| 100% | IRIS | 4 | Murdoch who wrote "The Black Prince" |
| 69% | HEYER | 5 | Georgette who wrote The Black Moth |
| 65% | HADDISH | 7 | Comedian who wrote The Last Black Unicorn |
| 60% | MEGGARDINER | 11 | Former lawyer who wrote the bestselling novel "Into the Black Nowhere" (2 wds.) |
| 60% | ANNE | 4 | Rice who wrote the upcoming book "Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat" |
| 59% | MEGGARDINER | 11 | Former lawyer who wrote the bestselling 2018 novel "Into the Black Nowhere" (2 wds.) |
| 58% | IRIS | 4 | "The Black Prince" author Murdoch |
| 58% | IRIS | 4 | “The Black Prince” author Murdoch |
| 57% | TRACYMORGAN | 11 | Brian Fellow portrayer on "SNL" who wrote the memoir "I Am the New Black": 2 wds. |
| 57% | ODELL | 5 | Scott who wrote "The Black Pearl" |
| 56% | MOTEN | 5 | Fred who wrote “In the Break: The Aesthetics of the Black Radical Tradition” |
| 56% | POE | 3 | Edgar Allan who wrote "The Black Cat" |
| 55% | EDWARD | 6 | The Black Prince |
| 55% | ANTOINE | 7 | De Saint-Exupéry who wrote The Little Prince |
| 54% | RAE | 3 | Issa who wrote "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl" |
| 54% | WEB | 3 | Du Bois who wrote “The Souls of Black Folk” |
| 53% | DUBOIS | 6 | W.E.B. who wrote "The Souls of Black Folk" |
| 53% | SEALE | 5 | Bobby who wrote “Seize the Time: The Story of The Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton” |
| 52% | CONROY | 6 | Pat who wrote "The Prince of Tides" and "The Great Santini" |
| 52% | PLATO | 5 | Philosopher who wrote the "Republic" |
| 52% | BOCCACCIO | 9 | Italian who wrote The Decameron |
| 52% | VIRGIL | 6 | Poet who wrote the Aeneid |
| 52% | LOIS | 4 | Lowry who wrote The Giver |
| 52% | AYN | 3 | Rand who wrote The Fountainhead |
| 52% | EUCLID | 6 | Mathematician who wrote the "Elements" |
| 51% | RONNIEJAMESDIO | 14 | Black Sabbath lead singer who wrote the 2021 memoir "Rainbow in the Dark" (3 wds.) |
| 51% | GIULIANI | 8 | Politician who wrote the book "Leadership" |
| 51% | OVID | 4 | Roman poet who wrote the "Metamorphoses" |
| 51% | MEYER | 5 | Stephenie who wrote the "Twilight" novels |
| 51% | HAYDN | 5 | Joseph who wrote the "Surprise" Symphony |