| 100% | KING | 4 | Thomas ___, American-Canadian novelist known for his novel "Green Grass, Running Water" |
| 42% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Grisham, American mystery novelist known for his legal thrillers |
| 38% | YANN | 4 | ___ Martel, Canadian writer known for his Booker Prize-winning novel "Life of Pi" |
| 37% | DIRECTORX | 9 | Canadian filmmaker known for his music videos |
| 37% | DEFOE | 5 | Daniel —, English writer known for his novel about Robinson Crusoe |
| 36% | IAN | 3 | Writer Fleming known for his spy novels |
| 36% | BURROUGHS | 9 | William S. ___, Beat Generation writer best known for his novel "Naked Lunch" |
| 35% | MARTINAMIS | 10 | British author known for his 1984 novel "Money" |
| 35% | OCEAN | 5 | ___ Vuong, millennial author known for his novel "On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous" |
| 35% | KEN | 3 | ___ Follett, historical fiction author known for his novel "The Pillars of the Earth" |
| 35% | MONET | 5 | French painter Claude ___, known for his water lily paintings |
| 35% | ALGER | 5 | Author Horatio known for his rags-to-riches novels |
| 35% | CARLOS | 6 | ___ Santana, Mexican-American guitarist known for his hit song "Smooth" with Rob Thomas |
| 34% | MONET | 5 | Impressionist known for his paintings of water lilies and haystacks |
| 34% | NEIL | 4 | Canadian-American musician Young known for his 1972 track "Heart of Gold" |
| 34% | IAN | 3 | ___ Fleming, best known for his James Bond series of spy novels |
| 34% | DICKFRANCIS | 11 | British crime writer and former steeplechase jockey known for his novels about 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | RALPH | 5 | ___ Waldo Emerson, transcendentalist who is known for his speech titled "The American Scholar" |
| 33% | NEAL | 4 | ___ Cassady, Beat Generation writer best known for his autobiographical novel "The First Third" |
| 33% | AGATHA | 6 | ___ Christie, English mystery novelist known for her classic detective novels and short stories |
| 32% | ELLIS | 5 | Designer known for his "American look" |
| 32% | SAMUELADAMS | 11 | American patriot known for his role in The Boston Tea Party |
| 32% | SIMONCOWELL | 11 | An American Idol judge known for his cutting remarks: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SHAWN | 5 | Canadian singer Mendes known for his 2019 track "Senorita" |
| 32% | COHEN | 5 | Canadian singer Leonard known for his 1967 track "Suzanne" |
| 31% | THIEN | 5 | Madeleine ___, Canadian short story writer and novelist known for her novel "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" |
| 31% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American gothic writer known for his works like "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart": 3 wds. |
| 31% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | Ernest ___, American novelist who is famous for his novel "The Old Man and the Sea" |
| 31% | LOUISEPENNY | 11 | Canadian novelist who won the Agatha Award for Best Mystery Novel five times (2 wds.) |
| 31% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | American singer-songwriter known for his hit song "Piano Man": 2 wds. |