| 100% | ARNE | 4 | Thomas who wrote the music for "Soft Flowing Avon" |
| 56% | STYNE | 5 | Jule who wrote the music for "Funny Girl" |
| 56% | ALANMENKEN | 10 | EGOT winner who wrote the music for “Aladdin” |
| 56% | WEILL | 5 | Kurt who wrote the music for "The Threepenny Opera" |
| 56% | JEROME | 6 | Composer Kern who wrote the music for "Show Boat" |
| 55% | SARA | 4 | Singer Bareilles who wrote the music for the Broadway show "Waitress" |
| 55% | SARA | 4 | Singer Bareilles who wrote the music for the Broadway musical "Waitress" |
| 54% | JAIME | 5 | Catalan composer ___ Nunó, who wrote the music for the Mexican national anthem |
| 53% | SARA | 4 | Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for "Waitress" |
| 53% | SONDHEIM | 8 | Stephen who wrote the music and lyrics for "Sweeney Todd" |
| 53% | ALAN | 4 | Menken who wrote the music for "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin" |
| 52% | SARA | 4 | Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress" |
| 50% | ELFMAN | 6 | Composer Danny who wrote the theme music for "The Simpsons" |
| 50% | SARABAREILLES | 13 | "Love Song" singer who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical "Waitress": 2 wds. |
| 49% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | "Jolene" singer who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical "9 to 5": 2 wds. |
| 49% | CYNDILAUPER | 11 | "Time After Time" singer who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical "Kinky Boots": 2 wds. |
| 48% | SHEL | 4 | Silverstein who wrote the words and music for Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" |
| 45% | SARABAREILLES | 13 | Singer/songwriter who wrote music and lyrics for the stage adaptation of "Waitress" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ELTON | 5 | John who wrote music for "The Lion King" |
| 44% | SARABAREILLES | 13 | Singer-songwriter who wrote music and lyrics for the stage adaptation of the film "Waitress" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ROSSINI | 7 | He wrote the music for the Barber of Seville |
| 42% | DEANKOONTZ | 10 | Novelist who wrote the "Odd Thomas" thrillers |
| 42% | INA | 3 | Garten who wrote the cookbook “Cooking for Jeffrey” |
| 41% | DEANKOONTZ | 10 | Novelist who wrote the "Odd Thomas" thrillers |
| 41% | LAILAALI | 8 | Retired boxer who wrote the cookbook "Food for Life" |
| 41% | SARA | 4 | Bareilles who wrote the songs for "Waitress" |
| 41% | LYRICIST | 8 | One who writes the words for songs |
| 41% | SARA | 4 | Singer Bareilles who wrote and composed the music for Broadway's "Waitress" |
| 41% | HANS | 4 | Zimmer who wrote the musical score for "The Lion King" |
| 41% | PADMA | 5 | Lakshmi who wrote the children's book "Tomatoes for Neela" |