| 100% | BADAPPLE | 8 | Person who is rotten to the core? (2 wds.) |
| 69% | BADAPPLE | 8 | Someone who is rotten to the core |
| 69% | BADAPPLE | 8 | One who is rotten to the core? |
| 64% | YURIGAGARIN | 11 | Russian who was the first person to travel into space and orbit the earth (1961): 2 wds. |
| 62% | TENZINGNORGAY | 13 | Sherpa who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 61% | NIGHTOWLS | 9 | People who are often awake in the wee hours: 2 wds. |
| 60% | BETTYWHITE | 10 | "Golden Girls" actress who was the oldest person to host "Saturday Night Live" (2 wds.) |
| 59% | ALTHEAGIBSON | 12 | Tennis great who was the first person of color to win a Wimbledon championship (2 wds.) |
| 59% | EDMUNDHILLARY | 13 | New Zealand mountaineer who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 58% | AGEGROUP | 8 | Set of people who are around the same number of years old: 2 wds. |
| 58% | PIANOMAN | 8 | Person who was asked to "sing us a song tonight" in a Billy Joel hit: 2 wds. |
| 57% | ROBERTFROST | 11 | 17-Across and 26-Across writer who is the only person to win four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry (2 wds.) |
| 57% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | "Slumber Party" singer who is the youngest person to be both host and musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" (2 wds.) |
| 57% | GOTO | 4 | Person who is turned to for his knowledge (2 wds) |
| 56% | AUDREYHEPBURN | 13 | British actress from "Sabrina" who is one of the 12 people to have won the EGOT: 2 wds. |
| 56% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | "Jolene" singer who was MusiCares Person of the Year in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 56% | NEILDIAMOND | 11 | "Sweet Caroline" singer who was MusiCares Person of the Year in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 55% | JONIMITCHELL | 12 | "Both Sides Now" singer who was MusiCares Person of the Year in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 55% | MARIOLEMIEUX | 12 | Penguins center who was the third player to have a 100-assist season: 2 wds. |
| 54% | KAMALAHARRIS | 12 | Former California senator who is the first woman and first person of color to be inaugurated as vice president of the United States (2 wds.) |
| 54% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | Political victor who was Time's Person of the Year in 2008 and 2012: 2 wds. |
| 54% | TENZINGYATSO | 12 | 14th Dalai Lama who was the first Tibetan to win the Nobel Peace Prize: 2 wds. |
| 54% | HANNAHSTORM | 11 | American female sportscaster who is the anchor of ESPN's "SportsCenter Face to Face": 2 wds. |
| 54% | AUSTINMAHONE | 12 | YouTube sensation who was the Artist to Watch at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards: 2 wds. |
| 54% | MUHAMMADYUNUS | 13 | Social entrepreneur and economist who was the first Bangladeshi to win the Nobel Peace Prize: 2 wds. |
| 54% | MOMSMABLEY | 10 | Trailblazing African American who was the first female comedian to perform at the Apollo Theater: 2 wds. |
| 54% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" Oscar winner who was in the James Bond movie "No Time to Die": 2 wds. |
| 53% | DARIUSRUCKER | 12 | "Wagon Wheel" singer who was the second Black country artist to cohost the CMA Awards (2020): 2 wds. |
| 53% | LISALESLIE | 10 | Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game: 2 wds. |
| 53% | JOSEPHRBIDEN | 12 | Former vice president who is the oldest person to be inaugurated as president of the United States (3 wds.) |