| 100% | JOHN | 4 | Sir ___ Joseph Thomson, Nobel Prize-winning British physicist who was born in December |
| 64% | HEISENBERG | 10 | Werner ___, Nobel Prize-winning German physicist who was born in December |
| 57% | MULLER | 6 | Hermann Joseph ___, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist who was born in December |
| 54% | KIPLING | 7 | Rudyard ___, Nobel Prize-winning English novelist who was born in December |
| 42% | TAYLOR | 6 | Richard E. ___, Canadian physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1990 |
| 41% | DAVECHAPPELLE | 13 | "A Star Is Born" actor who won the Mark Twain Prize in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CURIE | 5 | Marie who is the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different science fields |
| 39% | WILSON | 6 | Woodrow ___, 28th President of the U.S. and Nobel Peace Prize winner who was born in December |
| 38% | KAZUOISHIGURO | 13 | British novelist who wrote 19-Across and 31-Across and was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 37% | NICK | 4 | ___ Chubb, NFL running back born in December who won 4 Pro Bowls |
| 37% | AARON | 5 | ___ Rodgers, NFL quarterback born in December who was the 2011 Super Bowl MVP |
| 36% | TOKARCZUK | 9 | Olga who was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in 2019 |
| 36% | ELIOT | 5 | T.S. ___ who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 36% | MARIE | 5 | Curie who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes |
| 35% | GANDHI | 6 | Leader who was nominated for, but never won, a Nobel Peace Prize |
| 35% | BOB | 3 | Singer-songwriter Dylan who was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 35% | MAURIAC | 7 | Francois who won Nobel literature prize in 1952 |
| 35% | LINUSPAULING | 12 | American chemist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BOBDYLAN | 8 | Singer/songwriter who was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | Emmy-winning "Moonlighting" actor who was born in Germany: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JANEADDAMS | 10 | Social worker who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize |
| 34% | OBAMA | 5 | Former U.S. president who was honored with a Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 |
| 34% | YITZHAKRABIN | 12 | Former Prime Minister of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize winner who was born in 1922 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | CHU | 3 | Physicist who co-won the Nobel in 1997 |
| 34% | IMAN | 4 | Supermodel who was born in Somalia |
| 34% | OBAMA | 5 | President who was born in Honolulu |
| 34% | OBAMA | 5 | President who was born in Hawaii |
| 34% | ONO | 3 | Yoko who was born in Tokyo |
| 34% | MOTHERTERESA | 12 | Albanian-Indian catholic nun who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ISABELWILKERSON | 15 | "Caste" author who was the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism |