| YOUNG | Singer and winner of the first series of Pop Idol, Will ----- (5) |
| EGAN | Westlife singer and winner of I'm a Celeb in 2013, Kian ---- (4) |
| GATES | Gareth _, singer who was the runner-up on the first series of Pop Idol (5) |
| WILL | _ Young, the winner of the first series of Pop Idol (4) |
| GARETHGATES | Singer who was runner-up in the first series of Pop Idol (6, 5) |
| KELLY | Princess of Monaco and winner of the Best Actress Oscar for her work in The Country Girl (last name only) (5) |
| GARETH | _ _ _ _ _ _ Gates, English singer/songwriter and runner-up on the first series of Pop Idol in 2002 (6) |
| RESSA | Cofounder of Rappler and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 for her efforts to safeguard freedom of expression (surname only) |
| SADAT | Anwar -, Egyptian president and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (5) |
| GHANA | Hosts and winners of the 1978 African Cup of Nations (5) |
| SHREK | 2001 fantasy comedy animation; winner of the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (5) |
| POOLE | Ernest ___, winner of the first Pulitzer for fiction |
| STARR | Winner of the first two Super Bowl MVPs |
| MCMANUS | Surname of Michelle who won the second series of Pop Idol in 2003 (7) |
| GODEL | Co-winner of the first Albert |
| WOODS | Winner of the first FedEx Cup |
| OPRAH | Winner of the first humanitarian Emmy |
| BOSOX | Winners of the first World Series, familiarly |
| JACKDEE | Comedian who was the winner of the first series of Celebrity Big Brother (4,3) |
| WATERMAN | Pete, English record producer who was a judge on both series of Pop Idol (8) |
