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Entertainment, arts & culture

All-time actors

1 Morgan Freeman 86%
2 Robin Williams 81%
3 Denzel Washington 80%

Contemporary actors

1 Morgan Freeman 86%
2 Denzel Washington 80%
3 Tom Hanks 76%

All-time music artists

1 Dolly Parton 79%
2 Aretha Franklin 75%
3 Johnny Cash 73%

Contemporary music artists

1 Adele 65%
2 The Eagles 63%
3 Lady Gaga 58%

All-time TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 68%
2 Johnny Carson 64%
3 Steve Irwin 63%

Contemporary TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 68%
2 Bob Barker 62%
3 Steve Harvey 58%

People

1 Morgan Freeman 86%
2 Betty White 80%
3 Denzel Washington 80%

Pop music artists

1 Tina Turner 70%
2 Whitney Houston 68%
3 Elton John 68%

Folk music artists

1 Simon and Garfunkel 59%
2 Paul Simon 59%
3 Art Garfunkel 57%

Jazz music artists

1 Louis Armstrong 72%
2 Frank Sinatra 70%
3 Nat King Cole 67%

Blues music artists

1 Ray Charles 72%
2 B.B. King 63%
3 Janis Joplin 60%

Latin music artists

1 Santana 66%
2 Carlos Santana 62%
3 Gloria Estefan 53%

Reggae music artists

1 Bob Marley 62%
2 Bob Marley & The Wailers 52%
3 Ziggy Marley 40%

Country music artists

1 Dolly Parton 79%
2 Johnny Cash 73%
3 Kenny Rogers 63%

Classical music artists

1 New York Philharmonic 54%
2 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 47%
3 Luciano Pavarotti 47%

Rnb & urban music artists

1 Alicia Keys 56%
2 Rihanna 54%
3 Jennifer Hudson 53%

Soul & funk music artists

1 Aretha Franklin 75%
2 Stevie Wonder 71%
3 The Supremes 69%

Rap & hiphop music artists

1 Snoop Dogg 51%
2 Ice Cube 50%
3 LL Cool J 47%

Dance electronic music artists

1 Pet Shop Boys 31%
2 Daft Punk 31%
3 Moby 27%

Punk & punk rock music artists

1 The Police 53%
2 Green Day 50%
3 Ramones 46%

Alternative indie music artists

1 Nirvana 53%
2 U2 51%
3 Kurt Cobain 47%

Classic rock/rock music artists

1 The Beatles 71%
2 Queen 70%
3 Fleetwood Mac 67%

Hard rock & metal music artists

1 Led Zeppelin 65%
2 Van Halen 56%
3 Guns N' Roses 54%

Gospel & christian music artists

1 Amy Grant 48%
2 Mahalia Jackson 35%
3 CeCe Winans 29%

All-time actors/actresses

1 Morgan Freeman 86%
2 Robin Williams 81%
3 Betty White 80%

All-time actresses

1 Betty White 80%
2 Sandra Bullock 74%
3 Lucille Ball 73%

Contemporary actresses

1 Betty White 80%
2 Sandra Bullock 74%
3 Julie Andrews 70%

Influencers

1 Joanna Stevens Gaines 26%
2 Jenna Marbles 21%
3 Cara Delevingne 20%

Music festivals

1 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 36%
2 Austin City Limits 36%
3 CMA Music Festival 32%

Columnists

1 Dear Abby 47%
2 Roger Ebert 44%
3 Ann Landers 39%