| 100% | CONROY | 6 | Pat who wrote "The Prince of Tides" and "The Great Santini" |
| 50% | WILLACATHER | 11 | American novelist who wrote the Great Plains trilogy of 15-Across, "The Song of the Lark," and 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | CROZIER | 7 | Brian who wrote "The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire" |
| 47% | ECO | 3 | Umberto who wrote "The Name of the Rose" and "Foucault's Pendulum" |
| 47% | ERICIDLE | 8 | Who wrote and sang "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" |
| 46% | ADRIENNERICH | 12 | Poet and feminist who wrote “The moment of change is the only poem” |
| 46% | GUNN | 4 | James who wrote and directed both "Guardians of the Galaxy" films |
| 46% | BILLNYE | 7 | Who wrote "Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation" |
| 46% | CONROY | 6 | “The Prince of Tides” author Pat |
| 45% | ANA | 3 | Novelist Huang who writes the "Twisted" and "Kings of Sin" romance series |
| 45% | BOULLE | 6 | Pierre who wrote “The Planet of the Apes” and “The Bridge Over the River Kwai” |
| 45% | BRIANJACQUES | 12 | British novelist who wrote the "Redwall" and "Castaways of the Flying Dutchman" series (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ANNE | 4 | Rice who wrote the upcoming book "Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat" |
| 45% | NOLTE | 5 | Oscar nominee for "The Prince of Tides" and "Affliction" |
| 45% | MANTEL | 6 | Hilary who wrote “The Mirror and the Light,” the final installment of her “Wolf Hall” trilogy (March, 2020) |
| 45% | OKEEFE | 6 | Michael of “Caddyshack” and “The Great Santini” |
| 45% | ABBAEBAN | 8 | Diplomat who wrote "The Tide of Nationalism" |
| 44% | ECO | 3 | Umberto who wrote "Foucault's Pendulum" and "The Name of the Rose" |
| 44% | DALAI LAMA | 10 | Spiritual leader who wrote "The Joy of Living and Dying in Peace" |
| 44% | AENEAS | 6 | Trojan prince and son of Aphrodite in classical mythology who escaped the sack of Troy |
| 44% | TOMWINGO | 8 | The Prince of Tides |
| 44% | MIA | 3 | Soccer great Hamm who wrote "Go for the Goal" and "Winners Never Quit!" |
| 44% | SAGET | 5 | Bob who wrote and directed the mockumentary Farce of the Penguins |
| 44% | NYE | 3 | Popular engineer who wrote Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation |
| 44% | PIERRE | 6 | War and Peace character who sees the Great Comet of 1812 |
| 43% | CHUCKBARRIS | 11 | TV program creator and host who wrote the memoir "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind": 2 wds. |
| 43% | EDW | 3 | Prince who's the younger brother of Chas. and who is uncle to Wm. |
| 43% | BRONTE | 6 | Who wrote "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same" |
| 43% | NYE | 3 | TV scientist Bill who wrote "Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation" |
| 43% | ANNE | 4 | ___ Bronte, novelist and poet who wrote under the pseudonym of Acton Bell |