| 100% | BAFFIN | 6 | William —, 17th-century navigator after whom — Bay in the Northwest Passage west of Greenland is named |
| 38% | TAFT | 4 | William Howard ___, 27th President of the United States after whom a city in California is named |
| 38% | CURIUM | 6 | Element with atomic number 96 which was named after scientists who were extensively involved in the field of radioactivity |
| 37% | PELE | 4 | Soccer great who was named Player of the Century in 2000 |
| 37% | ANTIPHOLUS | 10 | Name of twin brothers in William Shakespeare play The Comedy of Errors on whom twin brothers Dromio are attendant |
| 36% | ANTIPHOLUS | 10 | Name of twin brothers in William Shakespeare play The Comedy of Errors on whom the twin brothers named Dromio are attendant |
| 35% | ATLAS | 5 | Titan after whom one of the oceans is named |
| 35% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur, the king of tennis after whom the stadium in New York has been named |
| 34% | OHM | 3 | Georg Simon ___, German physicist after whom the unit of electrical resistance was named |
| 33% | RICHTER | 7 | Charles —, US seismologist after whom a scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake is named |
| 33% | FOSBURY | 7 | ___ Flop, jumping style in the sport of high jump that was named after gold medalist Dick |
| 32% | EBOLA | 5 | River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after which a severe infectious viral disease is named |
| 32% | BOHRIUM | 7 | Element with atomic number 107 which was named after a Danish physicist who studied the structure of atoms |
| 32% | ELIHU | 5 | Politician ___ Washburne of the 19th century, who was prominent in founding the Republican Party |
| 32% | ALI | 3 | Boxer who in 1999 was voted the BBC's Sports Personality of the Century |
| 32% | RADCLIFFE | 9 | Last name of the actor who was the titular protagonist in "Harry Potter" series |
| 32% | MONROE | 6 | James ___, fifth President of the United States after whom a city in Louisiana is named |
| 32% | COOLIDGE | 8 | Calvin ___, 30th President of the United States after whom a city in Arizona is named |
| 32% | TOBIN | 5 | Heath who was named U.S. Soccer Player of the Year in 2016 |
| 31% | ONO | 3 | Palindromic name of the musician who was awarded the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award in 2013 |
| 31% | LUCIFER | 7 | Fantasy TV series named after the protagonist who is the Lord of Hell played by Tom Ellis |
| 31% | ADAMS | 5 | John ___, second President of the United States after whom a town in Jefferson County, New York is named |
| 30% | GRETATHUNBERG | 13 | First Swedish woman and first person born in the 21st century to be named "Time" magazine's Person of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 30% | MACDUFF | 7 | Character who kills Macbeth in the William Shakespeare play of that name |
| 30% | AUTOLYCUS | 9 | Petty thief in William Shakespeare play The Winter's Tale named after a grandfather of Odysseus in Greek mythology |
| 30% | JOEFRAZIER | 10 | American professional boxer who defeated Muhammad Ali in what is famously called the "Fight of the Century": 2 wds. |
| 30% | JAMESGARFIELD | 13 | 20th President of the United States, who was shot after being in office for only 200 days: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ABNEY | 5 | William de Wiveleslie —, scientist after whom the surveying instrument a topographic — level is named |
| 30% | BOJACKSON | 9 | Former NFL player to be named All-Star in both football and baseball who is considered one of the greatest RBs ever: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ABNEY | 5 | William de Wiveleslie —, scientist after whom surveying instrument the topographic — level is named |