| 100% | GRACEHOPPER | 11 | Pioneer in computer science who has a college at Yale named after her |
| 40% | OZAWA | 5 | Conductor who has a hall at Tanglewood named after him |
| 39% | BOBBI | 5 | Brown who has a cosmetics range in her name |
| 39% | REBA | 4 | Country singer McEntire who had a sitcom named after her |
| 39% | APU | 3 | "The Simpsons" character who has a PhD in computer science |
| 38% | UMA | 3 | Actress Thurman who has a species of lizard named after her |
| 38% | PUTIN | 5 | International leader who had a street named after him in Bethlehem in 2012 |
| 37% | BEYONCE | 7 | "Break My Soul" singer who has a species of horsefly named after her |
| 36% | LADYMA | 6 | Title woman who has children at her feet, in a 1968 hit |
| 36% | MORSE | 5 | Inventor after whom a Yale residential college is named |
| 35% | TAYLOR | 6 | ___ Swift, "Willow" singer who has a species of millipede named after her |
| 35% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Children's author of 18-Across and 30-Across who has a public school named for her in Portland, Oregon (2 wds.) |
| 33% | PENN | 4 | William who has a state named after him |
| 33% | DEXTER | 6 | Crime drama TV series named after the protagonist who is a forensic technician in the day and vigilante serial killer at night |
| 33% | PIKE | 4 | Zebulon who has a Colorado peak named after him |
| 33% | BALBOA | 6 | Explorer who has a monetary unit named after him |
| 33% | HUMBOLDT | 8 | German explorer who has a penguin named after him |
| 33% | SAMUELADAMS | 11 | Founding father who had a beer named after him |
| 33% | GORE | 4 | Well-know name in politics who has a Cumberland River fish named after him |
| 33% | ASHE | 4 | Tennis legend Arthur ___, who has a stadium named after him |
| 33% | JACK | 4 | Rapper Harlow who has a KFC meal named after him |
| 32% | EVE | 3 | Female rapper who had a UPN show named after herself |
| 32% | MELBA | 5 | Opera star Nellie who has a peach dessert named for her |
| 32% | OORT | 4 | Dutch astronomer Jan who has a vast cloud named after him |
| 32% | READE | 5 | Walter who has a New York movie theater named after him |
| 32% | CHARLIEPUTH | 11 | "Attention" singer who has a song named after Marvin Gaye: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LES | 3 | ___ Paul, American jazz guitarist who has a guitar model in his name |
| 31% | ACHILLES | 8 | Trojan War hero from Greek mythology who has a weakness named after him |
| 31% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | "Bad Blood" singer who has a song named after Tim McGraw: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | "7 Rings" singer who has a song named after Pete Davidson: 2 wds. |