| 100% | TONI | 4 | Morrison who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 56% | JONASSALK | 9 | Virologist who developed the first successful polio vaccine and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter in 1977 (2 wds.) |
| 55% | RITA | 4 | Actress Moreno who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 54% | TIGER | 5 | ___ Woods, professional golfer who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019 |
| 54% | ISABELALLENDE | 13 | Chilean-American writer who was awarded the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2 wds. |
| 54% | MUHAMMAD | 8 | ___ Ali, former professional boxer who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005 |
| 54% | WILLIAMSAFIRE | 13 | Journalist who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush (2 wds.) |
| 54% | EDWARDRMURROW | 13 | Journalist who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Lyndon B. Johnson (3 wds.) |
| 54% | CHITA | 5 | Tony-winning singer/dancer Rivera who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 |
| 54% | JOE | 3 | ___ DiMaggio, former professional baseball player who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 |
| 54% | JORDAN | 6 | Michael ___, former professional basketball player who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 |
| 53% | ASHE | 4 | Tennis great who posthumously was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 53% | DAVIDBRINKLEY | 13 | Journalist who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George H.W. Bush (2 wds.) |
| 53% | ITZHAKPERLMAN | 13 | Tel Aviv-born violinist who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ALAN | 4 | ___ Page, former professional American football player turned lawyer who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018 |
| 52% | ASHE | 4 | Tennis star who was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 52% | JEANKING | 8 | Billie ___, former World No. 1 professional tennis player who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 52% | CEVERETTKOOP | 12 | Former U.S. Surgeon General who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Bill Clinton in 1995 (3 wds.) |
| 51% | SAGAN | 5 | Carl ___, astrophysicist who was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize and multiple Emmy Awards |
| 50% | BAYARD | 6 | ___ Rustin, African-American civil rights leader who was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 50% | ANTHONYFAUCI | 12 | Medical advisor to every president since Ronald Reagan who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush in 2008 (2 wds.) |
| 50% | BABE | 4 | ___ Ruth, former professional baseball player who was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018 |
| 47% | MARTHAGRAHAM | 12 | American dancer who was the first dancer to perform at the White House and to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2 wds. |
| 47% | OPRAH | 5 | She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack |
| 47% | ERNIE | 5 | With 35-Across, baseball player who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and died 1/23/15 |
| 47% | RUBINSTEIN | 10 | Polish-born musician who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 47% | MORENO | 6 | Rita who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004 |
| 47% | ANSEL | 5 | Adams who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980 |
| 47% | PAT | 3 | Coach Summitt who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 |
| 46% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | 44th President of the U.S. who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009: 2 wds. |