| 100% | BORGE | 5 | Victor —, Danish pianist and comedian who died in 2000 |
| 47% | GRAINGER | 8 | Percy —, Australian pianist and composer who died in 1961 |
| 45% | SHEARING | 8 | George —, British jazz pianist and composer who died in 2011 |
| 45% | MONK | 4 | Thelonious —, US jazz pianist and composer who died in 1982 |
| 44% | BORGE | 5 | Pianist and comedian Victor |
| 44% | COOPER | 6 | Tommy —, Welsh comedian and magician who died in 1984 |
| 43% | NORMMACDONALD | 13 | "SNL" actor and comedian who won $500,000 for charity on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ASKEY | 5 | Arthur —, bespectacled Liverpudlian comedian who died in 1982 |
| 43% | ROSIEODONNELL | 13 | "The Flintstones" actress and comedian who won $500,000 for charity on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EVANS | 5 | Gil —, Toronto-born jazz pianist and composer who died in 1988 |
| 42% | TURPIN | 6 | Ben —, cross-eyed silent movie comedian who died in 1940 |
| 41% | SITHOLE | 7 | Ndabaningi —, founder of the Zimbabwe African National Union who died in 2000 |
| 40% | BOBHOPE | 7 | London-born US film and stage comedian who died in 2003 aged 100 |
| 40% | JUPP | 4 | Miles —, actor and comedian who played Archie in Balamory |
| 39% | JOAN | 4 | Comedian Rivers who died in 2014 |
| 39% | DON | 3 | Comedian Rickles who died in 2017 |
| 39% | TIM | 3 | Comedian Conway who died in 2019 |
| 39% | MASON | 5 | Comedian Jackie who died in 2021 |
| 39% | BETTY | 5 | With 40-Across, legendary actress and comedian who died at age 99 on 12/31/2021 |
| 38% | KEVINHART | 9 | Comedian who co-starred in "Ride Along" and "The Upside" |
| 38% | WAYANS | 6 | Marlon —, actor and comedian who played Gawain MacSam in 2004 film The Ladykillers |
| 38% | CAROLBURNETT | 12 | Actress and comedian who was awarded the 44-Across in 2013 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ARCHIMEDES | 10 | Greek mathematician and physicist who died in 212 BC |
| 37% | JUPP | 4 | Miles —, actor and comedian who played Archie in BBC TV children's show Balamory |
| 37% | OWEN | 4 | Ivan —, actor and voice of puppet Basil Brush who died in 2000 |
| 37% | JERRYLEWIS | 10 | Comedian and humanitarian who died on August 20: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MORRISON | 8 | Doors singer who died young and is buried in Paris |
| 37% | DAY | 3 | Simon —, actor and comedian who co-wrote and starred in 2003 BBC TV sitcom Grass |
| 37% | CROOK | 5 | Mackenzie —, actor and comedian who played Ragetti in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series |