| 100% | MALCOLMX | 8 | African-American civil rights leader who is celebrated annually on the third Friday of May: 2 wds. |
| 69% | MARTIN | 6 | ___ Luther King Jr., African-American civil rights leader who is celebrated annually on the third Monday of January |
| 44% | BAYARD | 6 | ___ Rustin, African-American civil rights leader who was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 44% | ROSAPARKS | 9 | Civil rights leader who was awarded the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 1979: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JOHNLEWIS | 9 | Politician and civil rights leader who was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 43% | VVEBDUBOIS | 10 | Historian, essayist and civil rights leader who was the first African American to receive a doctorate at Harvard |
| 41% | ALEXOVECHKIN | 12 | Washington Capitals left winger who is third on the list of NHL all-time goals leaders (2 wds.) |
| 41% | MEDGAREVERS | 11 | Civil rights activist who was a posthumous recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JOHNLEWIS | 9 | Civil rights leader who helped lead the Selma marches: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DOLORESHUERTA | 13 | Civil rights leader, played by Rosario Dawson in the 18-Across biopic, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BRIANWILLIAMS | 13 | American journalist who is the chief anchor on MSNBC and host of "The 11th Hour with ___": 2 wds. |
| 37% | HARVEYMILK | 10 | San Francisco gay rights martyr who was an inaugural honoree on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor: 2 wds. |
| 36% | VLADIMIRPUTIN | 13 | Russian leader who was Time's 2007 Person of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DONALDTRUMP | 11 | US leader who was Time's 2016 Person of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 36% | POPEFRANCIS | 11 | Vatican leader who was Time's 2013 Person of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STEPHENSTILLS | 13 | American singer and songwriter who is the first artist to be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 36% | WARRENMOON | 10 | Undrafted quarterback who was the first African American quarterback inducted into the Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DIANENASH | 9 | Civil rights activist who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DONNYOSMOND | 11 | Actor who was the Peacock on season 1 of "The Masked Singer": 2 wds. |
| 35% | TORISPELLING | 12 | Actress who was the Unicorn on season 1 of "The Masked Singer": 2 wds. |
| 35% | MARGARETCHO | 11 | Comedian who was the Poodle on season 1 of "The Masked Singer": 2 wds. |
| 35% | RUSSELLWILSON | 13 | American football player who is ranked sixth on the 2019 Forbes list of the world's highest-paid athletes (2 wds.) |
| 35% | MOMSMABLEY | 10 | Trailblazing African American who was the first female comedian to perform at the Apollo Theater: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CHRISJERICHO | 12 | Former undisputed WWF champion who was the Bride on season 8 of "The Masked Singer": 2 wds. |
| 35% | JAMESBROWN | 10 | Rock singer who was the subject of the 2014 biopic "Get On Up": 2 wds. |
| 35% | DWIGHTHOWARD | 12 | Basketball player who was the Octopus on season 6 of "The Masked Singer": 2 wds. |
| 35% | CESARCHAVEZ | 11 | Civil rights leader, played by Michael Peña in a 2014 biopic, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994: 2 wds |
| 34% | NAOMICAMPBELL | 13 | "American Horror Story: Hotel" actress who was the first black model on the cover of French Vogue : 2 wds. |
| 34% | VIJAYSINGH | 10 | Fiji-born Masters champion who is third on the PGA Tour career money list: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PATTILABELLE | 12 | "New Attitude" singer who was the Flower on season 2 of "The Masked Singer": 2 wds. |