A hand-ranked Top 100 for this topic, ordered from the most obvious names near #1 to the hidden gems near #100.
This list was researched and ranked by hand for Centumth. Entries near #1 are the names almost everyone thinks of first. Entries near #100 are true, a little obscure, and still fair if you think sideways. Sources below are the starting point — the final order can include small editorial calls so the daily puzzle stays balanced.
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The full Top 100
- #1Smith
- #2Johnson
- #3Williams
- #4Brown
- #5Jones
- #6Garcia
- #7Miller
- #8Davis
- #9Rodriguez
- #10Martinez
- #11Hernandez
- #12Lopez
- #13Gonzalez
- #14Wilson
- #15Anderson
- #16Thomas
- #17Taylor
- #18Moore
- #19Jackson
- #20Martin
- #21Lee
- #22Perez
- #23Thompson
- #24White
- #25Harris
- #26Sanchez
- #27Clark
- #28Ramirez
- #29Lewis
- #30Robinson
- #31Walker
- #32Young
- #33Allen
- #34King
- #35Wright
- #36Scott
- #37Torres
- #38Nguyen
- #39Hill
- #40Flores
- #41Green
- #42Adams
- #43Nelson
- #44Baker
- #45Hall
- #46Rivera
- #47Campbell
- #48Mitchell
- #49Carter
- #50Roberts
- #51Gomez
- #52Phillips
- #53Evans
- #54Turner
- #55Diaz
- #56Parker
- #57Cruz
- #58Edwards
- #59Collins
- #60Reyes
- #61Stewart
- #62Morris
- #63Morales
- #64Murphy
- #65Cook
- #66Rogers
- #67Gutierrez
- #68Ortiz
- #69Morgan
- #70Cooper
- #71Peterson
- #72Bailey
- #73Reed
- #74Kelly
- #75Howard
- #76Ramos
- #77Kim
- #78Cox
- #79Ward
- #80Richardson
- #81Watson
- #82Brooks
- #83Chavez
- #84Wood
- #85James
- #86Bennett
- #87Gray
- #88Mendoza
- #89Ruiz
- #90Hughes
- #91Price
- #92Alvarez
- #93Castillo
- #94Sanders
- #95Patel
- #96Myers
- #97Long
- #98Ross
- #99Foster
- #100Jimenez
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