| 100% | BLANCO | 6 | Richard ___, modern poet known for his reading of "One Today" at the 2013 presidential inauguration |
| 61% | AMANDA | 6 | ___ Gorman, modern poet known for her reading of "The Hill We Climb" at the 2021 presidential inauguration |
| 38% | RICHARDBLANCO | 13 | Poet who read "One Today" at President Obama's 2013 inauguration: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JIMTAYLOR | 9 | Former Green Bay Packers NFL player, known for his aggression, and is considered one of the greatest running backs ever: 2 wds. |
| 32% | YANNI | 5 | Greek musician known for his "Live at the Acropolis" concert |
| 32% | HOMER | 5 | Ancient Greek poet known for his epic poems such as the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" |
| 32% | ANGELOU | 7 | Poet Maya who read "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's first inauguration |
| 31% | RICHARDBLANCO | 13 | Poet who read "One Today" at Barack Obama's second inauguration (2 wds.) |
| 31% | BENTHAM | 7 | Jeremy known for his "greatest happiness of the greatest number" philosophy |
| 31% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | "Stronger" singer who sang "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" at the 2013 presidential inauguration: 2 wds. |
| 31% | OLDS | 4 | Sharon ___, modern poet known for the collection "Stag's Leap" who has received the Pulitzer Prize |
| 31% | LECARRE | 7 | Author known for the intelligence of his writing? |
| 31% | MAYAANGELOU | 11 | Poet who read "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Clinton's 1993 inauguration: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MAYAANGELOU | 11 | Poet who read "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's first inauguration (2 wds.) |
| 31% | KEN | 3 | ___ Follett, historical fiction author known for his novel "The Pillars of the Earth" |
| 31% | LARUE | 5 | Lash known for his use of the bullwhip in old Westerns |
| 30% | MICHELANGELO | 12 | Sculptor best known for the Pietà and his statue of David |
| 29% | BOB | 3 | ___ Kaufman, poet known for "Does the Secret Mind Whisper" and a major figure of the Beat Generation |
| 29% | DALI | 4 | Artist Salvador ___ known for his piece "The Persistence of Memory" |
| 29% | HRGIGER | 7 | Swiss artist known for his design of the creature in 1979 sci-fi film Alien |
| 28% | BEAR | 4 | Boo-boo ___, Hanna-Barbera character known for his kind nature ... maybe just the sort to jump at a gentle "boo" |
| 28% | OPTS | 4 | ___ for (picks one choice at the cost of another) |
| 28% | BATEAU | 6 | "Le ___," Matisse work that hung upside down at the Museum of Modern Art for 47 days |
| 28% | HEIRS | 5 | Ones gathering for the reading of a will |
| 28% | EINSTEIN | 8 | Known for his theory of relativity |
| 28% | LANCELOT | 8 | Knight of the Round Table known for his bravery |
| 27% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | Member of the boy band One Direction who is known for his single "Sign of the Times": 2 wds. |
| 27% | ALEC | 4 | Baldwin known for his presidential impersonation |
| 27% | PABLO | 5 | ___ Neruda, a Nobel laureate Chilean poet known for his love poems |
| 27% | SHIRE | 5 | Warsan ___, British modern poet known for her work "Her Blue Body" |