| 100% | MINOS | 5 | King who imprisoned Daedalus and Icarus |
| 42% | LEAR | 4 | King who dies shortly after Cordelia and Goneril |
| 40% | ODIN | 4 | King who's Thor and Loki's father |
| 39% | BABAR | 5 | Fictional king who "lived among men and learned much" |
| 39% | HEROD | 5 | King from whom Mary and Joseph fled |
| 38% | MINOS | 5 | Cretan king who had Daedalus build the Labyrinth |
| 38% | MINOS | 5 | Cretan king who was the son of Zeus and Europa |
| 38% | CHARLES | 7 | Current King who's the father of William and Harry |
| 38% | SOUSA | 5 | "March King" who wrote "The Stars and Stripes Forever" |
| 38% | TABITHA | 7 | Novelist King who wrote "Caretakers" and "One on One" |
| 37% | YUL | 3 | Brynner who starred in "The King and I" |
| 37% | KERR | 4 | Deborah who starred in "The King and I" |
| 36% | TUT | 3 | King who's the subject of a song by Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons |
| 36% | KERR | 4 | Deborah who played Anna in The King and I |
| 36% | ANDY | 4 | Actor Serkis who's played Gollum and King Kong |
| 35% | YUL | 3 | Brynner who played the king in "The King and I" |
| 35% | OHARA | 5 | Kelli who won a Tony for "The King and I" |
| 35% | YUL | 3 | Actor Brynner who played the King in "The King and I" |
| 35% | YUL | 3 | Actor Brynner who won an Oscar for "The King and I" |
| 35% | HANS | 4 | Composer Zimmer who won Oscars for "The Lion King" and "Dune" |
| 35% | OHARA | 5 | Kelli who won a 2015 Tony for "The King and I" |
| 34% | SERKIS | 6 | Andy who played Gollum and King Kong |
| 33% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | King of Rock and Roll who purchased 36-Across on March 19, 1957 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | STEINER | 7 | Max who conducted the music for King Kong and Gone With the Wind |
| 33% | SAMUEL | 6 | Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed the first two kings of the Israelites |
| 33% | TIMON | 5 | ___ and Pumbaa, meerkat and warthog duo who were introduced in Disney's "The Lion King" |
| 32% | PYRAH | 5 | Malcolm —, showjumper who won the King George V Gold Cup in 1985 and 1987 |
| 32% | DAR | 3 | ___ Salim, "Exodus: God and Kings" actor who stars in the 2023 film "The Covenant" |
| 32% | ANDY | 4 | Actor Serkis who portrayed Gollum and King Kong |
| 32% | ARNOLDPALMER | 12 | Golfer nicknamed "the King" who won both the US Open and the US Senior Open: 2 wds. |