| 100% | ROSS | 4 | Tracee Ellis ___, actor with an honorary doctorate from Brown University |
| 82% | BEN | 3 | ___ Affleck, actor with an honorary doctorate from Brown University |
| 82% | JACK | 4 | ___ Nicholson, actor with an honorary doctorate from Brown University |
| 57% | ENYA | 4 | Singer with an honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster |
| 54% | ARETHA | 6 | ___ Franklin, singer with an honorary doctorate from Harvard University |
| 51% | OPRAH | 5 | ___ Winfrey, talk show host with an honorary doctorate from Harvard University |
| 49% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Legend, singer with an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music |
| 47% | KANYE | 5 | ___ West, rapper with an honorary doctorate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| 33% | REDSKELTON | 10 | Comedian who got an Honorary Doctorate (said to be in "Foolology") from Ball State: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ELIA | 4 | Kazan with an honorary Oscar |
| 30% | STEVE | 5 | Martin with an honorary Oscar |
| 30% | GENA | 4 | Rowlands with an honorary Oscar |
| 30% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | "Lincoln" actor who graduated with honors from Harvard as an English major: 3 wds. |
| 30% | GENA | 4 | Rowlands with an honorary Academy Award |
| 29% | GENA | 4 | Actress Rowlands with an honorary Academy Award |
| 29% | GERE | 4 | Actor with an erotic piano-playing scene in "Pretty Woman" |
| 28% | JACKWEBB | 8 | Actor with an L.A.P.D. auditorium named after him |
| 28% | SIR | 3 | Ben Kingsley, for one (one with an honorary title) |
| 28% | ELSIE | 5 | Cartoon cow with an honorary “Doctor of Bovinity” degree |
| 28% | ELSIE | 5 | Commercial mascot with an honorary Doctor of Bovinity degree |
| 28% | OHARA | 5 | Maureen presented with an Honorary Academy Award in 2014 |
| 28% | TEDTURNER | 9 | Media billionaire who was expelled from Brown University: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ITHACA | 6 | City with an Ivy League university |
| 27% | HAM | 3 | Watch a matinee with an actor |
| 27% | ALF | 3 | Sitcom with an alien from Melmac |
| 27% | TYSON | 5 | Cicely with an honorary Oscar and a Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 26% | LINE | 4 | Request from an actor |
| 26% | HEADSHOT | 8 | Photo included with an actor's résumé (2 wds.) |
| 26% | BRYANADAMS | 10 | Singer with an Oscar-nominated song from "Robin Hood" |