| 100% | ERNIE | 5 | With 35-Across, baseball player who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and died 1/23/15 |
| 57% | RIVERA | 6 | Mariano ___, former Panamian-American baseball player who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019 |
| 51% | MEGANRAPINOE | 12 | Olympic champion soccer player who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ERNIEBANKS | 10 | Cubs Hall of Famer who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 46% | PEARL | 5 | Singer Bailey who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in '88 |
| 45% | DIANENASH | 9 | Civil rights activist who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BILLRUSSELL | 11 | Longtime Boston Celtic who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ROGERSTAUBACH | 13 | Longtime Dallas Cowboys quarterback who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 42% | AILEY | 5 | Choreographer who posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014 |
| 42% | WILLIEMAYS | 10 | Giants Hall of Famer who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 42% | FRANKROBINSON | 13 | Orioles Hall of Famer who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005: 2 wds. |
| 41% | STEVEJOBS | 9 | Cofounder of Apple who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ROSA | 4 | Parks who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 41% | JOE | 3 | ___ DiMaggio, former professional baseball player who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 |
| 40% | OPRAH | 5 | Barack gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 |
| 40% | IRVINGBERLIN | 12 | Composer of the song "White Christmas" who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 40% | AARONCOPLAND | 12 | Composer of the ballet "Appalachian Spring" who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BABE | 4 | ___ Ruth, former professional baseball player who was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018 |
| 39% | LEWIS | 5 | John ___, African-American civil rights activist who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 39% | DUKEELLINGTON | 13 | Composer of the jazz classic "Mood Indigo" who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969: 2 wds. |
| 38% | COSBY | 5 | Bill who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002 |
| 38% | NEIL | 4 | ___ Armstrong, astronaut who was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 |
| 37% | OPRAH | 5 | Media mogul Winfrey who was honored with a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 |
| 37% | JEANKING | 8 | Billie ___, former World No. 1 professional tennis player who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 37% | VIN | 3 | ___ Scully, retired sportscaster who was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 |
| 36% | ICHIRO | 6 | With 41-Across, Japanese baseball player who was named both AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP in 2001 |
| 36% | DORIS | 5 | ___ Day, Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree and actress from "The Man Who Knew Too Much" who passed away in 2019 |
| 36% | ELDOCTOROW | 10 | "Ragtime" author who received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in 2013: 3 wds. |
| 36% | JORDAN | 6 | Michael ___, former professional basketball player who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 |
| 36% | ELLA | 4 | "The Queen of Jazz" who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from George H.W. Bush |