| 100% | MAGNUSCARLSEN | 13 | Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the current World Chess Champion and earned his grandmaster title when he was only 13: 2 wds. |
| 37% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | Singer who signed with record company Motown when he was 11 and gave his first number-one hit at 13: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ROCKYMARCIANO | 13 | Boxer from the 50s who is the only world heavyweight champion in professional boxing to retire undefeated: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BOBBYFISCHER | 12 | American-born chess master who was the World Champion from 1972 to 1975: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GARRYKASPAROV | 13 | Russian-born chess master who was the World Champion from 1985 to 1993: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BORISSPASSKY | 12 | Russian-born chess master who was the World Champion from 1969 to 1972: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | "Love Me Tender" star who was given the honorific title of "King of Rock and Roll" by his fans: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RORYMCILROY | 11 | Northern Irish pro golfer and four-time major champion who was the youngest to earn 10 million euros in career earnings: 2 wds. |
| 31% | GWENJORGENSEN | 13 | American distance runner and two-time ITU World Champion who was the first to win a triathlon gold for USA in the Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 31% | PAULMORPHY | 10 | Late American chess player who was called "The Pride and Sorrow of Chess," and is considered to be the best in his era (1850s): 2 wds. |
| 31% | CASEYSTONER | 11 | Australian motorcycle racer and two-time MotoGP World Champion, who raced for Ducati and Honda and is considered one of the best: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BRIANHARMAN | 11 | American who was 36 years old when he won his first major golf tournament, the 2023 Open Championship (2 wds.) |
| 31% | SERGIOGARCIA | 12 | Spaniard who was 37 years old when he won his first major golf tournament, the 2017 Masters Tournament (2 wds.) |
| 31% | STEWARTCINK | 11 | American who was 36 years old when he won his first major golf tournament, the 2009 Open Championship (2 wds.) |
| 30% | GARRYKASPAROV | 13 | Six-time World Chess Champion who was ranked No. 1 for a record 255 months overall during his career (2 wds.) |
| 30% | BOBBY | 5 | ___ Fischer, chess prodigy who was an American chess grandmaster and a world champion |
| 30% | MICHAELPHELPS | 13 | American swimmer who holds the most world records (7) and is one of the fastest in men's swimming: 2 wds. |
| 30% | CHUCKCONNORS | 12 | Actor who was one of only 13 athletes to play in both the NBA and the MLB (2 wds.) |
| 29% | BRIANURLACHER | 13 | Former American football linebacker who played his entire 13-year career for the Chicago Bears and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018: 2 wds |
| 29% | DWIGHTGOODEN | 12 | Pitcher for the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets who was nicknamed "Dr. K": 2 wds. |
| 29% | SERENAWILLIAMS | 14 | American tennis player who holds the most Grand Slam titles and has been an active participant in charity, fashion etc.: 2 wds. |
| 29% | FUZZYZOELLER | 12 | Pro golfer who won the Masters his first time out and who is "catching some Z's": 2 wds. |
| 29% | ANNPRESTON | 10 | American physician and activist who was the first female dean of a medical school in the world: 2 wds. |
| 28% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | English songwriter who was the bass guitarist for the Beatles and is known for his song "Band on the run": 2 wds. |
| 28% | MICHAELSPINKS | 13 | 1976 Olympic middleweight gold medalist who was a world light-heavyweight and heavyweight champion: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JOHNLENNON | 10 | English songwriter who co-founded the Beatles and is known for his song "Imagine": 2 wds. |
| 28% | SVENOTTKE | 9 | German boxer with 21 successful title defences and who retired as an undefeated world champion: 2 wds. |
| 28% | KENJENNINGS | 11 | "Jeopardy!" champion and host who was inducted into the Jeopardy! Hall of Fame in 2025: 2 wds. |
| 28% | SANDYKOUFAX | 11 | Left-handed pitcher who won his fourth and final World Series with the Dodgers in 1965: 2 wds. |
| 28% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | Actress who was EW's only two-time Entertainer of the Year, in 2009 and 2013: 2 wds. |