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Entertainment, arts & culture

All-time actors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 83%
  2. 2Robin Williams Robin Williams 82%
  3. 3Denzel Washington Denzel Washington 80%

Contemporary music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Eagles The Eagles 68%
  2. 2Alicia Keys Alicia Keys 62%
  3. 3Adele Adele 62%

Contemporary actors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 83%
  2. 2Denzel Washington Denzel Washington 80%
  3. 3Michael J. Fox Michael J. Fox 77%

Contemporary actresses

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Betty White Betty White 85%
  2. 2Julia Roberts Julia Roberts 76%
  3. 3Sandra Bullock Sandra Bullock 75%

Contemporary TV shows

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Jeopardy! Jeopardy! 69%
  2. 2The Price Is Right The Price Is Right 62%
  3. 3Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune 61%

Contemporary TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alex Trebek Alex Trebek 72%
  2. 2Bob Barker Bob Barker 60%
  3. 3Steve Harvey Steve Harvey 59%

All-time music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dolly Parton Dolly Parton 78%
  2. 2Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin 75%
  3. 3Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder 75%

All-time TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alex Trebek Alex Trebek 72%
  2. 2Steve Irwin Steve Irwin 70%
  3. 3Dick Clark Dick Clark 66%

People

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Betty White Betty White 85%
  2. 2Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 83%
  3. 3Denzel Washington Denzel Washington 80%

Pop music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Elton John Elton John 72%
  2. 2The Beach Boys The Beach Boys 71%
  3. 3Tina Turner Tina Turner 70%

Folk music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Simon and Garfunkel Simon and Garfunkel 65%
  2. 2Paul Simon Paul Simon 59%
  3. 3Bob Dylan Bob Dylan 56%

Jazz music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong 72%
  2. 2Nat King Cole Nat King Cole 69%
  3. 3Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra 69%

Blues music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Ray Charles Ray Charles 73%
  2. 2B.B. King B.B. King 68%
  3. 3Janis Joplin Janis Joplin 62%

Latin music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Carlos Santana Carlos Santana 69%
  2. 2Santana Santana 68%
  3. 3Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan 60%

Reggae music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Bob Marley Bob Marley 67%
  2. 2Bob Marley & The Wailers Bob Marley & The Wailers 59%
  3. 3Ziggy Marley Ziggy Marley 48%

Country music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dolly Parton Dolly Parton 78%
  2. 2Johnny Cash Johnny Cash 70%
  3. 3Willie Nelson Willie Nelson 67%

Rnb & urban music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alicia Keys Alicia Keys 62%
  2. 2Toni Braxton Toni Braxton 56%
  3. 3Boyz II Men Boyz II Men 53%

Soul & funk music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin 75%
  2. 2Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder 75%
  3. 3The Supremes The Supremes 71%

Rap & hiphop music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Ice Cube Ice Cube 58%
  2. 2Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg 55%
  3. 3Beastie Boys Beastie Boys 53%

Dance electronic music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Gorillaz Gorillaz 36%
  2. 2Daft Punk Daft Punk 34%
  3. 3Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys 33%

Punk & punk rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Police The Police 57%
  2. 2Green Day Green Day 51%
  3. 3Talking Heads Talking Heads 48%

Alternative indie music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Nirvana Nirvana 57%
  2. 2Pearl Jam Pearl Jam 57%
  3. 3Foo Fighters Foo Fighters 53%

Classic rock/rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Beatles The Beatles 74%
  2. 2Queen Queen 71%
  3. 3The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones 71%

Hard rock & metal music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Van Halen Van Halen 64%
  2. 2Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin 62%
  3. 3Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses 61%

Gospel & christian music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Amy Grant Amy Grant 48%
  2. 2Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson 40%
  3. 3CeCe Winans CeCe Winans 35%

All-time actors/actresses

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Betty White Betty White 85%
  2. 2Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 83%
  3. 3Robin Williams Robin Williams 82%

Social Media Influencers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Khaby Lame Khaby Lame 23%
  2. 2Nailea Devora Nailea Devora 20%

Influencers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Joanna Stevens Gaines Joanna Stevens Gaines 29%
  2. 2Clay Travis Clay Travis 28%
  3. 3Mark Rober Mark Rober 28%

Music festivals

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 43%
  2. 2CMA Music Festival CMA Music Festival 40%
  3. 3Lollapalooza Lollapalooza 39%

Columnists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dear Abby Dear Abby 51%
  2. 2Roger Ebert Roger Ebert 47%
  3. 3Ann Landers Ann Landers 45%

Artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci 80%
  2. 2Michelangelo Michelangelo 73%
  3. 3Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh 69%

Contemporary fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Stephen King Stephen King 65%
  2. 2John Grisham John Grisham 58%
  3. 3Stan Lee Stan Lee 56%

Directors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg 73%
  2. 2Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock 71%
  3. 3Ron Howard Ron Howard 68%

Classical composers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven 69%
  2. 2Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 66%
  3. 3Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach 64%

Other Directors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Jeff Davis Jeff Davis 30%

All-time writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss 77%
  2. 2Mark Twain Mark Twain 72%
  3. 3Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe 72%

Contemporary fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Stephen King Stephen King 65%
  2. 2John Grisham John Grisham 58%
  3. 3Stan Lee Stan Lee 56%

Contemporary non-fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Angela Davis Angela Davis 38%
  2. 2Bob Woodward Bob Woodward 38%
  3. 3Joyce Meyer Joyce Meyer 35%

Children & young adult fiction books

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Cat in the Hat The Cat in the Hat 80%
  2. 2Green Eggs and Ham Green Eggs and Ham 75%
  3. 3How the Grinch Stole Christmas! How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 75%

Events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Memorial Day Memorial Day 80%
  2. 2Thanksgiving Thanksgiving 79%
  3. 3Veterans Day Veterans Day 77%

