| ERICCANTONA | Hall of Fame footballer who was voted Manchester United's greatest-ever player |
| PELE | Late Brazilian former footballer regarded as one of the greatest ever players (4) |
| BLOUNT | Hall-of-Fame footballer Mel |
| ERIC | And 13 Former Manchester United and France international footballer who was voted Premier League Overseas Player of the Decade in 2003 (4,7) |
| CANTONA | Former Manchester United and France international footballer who was voted Premier League Overseas Player of the Decade in 2003 (4,7) |
| ARNIE | Hall of Fame footballers Herber or Weinmeister |
| CLIVEALLEN | Tottenham Hotspur player who was voted PFA Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year in 1987 |
| BEST | Manchester United player who was voted European Footballer Of The Year in 1968, George ... |
| ANNIELENNOX | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) singer who was voted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020: 2 wds. |
| STEVEMILLER | Fly Like an Eagle singer who was voted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020: 2 wds. |
| BACH | Who was voted the "Greatest Composer of All Time," in a 2019 BBC poll |
| LESLEYVISSER | Former Boston Globe writer who was voted the #1 Female Sportscaster of all time: 2 wds. |
| WHITBREAD | Fatima _, retired British athlete who was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1987 (9) |
| ALLSTAR | Baseball player who was voted into an exhibition game: Hyph. |
| PUNAM | Scottish doctor who was voted out after the Hallowe'en episode of Strictly (5,7) |
| KRISHAN | Scottish doctor who was voted out after the Hallowe'en episode of Strictly (5,7) |
| KEELY | Runner who was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2024, _ Hodgkinson (5) |
| KRAKATOA | The 1883 volcanic eruption of which island was one of the greatest ever recorded? (8) |
| BENAZIR | Murdered former Pakistani Prime Minister who was voted by Forbes Magazine in 2007 as one of the 100 |
| REDGRAVE | Who was voted the BBC's all-time Sports Personality by viewers in 2003? (8) |
