The Ladder

Every ballot counted · rankings move with every vote

1. 1Martin Luther King Jr.Activists57–31831
2. 2Harriet TubmanActivists33–61722
3. 35Rosa ParksActivists11–11627
4. 49Frederick DouglassActivists14–41616
5. 56Angela DavisActivists10–21613
6. 61Mary McLeod BethuneActivists11–31606
7. 73W. E. B. Du BoisActivists11–21603
8. 76Malcolm XActivists9–11603
9. 107Sojourner TruthActivists10–31591
10. 109John MuirActivists13–61591
11. 120Clara BartonActivists12–51586
12. 144Harvey MilkActivists10–31579
13. 146Susan B. AnthonyActivists9–31579
14. 209Al SharptonActivists8–41563
15. 283A. Philip RandolphActivists9–51546
16. 285Jesse JacksonActivists8–51545
17. 298Helen KellerActivists7–41543
18. 337Ida B. WellsActivists9–71534
19. 395Medgar EversActivists8–61524
20. 461John BrownActivists9–91514
21. 481Alice PaulActivists6–51510
22. 527Ralph NaderActivists7–81501
23. 528Booker T. WashingtonActivists7–61501
24. 533Jane AddamsActivists6–71500
25. 573Marsha P. JohnsonActivists5–61491
26. 588Eugene V. DebsActivists7–91488
27. 589Ruby BridgesActivists6–81488
28. 631Gloria SteinemActivists5–71479
29. 679Cesar ChavezActivists6–91470
30. 719Elizabeth Cady StantonActivists3–71462
31. 727Fannie Lou HamerActivists4–81461
32. 729Betty FriedanActivists8–111460
33. 802Bayard RustinActivists3–81443
34. 821Emma GoldmanActivists3–81439
35. 835Mother JonesActivists4–101437
36. 856Billy GrahamActivists3–81433
37. 858Fred HamptonActivists4–101432
38. 872Brigham YoungActivists4–91430
39. 904Dorothy DayActivists3–91421
40. 933Dolores HuertaActivists3–101414
41. 1009Joseph SmithActivists15–281381