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Entertainment & celebrity

All-time actors

1 Robin Williams 84%
2 Morgan Freeman 83%
3 Tom Hanks 80%

Contemporary actors

1 Morgan Freeman 83%
2 Tom Hanks 80%
3 Denzel Washington 79%

All-time music artists

1 Aretha Franklin 75%
2 Ray Charles 75%
3 The Beatles 75%

Contemporary music artists

1 The Eagles 71%
2 Adele 64%
3 Alicia Keys 59%

All-time TV personalities

1 Steve Irwin 70%
2 Alex Trebek 69%
3 Johnny Carson 67%

Contemporary TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 69%
2 Bob Barker 66%
3 Drew Carey 60%

People

1 Morgan Freeman 83%
2 Betty White 83%
3 Tom Hanks 80%

Pop music artists

1 Tina Turner 70%
2 The Beach Boys 70%
3 Elton John 67%

Folk music artists

1 Simon and Garfunkel 63%
2 Bob Dylan 59%
3 Paul Simon 57%

Jazz music artists

1 Louis Armstrong 74%
2 Nat King Cole 69%
3 Frank Sinatra 69%

Blues music artists

1 Ray Charles 75%
2 B.B. King 66%
3 The Blues Brothers 58%

Latin music artists

1 Santana 65%
2 Carlos Santana 64%
3 Gloria Estefan 53%

Reggae music artists

1 Bob Marley 64%
2 Bob Marley & The Wailers 50%
3 Ziggy Marley 41%

Country music artists

1 Johnny Cash 73%
2 Dolly Parton 72%
3 Willie Nelson 65%

Classical music artists

1 New York Philharmonic 51%
2 Luciano Pavarotti 48%
3 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 45%

Rnb & urban music artists

1 Alicia Keys 59%
2 Rihanna 51%
3 Jennifer Hudson 49%

Soul & funk music artists

1 Aretha Franklin 75%
2 Stevie Wonder 74%
3 The Temptations 71%

Rap & hiphop music artists

1 Ice Cube 47%
2 Pharrell Williams 47%
3 Snoop Dogg 47%

Dance electronic music artists

1 Daft Punk 28%
2 Gorillaz 26%
3 Pet Shop Boys 26%

Punk & punk rock music artists

1 The Police 55%
2 Green Day 46%
3 Ramones 42%

Alternative indie music artists

1 Nirvana 51%
2 U2 51%
3 Pearl Jam 47%

Classic rock/rock music artists

1 The Beatles 75%
2 The Eagles 71%
3 Elvis Presley 70%

Hard rock & metal music artists

1 Led Zeppelin 64%
2 Van Halen 57%
3 AC/DC 57%

Gospel & christian music artists

1 Amy Grant 42%
2 Mahalia Jackson 34%
3 CeCe Winans 28%

All-time actors/actresses

1 Robin Williams 84%
2 Morgan Freeman 83%
3 Betty White 83%

All-time actresses

1 Betty White 83%
2 Sandra Bullock 77%
3 Lucille Ball 75%

Contemporary actresses

1 Betty White 83%
2 Sandra Bullock 77%
3 Julia Roberts 71%

Influencers

1 Joanna Stevens Gaines 26%
2 Marie Kondo 20%
3 Nicole Cogan 19%

Music festivals

1 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 36%
2 Austin City Limits 35%
3 CMA Music Festival 33%

Columnists

1 Dear Abby 47%
2 Roger Ebert 43%
3 Ann Landers 39%