| 100% | TROTSKY | 7 | Political figure on whom Snowball is based in "Animal Farm" |
| 46% | ATTILA | 6 | Historical figure on whom a Verdi opera is based |
| 41% | PERON | 5 | Eva ___ (Argentine political figure upon whom "Evita" is based) |
| 40% | QUEEN | 5 | ___ Mother, royal figure who is celebrated on Mother's Day in Thailand |
| 39% | NETSALES | 8 | Figure on which royalties are based |
| 38% | HEARST | 6 | Whom Kane in "Citizen Kane" is based on |
| 37% | SNOWBALL | 8 | Animal Farm character based on Leon Trotsky |
| 37% | THEA | 4 | ___ Foss, who founded the largest tugboat company in the western US and who Tugboat Annie was loosely based on |
| 37% | MOANA | 5 | Character from the Disney Princess franchise who is chosen by the ocean in the film based on Polynesian mythology |
| 37% | PATCH | 5 | ___ Adams, character based on a real-life doctor who was played by Robin Williams in the eponymous 1998 film |
| 36% | TONYA | 5 | Figure skater Harding who was involved in the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan |
| 36% | DUKE | 4 | ___ Ellington, pianist who collaborated on more than 1000 compositions and is considered one of the most influential figures in jazz |
| 36% | AXELROD | 7 | Political figure who became a CNN commentator in 2015 |
| 35% | AHAB | 4 | Literary character on whom Captain Hook is based |
| 35% | ALCOTTS | 7 | Sisters on whom "Little Women" was loosely based |
| 35% | ROSS | 4 | Bob on whom Owen Wilson's character is based in 2023's "Paint" |
| 35% | EMMA | 4 | Literary character on whom Cher from Clueless is based |
| 35% | NORA | 4 | ___ Barnacle, on whom Molly Bloom of "Ulysses" was based |
| 34% | LYNN | 4 | Country singer on whom "Coal Miner's Daughter" is based |
| 34% | PANDORICA | 9 | The ___, restaurant in NY that is based on "Doctor Who" |
| 34% | CAMELSPIN | 9 | Figure skating move based on the arabesque in ballet |
| 34% | OXEN | 4 | Animals that work in a team on a farm |
| 34% | TROTSKY | 7 | Snowball represents this Russian in Animal Farm |
| 33% | ANNA | 4 | ___ Wintour, real-life editor on whom "The Devil Wears Prada" is based |
| 33% | EUROPA | 6 | Figure in Greek myth after whom a continent is named |
| 33% | SELKIRK | 7 | Real-life sailor on whom Crusoe was based |
| 33% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who plays the protagonist in "Christopher Robin" which is a fantasy film based on "Winnie-the-Pooh": 2 wds. |
| 33% | ELDERLY | 7 | Word to describe someone who is on in years |
| 32% | PIG | 3 | Snowball in "Animal Farm" |
| 32% | COW | 3 | Animal that's spotted on a farm, in more ways than one |