| 100% | SCHUMACHER | 10 | Retired German F1 racing driver who shares his first name with 31a, and according to Forbes is the fifth highest-paid athlete of all time |
| 43% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | American professional golfer who according to Forbes is the second highest-paid athlete of all time: Abbr. |
| 39% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Chicago Bulls legend who according to Forbes is the highest-paid athlete of all time: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CURIE | 5 | Last name of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize and who is credited with the theory of radioactivity |
| 27% | BRETTFAVRE | 10 | Retired NFL player (birthday today) who made his name with 40-Across and is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ERICCLAPTON | 11 | "Layla" guitarist who shares his first name with the prince in "The Little Mermaid": 2 wds. |
| 27% | LEWISHAMILTON | 13 | Formula one pro who races for Mercedes AMG Petronas, and is #10 on Forbes list of the highest-paid athletes in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 27% | DERRICKTHOMAS | 13 | NFL pass rusher who played his entire career with the Kansas City Chiefs and is considered one of the greatest of all time: 2 wds. |
| 26% | TOMGLAVINE | 10 | A pitcher who made his name with the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets is a 10-time All-Star: 2 wds |
| 26% | ANDRETTI | 8 | Mario ___, all-time great racing driver who was named the U.S. Driver of the Year in 3 separate decades |
| 25% | NED | 3 | First name of the man who lives next to Homer and Marge |
| 25% | ERNIE | 5 | Golfer Els who shares his first name with a Muppet |
| 25% | BOJACKSON | 9 | Former NFL player to be named All-Star in both football and baseball who is considered one of the greatest RBs ever: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ORGAN | 5 | Tommy, lead guitarist in The Jacksons' "Unity Tour" of 2012 and 2013, who would seem to be playing the wrong instrument, judging by his name |
| 24% | DWYANEWADE | 10 | 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who led the Miami Heat to three NBA championships and who was an NBA All-Star 13 times (2 wds.) |
| 24% | NEIL | 4 | First name in NASA's prestigious list of astronauts who have been to the moon |
| 24% | LUDWIG | 6 | "Black Panther" composer Göransson, who shares his first name with another famous composer |
| 24% | WIZKHALIF | 9 | Rapper who shares part of his name with the world's tallest building |
| 24% | LIONELMESSI | 11 | Argentine soccer player who is ranked first on the 2019 Forbes list of the world's highest-paid athletes (2 wds.) |
| 24% | MARTINBRODEUR | 13 | Former New Jersey Devils' goaltender who has the highest number of wins with 691 wins and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 24% | TINAFEY | 7 | Actress/writer who was the first woman to be head writer of "Saturday Night Live," and the third woman to host five times (2 wds.) |
| 24% | ANGELA | 6 | With 33-Across, German leader who was Time's 2015 Person of the Year |
| 24% | GRETATHUNBERG | 13 | First Swedish woman and first person born in the 21st century to be named "Time" magazine's Person of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 24% | CHRISTIE | 8 | English author Agatha who created Hercule Poirot, and is the best-selling novelist of all time, according to the Guinness World Records |
| 24% | CHRISBOSH | 9 | 11-time NBA all-star who was part of the Miami Heat's Big Three with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade |
| 23% | ROBERTHERJAVEC | 14 | Canadian businessman who married his "Dancing with the Stars" partner Kym Johnson and who has been a "shark" on all 13 seasons of "Shark Tank" (2 wds.) |
| 23% | CYNTHIACOOPER | 13 | Basketball Hall of Famer who was the very first MVP of the WNBA and MVP two times with the 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 23% | GEHRIG | 6 | Yankee who was the first major-leaguer to have his number retired |
| 23% | MICHAEL | 7 | ___ Schumacher, retired German racer who is the only racer in history to win seven Formula One World Drivers' Championships |
| 23% | BONO | 4 | Musician who was named Time’s Person of the Year alongside Bill and Melinda Gates |