National & religious events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Memorial Day Memorial Day 80%
  2. 2Thanksgiving Thanksgiving 79%
  3. 3Veterans Day Veterans Day 77%

Art events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Academy Awards Academy Awards 42%
  2. 2Grammy Awards Grammy Awards 41%
  3. 3Emmy Awards Emmy Awards 39%

Sport events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Super Bowl Super Bowl 57%
  2. 2Winter Olympics Winter Olympics 56%
  3. 3NBA Finals NBA Finals 42%

TV networks

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1National Geographic Channel National Geographic Channel 74%
  2. 2Discovery Channel Discovery Channel 72%
  3. 3History History 69%

All-time TV shows

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Flintstones The Flintstones 73%
  2. 2The Bugs Bunny Show The Bugs Bunny Show 72%
  3. 3The Twilight Zone The Twilight Zone 71%

Radio programs/podcasts

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1BBC Global News BBC Global News 44%
  2. 2Weekend Edition Weekend Edition 37%
  3. 3PBS NewsHour (audio) PBS NewsHour (audio) 37%

Cable & satellite brands

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1IMDb IMDb 49%
  2. 2Xfinity Xfinity 41%
  3. 3Sling TV Sling TV 40%

Digital services

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1YouTube YouTube 79%
  2. 2Gmail Gmail 74%
  3. 3Google Search Google Search 73%

News websites

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Yahoo! Yahoo! 54%
  2. 2NBC.com NBC.com 50%
  3. 3CBS.com CBS.com 48%

Socials apps & websites

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Pinterest Pinterest 59%
  2. 2Zoom Zoom 56%
  3. 3PBS Kids! PBS Kids! 55%

Communications & media brands

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1UPS UPS 74%
  2. 2Canon Canon 73%
  3. 3Kodak Kodak 71%

Radio & Podcast Programs

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Men in Blazers Men in Blazers 16%

Drama movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Forrest Gump Forrest Gump 74%
  2. 2The Green Mile The Green Mile 69%
  3. 3The Karate Kid The Karate Kid 68%

Pixar movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Toy Story Toy Story 73%
  2. 2Finding Nemo Finding Nemo 72%
  3. 3The Incredibles The Incredibles 65%

X-Men movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1X-Men X-Men 56%
  2. 2The Wolverine The Wolverine 52%
  3. 3Deadpool Deadpool 51%

Action movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark 71%
  2. 2Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 69%
  3. 3Die Hard Die Hard 66%

Comedy movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Ghostbusters Ghostbusters 71%
  2. 2The Addams Family The Addams Family 62%
  3. 3Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 58%

Horror movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Silence of the Lambs The Silence of the Lambs 67%
  2. 2The Shining The Shining 60%
  3. 3Hannibal Hannibal 51%

Marvel movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Iron Man Iron Man 61%
  2. 2Thor Thor 60%
  3. 3The Avengers (2012) The Avengers (2012) 59%

Thriller movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Sixth Sense The Sixth Sense 65%
  2. 2The Da Vinci Code The Da Vinci Code 57%
  3. 3John Wick John Wick 56%

Animation movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Toy Story Toy Story 73%
  2. 2Shrek Shrek 73%
  3. 3Finding Nemo Finding Nemo 72%

Star Trek movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Star Trek Star Trek 56%
  2. 2Star Trek: The Motion Picture Star Trek: The Motion Picture 56%
  3. 3Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 50%

Star Wars movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 57%
  2. 2Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 55%
  3. 3Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 55%

James Bond movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Casino Royale Casino Royale 58%
  2. 2Goldfinger Goldfinger 56%
  3. 3Diamonds Are Forever Diamonds Are Forever 51%

Harry Potter movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 58%
  2. 2Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 57%
  3. 3Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 55%

SciFi/fantasy movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Back to the Future Back to the Future 76%
  2. 2Jurassic Park Jurassic Park 70%
  3. 3The Terminator The Terminator 67%

Fast and Furious movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Fast & Furious Fast & Furious 57%
  2. 2The Fast and the Furious The Fast and the Furious 47%
  3. 32 Fast 2 Furious 2 Fast 2 Furious 47%

History/biography movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan 70%
  2. 2Braveheart Braveheart 62%
  3. 3Schindler's List Schindler's List 62%

DC Extended Universe movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Wonder Woman Wonder Woman 56%
  2. 2Aquaman Aquaman 49%
  3. 3Man of Steel Man of Steel 46%

Documentaries

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Won't You Be My Neighbor? Won't You Be My Neighbor? 45%
  2. 2Whitney Whitney 44%
  3. 3Penguins (Disneynature) Penguins (Disneynature) 41%

Fiction books

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird 71%
  2. 2The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 65%
  3. 3A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol 64%

Non-fiction books

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Bible The Bible 63%
  2. 2Oxford English Dictionary Oxford English Dictionary 57%
  3. 3Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition 55%

Magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1National Geographic National Geographic 70%
  2. 2Smithsonian Smithsonian 56%
  3. 3Reader's Digest Reader's Digest 56%

Lifestyle & fashion magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Food Network Magazine Food Network Magazine 50%
  2. 2Bon Appetit Bon Appetit 50%
  3. 3People People 48%

Sports magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated 44%
  2. 2Fitness Magazine Fitness Magazine 33%
  3. 3ESPN The Magazine ESPN The Magazine 33%

Science & technology magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1National Geographic National Geographic 70%
  2. 2National Geographic Traveler National Geographic Traveler 52%
  3. 3Popular Science Popular Science 51%

News & politics magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Consumer Reports Consumer Reports 56%
  2. 2Time Time 54%
  3. 3The New Yorker The New Yorker 44%