| 100% | TYSON | 5 | Mike ___, boxing star who went by the nickname "Iron Mike" |
| 56% | OSCAR | 5 | ___ De La Hoya, Olympic boxing star who was known by the nickname "The Golden Boy" |
| 51% | APOLLO | 6 | Creed who went by the nicknames "The Master of Disaster" and "The Dancing Destroyer", among others |
| 48% | DAKOTAFANNING | 13 | "War of the Worlds" star who goes by her middle name, not her first name, Hannah: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | Wrestler who went by The Rock, who is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood right now: 2 wds. |
| 47% | STEVEAUSTIN | 11 | Retired WWE wrestler who goes by the nickname "Stone Cold" and has acted in a number of films, most notably "The Expendables": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ODIN | 4 | Ian McShane's character in 31a, who goes by the name "Mr. Wednesday" |
| 41% | HOGTOWN | 7 | Toronto goes by the name of this porcine nickname |
| 41% | KANYEWEST | 9 | US rapper who now goes by the name Ye |
| 40% | BOBNEWHART | 10 | Sitcom star (he played an innkeeper) who dropped his first name of George to go by his middle name's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SYLVIASYMS | 10 | Nightclub singer who was given the nickname "Buddha" by Frank Sinatra |
| 39% | MOS | 3 | ___ Def (musician/actor who now goes by the name Yasiin Bey) |
| 39% | TONYSOPRANO | 11 | The anti-hero from "The Sopranos" who went by the name Anthony, played by James Gandolfini: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WALTERWHITE | 11 | The anti-hero from "Breaking Bad" who went by the alias Heisenberg, played by Bryan Cranston: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CONAN | 5 | Television star who went on the "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour" in 2010 |
| 39% | ALF | 3 | 1980s sitcom title character who also went by the name Gordon Shumway |
| 39% | IDOL | 4 | Movie star who's revered by the public |
| 39% | JASONSUDEIKIS | 13 | "Horrible Bosses 2" star who goes by his middle name, not his first name, Daniel: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WARREN | 6 | With 34-Across, "Dick Tracy" star who goes by his middle name, not his first name, Henry |
| 39% | BLACK | 5 | ___ Widow, Marvel character who goes by the name of Natalia Romanoff and appears in "The Avengers" movies |
| 38% | ALI | 3 | Muhammad ___, boxing legend who earned the nickname "The Greatest" |
| 38% | TOMCRUISE | 9 | "Mission: Impossible" star who goes by his first and middle names, not his last name (Mapother): 2 wds. |
| 38% | HARLEYQUINN | 11 | DC supervillain who goes by the name of Harleen Frances Quinzel, and appears in "Suicide Squad": 2 wds. |
| 38% | WITCH | 5 | Scarlet ___, Marvel superheroine who goes by the name of Wanda Maximoff and appears in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" |
| 38% | DWADE | 5 | Nickname of the NBA star whose #3 was retired by the Heat |
| 38% | THY | 3 | "Above ___ deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by" |
| 38% | THY | 3 | "Above __ deep and dreamless sleep / The silent stars go by" |
| 38% | TYRA | 4 | First name of the supermodel who now goes by "BanX" |
| 37% | HAWKEYEPIERCE | 13 | The anti-hero from "M*A*S*H" who went by the name Captain Benjamin Franklin, played by Alan Alda: 2 wds. |
| 37% | OLIVIAMUNN | 10 | The Daily Show correspondent who went on to star in an X-Men movie |