| 100% | MICHAELSPINKS | 13 | Underdog who defeated Larry Holmes for the heavyweight boxing championship in 1985: 2 wds. |
| 74% | BUSTERDOUGLAS | 13 | Underdog who defeated Mike Tyson for the heavyweight boxing championship in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 74% | GEORGEFOREMAN | 13 | Underdog who defeated Michael Moorer for the heavyweight boxing championship in 1994: 2 wds. |
| 40% | STEVEKERR | 9 | NBA coach for the Warriors who won the championship in 2015 and 2017: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TYRONNLUE | 9 | NBA coach for the Cavaliers who won the championship in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MIKETYSON | 9 | * Former heavyweight boxing champ who appeared in "The Hangover": 2 wds. |
| 38% | BUSTERDOUGLAS | 13 | Boxer who scored a huge upset in 1990 when he defeated Mike Tyson for the heavyweight title: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MIKETYSON | 9 | Tattooed WWE Hall of Famer and former heavyweight boxing champ who played himself in "The Hangover": 2 wds. |
| 34% | BOWE | 4 | Who defeated Holyfield to become the world heavyweight boxing champion in 1992 |
| 34% | GREGGPOPOVICH | 13 | NBA coach for the Spurs who won the championship five times, including 2014: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DAVIDMCCORMACK | 14 | Forward for the 48-Across who scored 15 points and had 10 rebounds in the 2022 NCAA men's basketball championship game (2 wds.) |
| 33% | MIKETYSON | 9 | Heavyweight boxing champ who appeared in a 2012 Broadway one-man show directed by Spike Lee: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CHRISTIANBRAUN | 14 | Shooting guard for the 48-Across who scored 12 points and had 12 rebounds in the 2022 NCAA men's basketball championship game (2 wds.) |
| 32% | JOEFRAZIER | 10 | American professional boxer who defeated Muhammad Ali in what is famously called the "Fight of the Century": 2 wds. |
| 31% | LENNOXLEWIS | 11 | Heavyweight boxing champ who successfully defended his title against Shannon Briggs in March 1998 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Singer and bass guitarist for the Beatles who was knighted in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 31% | WILLFERRELL | 11 | "Anchorman" actor who plays Sherlock Holmes in the upcoming movie "Holmes & Watson": 2 wds. |
| 31% | BILLCOSBY | 9 | Comedian who was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 1985: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SYLVIAFOWLES | 12 | Center for the Minnesota Lynx who was the WNBA Finals MVP in 2015 and 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | DIANATAURASI | 12 | Guard for the Phoenix Mercury who was the WNBA Finals MVP in 2009 and 2014 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | GEORGEFOREMAN | 13 | Boxer who won the IBF and WBA heavyweight championships at 45 in 1994: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | Actress who won an Oscar for playing the title role in 39-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | HENRIKSTENSON | 13 | Golfer from Sweden who won the Open Championship in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MUHAMMADALI | 11 | Boxer who defeated 43-Across in the 1974 bout billed as "The Rumble in the Jungle" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | JLO | 3 | Nickname for the female singer who became an "American Idol" judge in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ROGERDALTREY | 12 | Front man for the British Invasion group the Who: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BIGBEN | 6 | Nickname for the bell in London's Elizabeth Tower: 2 wds. |
| 29% | MIKETYSON | 9 | Heavyweight champ who's been featured in the "Punch-Out!!" boxing video game: 2 wds. |
| 29% | RODDYRICCH | 10 | "The Box" rapper who won the BET Award for Best New Artist in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | American basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers who earned $85.5M in 2018: 2 wds. |