| MARIACALLAS | US-born Greek operatic soprano whose original surname was Kalageropoulos |
| CALLAS | U.S.-born Greek operatic soprano (6) |
| LEHMANN | Lilli ?, German operatic soprano whose publications include 1902's How to Sing |
| STALIN | Soviet leader whose original surname was Jughashvili (6) |
| GARBO | Greta, Swedish-American actress whose original surname was Gustafsson (5) |
| ALI | Boxer whose original surname was Clay |
| PETER | Late singer-actor; member of The Monkees whose original surname was Thorkelson (5,4) |
| TORK | Late singer-actor; member of The Monkees whose original surname was Thorkelson (5,4) |
| LENIN | Russian statesman whose original surname was Ulyanov (5) |
| MAXIM | - Callas, Us-born Greek opera singer (5) |
| KISHORE | Singer whose original surname is Ganguly |
| NILSSON | Birgit ?, Swedish dramatic soprano whose US debut was in 1956 |
| MARIERENARD | Austrian soprano whose final performance was as Carmen in 1900 |
| MARNI | Ms. Nixon, soprano whose singing was dubbed in for Natalie Wood's portrayal of Maria in "West Side Story" (1961) |
| MARIA | ___ Callas, American-born Greek soprano |
| ZENO | Citium-born Greek founder of the Stoic school of philosophy (4) |
| DEBATE | German-born Greek character turns up for an exchange of views (6) |
| XENAKIS | Iannis, Romania-born Greek composer who died in 2001 (7) |
| MIKEMARINO | London-born wrestler, a leading name during the World of Sport era, whose real surname was Harrison (4,6) |
| DORISDAY | US singer and actress; her given surname was Kappelhoff (5,3) |
