| 100% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | British-Nigerian actor who played American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., in "Selma": 2 wds. |
| 53% | CLIFTONPOWELL | 13 | "Saints & Sinners" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1999 TV movie "Selma, Lord, Selma" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | JEFFREYWRIGHT | 13 | "Westworld" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2001 TV movie "Boycott" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | He plays Martin Luther King, Jr. in "Selma": 2 wds. |
| 47% | ANTHONYMACKIE | 13 | "Avengers: Endgame" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2016 TV movie "All the Way" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | DANIELDAYLEWIS | 14 | British-Irish actor who played American president Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln": 2 wds. |
| 44% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | “Interstellar” actor who played Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma” |
| 42% | CESARCHAVEZ | 11 | Civil rights leader, played by Michael Peña in a 2014 biopic, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994: 2 wds |
| 41% | 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. |
| 41% | TIMCURRY | 8 | "Tasty" British actor who played King Arthur in the Broadway musical "Spamalot": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ANTHONYHOPKINS | 14 | Welsh actor who played American president Richard Nixon in "Nixon": 2 wds. |
| 40% | OYELOWO | 7 | David —, actor who portrayed Dr Martin Luther King, Jr in 2014 biopic Selma |
| 40% | JOHNLEWIS | 9 | Civil rights leader who helped lead the Selma marches: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WINFIELD | 8 | Paul ___, "Sounder" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 TV miniseries "King" |
| 39% | JEFFREY | 7 | ___ Wright, "Westworld" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2001 TV film "Boycott" |
| 39% | MONTGOMERYBUS | 13 | ___ Boycott, protest campaign in which Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the key leaders: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MALCOLMX | 8 | Civil rights leader played by Denzel Washington in a 1992 biopic: 2 wds. |
| 39% | HUGHLAURIE | 10 | British actor who played American Gregory House on Fox's "House": 2 wds. |
| 39% | JONATHANGROFF | 13 | "Mindhunter" actor who played King George III in "Hamilton": 2 wds. |
| 39% | MARTIN | 6 | ___ Luther King Jr., African-American civil rights leader who is celebrated annually on the third Monday of January |
| 39% | HOSEA | 5 | Civil rights leader Williams, who was an associate of Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 38% | DUSTINHOFFMAN | 13 | American actor who played Dorothy Michaels in "Tootsie": 2 wds. |
| 38% | BENMENDELSOHN | 13 | Actor who plays the character of Talos, a shape shifting Skrull leader in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ROSAPARKS | 9 | Civil rights leader who was awarded the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 1979: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ANDREWLINCOLN | 13 | British actor who plays American Rick Grimes on AMC's "The Walking Dead": 2 wds. |
| 38% | JAMESCAAN | 9 | Jewish actor who played Italian American Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather": 2 wds. |
| 38% | CHRISEVANS | 10 | "Avengers: Endgame" actor who plays a cult leader in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MATTHEWGOODE | 12 | "Watchmen" actor who plays Captain Morton in "The King's Man": 2 wds. |
| 38% | JOHNKRASINSKI | 13 | American actor who plays Jim Halpert in "The Office": 2 wds. |
| 38% | COLINFIRTH | 10 | Actor who played King George VI in the 2010 movie "The King's Speech": 2 wds. |