAGET | 10 | Psychology pioneer known for his work in child development: 2 wds. |
| 39% | PENN | 4 | ___ Jillette, magician best known for his work with fellow magician Teller |
| 39% | BIRD | 4 | John ---, actor and satirist known for his work with John Fortune |
| 39% | NAMJUNEPAIK | 11 | “Father of video art” known for his work with television monitors |
| 39% | KENAN | 5 | Comedian Thompson who won an Emmy for his work on "SNL" |
| 39% | ARISTOTLE | 9 | Ancient Greek polymath known for his logic |
| 39% | AVOGADRO | 8 | Amedeo —, Italian physicist born in 1776 noted for his work on gases |
| 38% | GODEL | 5 | Mathematician known for his incompleteness theorems |
| 38% | SHAW | 4 | George Bernard ___, Irish playwright known for his famous works like "Pygmalion" and "Major Barbara" |
| 38% | GORE | 4 | Vice president Al awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate change |
| 37% | IVANPAVLOV | 10 | Psychology pioneer known for his work in classical conditioning (and for his dogs): 2 wds. |
| 37% | ECG | 3 | Willem Einthoven was awarded the 1924 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on this |
| 37% | NEEL | 4 | Louis —, joint recipient of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetism |
| 37% | BERTHARDY | 9 | London-born photojournalist noted for his work on Picture Post magazine who died in 1995 |
| 37% | EULER | 5 | Leonhard —, 18th-century mathematician noted for his work on the calculus of variation |
| 36% | ALEC | 4 | ___ Baldwin, actor known for his role as Jack Donaghy on "30 Rock" |