| 100% | MAHATMAGANDHI | 13 | Indian civil disobedience leader in Apple's original "Think Different" ad campaign: 2 wds. |
| 66% | PABLOPICASSO | 12 | Artist in Apple's original "Think Different" ad campaign: 2 wds. |
| 66% | THOMASEDISON | 12 | Inventor in Apple's original "Think Different" ad campaign: 2 wds. |
| 66% | AMELIAEARHART | 13 | Aviatrix in Apple's original "Think Different" ad campaign: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ROSAPARKS | 9 | Civil rights leader who was awarded the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 1979: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MLKJR | 5 | Civil rights leader honored in January, for short: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MALCOLMX | 8 | Civil rights leader played by Denzel Washington in a 1992 biopic: 2 wds. |
| 29% | AAS | 3 | "___ in apple": 2 wds. |
| 29% | AAS | 3 | "___ in apple.": 2 wds. |
| 29% | AAS | 3 | "___ in apple ...": 2 wds. |
| 28% | AAS | 3 | "___ in apple" (speller's clarification): 2 wds. |
| 28% | JOHNLEWIS | 9 | Politician and civil rights leader who was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 28% | CESARCHAVEZ | 11 | Civil rights leader, played by Michael Peña in a 2014 biopic, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994: 2 wds |
| 27% | 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. |
| 27% | JERRYRICE | 9 | The NFL's all-time leader in receptions: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BIGBROTHER | 10 | Leader in "1984" who is always "watching you": 2 wds. |
| 26% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | #4 scoring leader in NBA history as of 2017: 2 wds. |
| 26% | AAS | 3 | ___ in apple (2 wds.) |
| 25% | CHRISEVANS | 10 | "Avengers: Endgame" actor who plays a cult leader in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 25% | KARLMALONE | 10 | #2 scoring leader in NBA history as of 2017: 2 wds. |
| 25% | MALCOLMX | 8 | Civil rights leader who also went by el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz: 2 wds. |
| 24% | WESTSIDESTORY | 13 | 2021 movie musical starring Ansel Elgort as a former gang leader in love: 2 wds. |
| 24% | INDIRAGANDHI | 12 | Nehru's daughter, who was India's leader in 1966-1977 and 1980-1984: 2 wds. |
| 24% | FREDMCGRIFF | 11 | Home run leader in both the AL (Blue Jays, 1989) and NL (Padres, 1992): 2 wds. |
| 24% | KOBEBRYANT | 10 | #3 scoring leader in NBA history as of 2017 (with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar being #1): 2 wds. |
| 24% | BENMENDELSOHN | 13 | Actor who plays the character of Talos, a shape shifting Skrull leader in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 23% | BATTINGAVERAGE | 14 | Josh Gibson is now recognized as the Major League career leader in this statistic, with .372: 2 wds. |
| 23% | MINDYKALING | 11 | Indian-American comedian featured in NBC's "The Office": 2 wds. |
| 23% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | British-Nigerian actor who played American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., in "Selma": 2 wds. |
| 23% | BRUCESMITH | 10 | The all-time leader in sacks, who is considered as arguably the greatest pass rusher in the NFL: 2 wds. |