| 100% | GODDARD | 7 | Rocket-science pioneer Robert who's the eponym of a NASA flight center |
| 44% | SIBELIUS | 8 | Composer who's the eponym of a Helsinki park |
| 34% | BILL | 4 | ___ Nye, host of the eponymous science show who was a household icon in '90s children's TV |
| 33% | EMMA | 4 | Actress Roberts who's the niece of Julia Roberts |
| 33% | ONO | 3 | Performer who's the descendant of a Japanese emperor |
| 33% | ALEX | 4 | Trebek who's the subject of a 2024 Forever stamp |
| 33% | DAVID | 5 | ___ Mancuso, DJ who was a pioneer of the 1970s "underground" disco parties |
| 32% | REY | 3 | Science-fiction character who's told, "Confronting fear is the destiny of a Jedi" |
| 32% | HARRY | 5 | ___ S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States who was also a skilled piano player |
| 32% | DURST | 5 | Robert who was the subject of the 2003 true crime book "A Deadly Secret" |
| 31% | SOLO | 4 | Han who's the title role of a 2018 film |
| 31% | RICHARD | 7 | ___ Feynman, Nobel-winning physicist who earned a Bachelor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 31% | TUT | 3 | King who's the subject of a song by Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons |
| 31% | HURRICANECARTER | 15 | Wrongfully imprisoned boxer who's the subject of a Dylan song |
| 31% | OMAR | 4 | Ilhan ___ (politican who's a member of the congressional "Squad") |
| 31% | ENO | 3 | Brian who's the subject of a documentary that's different every time it's screened |
| 30% | BLACKPANTHERS | 13 | Members of a resistance party who organized the People's Free Food Program |
| 30% | GLENN | 5 | Quagmire who's a neighbor of the Griffins on 15-Across |
| 30% | NATASHA | 7 | Romanoff, aka Black Widow, who's a member of the Avengers |
| 30% | SOLD | 4 | Robert A. Heinlein's "The Man Who ___ the Moon" |
| 30% | ALDRIN | 6 | Buzz ___, former astronaut and fighter pilot who earned a Doctor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 30% | ANGELAMERKEL | 12 | German chancellor who earned a doctoral degree in quantum chemistry from the German Academy of Sciences: 2 wds. |
| 30% | GENE | 4 | NASA Flight Director Kranz who directed Apollo 11's mission to make the first lunar landing |
| 30% | XXXXXXXXXXXXXX | 14 | Caught the audio of a NASA miscue? |
| 30% | MAE | 3 | Astronaut Jemison who's featured in a "Women of NASA" LEGO set |
| 30% | IGER | 4 | Robert who oversaw the acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm |
| 30% | HAKEEMOLAJUWON | 14 | Hall of Fame center who signed with the Raptors in 2001 after 17 seasons with the Rockets: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JAMES | 5 | ___ Harden, one of the highest-paid NBA players of 2019 who is a shooting guard for the Houston Rockets |
| 30% | RUSSELL | 7 | ___ Westbrook, one of the highest-paid NBA players of 2019 who is a point guard for the Houston Rockets |
| 30% | CAREW | 5 | Eponym of the A.L. batting title award |