| 100% | CHRISTIE | 8 | New Jersey governor whose first name starts his last name |
| 45% | LADO | 4 | Director Aldo whose first name is an anagram of his last name |
| 44% | KRIS | 4 | Singer whose first name is the first four letters of his last name |
| 43% | ALDA | 4 | Actor whose last name has three letters of his first |
| 43% | SEAN | 4 | Actor Bean, whose first name looks like it rhymes with his last, but doesn't |
| 42% | ALDA | 4 | Actor whose four-letter first name shares three letters with his last |
| 42% | LIU | 3 | Actress Lucy whose last name sounds like the start of her first name |
| 41% | RIPTORN | 7 | Entertainer whose last name is the past tense of a synonym of his first name |
| 41% | ALDA | 4 | Multi-Emmy-winning actor whose first and last names start with the same two letters |
| 40% | DEGAS | 5 | Painter Edgar whose last name is one letter away from being an anagram of his first name |
| 39% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | "Pitch Perfect 3" star whose first and last names each start and end with the same letter: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALDA | 4 | Actor whose last name is a 41-Down of his first name, after a D is changed to an N |
| 38% | DAVIDTENNANT | 12 | 2005-2010 "Doctor Who" star whose first and last names each start and end with the same letter: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ELLIEGOULDING | 13 | "Love Me Like You Do" singer whose first and last names each start and end with the same letter: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ICHIRO | 6 | Suzuki with his first name on his jersey |
| 36% | EDNORTON | 8 | Sitcom sidekick whose wife sometimes calls him by his last name |
| 36% | HOUDINI | 7 | Magician whose Hollywood Walk of Fame star features his last name only |
| 36% | LIBERACE | 8 | Pianist whose Hollywood Walk of Fame star features his last name only |
| 36% | TODD | 4 | Christine ___ Whitman, first female governor of New Jersey |
| 35% | GRANTGUSTIN | 11 | "The Flash" star whose first name is a presidential last name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BOBBYJINDAL | 11 | Governor of Louisiana whose actual first name is Piyush: 2 wds. |
| 35% | OBAMA | 5 | Only US president whose last name starts with O |
| 35% | EBWHITE | 7 | Author whose last name's first letter, followed by the two initials that precede his last name, form a word in one of his most famous titles |
| 35% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | "Shake It Off" singer whose first name is a presidential last name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PIERCEBROSNAN | 13 | Former James Bond portrayer whose first name is a presidential last name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ESSO | 4 | Brand name first used by Standard Oil of New Jersey |
| 35% | ABBY | 4 | "Sesame Street" Muppet whose last name rhymes with her first |
| 34% | ALEXVANHALEN | 12 | Rock drummer whose last name is the same as his band |
| 34% | OBAMA | 5 | President with the same first and last name as his father |
| 34% | LIU | 3 | Actress whose last name is a New York school's inits. |