| 100% | ALBERT | 6 | Real first name of "Flip" Rosen who played third base for Cleveland for 10 years |
| 40% | TOE | 3 | Nickname of Lou Groza, who played 19 years for the Cleveland Browns (with "The") |
| 38% | MATT | 4 | First name of the actor who played Joey on "Friends" |
| 38% | EDIE | 4 | First name of the actress who played Carmela on "The Sopranos" |
| 38% | ORLANDO | 7 | The first name of the actor who played Legolas |
| 37% | CLINT | 5 | First name of the man who played the Man with No Name |
| 37% | GINA | 4 | First name of the actress who plays Jane on "Jane the Virgin" |
| 37% | EDIE | 4 | First name of the actress who plays Tommy on CBS's "Tommy" |
| 36% | SAOIRSE | 7 | First name of Ronan, who played Queen Mary in movie |
| 36% | CLETE | 5 | Boyer who played third base for the Yankees in the '50s and '60s |
| 35% | KELSEY | 6 | First name of actor who played Frasier Crane |
| 35% | MARION | 6 | Real first name of the Iowa actor who was known as the "Duke" |
| 34% | HULL | 4 | Hockey Hall of Famer Brett who played 10 seasons for the 28-Down |
| 34% | HOOCH | 5 | Marla who plays second base for the Peaches in "A League of Their Own" |
| 34% | MYLESGARRETT | 12 | Cleveland Browns defensive end who was named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year for the 2023 season (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ERNIEBANKS | 10 | Negro Leaguer who played first base and shortstop for the Cubs (1953-1971): 2 wds. |
| 34% | BILL | 4 | First name of an iconic singer who won his third Grammy in 1987 |
| 33% | CYNDI | 5 | First name of the well-known singer who was musical director for the film "The Goonies" |
| 33% | SARA | 4 | First name of Mexican American actress who plays Dr. Callie Torres in Grey's Anatomy |
| 32% | YAO | 3 | With 35a, name of the Chinese basketball player who played for the Houston Rockets |
| 32% | OSAMA | 5 | First name of a 10-year manhunt target |
| 32% | STANMUSIAL | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals slugger who is one of four players named MLB MVP for two different fielding positions (outfield and first base) (2 wds.) |
| 31% | NIELS | 5 | First name of Danes Jerne and Finsen, who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 81 years apart |
| 31% | MATTSMITH | 9 | "Doctor Who" actor who plays Prince Philip for the first two seasons of "The Crown" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ELLA | 4 | Real first name of singer Lorde |
| 31% | DWAYNE | 6 | Real first name of "The Rock" |
| 31% | ELDRICK | 7 | Real first name of Tiger Woods |
| 31% | ABEL | 4 | Real first name of The Weeknd |
| 31% | PETER | 5 | Real first name of Spidey Parker |
| 31% | NORA | 4 | Real first name of comedian Awkwafina |