| 100% | ADELE | 5 | Singer who was awarded an M.B.E. in 2013 |
| 52% | STEVE | 5 | "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life" author who was honored with an Academy Award in 2013 |
| 50% | LENAHORNE | 9 | Jazz singer who was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 1983: 2 wds. |
| 47% | CAROLBURNETT | 12 | Actress and comedian who was awarded the 44-Across in 2013 (2 wds.) |
| 47% | STUART | 6 | First name of an E. B. White character who says that “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone” |
| 46% | JANETJACKSON | 12 | "Rhythm Nation" singer who was honored with a "Billboard" Icon Award in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ONO | 3 | Palindromic name of the musician who was awarded the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award in 2013 |
| 45% | ALJARREAU | 9 | Singer who won Grammy Awards in three different categories (jazz, pop, and R. & B.) |
| 44% | MARYJBLIGE | 10 | "Be Without You" singer who was honored with a "Billboard" Icon Award in 2022 (3 wds.) |
| 44% | KENNYROGERS | 11 | "The Gambler" singer who received the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ALEC | 4 | Actor Guinness who was given an Academy Honorary Award in 1980 |
| 43% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | "Syriana" Oscar winner who was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | SOLANGEKNOWLES | 14 | 12-Across and 28-Across singer who was the first recipient of the "Billboard" Women in Music Impact Award (2 wds.) |
| 42% | DYAN | 4 | ___ Cannon, famous actress who was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in "Heaven Can Wait" |
| 42% | NICOLEKIDMAN | 12 | "The Hours" Oscar winner who was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | "Mary Poppins" Oscar winner who was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | TIMBERLAKE | 10 | Justin ___, singer who won Video of the Year for "Mirrors" at MTV Video Music Awards in 2013 |
| 42% | BOBDYLAN | 8 | Singer/songwriter who was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 42% | NIECYNASH | 9 | "Claws" actress who is nominated for an Emmy Award for playing Delores Wise in 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | AGUILERA | 8 | Singer who was an original judge on "The Voice" |
| 41% | BOB | 3 | Singer-songwriter Dylan who was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 40% | FRANKLIN | 8 | Aretha ___, "Respect" singer who was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize Special Citation |
| 40% | MARS | 4 | Bruno ___, "Finesse" singer who was born in Hawaii |
| 40% | CAMILA | 6 | ___ Cabello, "Havana" singer who was born in 1997 |
| 40% | DYLAN | 5 | Bob ___, "Mr. Tambourine Man" singer who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation |
| 40% | SALMA | 5 | ___ Hayek, Mexican-American actress who is known for her role in the movie "Frida" for which she received an Academy Award nomination |
| 40% | CYNDILAUPER | 11 | "Time After Time" singer who was honored with the "Billboard" Women in Music Icon Award in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | JACK | 4 | ___ Johnson, "Banana Pancakes" singer who was born in Hawaii |
| 40% | ZARA | 4 | ___ Larsson, "Lush Life" singer who was born in 1997 |
| 40% | ARIANA | 6 | ___ Grande, "7 rings" singer who was born in 1993 |