| 100% | DUMASPERE | 9 | Writer whom a Paris Métro station is named for |
| 52% | HUGO | 4 | Writer who was a source for Verdi's "Rigoletto" |
| 51% | OHENRY | 6 | Short-story writer for whom a literary prize is named (2 wds.) |
| 51% | DUKEOFYORK | 10 | Whom a state was named for |
| 51% | JAMESBEARD | 10 | Chef and cookbook writer for whom a culinary award is named (2 wds.) |
| 50% | MORSE | 5 | Whom a "code" was named for |
| 50% | OHENRY | 6 | Whom a short-story award is named for |
| 50% | THURBER | 7 | Whom a humor-writing prize is named for |
| 49% | BONAPARTE | 9 | Whom a French dessert is named for |
| 49% | POE | 3 | Whom a mystery award is named for |
| 49% | EIFFEL | 6 | Gustave —, French civil engineer after whom a tower in Paris is named |
| 49% | PETER | 5 | ___ Casey, TV writer who was a showrunner for the TV show "Cheers" |
| 48% | ASHE | 4 | Governor for whom a North Carolina city is named |
| 48% | TSO | 3 | General for whom a style of chicken is named |
| 48% | WALTERREED | 10 | Doctor for whom a military medical center is named |
| 48% | DEMILLE | 7 | Filmmaker for whom a Golden Globe award is named |
| 48% | ANSEL | 5 | Adams for whom a California wilderness area is named |
| 48% | BROCA | 5 | Anatomist for whom a cranial lobe area is named |
| 48% | STAYMAN | 7 | Sam for whom a bridge bidding convention is named |
| 48% | DONOR | 5 | Person for whom a college building might be named |
| 48% | SHAMU | 5 | Performer for whom a San Diego stadium was named |
| 48% | GERTRUDE | 8 | __ Stein, her Paris salon was a mecca for writers |
| 48% | JANUS | 5 | God for whom a month is named |
| 48% | ZENO | 4 | Philosopher for whom a paradox is named |
| 48% | MOHS | 4 | Mineralogist for whom a scale is named |
| 48% | BARDOT | 6 | Actress for whom a neckline is named |
| 48% | ODIN | 4 | God for whom a weekday is named |
| 48% | UTES | 4 | Natives for whom a state is named |
| 48% | MAIA | 4 | Goddess for whom a month is named |
| 48% | CARIB | 5 | Tribe for whom a sea is named |