| 100% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | He plays Martin Luther King, Jr. in "Selma": 2 wds. |
| 79% | CLIFTONPOWELL | 13 | "Saints & Sinners" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1999 TV movie "Selma, Lord, Selma" (2 wds.) |
| 72% | JEFFREYWRIGHT | 13 | "Westworld" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2001 TV movie "Boycott" (2 wds.) |
| 70% | ANTHONYMACKIE | 13 | "Avengers: Endgame" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2016 TV movie "All the Way" (2 wds.) |
| 68% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | British-Nigerian actor who played American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., in "Selma": 2 wds. |
| 64% | 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.) |
| 59% | WINFIELD | 8 | Paul ___, "Sounder" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 TV miniseries "King" |
| 59% | JEFFREY | 7 | ___ Wright, "Westworld" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2001 TV film "Boycott" |
| 58% | JACKSON | 7 | Samuel L. ___, "Pulp Fiction" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2011 stage production "Mountaintop" |
| 57% | YOBA | 4 | Malik ___, "New York Undercover" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2013 TV film "Betty & Coretta" |
| 57% | OYELOWO | 7 | David —, actor who portrayed Dr Martin Luther King, Jr in 2014 biopic Selma |
| 56% | RICHARDHARRIS | 13 | He played King Arthur in 1967's "Camelot": 2 wds. |
| 55% | MONTGOMERYBUS | 13 | ___ Boycott, protest campaign in which Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the key leaders: 2 wds. |
| 54% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | “Interstellar” actor who played Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma” |
| 54% | ATLANTAGEORGIA | 14 | Birth city of Martin Luther King Jr. (2 wds.) |
| 54% | ALI | 3 | Film in which LeVar Burton played Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 52% | CHARLIEHUNNAM | 13 | He played King Arthur in 2017's "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword": 2 wds. |
| 52% | GRAHAMCHAPMAN | 13 | He played King Arthur in 1975's "Monty Python and the Holy Grail": 2 wds. |
| 52% | SELMA | 5 | 2014 film in which David Oyelowo played Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 52% | ALI | 3 | 2001 film in which LeVar Burton played Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 51% | IHAVEADREAM | 11 | Informal title of the famous speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 (4 wds.) |
| 51% | SELMAALABAMA | 12 | Starting city for three protest marches to Montgomery led by Martin Luther King Jr. (2 wds.) |
| 50% | SELMA | 5 | City famously visited by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965 |
| 50% | NOBEL | 5 | Peace Prize won by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964 |
| 50% | PHDS | 4 | Achievements of Henry Kissinger and Martin Luther King Jr., in brief |
| 50% | PHD | 3 | Martin Luther King Jr. had one in theology from Boston University |
| 49% | RONALDREAGAN | 12 | U.S. President who signed the bill making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday (2 wds.) |
| 49% | EDWARDBROOKE | 12 | African-American U.S. Senator who introduced legislation to create a holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (2 wds.) |
| 48% | BIRMINGHAM | 10 | "Letter from ___ Jail,": widely published open letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 |
| 48% | WASHINGTONDC | 12 | City where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech and where his national memorial is located (2 wds.) |