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Entertainment, arts & culture

Rap & hiphop music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Ice Cube Ice Cube 59%
  2. 2Eminem Eminem 56%
  3. 3Salt ’n’ Pepa Salt ’n’ Pepa 55%

Events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Thanksgiving Thanksgiving 79%
  2. 2Memorial Day Memorial Day 78%
  3. 3Christmas Christmas 78%

Contemporary actors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 84%
  2. 2Keanu Reeves Keanu Reeves 80%
  3. 3Tom Hanks Tom Hanks 79%

Contemporary actresses

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Betty White Betty White 82%
  2. 2Sandra Bullock Sandra Bullock 75%
  3. 3Julia Roberts Julia Roberts 75%

Contemporary TV shows

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Jeopardy! Jeopardy! 68%
  2. 2The Price Is Right The Price Is Right 66%
  3. 3The X-Files The X-Files 64%

Contemporary TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alex Trebek Alex Trebek 73%
  2. 2Bob Barker Bob Barker 64%
  3. 3Steve Harvey Steve Harvey 64%

All-time music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dolly Parton Dolly Parton 81%
  2. 2Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin 77%
  3. 3The Beatles The Beatles 77%

All-time TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alex Trebek Alex Trebek 73%
  2. 2Dick Clark Dick Clark 69%
  3. 3Steve Irwin Steve Irwin 69%

People

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 84%
  2. 2Betty White Betty White 82%
  3. 3Dolly Parton Dolly Parton 81%

Pop music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Whitney Houston Whitney Houston 73%
  2. 2Elton John Elton John 70%
  3. 3The Beach Boys The Beach Boys 70%

Folk music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Simon and Garfunkel Simon and Garfunkel 63%
  2. 2Bob Dylan Bob Dylan 60%
  3. 3Paul Simon Paul Simon 60%

Jazz music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong 76%
  2. 2Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra 72%
  3. 3Nat King Cole Nat King Cole 72%

Blues music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1B.B. King B.B. King 70%
  2. 2Fats Domino Fats Domino 61%
  3. 3The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers 60%

Latin music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Santana Santana 69%
  2. 2Carlos Santana Carlos Santana 69%
  3. 3Selena Selena 61%

Reggae music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Bob Marley Bob Marley 66%
  2. 2Bob Marley & The Wailers Bob Marley & The Wailers 59%
  3. 3Ziggy Marley Ziggy Marley 50%

Country music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dolly Parton Dolly Parton 81%
  2. 2Johnny Cash Johnny Cash 76%
  3. 3Willie Nelson Willie Nelson 68%

Rnb & urban music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alicia Keys Alicia Keys 64%
  2. 2Rihanna Rihanna 55%
  3. 3Boyz II Men Boyz II Men 55%

Soul & funk music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder 75%
  2. 2The Temptations The Temptations 72%
  3. 3The Supremes The Supremes 71%

Contemporary music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Adele Adele 68%
  2. 2The Eagles The Eagles 67%
  3. 3Alicia Keys Alicia Keys 64%

Dance electronic music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys 41%
  2. 2Calvin Harris Calvin Harris 32%
  3. 3LMFAO LMFAO 32%

Punk & punk rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Police The Police 58%
  2. 2Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne 47%
  3. 3The Clash The Clash 45%

Alternative indie music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Nirvana Nirvana 62%
  2. 2Kurt Cobain Kurt Cobain 57%
  3. 3Foo Fighters Foo Fighters 55%

Classic rock/rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Beatles The Beatles 77%
  2. 2Elvis Presley Elvis Presley 71%
  3. 3Aerosmith Aerosmith 70%

Hard rock & metal music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Van Halen Van Halen 63%
  2. 2Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses 62%
  3. 3Alice Cooper Alice Cooper 61%

Gospel & christian music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Amy Grant Amy Grant 47%
  2. 2Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson 39%
  3. 3CeCe Winans CeCe Winans 37%

All-time actors/actresses

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 84%
  2. 2Betty White Betty White 82%
  3. 3Robin Williams Robin Williams 82%

Influencers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1MrBeast MrBeast 32%
  2. 2Joanna Stevens Gaines Joanna Stevens Gaines 30%
  3. 3Marie Kondo Marie Kondo 28%

Music festivals

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Lollapalooza Lollapalooza 43%
  2. 2New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 41%
  3. 3Austin City Limits Austin City Limits 40%

Columnists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dear Abby Dear Abby 53%
  2. 2Roger Ebert Roger Ebert 49%
  3. 3Ann Landers Ann Landers 46%

Artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci 76%
  2. 2Michelangelo Michelangelo 72%
  3. 3Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh 69%

Contemporary fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Stephen King Stephen King 63%
  2. 2Stan Lee Stan Lee 57%
  3. 3J. K. Rowling J. K. Rowling 57%

Directors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg 75%
  2. 2Ron Howard Ron Howard 71%
  3. 3Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock 71%

Classical composers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven 67%
  2. 2Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 67%
  3. 3Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach 63%

All-time writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss 74%