| 100% | BOBMARLEY | 9 | Reggae star who wrote "I Shot the Sheriff" |
| 97% | BOBMARLEY | 9 | Reggae star who wrote "I Shot the Sheriff": 2 wds. |
| 69% | MARLEY | 6 | Musician who wrote "I Shot the Sheriff": Bob __ |
| 46% | JIMMORRISON | 11 | Rock star who wrote the poetry collection "The American Night" |
| 46% | SNOOKI | 6 | TV star who wrote the novel "A Shore Thing," informally |
| 46% | LOWRY | 5 | Lois who wrote “Number the Stars” |
| 45% | JIMMYCLIFF | 10 | Reggae star who starred in the 1972 movie "The Harder They Come": 2 wds. |
| 45% | SAMPRAS | 7 | Sports star who wrote the 2008 best seller "A Champion's Mind" |
| 45% | TANEHISI | 8 | Coates who wrote "Between the World and Me" |
| 44% | OCASEY | 6 | Playwright Sean who wrote "The Plough and the Stars" |
| 44% | ELIOT | 5 | Poet who wrote "Do I dare / Disturb the universe?" |
| 44% | COATES | 6 | Ta-Nehisi who wrote Between the World and Me |
| 44% | HEIDI | 5 | Schreck who wrote "What the Constitution Means to Me" |
| 44% | TSELIOT | 7 | Poet who wrote "Do I dare / Disturb the universe?" |
| 43% | NERUDA | 6 | Poet who wrote "Tonight I can write the saddest lines" |
| 43% | TAKEI | 5 | Actor George who wrote the 1994 autobiography "To the Stars" |
| 43% | PIKE | 4 | American author Christopher ___ who wrote the "Remember Me" book series |
| 43% | MAYAANGELOU | 11 | Poet who wrote the memoir "Mom & Me & Mom" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MARA | 4 | Actress Wilson who wrote the memoir "Where Am I Now?" |
| 43% | TYSON | 5 | Cicely who wrote the 2021 memoir "Just As I Am" |
| 43% | CAMERACREW | 10 | Those who shoot for the stars? |
| 43% | GARRETT | 7 | Sheriff who shot and killed Billy the Kid: Pat __ |
| 43% | TYSON | 5 | Actress Cicely who wrote the 2021 memoir "Just As I Am" |
| 42% | JEREMYRENNER | 12 | "Mayor of Kingstown" star who wrote the best-selling 2025 memoir "My Next Breath": 2 wds. |
| 42% | COATES | 6 | Ta-Nehisi who wrote the best seller "Between the World and Me" |
| 42% | CHELSEAHANDLER | 14 | Comedian who wrote the memoir “Life Will Be the Death of Me” |
| 42% | ALDA | 4 | Actor who wrote the memoir “Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself” |
| 42% | WAILERS | 7 | Original band that sang "I Shot the Sheriff," with "the" |
| 41% | ALDA | 4 | Actor Alan who wrote the memoir "Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself" |
| 41% | ALEC | 4 | Guinness who wrote “My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor” |