The Types of People Most Represented on Crosswords

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I was given this interesting analysis the other day

More than a hundred years since the first crossword puzzle was published, these brain teasers continue to entertain readers around the world.
But when it comes to the famous people featured in clues and answers, what types of people do crossword puzzles mention the most?
The Crossword Solver team scoured 6.3 million crossword clues and answers in order to discover the professions that were most commonly featured in newspaper crosswords between 1913 and today: https://crossword-solver.io/newspaper-crosswords-analysis/
Here’s a preview of the results:

3 comments on “The Types of People Most Represented on Crosswords”

  2. Thanks for posting this. What I notice in the Guardian puzzles is that many of the film, music, and TV personalities are from a long time ago – the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s which is 60-90 years ago.

  3. I only have The Guardian Crossword to base this on but 1.7% for royalty and nobility looks a bit low to me. Princess Di alone must have come close. Or does each person cited only count once?

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