| 100% | JAYZ | 4 | One of the founders of Roca-Fella-Records |
| 67% | ARP | 3 | One of the founders of Dadaism, Hans |
| 65% | ETHAN | 5 | ___ Allen, one of the founders of Vermont |
| 64% | ARNOLD | 6 | One of the founders of Westworld, on HBO's "Westworld" |
| 64% | ROBERTCRUMB | 11 | One of the founders of the underground comix movement: 2 wds. |
| 63% | ETHAN | 5 | Allen who was one of the founders of Vermont |
| 63% | EDY | 3 | Joseph ___, one of the founders of Dreyer's ice cream |
| 60% | NEWMAN | 6 | John Henry —, 19th-century theologian; one of the founders of the Oxford Movement |
| 60% | PLATO | 5 | Greek philosopher considered one of the founders of Western Philosophy along with Aristotle |
| 58% | EMI | 3 | One of the record industry's former Big Four |
| 58% | BAEZ | 4 | One of the first to record Dylan's songs |
| 57% | GODRIC | 6 | ___ Gryffindor, English wizard who was also one of the founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry |
| 57% | ROWENA | 6 | ___ Ravenclaw, Scottish witch who was also one of the founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry |
| 57% | EMI | 3 | One of the "big four" record labels until its 2012 breakup |
| 57% | MYRA | 4 | ___ Hart, one of the 1986 founders of Staples Inc. |
| 57% | ICET | 4 | Founder of the label Rhyme Syndicate Records |
| 57% | LEVI | 4 | Founder of one of the 12 tribes |
| 56% | SUEDE | 5 | "Blue ___ Shoes" (1956 song that was one of the first rock and roll records) |
| 56% | DRE | 3 | Founder of the record label Aftermath Entertainment, familiarly |
| 55% | LEVI | 4 | Founder of one of the 12 tribes of Israel |
| 55% | ARP | 3 | Jean ___ (one of the founders of the Dada movement) |
| 54% | TRIPLE | 6 | One of Ty Cobb's record 295 in the A.L. |
| 53% | COLERIDGE | 9 | One of the founders of the Romantic era, poet Samuel Taylor, who authored poems such as "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Kubla Khan" |
| 53% | TEDTALKS | 8 | Brené Brown, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and the founder of 21-Across gave popular ones |
| 52% | BORNINTHEUSA | 12 | 1984 album by the Boss that became one of the top-selling records of all time: 4 wds. |
| 51% | STEPHENCURRY | 12 | One of the Golden State Warriors' "Big Three" who holds the NBA record for career three-pointers (2 wds.) |
| 51% | SERGEY | 6 | Brin, one of the co-founders of Google |
| 51% | HELGA | 5 | ___ Hufflepuff, one of the co-founders of Hogwarts |
| 51% | HADJ | 4 | One of the Pillars of Islam |
| 51% | CLETE | 5 | One of the Boyers of baseball |