| 100% | KROC | 4 | Ray who's the subject of the 2016 biopic "The Founder" |
| 59% | ARETHA | 6 | Singer Franklin who's the subject of the biopic "Respect" |
| 59% | CLINE | 5 | Patsy who's the subject of the biopic "Sweet Dreams" |
| 55% | ANITA | 5 | Lawyer Hill who is the subject of the 2016 bio-pic “Confirmation” |
| 54% | ELTON | 5 | John who was the subject of the biopic Rocketman |
| 54% | OWENS | 5 | Subject of the 2016 sports biopic "Race" |
| 54% | RITCHIEVALENS | 13 | Rock singer who was the subject of the 1987 biopic "La Bamba": 2 wds. |
| 53% | ELTON | 5 | Singer ___ John who was the subject of the biopic "Rocketman" |
| 53% | JOHNNYCASH | 10 | Country singer who was the subject of the 2005 biopic "Walk the Line": 2 wds. |
| 53% | JAMESBROWN | 10 | Rock singer who was the subject of the 2014 biopic "Get On Up": 2 wds. |
| 50% | JOHNDALY | 8 | 1991 PGA Championship winner who is the subject of the 2016 ESPN "30 for 30" documentary "Hit It Hard": 2 wds. |
| 49% | PETRAEUS | 8 | General who's the subject of the 2012 biography "All In" |
| 49% | ALAN | 4 | Mathematician Turing who's the subject of the movie "The Imitation Game" |
| 48% | ELTON | 5 | Musician ___ John who's the subject of "Rocketman" |
| 48% | OLIVIA | 6 | Rodrigo who's the subject of the music documentary Driving Home 2 U |
| 48% | ELTON | 5 | John who's the subject of 2019's "Rocketman" |
| 48% | WILEECOYOTE | 11 | Devious character who's the subject of this puzzle |
| 48% | ABEVIGODA | 9 | Actor who was the subject of several mistaken death reports before his actual death in 2016 |
| 48% | VANGOGH | 7 | Dutch painter who's the subject of the Don McLean song "Vincent" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | ANNE | 4 | Queen who's the subject of 2018's "The Favourite" |
| 47% | MARILYNMONROE | 13 | Actress who's the subject of 54-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TEENA | 5 | Brandon who's the subject of "Boys Don't Cry" |
| 47% | ALEX | 4 | Trebek who's the subject of a 2024 Forever stamp |
| 47% | AEHOUSMAN | 9 | Poet who's the subject of Tom Stoppard's "The Invention of Love" |
| 47% | SYLVESTER | 9 | Animated character who's the subject of this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | HURRICANECARTER | 15 | Wrongfully imprisoned boxer who's the subject of a Dylan song |
| 47% | FANON | 5 | Martinican psychiatrist and thinker who’s the subject of the 2024 book “The Rebel’s Clinic” |
| 47% | ELVIS | 5 | Singer who's the subject of Carl Perkins's "The Whole World Misses You" |
| 46% | LYNN | 4 | Loretta who was the subject of "Coal Miner's Daughter" |
| 46% | SKELETOR | 8 | He-man archenemy who’s the subject of much memeing |