| 100% | GRECO | 5 | Suzanne, once president and CEO of subway who retired 2018 |
| 38% | NEAS | 4 | Ralph who served as President and CEO of the National Coalition on Health Care |
| 38% | RASMUSSEN | 9 | Bill, the first president and CEO of ESPN |
| 33% | IAN | 3 | ___ Read, who retired as CEO of Pfizer in 2017 |
| 32% | ANDREWJACKSON | 13 | President and War of 1812 hero, for whom Mississippi's capital is named: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DAVIDLETTERMAN | 14 | Talk-show host who retired in 2015 and unretired in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 31% | IAN | 3 | ___ Read, who retired as CEO of Pfizer, Inc. at the end of last year |
| 30% | UVA | 3 | Sch. whose Board of Visitors once included presidents Madison and Monroe |
| 30% | AMALCLOONEY | 11 | Humanitarian and barrister who appeared on a 2018 cover of Vogue |
| 30% | JIMMYCARTER | 11 | Democratic president who once served as the governor of Georgia: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | Democratic president who once served as the governor of Arkansas: 2 wds. |
| 30% | WOODROWWILSON | 13 | Democratic president who once served as the governor of New Jersey: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DOLE | 4 | Former Senator Bob or Elizabeth, each of whom once ran for US president |
| 29% | ELONMUSK | 8 | CEO of SpaceX and product architect of Tesla who did a guest appearance on "The Big Bang Theory": 2 wds. |
| 29% | CZECH | 5 | Nationality of a poet and playwright who became the first president of his country |
| 29% | GEORGEWBUSH | 11 | Ex-president who once co-owned the 30-Across and who threw out the first pitch of the 2023 World Series: 3 wds. |
| 29% | KWAME | 5 | ___ Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician who served as the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana |
| 29% | JOMO | 4 | ___ Kenyatta, Kenyan politician who served as the former Prime Minister and President of Kenya |
| 29% | LINTON | 6 | Monied actress and Instagrammer Louise who once called a critic “adorably out of touch” |
| 29% | AVI | 3 | ___ Arad, CEO of Marvel Entertainment in the '90s and producer of 2018's "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" |
| 29% | DARCY | 5 | Gordon —, retired Ireland and Leinster centre who represented the British & Irish Lions once in 2005 |
| 29% | PALTROW | 7 | Actress Gwyneth and CEO of Goop |
| 29% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the Yankee who once dated Cameron Diaz, Kate Hudson, and Torrie Wilson: Hyph. |
| 28% | YANG | 4 | Andrew who ran for president and mayor of New York City |
| 28% | BROOKSKOEPKA | 12 | 2018 and 2019 PGA Championship winner who was the PGA Tour leading money winner of 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | RONALD | 6 | With 39-Across, film star and future US president who was president of SAG, 1959-1960 |
| 28% | TRUMAN | 6 | Harry S. ___, 33rd President of the U.S. who had an unsuccessful oil and mining business |
| 28% | JONIMITCHELL | 12 | Singer of 5-Down and 7-Down who turns 75 on November 7, 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | ELONMUSK | 8 | CEO of Tesla and SpaceX |
| 28% | ELON | 4 | Musk who's the CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX |