| 100% | MARTHAGRAHAM | 12 | US choreographer named Dancer of the Century by Time magazine in 1998 |
| 65% | MARTHAGRAHAM | 12 | Choreographer named "Dancer of the Century" by Time magazine: 2 wds. |
| 49% | EMERIL | 6 | Lagasse named Chef of the Year by GQ magazine readers in 1998 |
| 46% | LIZZO | 5 | Singer named Entertainer of the Year in 2019 by Time magazine |
| 42% | ALI | 3 | Boxer named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated in 1999 |
| 42% | ALI | 3 | Boxer named Sportsman of the Century by "Sports Illustrated" in 1999 |
| 41% | ALI | 3 | Boxer named "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated in 1999 |
| 40% | PELE | 4 | Soccer legend named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999 |
| 38% | DIANAROSS | 9 | Singer named "Female Entertainer of the Century" by Billboard in 1976 |
| 37% | BRANDO | 6 | Time magazine once named him "Actor of the Century" |
| 35% | TWENTYONE | 9 | Number of the century we're living in now |
| 35% | PELE | 4 | Brazilian named "Athlete of the Century" by the International Olympic Committee |
| 35% | ESTREATS | 8 | Latino star once named one of "The 10 sexiest bachelors in the world" by People magazine |
| 34% | PELE | 4 | He was named Athlete of the Century by the I.O.C. |
| 34% | GENEKELLY | 9 | Dancer, choreographer of Singin' in the Rain |
| 34% | SOMELIKEITHOT | 13 | 1959 Billy Wilder movie named by the American Film Institute in 2000 as the "greatest American comedy film of all time": 4 wds. |
| 33% | HISPANIA | 8 | Name of the Iberian Peninsula in Roman times |
| 33% | ERIE | 4 | City on a lake of the same name in the US |
| 33% | SECRETARIAT | 11 | Winner of the US Triple Crown in 1973 ridden by Ron Turcotte |
| 33% | BONO | 4 | Irishman who was a Time magazine Person of the Year in 2005 |
| 33% | NEWYORKER | 9 | The —, weekly US magazine launched in 1925 by Harold Ross |
| 33% | MEXICO | 6 | US state with the name of country in it, New __ |
| 32% | DAKOTA | 6 | Word in the names of two US states |
| 32% | ALI | 3 | Boxer Muhammad named Sportsman of the Century for the 1900s by Sports Illustrated |
| 32% | AARON | 5 | Alphabetically first of the 100 most popular boys' names in the U.S. |
| 32% | BOONE | 5 | Name of eight counties in the central and eastern U.S. |
| 32% | MARKOMEARA | 10 | US golfer; winner of The Open Championship in 1998 |
| 32% | CHOLERA | 7 | Novel by García Márquez: Love in the Time of __ |
| 32% | STAN | 4 | Suffix in the names of seven U.N. members |
| 32% | SIGN | 4 | "___ of the Times," hit song by Harry Styles which won a Brit Award in 2018 |