| 100% | DIANA | 5 | Princess who was the subject of "Candle in the Wind" |
| 63% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Candle in the Wind" singer/pianist who's the subject of 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 62% | DIANA | 5 | Princess of Wales who was considered a fashion icon in the '80s |
| 61% | JAMESFRANCO | 11 | "The Interview" star who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 61% | DONALDTRUMP | 11 | "The Apprentice" host who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 61% | ROSEANNEBARR | 12 | 1990s sitcom star who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 61% | ABEVIGODA | 9 | Actor who was the subject of several mistaken death reports before his actual death in 2016 |
| 59% | DAISY | 5 | Princess ___ of Sarasaland who is the friend of Princess Peach in the "Mario" spin-off games |
| 59% | KRISTENBELL | 11 | Actress who has voiced Elsa's younger sister, Anna who is the Princess of Arendelle in the musical fantasy film, "Frozen": 2 wds. |
| 58% | GOWN | 4 | Subject of interest in the question "Who are you wearing?" |
| 57% | FAE | 3 | Baby who was the first infant subject of a xenotransplant procedure in 1984 |
| 56% | SOFIA | 5 | Princess ___, young royal who is in the line of succession to the Spanish throne |
| 55% | EVAGABOR | 8 | Actress who was the voice of Duchess in "The Aristocats" |
| 55% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | Singer and songwriter of Candle in the Wind |
| 55% | ONO | 3 | Yoko who was the subject of 48-Down |
| 55% | BEN | 3 | Actor Kingsley who was the voice of Archibald in "The Boxtrolls" |
| 55% | EVA | 3 | Actress Gabor who was the voice of Duchess in "The Aristocats" |
| 55% | ELTON | 5 | John who was the subject of the biopic Rocketman |
| 55% | KELLER | 6 | Helen, who is the subject of The Miracle Worker |
| 55% | DITH | 4 | Pran who was the subject of "The Killing Fields" |
| 55% | TURING | 6 | Mathematician who was the subject of "The Imitation Game" |
| 55% | KATE | 4 | Middleton who was the subject of a disappearance conspiracy |
| 54% | ENRICO | 6 | Fermi who was the subject of the book "The Pope of Physics" |
| 54% | CHE | 3 | Revolutionary Guevara who was the subject of the movie "The Motorcycle Diaries" |
| 54% | IRONS | 5 | Actor Jeremy who was the voice of Scar in "The Lion King" |
| 54% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind 1997," charity single by Elton John that was rewritten as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales |
| 54% | ELTON | 5 | Singer ___ John who was the subject of the biopic "Rocketman" |
| 54% | PABLO | 5 | Escobar who is the subject of the Netflix series "Narcos" |
| 54% | ALAN | 4 | Mathematician Turing who was the subject of "The Imitation Game" |
| 54% | SAMUELALITO | 11 | Nominee who was the subject of a 2006 filibuster attempt |