| 100% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | 19-Across and 33-Across actor who won a 2015 NAACP Image Award for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. in "Selma" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | Actor who has earned four NAACP Image Awards, for his work in 19-Across, 46-Across, "Mother and Child," and "Django Unchained" (3 wds.) |
| 44% | WILLSMITH | 9 | "Ali" actor who won the NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year in 1999: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | "Ray" actor who won the NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | "Hobbs & Shaw" actor who won the NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 43% | YULBRYNNER | 10 | Actor who won a Tony and an Oscar for playing King Mongkut in "The King and I": 2 wds. |
| 42% | BENKINGSLEY | 11 | Actor born in England who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the movie "Gandhi": 2 wds. |
| 41% | MICHAELKEATON | 13 | Actor who shared SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture with the casts of 18-Across and 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | JODIEFOSTER | 11 | Actress who won a Golden Globe for "The Silence of the Lambs" and won their Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JAMESEARLJONES | 14 | "Coming 2 America" actor who won two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Play, for "The Great White Hope" and "Fences" (3 wds.) |
| 38% | ROWANATKINSON | 13 | Actor who voiced Zazu, a hornbill in "The Lion King" and is best known for his role as Mr. Bean: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | British-Nigerian actor who played American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., in "Selma": 2 wds. |
| 37% | FRANKLANGELLA | 13 | "The Americans" actor who won two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Play, for "Frost/Nixon" and "The Father" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | "Breaking Bad" actor who won two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Play, for "All the Way" and "Network" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | JHARRELJEROME | 13 | Actor who won a 2019 Emmy for his role in "When They See Us": 2 wds. |
| 37% | SEANPENN | 8 | Two time Academy Award winning actor of "Mystic River" who appeared in a guest role on "Two and a Half Men": 2 wds. |
| 37% | KODISMITMCPHEE | 14 | "The Power of the Dog" co-star who won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | STEPHENKING | 11 | "Carrie" author who won a 1996 O. Henry Award for his short story "The Man in the Black Suit": 2 wds. |
| 37% | JEFFDANIELS | 11 | "Dumb and Dumber" actor who founded a theater for local actors in his Michigan hometown: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JACKPALANCE | 11 | Actor who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his 12-minute performance in "City Slickers" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | CLIFTONPOWELL | 13 | "Saints & Sinners" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1999 TV movie "Selma, Lord, Selma" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | Actor who won the 2019 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, for the film "Vice": 2 wds. |
| 36% | AUDREYHEPBURN | 13 | Actress who won a Golden Globe for "Roman Holiday" and won their Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JOHNLITHGOW | 11 | "3rd Rock From the Sun" actor who won a Tony Award for "Sweet Smell of Success": 2 wds. |
| 36% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | "Lilies of the Field" actor who won a Grammy for the spoken word recording of his book "The Measure of a Man": 2 wds. |
| 36% | TIMOTHYHUTTON | 13 | Actor who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his first role in a feature film (Conrad Jarrett in 1980's "Ordinary People") (2 wds.) |
| 36% | AUSTINBUTLER | 12 | Best Actor Oscar nominee for his portrayal of the "King of Rock and Roll" in the 2022 film "Elvis" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JEREMYSTRONG | 12 | "Succession" actor who won the 2024 Best Leading Actor in a Play Tony for "An Enemy of the People": 2 wds. |
| 35% | JEFFDANIELS | 11 | Actor who won a 2013 Emmy for playing Will McAvoy, the anchor and managing editor on 37-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BENKINGSLEY | 11 | Actor whose birthday it is today who won an Academy Award for playing Gandhi in the titular film and was knighted in 2002: 2 wds. |