| 100% | HOFFA | 5 | Labor leader played by Jack Nicholson in a 1992 biopic |
| 60% | MALCOLMX | 8 | Civil rights leader played by Denzel Washington in a 1992 biopic: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MANDELA | 7 | South African leader Nelson played by Idris Elba in a 2013 biopic |
| 43% | CHAPLIN | 7 | Actor Charlie played by Robert Downey Jr. in a 1992 biopic |
| 43% | HOFFA | 5 | 1992 biopic about a labor leader |
| 42% | ALI | 3 | Boxer Muhammad played by Will Smith in a 2001 biopic |
| 42% | TONYA | 5 | Skater Harding played by Margot Robbie in a 2017 biopic |
| 42% | AMELIA | 6 | Title role played by Hilary Swank in a 2009 biopic |
| 42% | ISADORA | 7 | Dancer Duncan played by Vanessa Redgrave in a 1968 biopic |
| 42% | SELENA | 6 | Tejano singer played by Jennifer Lopez in a 1997 biopic |
| 42% | AMELIA | 6 | Pilot Earhart played by Hilary Swank in a 2009 biopic |
| 41% | ALI | 3 | Boxer played by Will Smith in a 2001 biopic |
| 40% | MUHAMMADALI | 11 | Boxer played by Will Smith in a 2001 biopic (2 wds.) |
| 39% | HOFFA | 5 | 1992 biopic starring Jack Nicholson in the title role |
| 39% | 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. |
| 39% | VINCENTVANGOGH | 14 | Dutch painter played by Willem Dafoe in a 2018 biopic: 3 wds. |
| 39% | PABLOPICASSO | 12 | Spanish artist played by Anthony Hopkins in a 1996 biopic (2 wds.) |
| 39% | NINASIMONE | 10 | Singer played by Zoe Saldaña in a 2016 musical biopic (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CESARCHAVEZ | 11 | Civil rights leader, played by Michael Peña in a 2014 biopic, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994: 2 wds |
| 38% | ANITA | 5 | Cantopop diva Mui played by Louise Wong in a 2021 biopic |
| 38% | ENZO | 4 | Car designer Ferrari played by Adam Driver in a 2023 biopic |
| 38% | ELVIS | 5 | "Hound Dog" singer played by Austin Butler in a 2022 biopic |
| 38% | ALI | 3 | Boxer played in a biopic by Will Smith |
| 37% | GEORGEFOREMAN | 13 | Boxing champion played by Khris Davis in a 2023 sports biopic (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MCMURPHY | 8 | Randle __, asylum inmate played by Jack Nicholson |
| 37% | HARRIET | 7 | Underground Railroad activist Tubman played by Cynthia Erivo in a 2019 biopic |
| 37% | ETTA | 4 | James played by Beyoncé in a 2008 biopic |
| 36% | SELENA | 6 | One-named Tejano singer played by Jennifer Lopez in a 1997 biopic |
| 36% | NYAD | 4 | Long-distance swimmer Diana played by Annette Bening in a 2023 biopic |
| 36% | JACKSONPOLLOCK | 14 | American "drip technique" painter played by Ed Harris in a 2000 biopic: 2 wds. |