| 100% | GERSHWIN | 8 | Surname of "Porgy and Bess" songwriting brothers George and Ira, for whom a Broadway theater is named |
| 51% | HAYES | 5 | "First Lady of the American Theatre" Helen, for whom a Broadway theater is named |
| 47% | SIMON | 5 | "Broadway Bound" playwright Neil, for whom a Broadway theater is named |
| 47% | WILSON | 6 | "Fences" playwright August, for whom a Broadway theater is named |
| 46% | ONEILL | 6 | "The Iceman Cometh" playwright Eugene, for whom a Broadway theater is named |
| 46% | SONDHEIM | 8 | "Into the Woods" songwriter Stephen, for whom a Broadway theater is named |
| 40% | SIMON | 5 | Playwright Neil after whom a Broadway theater is named |
| 38% | SPAHN | 5 | Baseball Hall of Famer Warren for whom a pitching award is named |
| 38% | ERIES | 5 | Members of the Iroquoian people for whom a Great Lake is named |
| 37% | JAMESBEARD | 10 | Chef and cookbook writer for whom a culinary award is named (2 wds.) |
| 37% | GABBYGIFFORDS | 13 | Gun control advocate and former congresswoman for whom a naval ship is named |
| 37% | LEY | 3 | Writer Willy who wrote "The Conquest of Space" ('49) and for whom a crater is named on the far side of the moon |
| 36% | GEORGEGERSHWIN | 14 | Composer of the music for "Porgy and Bess" (his brother Ira wrote some of the lyrics): 2 wds. |
| 36% | TSO | 3 | General for whom a style of chicken is named |
| 35% | RIEMANN | 7 | German mathematician for whom a branch of geometry is named |
| 35% | BROCA | 5 | Scientist for whom a part of the brain is named |
| 35% | JOULE | 5 | Physicist James for whom a unit of energy is named |
| 35% | ANDREWJACKSON | 13 | President and War of 1812 hero, for whom Mississippi's capital is named: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PIMA | 4 | Native people for whom a cotton and a county are named |
| 35% | THOR | 4 | Norse god for whom a day of the week is named |
| 35% | BROCA | 5 | French physician for whom a part of the brain is named |
| 35% | MELINDAGATES | 12 | Philanthropist for whom a building of Seattle Children's Hospital is named |
| 34% | SAMUELADAMS | 11 | Declaration of Independence signer for whom a brand of beer is named: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MLK | 3 | Rev. for whom hundreds of blvds. and streets are named (abbr.) |
| 34% | NICKELBACK | 10 | Canadian rock band who sang "Photograph" and "Rockstar" which brothers Mike and Chad Kroeger are a part of. |
| 33% | HERTZ | 5 | Nobelist for whom a physics unit is named |
| 33% | MACH | 4 | Ernst for whom a speed measure is named |
| 33% | OLAF | 4 | Saint for whom a Minnesota college is named |
| 33% | GEORGEMASON | 11 | *Politician for whom a Virginia university is named |
| 33% | RHESUS | 6 | Monkey for whom a blood factor is named |