| 100% | OYELOWO | 7 | David —, actor who portrayed Dr Martin Luther King, Jr in 2014 biopic Selma |
| 57% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | “Interstellar” actor who played Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma” |
| 49% | CLIFTONPOWELL | 13 | "Saints & Sinners" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1999 TV movie "Selma, Lord, Selma" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | SELMA | 5 | 2014 biopic starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr |
| 44% | JEFFREYWRIGHT | 13 | "Westworld" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2001 TV movie "Boycott" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | SELMA | 5 | 2014 film in which David Oyelowo played Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 42% | WINFIELD | 8 | Paul ___, "Sounder" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 TV miniseries "King" |
| 42% | JEFFREY | 7 | ___ Wright, "Westworld" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2001 TV film "Boycott" |
| 42% | ANTHONYMACKIE | 13 | "Avengers: Endgame" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2016 TV movie "All the Way" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | British-Nigerian actor who played American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., in "Selma": 2 wds. |
| 41% | PEARCE | 6 | Guy —, actor who portrayed King Edward VIII in 2010 biopic The King's Speech |
| 40% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | He plays Martin Luther King, Jr. in "Selma": 2 wds. |
| 39% | YOBA | 4 | Malik ___, "New York Undercover" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2013 TV film "Betty & Coretta" |
| 39% | JACKSON | 7 | Samuel L. ___, "Pulp Fiction" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2011 stage production "Mountaintop" |
| 39% | SELMA | 5 | 2014 film starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 38% | KOSSOFF | 7 | David —, British actor who portrayed Jacob Freud in 1962 biopic Freud |
| 38% | SELMA | 5 | 2014 film with David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| 38% | SELMA | 5 | 2014 film starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| 38% | SELMA | 5 | City famously visited by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965 |
| 38% | NOBEL | 5 | Peace Prize won by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964 |
| 37% | PHDS | 4 | Achievements of Henry Kissinger and Martin Luther King Jr., in brief |
| 37% | PHD | 3 | Martin Luther King Jr. had one in theology from Boston University |
| 36% | IANHART | 7 | Actor who portrayed John Lennon in 1994 biopic Backbeat |
| 36% | JAMES | 5 | Actor who portrayed Gordon Craig in 1968 biopic Isadora |
| 36% | JAMESDARCY | 10 | Actor who portrayed Anthony Perkins in 2012 biopic Hitchcock |
| 36% | MARTINFREEMAN | 13 | Actor who portrays Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama "Sherlock": 2 wds. |
| 36% | BIRMINGHAM | 10 | "Letter from ___ Jail,": widely published open letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 |