| 100% | EDGAR | 5 | Character who succeeds Lear as king of Britain |
| 42% | XERXES | 6 | He succeeded Darius as king of Persia |
| 42% | DUNCAN | 6 | King of Scotland who succeeded Malcolm in 1034 |
| 41% | REGAN | 5 | Character who refers to her father as “the lunatic king” |
| 38% | LOUISXV | 7 | Erstwhile King of France who succeeded his grandfather at five: 2 wds. |
| 38% | YODA | 4 | Movie character who is of the same species as Grogu from "The Mandalorian" |
| 37% | JAYLENO | 7 | US comedian who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992 |
| 37% | ATTILA | 6 | King who demanded half of Rome's Western Empire as a dowry |
| 37% | LENO | 4 | Jay —, US comedian who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992 |
| 36% | ATTILA | 6 | King who infamously demanded half of Rome's Western Empire as a dowry |
| 36% | NED | 3 | ___ Schneebly, School of Rock teacher whom Jack Black's character poses as |
| 35% | PATTONOSWALT | 12 | "The King of Queens" actor who narrates 18-Across as the present-day adult Adam: 2 wds. |
| 35% | EARL | 4 | ___ of Gloucester ('King Lear' character) |
| 35% | LEAR | 4 | Shakespearean king of Britain |
| 35% | YERTLE | 6 | Dr. Seuss character who becomes "King of the Mud" |
| 35% | ALBANY | 6 | Duke of ___ ("King Lear" character) |
| 35% | BRUT | 4 | Legendary first king of Britain |
| 34% | LEAR | 4 | King of Britain in Shakespeare's work: King ___ |
| 34% | CYMBELINE | 9 | Shakespeare's eponymous King of Britain |
| 34% | BELL | 4 | Joseph ___, surgeon whom Arthur Conan Doyle cites as inspiration for the character of Sherlock Holmes |
| 34% | SANSA | 5 | "Game of Thrones" character who winds up as Queen of the North |
| 34% | ARYA | 4 | "Game of Thrones" character who [spoiler] kills the Night King |
| 34% | CORMAC | 6 | McCarthy whom Stephen King elegized as “maybe the greatest American novelist of my time” (June, 2023) |
| 33% | STERN | 5 | Howard who described himself as "King of All Media" |
| 33% | EDGAR | 5 | "King Lear" character who feigns madness |
| 33% | OMRI | 4 | King of Israel who founded Samaria |
| 32% | CAPET | 5 | Hugh ___, successor to Louis V as king of France |
| 32% | MIKEMYERS | 9 | Host of "The Gong Show" (in character as Tommy Maitland) who stars in "Austin Powers" films (2 wds.) |
| 32% | PENDA | 5 | King of Mercia who died in 655 |
| 32% | ETHANFROME | 10 | Edith Wharton character who is described as a “ruin of a man” after surviving a crash |