| 100% | ISAACALBENIZ | 12 | Spanish composer of suite for piano Iberia who died in 1909 |
| 39% | GRANADOS | 8 | Enrique —, Spanish composer of 1911 piano suite Goyescas |
| 34% | GERONIMO | 8 | Apache chieftain who died in 1909 |
| 34% | GERONIMO | 8 | Chiricahua Apache leader who died in 1909 |
| 34% | PAGANINI | 8 | Niccolo —, Genoa-born composer of 24 Caprices for Solo Violin who died in 1840 |
| 33% | YANNI | 5 | Composer Chryssomallis, who wrote "Seven Billion Dreams" in 2015 for NASA's 15th anniversary of the ISS |
| 32% | AIDA | 4 | Slave who dies in the Temple of Vulcan |
| 32% | AIDA | 4 | Princess who dies in the temple of Vulcan |
| 32% | YODA | 4 | Guru who dies in "Return of the Jedi" |
| 31% | JOHNTAVERNER | 12 | English organist, composer of mass Gloria tibi Trinitas, who died in 1545 |
| 31% | ELCID | 5 | Spanish hero who died in 1099 |
| 30% | ELI | 3 | Actor Wallach who died in 2014 at the age of 98 |
| 30% | ASTOR | 5 | John Jacob ___ IV (millionaire who died in the sinking of the Titanic) |
| 30% | ELDER | 5 | Pliny the ___ (Roman naturalist who died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius) |
| 30% | LEAR | 4 | TV producer Norman who died in December at the age of 101 |
| 29% | SHAND | 5 | Bruce —, British Army officer who died in 2006; father of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall |
| 29% | SHAND | 5 | Bruce —, British Army officer who died in 2006; father of Camilla, the Queen Consort |
| 29% | LISZT | 5 | Composer of the piano piece played by Bugs Bunny in "Rhapsody Rabbit" |
| 29% | DEREKSHEPHERD | 13 | Patrick Dempsey character who died in last Thursday's episode of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | OATES | 5 | Lawrence —, explorer who died in 1912 on the second Antarctic expedition of R F Scott |
| 29% | PIZARRO | 7 | Francisco —, Spanish conqueror of the Inca Empire who died in 1541 |
| 28% | ENA | 3 | Queen of Spain who died in 1969 |
| 28% | PENDA | 5 | King of Mercia who died in 655 |
| 28% | BYRD | 4 | William —, English composer and organist who died in 1623 whose publications include Songs of Sundrie Natures |
| 28% | MOOG | 4 | Robert —, US engineer who died in 2005 after whom a type of musical synthesizer is named |
| 28% | CORONADO | 8 | Spanish conquistador who searched for the Seven Cities of Gold |
| 28% | RAVEL | 5 | Composer Maurice of "Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major" written for one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein |
| 28% | AUGUSTUS | 8 | Emperor of Rome who died in AD 14 |
| 28% | LISZT | 5 | Composer of the piano piece played in the "Tom and Jerry" short "The Cat Concerto" |
| 28% | YODA | 4 | Character who died at the age of 900 in "Return of the Jedi" |