| 100% | YOUNGMAN | 8 | Henny —, London-born US comedian known as King of the One-Liners |
| 48% | PAULWHITEMAN | 12 | US bandleader known as The King of Jazz who died in 1967 |
| 41% | MCQUEEN | 7 | Actor known as the King of Cool |
| 41% | MAXMILLER | 9 | Comedian known as The Cheeky Chappie born Thomas Henry Sargent in Brighton in 1894 |
| 40% | WILLIAM | 7 | English king of 1066 known as The Conqueror |
| 40% | OAK | 3 | Tree known as "king of the forest" |
| 40% | RICHARD | 7 | Name of the English king known as The Lionheart |
| 40% | BENNYGOODMAN | 12 | Musician known as the King of Swing (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ELVIS | 5 | Presley, known as the king of rock and roll |
| 40% | ELVIS | 5 | Presley known as the King of Rock and Roll |
| 40% | FERNANDEZ | 9 | Mexican singer known as the King of Ranchera, Vicente ___ |
| 40% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 41-Across, musician known as the King of Pop |
| 39% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | Musician known as the King of Rock and Roll (2 wds.) |
| 39% | EREBUS | 6 | One of the offspring of Chaos, known as Darkness |
| 39% | DOWNTOWN | 8 | Area known as the main part of a city in the US |
| 39% | KHAN | 4 | One of the most popular actors from Bollywood, also known as "King ___" |
| 38% | STERLING | 8 | ___ Morrison, guitarist best known as one of the founding members of The Velvet Underground |
| 38% | NGAIO | 5 | New Zealand writer Marsh, OBE recipient known as one of the "Queens of Crime" |
| 38% | PRESLEY | 7 | The singer known as the King of Rock and Roll |
| 38% | STATE | 5 | Only one bears the name of a U.S. president |
| 38% | ROYROGERS | 9 | Actor known as the King of the Cowboys |
| 37% | ALAN | 4 | King of the comedians |
| 37% | LOUISXII | 8 | French king in 1498, known as Father of the People |
| 37% | ELMORE | 6 | James known as the King of the Slide Guitar |
| 37% | CARL | 4 | Perkins known as the "King of Rockabilly" |
| 37% | POLO | 4 | Pastime known as "the sport of kings" |
| 36% | ENRIQUEIGLESIAS | 15 | Performer known as the "King of Latin Pop" |
| 36% | CHOU | 4 | Singer Jay known as the "King of Mandopop" |
| 36% | TITO | 4 | Puente known as the "King of Latin Jazz" |