| HUCKABEE | Mike ___, Governor of Arkansas from 1996-2007; candidate in the 2008 Republican Party presidential p |
| PENCE | Mike ___, Governor of Indiana since 2013; vice president-elect of the United States (5) |
| PALIN | Name on the 2008 Republican ticket |
| DESANTIS | Ron ___, governor of Florida from 2019 who was a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination |
| RUBIO | Marco ---, US senator who was an opponent of Donald Trump in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries (5) |
| POLOZ | Stephen S. ___, Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2013 to 2020 |
| ALEXANDROU | James ?, actor who played Martin Fowler in BBC TV soap EastEnders from 1996-2007 (10) |
| ALLYMCCOIST | Former Scottish footballer, team captain on A Question Of Sport from 1996-2007 (4,7) |
| BAILEY | Andrew ___, governor of the Bank of England from 2020 (6) |
| BOBDOLE | 1996 US Republican Party presidential candidate (3,4) |
| DOLE | Bob ___, 1996 US Republican Party presidential candidate (4) |
| HASTINGS | Warren ___, Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William in India from 1773-85 (8) |
| LIEUTENANT | Major-General John Graves Simcoe (b.1752 - d.1806) ...from 1791 to 1796, the first ___ Governor of Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) |
| LANDY | John ___, Governor of Victoria, Australia, from 2001-06; second man to run a sub-four minute mile (5 |
| BILLCLINTON | Democratic president who once served as the governor of Arkansas: 2 wds. |
| ROSSPEROT | Reform Party presidential candidate of 1996 |
| EUGENE | ___ V. Debs, Socialist Party presidential candidate of the early 20th century |
| KERRY | John ___, US senator who was the 2004 Democratic Party presidential candidate (5) |
| HARTE | Ian ___, 1996-2007 Republic of Ireland, 1996-2004 Leeds United and 2010-2013 Reading defender (5) |
| TOMMYTHOMPSON | Unsuccessful 2008 Republican candidate for president |
