| 100% | BETTEMIDLER | 11 | Star of stage and screen known as "The Divine Miss M" who turns 75 today (2 wds.) |
| 41% | BETTEMIDLER | 11 | American star of stage and screen celebrated by the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | TOMSELLECK | 10 | "Blue Bloods" and "Magnum, P.I." star who turns 75 today (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | Star of 15- and 34-Across who won an Oscar for "Lilies of the Field": 2 wds. |
| 36% | DANIELLEBROOKS | 14 | Actress who starred in stage and screen versions of the musical “The Color Purple” |
| 36% | DORISDAY | 8 | Blonde star of the 1956 Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much": 2 wds. |
| 36% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | Star of 39-Across, also known as "The Rock": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | Musician known as the King of Rock and Roll (2 wds.) |
| 34% | NEILPATRICK | 11 | With 4-Down, child star of "Doogie Howser, M.D." who plays himself in the "Harold & Kumar" movies: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PHYLLISGEORGE | 13 | Former Miss America who cohosted "The NFL Today" in the 1970s and 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | Eight-time WWE/WWF champion popularly known as "The Rock" who starred in "Baywatch": 2 wds. |
| 33% | JACKLALANNE | 11 | Exercise guru known as the Godfather of Fitness: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GUYFIERI | 8 | TV celebrity chef known as the "Mayor of Flavortown": 2 wds. |
| 33% | RENEDESCARTES | 13 | French mathematician known as the father of analytic geometry: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | Singer known as the "The King of Rock and Roll" whose first hit singles were with Sun Records (2 wds.) |
| 33% | TOBEYMAGUIRE | 12 | Star of three "Spider-Man" films who narrated as big brother Tim in "The Boss Baby": 2 wds. |
| 33% | ACTORS | 6 | Stars of stage and screen |
| 33% | BETTE | 5 | Singer/actress Midler known as "The Divine Miss M" |
| 33% | BURTREYNOLDS | 12 | "Smokey and the Bandit" actor who turned down the role of Edward in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SAINTPATRICK | 12 | Missionary known as the "Apostle of Ireland" who has been honored in the United States on March 17 since 1601 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | REDDFOXX | 8 | Actor who starred on "Sanford and Son," a sitcom developed by Norman Lear (who turns 100 today): 2 wds. |
| 32% | BABERUTH | 8 | 15-Across great known as the "Sultan of Swat" who was honored with a "Day" at Yankee Stadium on April 27, 1947 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | RICHARDGERE | 11 | Star of "Pretty Woman" and "Chicago" who is a practicing Buddhist: 2 wds.. |
| 31% | LORIGREINER | 11 | American businesswoman known as the "Queen of QVC" who has been a "shark" on all but two of the 13 seasons of "Shark Tank" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | MARLOTHOMAS | 11 | Actress nominated for four Emmys as the star of "That Girl": 2 wds |
| 31% | BETTEMIDLER | 11 | "From a Distance" singer nicknamed "The Divine Miss M": 2 wds. |
| 31% | BENNYGOODMAN | 12 | Musician known as the King of Swing (2 wds.) |
| 31% | RICKYGERVAIS | 12 | British star of "The Office" who wrote the "Flanimals" kid-lit series: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BABERUTH | 8 | Yankee legend known as the "Sultan of Swat" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | DAVIDBOWIE | 10 | Musician also known as "Ziggy Stardust," who made appearances in films like "The Prestige" and "Zoolander": 2 wds. |