The Ladder

Every ballot counted · rankings move with every vote

1. 1Martin Luther King Jr.Activists57–31831
2. 2Harriet TubmanActivists33–61722
3. 36W. E. B. Du BoisActivists13–21628
4. 38Rosa ParksActivists11–11627
5. 51Frederick DouglassActivists14–41616
6. 79Malcolm XActivists9–11603
7. 97Angela DavisActivists10–31595
8. 114John MuirActivists13–61591
9. 141Harvey MilkActivists10–31579
10. 177Mary McLeod BethuneActivists11–51569
11. 182Sojourner TruthActivists10–41567
12. 203Al SharptonActivists8–41563
13. 271A. Philip RandolphActivists9–51546
14. 281Susan B. AnthonyActivists9–51544
15. 330Medgar EversActivists9–61536
16. 340Ida B. WellsActivists9–71534
17. 344Clara BartonActivists12–81534
18. 354Booker T. WashingtonActivists9–61531
19. 381Jesse JacksonActivists8–61527
20. 398Helen KellerActivists7–51523
21. 462Ralph NaderActivists8–81514
22. 508Jane AddamsActivists7–81503
23. 518John BrownActivists9–101502
24. 523Ruby BridgesActivists7–81501
25. 540Alice PaulActivists6–61497
26. 576Marsha P. JohnsonActivists5–61491
27. 645Gloria SteinemActivists5–71479
28. 671Cesar ChavezActivists7–101473
29. 676Eugene V. DebsActivists7–101471
30. 788Elizabeth Cady StantonActivists3–81449
31. 790Betty FriedanActivists8–121448
32. 805Fannie Lou HamerActivists4–91445
33. 811Bayard RustinActivists3–81443
34. 827Emma GoldmanActivists3–81439
35. 876Brigham YoungActivists4–91430
36. 910Fred HamptonActivists5–121419
37. 911Billy GrahamActivists3–91419
38. 927Dolores HuertaActivists3–101414
39. 946Dorothy DayActivists3–101410
40. 979Mother JonesActivists4–131399
41. 1011Joseph SmithActivists15–281381