| 100% | MCCAW | 5 | Richie —, All Blacks captain who was 2006, 2009 and 2010 IRB International Player of the Year |
| 75% | MCCAW | 5 | Richie —, 2001-15 All Blacks flanker; 2006, 2009 and 2010 IRB International Player of the Year |
| 36% | LEILANI | 7 | Point guard Mitchell of the Washington Mystics who was the WNBA's Most Improved Player in 2010 and 2019 |
| 36% | COOPERKUPP | 10 | 2021 NFL Offensive Player of the Year who caught two touchdown passes in the 2022 Super Bowl for 21-Across and was named Super Bowl MVP (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CARLI | 5 | Soccer great Lloyd who was FIFA Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 |
| 36% | JACK | 4 | ___ Sparrow, fictional treasure hunter who is the captain of The Black Pearl and found the Aztec treasure on Isla de Muerta |
| 34% | LIONELMESSI | 11 | Inter Miami captain who was Time's 2023 Athlete of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BENWALLACE | 10 | Retired Pistons center who won consecutive Defensive Player of the Year Awards twice, in 2003 and 2006: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NOVAKDJOKOVIC | 13 | Serbian tennis player who was Laureus sportsman of the year 2016 and 2015: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ALI | 3 | Laila who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this year |
| 33% | NIGEL | 5 | Richards who is generally regarded as the best Scrabble player of all time |
| 32% | YATITTLE | 8 | *QB who was the 1963 Player of the Year |
| 32% | SERENAWILLIAMS | 14 | Tennis player who won the AP Athlete of the Year award in 2002, 2009, 2013, and 2015: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ZIDANE | 6 | French soccer legend Zinedine who is considered one of the greatest players of all time |
| 32% | ROSE | 4 | Pete ___, former baseball player who is the all-time MLB leader in hits and number of games played |
| 31% | ALY | 3 | American gymnast ___ Raisman who was the captain of the artistic gymnastics team in 2012 and 2016 Olympics |
| 31% | LUKADONCIC | 10 | 2019 NBA Rookie of the Year who was named to the NBA All-Star team three years in a row (2 wds.) |
| 31% | JETT | 4 | Rocker Joan who was named the best female guitar player of all time by the Gibson guitar company |
| 31% | DRAKEMAYE | 9 | North Carolina quarterback and 2022 ACC Player of the Year who was selected by the New England Patriots as the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft (2 wds.) |
| 30% | MIA | 3 | Hamm who was named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year five times |
| 30% | DREWBREES | 9 | Quarterback who was Sports Illustrated's 2010 Sportsman of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 30% | CANDACE | 7 | Parker who was the 2020 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year |
| 30% | FRANKROBINSON | 13 | Baseball great who was the only player named MVP of both the National League and the American League (2 wds.) |
| 30% | CLAUDIOREYNA | 12 | One of the greatest soccer players from the U.S. who captained the 2006 FIFA World Cup team: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | Actress who was EW's only two-time Entertainer of the Year, in 2009 and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 30% | CANO | 4 | Mets player Robinson ___, who last year had the slowest baserunning sprint speed of all second basemen |
| 30% | RAFAELNADAL | 11 | Spanish tennis star who was ATP Player of the Year five times: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PETESAMPRAS | 11 | American tennis star who was ATP Player of the Year six times: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TORRE | 5 | Hall of Famer who was an MVP and Manager of the Year |
| 30% | HUBIE | 5 | Brown who was NBA Coach of the Year in 1978 and 2004 |