| 100% | HILARYMANTEL | 12 | Novelist whom Parul Seghal lauded for her “lavish imagination” and “beady understanding of power” upon her death (September, 2022) |
| 25% | SUSANPATRON | 11 | Novelist who won the 2007 Newbery Medal for "The Higher Power of Lucky" (2 wds.) |
| 24% | DUNST | 5 | Actress who earned her first Oscar nomination for “The Power of the Dog” |
| 24% | ALLISONJANNEY | 13 | "I, Tonya" actress who won an Oscar for her performance, despite only 15 minutes and 37 seconds of screen time: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ALLISONJANNEY | 13 | Actress who won Emmys for her roles on "Mom," "Masters of Sex," and "The West Wing": 2 wds. |
| 24% | LESLIE | 6 | ___ Knope, "Parks and Recreation" character who is known for her love of food, especially waffles from JJ's |
| 24% | PENELOPECRUZ | 12 | "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" actress who won an Oscar for her performance, despite only 14 minutes and 29 seconds of screen time: 2 wds. |
| 24% | HELENHAYES | 10 | Actress who won the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (one of her two Oscars was for "Airport"): 2 wds. |
| 24% | MARGOTROBBIE | 12 | Australian actress who's earned Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations for her portrayal of Tonya Harding: 2 wds. |
| 24% | LENA | 4 | ___ Headey, actress who is known for her television roles on "Game of Thrones" and "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" |
| 24% | ROSS | 4 | Diana ___, former member of The Supremes who is known for her solo hits like "Upside Down" and "Love Hangover" |
| 23% | EMMA | 4 | Young American activist, ___ Gonzalez who is known for advocating gun control and a line of her speech was sampled for Madonna's "I Rise" |
| 23% | KIRSTENDUNST | 12 | "Spider-Man" actress who is nominated for an Oscar for her role in "The Power of the Dog" (2 wds.) |
| 23% | UZO | 3 | Aduba who won an Emmy for her portrayal of Shirley Chisholm in 48-Across (September, 2020) |
| 23% | NIOBE | 5 | One who "lives in stone and still nurses the sorrows sent upon her by the hand of heaven," per "The Iliad" |
| 23% | MISSY | 5 | ___ Elliott, former member of R&B group Sista who is known for her solo hits like "Work It" and "Lose Control" |
| 23% | PATTI | 5 | ___ LaBelle, former member of the Bluebelles (former name) who is known for her solo hits like "On My Own" and "Oh, People" |
| 23% | DIANAROSS | 9 | American singer who was the lead singer of "The Supremes" and is known for her solo songs like "Upside Down": 2 wds. |
| 23% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Children's author of 18-Across and 30-Across who has a public school named for her in Portland, Oregon (2 wds.) |
| 23% | PRINCESS | 8 | She-Ra and the __ of Power cartoon |
| 22% | PATINA | 6 | Miller who won a Tony for her performance in the 2013 revival of “Pippin” |
| 22% | EMILYHENRY | 10 | 18-Across, 26-Across, and 35-Across novelist who won the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance (2 wds.) |
| 22% | BEYONCE | 7 | Former member of Destiny's Child who is known for her solo hits like "Irreplaceable" and "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" |
| 22% | HILL | 4 | Lauryn ___, former member of hip hop group Fugees who is known for her solo hits like "Doo Wop (That Thing)" and "Ex-Factor" |
| 22% | AMYPOEHLER | 10 | Actress who played the role of Leslie Knope in "Parks and Recreation", a role she is best-known for: 2 wds. |
| 22% | ATTORNEY | 8 | Power of __; person who can make decisions for you |
| 22% | CHAKA | 5 | ___ Khan, former member of the funk band Rufus who is known for her solo hits like "I Feel For You" and "I'm Every Woman" |
| 22% | SAMUELRDELANY | 13 | Novelist who won Nebula Awards for "Babel-17" and "The Einstein Intersection" (3 wds.) |
| 22% | PLATH | 5 | Poet and novelist of whom Elizabeth Hardwick wrote, “Her fate and her themes are hardly separate and both are singularly terrible” |
| 21% | ACTIV | 5 | Part of "Romeo and Juliet" in which Juliet fakes her death |