The Ladder

Every ballot counted · rankings move with every vote

1. 3Harriet TubmanActivists5–01575
2. 6Martin Luther King Jr.Activists5–01573
3. 25Rosa ParksActivists4–01559
4. 62Harvey MilkActivists3–01546
5. 69A. Philip RandolphActivists4–11545
6. 76Booker T. WashingtonActivists4–11545
7. 142W. E. B. Du BoisActivists2–01531
8. 227John BrownActivists2–11518
9. 256Malcolm XActivists1–01517
10. 281Fannie Lou HamerActivists1–01516
11. 282John MuirActivists3–21516
12. 289Gloria SteinemActivists1–01516
13. 291Frederick DouglassActivists1–01516
14. 309Al SharptonActivists1–01516
15. 329Alice PaulActivists1–01515
16. 381Mary McLeod BethuneActivists2–11514
17. 382Sojourner TruthActivists3–21514
18. 395Susan B. AnthonyActivists2–11514
19. 421Betty FriedanActivists3–21510
20. 442Mother JonesActivists2–21502
21. 481Angela DavisActivists1–11501
22. 517Clara BartonActivists0–01500
23. 532Brigham YoungActivists1–11500
24. 538Medgar EversActivists1–11500
25. 617Ralph NaderActivists2–21496
26. 620Ruby BridgesActivists2–21496
27. 645Dolores HuertaActivists1–21487
28. 657Joseph SmithActivists1–21486
29. 783Jesse JacksonActivists0–11483
30. 787Dorothy DayActivists0–11483
31. 790Fred HamptonActivists1–21483
32. 804Marsha P. JohnsonActivists0–11483
33. 845Bayard RustinActivists0–21471
34. 867Cesar ChavezActivists0–21470
35. 879Elizabeth Cady StantonActivists0–21469
36. 925Emma GoldmanActivists0–21468
37. 954Helen KellerActivists0–21467
38. 970Eugene V. DebsActivists1–41456
39. 976Ida B. WellsActivists0–31456
40. 1009Jane AddamsActivists0–31453
41. 1011Billy GrahamActivists0–31453