| 100% | JOHNLESCROART | 13 | Texas-born novelist who wrote the 2019 bestseller "The Rule of Law" (2 wds.) |
| 71% | SANDRABROWN | 11 | Texas-born novelist who wrote the 2019 bestseller "Outfox" (2 wds.) |
| 68% | JAMESLEEBURKE | 13 | Texas-born novelist who wrote the 2019 bestseller "The New Iberia Blues" (3 wds.) |
| 51% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Novelist who wrote the 1983 bestseller "Pet Sematary" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | ANGIETHOMAS | 11 | Novelist who wrote the Y.A. bestsellers 17-Across and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | BRIANJACQUES | 12 | British novelist who wrote the "Redwall" and "Castaways of the Flying Dutchman" series (2 wds.) |
| 46% | LEECHILD | 8 | Pen name of the British novelist who writes the Jack Reacher novel series (2 wds.) |
| 46% | LAURALIPPMAN | 12 | Reporter-turned-novelist who wrote the 2019 thriller "Lady in the Lake" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | MIRANDAJAMES | 12 | Novelist who writes the Cat in the Stacks mystery series (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ELOISAJAMES | 11 | Romance novelist who wrote the Desperate Duchesses series, among many others: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DEBBIEMACOMBER | 14 | Romance novelist who wrote the Blossom Street series, among many others: 2 wds. |
| 45% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | Romance novelist who wrote the Chesapeake Bay series, among many others: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LENADUNHAM | 10 | "Girls" actress who wrote the memoir "Not That Kind of Girl": 2 wds. |
| 45% | RUTHWARE | 8 | British novelist who wrote the bestsellers "The Woman in Cabin 10," 15-Across, and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | FRANZKAFKA | 10 | German-language novelist who wrote "The Metamorphosis," most of whose work got published after his death: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BETTYFORD | 9 | First Lady who wrote the 1978 memoir "The Times of My Life": 2 wds. |
| 45% | ANNERICE | 8 | "Tasty" novelist who wrote the "Vampire Chronicles" series: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ANDREWLUCK | 10 | Four-time Pro Bowl quarterback who retired in 2019 at the age of 29: 2 wds. |
| 44% | WILLACATHER | 11 | American novelist who wrote the Great Plains trilogy of 15-Across, "The Song of the Lark," and 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | Author of the Rabbit series who wrote the 1988 novel "S.": 2 wds. |
| 43% | SHERMANALEXIE | 13 | Native American novelist who wrote 2007's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian": 2 wds. |
| 43% | GARTHBROOKS | 11 | "The Dance" country singer who won the 2019 CMA for Entertainer of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MARYSHELLEY | 11 | Author who began writing 28-Across at the age of 18: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CHUCKBARRIS | 11 | TV program creator and host who wrote the memoir "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind": 2 wds. |
| 42% | RANDYTRAVIS | 11 | Country music superstar who wrote the 2019 autobiography "Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | SUEGRAFTON | 10 | Author of the Kinsey Millhone mysteries who wrote the 2015 novel "X": 2 wds. |
| 42% | RICKYGERVAIS | 12 | British star of "The Office" who wrote the "Flanimals" kid-lit series: 2 wds. |
| 42% | JULESVERNE | 10 | French novelist who wrote "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea": 2 wds. |
| 42% | CHARLESDARWIN | 13 | Medical school dropout who wrote "On the Origin of Species": 2 wds. |
| 42% | DAVECHAPPELLE | 13 | "A Star Is Born" actor who won the Mark Twain Prize in 2019: 2 wds. |