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Entertainment & celebrity

All-time actors

1 Morgan Freeman 85%
2 Robin Williams 82%
3 Sean Connery 77%

Contemporary actors

1 Morgan Freeman 85%
2 Sean Connery 77%
3 Denzel Washington 77%

All-time music artists

1 Dolly Parton 76%
2 Louis Armstrong 74%
3 Aretha Franklin 73%

Contemporary music artists

1 The Eagles 67%
2 Adele 63%
3 Alicia Keys 60%

All-time TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 75%
2 Steve Irwin 66%
3 Bob Barker 64%

Contemporary TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 75%
2 Bob Barker 64%
3 Bill Nye 57%

People

1 Morgan Freeman 85%
2 Betty White 81%
3 Sean Connery 77%

Pop music artists

1 Elton John 70%
2 Tina Turner 70%
3 The Beach Boys 68%

Folk music artists

1 Simon and Garfunkel 59%
2 Bob Dylan 56%
3 Paul Simon 56%

Jazz music artists

1 Louis Armstrong 74%
2 Frank Sinatra 72%
3 Nat King Cole 66%

Blues music artists

1 Ray Charles 72%
2 B.B. King 66%
3 The Blues Brothers 57%

Latin music artists

1 Santana 64%
2 Carlos Santana 63%
3 Selena 55%

Reggae music artists

1 Bob Marley 62%
2 Bob Marley & The Wailers 55%
3 Ziggy Marley 43%

Country music artists

1 Dolly Parton 76%
2 Johnny Cash 71%
3 Willie Nelson 63%

Classical music artists

1 New York Philharmonic 49%
2 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 47%
3 Luciano Pavarotti 47%

Rnb & urban music artists

1 Alicia Keys 60%
2 Rihanna 53%
3 Jennifer Hudson 50%

Soul & funk music artists

1 Aretha Franklin 73%
2 Stevie Wonder 73%
3 The Temptations 72%

Rap & hiphop music artists

1 Ice Cube 52%
2 Snoop Dogg 51%
3 Beastie Boys 50%

Dance electronic music artists

1 Daft Punk 31%
2 LMFAO 28%
3 Gorillaz 28%

Punk & punk rock music artists

1 The Police 52%
2 Green Day 51%
3 Ramones 43%

Alternative indie music artists

1 Nirvana 53%
2 Pearl Jam 50%
3 U2 50%

Classic rock/rock music artists

1 The Beatles 72%
2 John Lennon 68%
3 Paul McCartney 68%

Hard rock & metal music artists

1 Led Zeppelin 63%
2 Van Halen 59%
3 AC/DC 56%

Gospel & christian music artists

1 Amy Grant 42%
2 Mahalia Jackson 35%
3 Ruben Studdard 29%

All-time actors/actresses

1 Morgan Freeman 85%
2 Robin Williams 82%
3 Betty White 81%

All-time actresses

1 Betty White 81%
2 Sandra Bullock 75%
3 Audrey Hepburn 71%

Contemporary actresses

1 Betty White 81%
2 Sandra Bullock 75%
3 Julie Andrews 69%

Influencers

1 Marie Kondo 25%
2 Joanna Stevens Gaines 24%
3 Jenna Marbles 22%

Music festivals

1 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 39%
2 Austin City Limits 36%
3 Lollapalooza 35%

Columnists

1 Dear Abby 48%
2 Roger Ebert 43%
3 Ann Landers 39%