| 100% | WEEGEE | 6 | Pseudonymous photographer known for his gritty photos of 1930s NYC |
| 44% | ANSEL | 5 | With 32-Across, photographer known for his pictures of Yosemite |
| 43% | ANNEGEDDES | 10 | Photographer known for her photos of babies: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DIANEARBUS | 10 | Photographer known for her photos of people on the fringes of society: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RICHARDAVEDON | 13 | Photographer known for his fashion pictures in Vogue: 2 wds. |
| 37% | EINSTEIN | 8 | Known for his theory of relativity |
| 35% | GUINNESS | 8 | Known for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Alec __ |
| 35% | ANNIELEIBOVITZ | 14 | Photographer known for her portraits of celebrities: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BIDEN | 5 | Politician known for his use of "malarkey" |
| 35% | STFRANCIS | 9 | Friar known for his patronage of animals |
| 35% | BEATON | 6 | Cecil —, British photographer known for his society portraits who died in 1980 |
| 35% | KEPLER | 6 | Astronomer known for his laws of planetary motion |
| 35% | DARWIN | 6 | Brit naturalist known for his theory of evolution |
| 34% | DOROTHEALANGE | 13 | Photographer known for her pictures of Depression-era people: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PIAGET | 6 | Psychologist Jean known for his theory of cognitive development |
| 34% | PISCOPO | 7 | Comedian Joe known for his impression of Frank Sinatra |
| 34% | NAS | 3 | Rapper known for his track "NY State of Mind" |
| 34% | AMOS | 4 | Wally ___ known for his brand of chocolate-chip cookies |
| 34% | CHARLESDARWIN | 13 | British scientist known for his theory of evolution: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CHARLESDARWIN | 13 | Pioneering biologist known for his theory of evolution: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MONET | 5 | Impressionist known for his paintings of water lilies and haystacks |
| 34% | DALI | 4 | Artist Salvador ___ known for his piece "The Persistence of Memory" |
| 33% | TPAIN | 5 | Hip-hop artist known for his use of Auto-Tune: Hyph. |
| 33% | DALI | 4 | Surrealist artist Salvador best known for his painting of melting watches |
| 33% | IAN | 3 | ___ Fleming, best known for his James Bond series of spy novels |
| 33% | CLIVE | 5 | ___ Merrison, actor known for his BBC Radio portrayal of Sherlock Holmes |
| 33% | JOEY | 4 | ___ Tribbiani, "Friends" character known for his love of food, especially pizza |
| 33% | LARUE | 5 | Lash known for his use of the bullwhip in old Westerns |
| 33% | GREGORY | 7 | — XIII, 16th-century Pope best known for his reformation of the calendar |
| 33% | RICHARD | 7 | ___ Feynman, American physicist known for his path integral formulation of quantum mechanics |