| 100% | AGAKHAN | 7 | Shiite leader who claims direct descent from Muhammad |
| 36% | LINEAGE | 7 | Direct descent from an ancestor |
| 35% | CALIPHS | 7 | Islamic leaders claiming succession from Muhammad |
| 34% | CALIPH | 6 | Leader who succeeded Muhammad |
| 31% | PAPADOC | 7 | Leader who claimed to have put a fatal curse on J.F.K. |
| 30% | RHEE | 4 | Asian leader who had a Ph.D. from Princeton |
| 28% | HAYNES | 6 | Todd who directed “Far from Heaven” |
| 28% | JOHNLEWIS | 9 | Legendary civil-rights leader who led a 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery |
| 28% | MAO | 3 | Zedong who was Chinese leader from 1945 to 1976 |
| 27% | ROBERTPEEL | 10 | British leader from whom the "bobbies" got their name |
| 27% | ALI | 3 | Muhammad who held the "Ring" magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970 |
| 27% | ARMEY | 5 | Dick who was House majority leader from 1995 to 2003 |
| 26% | GERONIMO | 8 | Apache leader who fought against American expansion and whose name paratroopers shout when jumping from planes |
| 25% | ATTILA | 6 | Hun from whom Dracula claims to be descended, in Bram Stoker's "Dracula" |
| 25% | IMAM | 4 | Shiite leader |
| 25% | AGAKHAN | 7 | Shiite leader |
| 25% | LINEAGE | 7 | Direct descent |
| 25% | AYATOLLAH | 9 | Shiite leader |
| 25% | ALI | 3 | Muhammad ___ who claimed to "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" |
| 25% | REED | 4 | ___ Richards, fictional scientist from Marvel Comics who is the leader of the Fantastic Four |
| 25% | MINDY | 5 | ___ Kaling, actress from "The Office" who wrote and directed two episodes for the series |
| 24% | ROBIN | 5 | & 20D Labour MP who served as Leader of the House of Commons from 2001-03 |
| 24% | JOHNCABOT | 9 | Explorer who sailed from England, claiming eastern Canada for Henry VII in 1497: 2 wds. |
| 24% | SADAT | 5 | Leader who rejected Nasserism |
| 24% | ROLLO | 5 | Viking leader who received the district that formed the basis of the duchy of Normandy from Charles III of France |
| 24% | LUCAS | 5 | Caroline —, Green Party of England and Wales leader from 2008-12 who is now joint leader |
| 24% | JON | 3 | Stewart who is taking a break from "The Daily Show" this summer to direct a movie |
| 24% | ROBS | 4 | Lowe of Fox's "Mental Samurai" and Zombie who directed last year's "3 from Hell" |
| 24% | FDR | 3 | Leader who established the TVA |
| 23% | LINEAL | 6 | Of direct descent |