| 100% | WEBB | 4 | NASA administrator James for whom a space telescope is named |
| 54% | JOULE | 5 | Physicist James for whom a unit of energy is named |
| 52% | JAMESWEBB | 9 | Former NASA administrator after whom its newest space telescope is named |
| 49% | GEFFEN | 6 | Billionaire David for whom a performance space at Lincoln Center is named |
| 47% | EDWIN | 5 | Astronomer Hubble for whom the Hubble Space Telescope was named |
| 45% | APOLLO | 6 | Greek god whose name was used for a former NASA space program |
| 44% | JACOBJAVITS | 11 | Longtime New York senator for whom a center is named |
| 44% | RIEMANN | 7 | German mathematician for whom a branch of geometry is named |
| 44% | ASHE | 4 | Tennis great for whom a US Open stadium is named |
| 44% | ELLIS | 5 | Samuel for whom a New York Harbor island is named |
| 44% | RIIS | 4 | Muckraker Jacob for whom a park in Queens is named |
| 44% | RIIS | 4 | Jacob for whom a park in the Rockaways is named |
| 44% | BROCA | 5 | Scientist for whom a part of the brain is named |
| 44% | OMAHA | 5 | People for whom a major city in Nebraska is named |
| 44% | ASTOR | 5 | Fur tycoon for whom a northwest Oregon city was named |
| 43% | UTE | 3 | People for whom a U.S. state is named |
| 43% | JANUS | 5 | God for whom a month is named |
| 43% | ZENO | 4 | Philosopher for whom a paradox is named |
| 43% | MOHS | 4 | Mineralogist for whom a scale is named |
| 43% | BARDOT | 6 | Actress for whom a neckline is named |
| 43% | ODIN | 4 | God for whom a weekday is named |
| 43% | UTES | 4 | Natives for whom a state is named |
| 43% | MAIA | 4 | Goddess for whom a month is named |
| 43% | BONAPARTE | 9 | Whom a French dessert is named for |
| 43% | CARIB | 5 | Tribe for whom a sea is named |
| 43% | UTE | 3 | People for whom a state is named |
| 43% | PETRI | 5 | Bacteriologist for whom a dish is named |
| 43% | IOWAS | 5 | People for whom a state is named |
| 43% | PETRI | 5 | Julius for whom a dish is named |
| 43% | PONZI | 5 | Charles for whom a scheme is named |