| 100% | PULIS | 5 | Tony —, Middlesbrough FC manager appointed in 2017 |
| 71% | PUEL | 4 | Claude —, Leicester City FC manager appointed in 2017 |
| 66% | SOUTHGATE | 9 | Gareth —, 2006-09 Middlesbrough FC manager appointed England coach in 2016 |
| 63% | PULIS | 5 | Tony —, Middlesbrough FC manager from 2017 to 2019 |
| 56% | MCINNES | 7 | Derek —, Aberdeen FC manager appointed in 2013 |
| 56% | MCINNES | 7 | Derek —, Kilmarnock FC manager appointed in 2022 |
| 42% | LAM | 3 | Pat —, Bristol Rugby coach appointed in 2017 |
| 40% | CARRIELAM | 9 | Chief Executive of Hong Kong appointed in 2017 |
| 37% | PUEL | 4 | Claude —, Leicester City FC manager from 2017-2019 |
| 37% | PUEL | 4 | Claude —, Leicester City FC manager from 2017-19 |
| 34% | POCHETTINO | 10 | Mauricio —, former Argentina defender; appointed Chelsea manager in 2023 |
| 32% | KEVINSPACEY | 11 | 2017 Tony Awards host who won a Tony for "Lost in Yonkers" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | FOREORDAINS | 11 | Appoints in advance |
| 29% | ORDAIN | 6 | Appoint in road management |
| 29% | IMPEI | 5 | Noted architect who turned 100 in 2017 |
| 29% | OBIE | 4 | Award won by Matthew Broderick in 2017 |
| 29% | TOPEARNER | 9 | *Clayton Kershaw among MLB players in 2017 |
| 29% | PETTY | 5 | Rock singer Tom who died in 2017 |
| 29% | OSCAR | 5 | Award won by Viola Davis in 2017 |
| 29% | AOL | 3 | Its IM was shut down in 2017 |
| 29% | TWINPEAKS | 9 | 1990s mystery drama that returned in 2017 |
| 29% | FORTNITE | 8 | Battle royale video game released in 2017 |
| 29% | REESE | 5 | Singer/actress Della who died in 2017 |
| 29% | NANO | 4 | Small iPod model last manufactured in 2017 |
| 29% | SWITCH | 6 | Nintendo portable game console launched in 2017 |
| 29% | DEAREVANHANSEN | 14 | Musical that won six Tonys in 2017 |
| 29% | GLEN | 4 | Country singer Campbell who died in 2017 |
| 29% | DIAZ | 4 | Cameron who retired from acting in 2017 |
| 29% | SANTAOLGA | 9 | Chilean town destroyed by wildfire in 2017 |