| 100% | NOYES | 5 | Poet best known for "The Highwayman" |
| 66% | GINSBERG | 8 | Allen ___, Beat Generation poet best known for his poem "Howl" |
| 66% | OAK | 3 | ___ Ridge Boys (country band best known for the song "Elvira") |
| 66% | AHA | 3 | Band best known for the hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 65% | MICHELANGELO | 12 | Sculptor best known for the Pietà and his statue of David |
| 65% | SUE | 3 | Mystery author Grafton who's best known for the "alphabet series" |
| 65% | JAMEELA | 7 | Actor Jamil, known for The Good Place |
| 64% | MEE | 3 | Arthur —, journalist born in 1875 best known for The Children's Encyclopaedia |
| 64% | AESCHYLUS | 9 | Greek dramatist best known for trilogy the Oresteia |
| 64% | GARY | 4 | ___ Snyder, Beat Generation poet best known for his collection of poems "Turtle Island" |
| 62% | SURVIVOR | 8 | Band best known for its hit "Eye of the Tiger" |
| 61% | GREGORY | 7 | — XIII, 16th-century Pope best known for his reformation of the calendar |
| 61% | JACK | 4 | ___ Kerouac, Beat Generation writer best known for his work "On the Road" |
| 59% | AUGUSTERODIN | 12 | Sculptor best known for "The Thinker": 2 wds. |
| 57% | DANNY | 5 | ___ Trejo, Mexican-American actor well known for his role as Machete in the "Spy Kids" series |
| 57% | JOHNDONNE | 9 | English poet known for The Flea and The Sun Rising |
| 55% | INFAMOUS | 8 | Well-known for all the wrong reasons |
| 55% | ENYA | 4 | Irish singer best known in the US for "Orinoco Flow" |
| 55% | PATRICKREED | 11 | American pro golfer who is best known for being the winner of the 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ITALIAN | 7 | Born in the country best known for pizza |
| 55% | BAY | 3 | Hervey ___, city in Queensland known for some of the best whale-watching spots in Australia |
| 54% | EGYPT | 5 | Known for the pyramids |
| 54% | IAN | 3 | ___ Somerhalder, actor best known for his role on "The Vampire Diaries" |
| 54% | LEARNONESLESSON | 15 | Know for the future |
| 53% | OJAYS | 5 | R&B band best known for "Love Train" and "Back Stabbers," with "the" |
| 53% | NEAL | 4 | ___ Cassady, Beat Generation writer best known for his autobiographical novel "The First Third" |
| 53% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 52% | ADOBE | 5 | Company best known for Photoshop |
| 52% | HOMER | 5 | Ancient Greek epic poet known for the classic epics "Iliad" and "Odyssey" |
| 51% | RIDGE | 5 | The Oak ___ Boys (country band best known for "Elvira") |