| 100% | RUSHTON | 7 | Willie —, satirist, cartoonist and co-founder of Private Eye magazine who died in 1996 |
| 36% | IANPAISLEY | 10 | Northern Ireland religious and political leader who died in 2014; co-founder of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster |
| 33% | BENTINE | 7 | Michael —, comedian and former member of the Goons who died in 1996 |
| 32% | DANIELHARDMAN | 13 | Co-founder of the firm in "Suits" who was the former managing partner before Jessica Pearson and is portrayed by David Costabile: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JOBS | 4 | Steve —, co-founder of Apple Computer, Inc who died in 2011 |
| 32% | LAOMEDON | 8 | Founder and ruler of Troy in Greek mythology who fathered Priam |
| 31% | TUPAC | 5 | Influential rapper/actor who died in 1996 |
| 31% | MARY | 4 | & 25A Founder of the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association who died in 2001 |
| 31% | BURNS | 5 | George —, US comedian born Nathan Birnbaum who died in 1996 |
| 31% | NIARCHOS | 8 | Stavros —, Greek shipping tycoon who died in 1996 |
| 30% | TONIMORRISON | 12 | Author who died in 2019 and was, as David Remnick wrote, “unsparing in her depiction of people who would use language to evil ends” |
| 29% | PLATO | 5 | Chidi’s response to “It’s like, who died and left Aristotle in charge of ethics?,” on “The Good Place” |
| 29% | VET | 3 | November honoree who can be found in the middle of 17, 29, 46, and 62 Across |
| 29% | NELLGWYN | 8 | Actress and mistress of Charles II who died in 1687 |
| 29% | AIDA | 4 | Slave who dies in the Temple of Vulcan |
| 29% | AIDA | 4 | Princess who dies in the temple of Vulcan |
| 29% | YODA | 4 | Guru who dies in "Return of the Jedi" |
| 29% | THEGUARDIANS | 12 | Persecuted and endangered journalists who were Time Magazine's Persons of the Year in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | SPENSER | 7 | Private eye in dozens of novels |
| 28% | MENCKEN | 7 | H L —, Baltimore-born writer; co-founder of magazine The American Mercury in 1924 |
| 28% | MARK | 4 | ___ Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook who was Time "Person of the Year" in 2010 |
| 28% | SEALE | 5 | Texan Bobby, co-founder of the Black Panthers and defendant in the "Chicago Eight" |
| 28% | ERNIE | 5 | With 35-Across, baseball player who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and died 1/23/15 |
| 28% | BERTHARDY | 9 | London-born photojournalist noted for his work on Picture Post magazine who died in 1995 |
| 28% | RIPLEY | 6 | Cartoonist Robert ___ who founded the franchise which deals in bizarre events and items one may or may not be able to believe |
| 28% | ELI | 3 | Actor Wallach who died in 2014 at the age of 98 |
| 28% | ALICEWALTON | 11 | American heiress and daughter of Walmart founder who is amongst the top ten richest women in the world: 2 wds |
| 28% | TONE | 4 | Wolfe —, co-founder of the Society of the United Irishmen who died in 1798 |
| 28% | FITT | 4 | Gerry —, co-founder and first leader in 1970 of the SDLP in Northern Ireland |