| STEINBECK | John, U.S. novelist who wrote The Grapes of Wrath (9) |
| UPDIKE | John, U.S. novelist who created the character Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom (6) |
| GRISHAM | John, U.S. novelist noted for his legal thrillers (7) |
| TOMCLANCY | U.S. novelist who created Jack Ryan (3,6) |
| SEBOLD | Alice ___, U.S. novelist who wrote the novel The Lovely Bones published in 2002 (6) |
| LEVIN | Ira ___, U.S. novelist who wrote The Stepford Wives (5) |
| LOUISAMAYALCOTT | U.S. novelist who wrote Little Women (6,3,6) |
| DOSPASSOS | John, U.S.A. trilogy novelist (3,6) |
| ISHERWOOD | Christopher, British-U.S. novelist noted for Goodbye To Berlin (9) |
| MARKTWAIN | U. S. novelist and humorist (4,5) |
| LUDLUM | Robert, U.S. novelist who created the character Jason Bourne (6) |
| LEWIS | C. S. -; novelist who wrote The Space Trilogy comprising Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength (5) |
| FORESTER | C. S. -; novelist who wrote the Horatio Hornblower saga (8) |
| LEGEND | John, U.S. singer/songwriter who co-wrote the song Glory for the 2015 film Selma (6) |
| BELUSHI | John, U.S. actor who partnered Dan Aykroyd in the 1980 musical comedy film The Blues Brothers (7) |
| LANDIS | John, U.S. film-maker who directed the 1980 musical comedy film The Blues Brothers (6) |
| CUSACK | John, U.S. actor who plays the record store owner in the 2000 film High Fidelity (6) |
| GOODMAN | John, U.S. actor who played Dan Conner in the TV sitcom Roseanne (7) |
| KEROUAC | Jack, U.S. novelist and leader of the Beat Movement noted for his book On the Road (7) |
| MCENROE | John, U.S. tennis player who won Wimbledon men's doubles titles with Peter Fleming and Michael Stich (7) |
