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people

81%

Morgan Freeman

Actor

The most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary actor

81%

Denzel Washington

Actor

The 2nd most popular and the 12th most famous contemporary actor

80%

Betty White

Actor

The 3rd most popular and the 28th most famous contemporary actor

79%

Tom Hanks

Actor

The 4th most popular and the 9th most famous contemporary actor

77%

Sandra Bullock

Actor

The most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary actress

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all-time actresses

77%

Sandra Bullock

Actor

The most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary actress

70%

Carol Burnett

Actor

The 2nd most popular and the 23rd most famous contemporary actress

68%

Reese Witherspoon

Actor

The 3rd most popular and the 6th most famous contemporary actress

67%

Sally Field

Actor

The 4th most popular and the 21st most famous contemporary actress

67%

Drew Barrymore

Actor

The 5th most popular and the 9th most famous contemporary actress

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contemporary actors

81%

Morgan Freeman

Actor

The most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary actor

81%

Denzel Washington

Actor

The 2nd most popular and the 12th most famous contemporary actor

80%

Betty White

Actor

The 3rd most popular and the 28th most famous contemporary actor

79%

Tom Hanks

Actor

The 4th most popular and the 9th most famous contemporary actor

77%

Harrison Ford

Actor

The 5th most popular and the 35th most famous contemporary actor

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contemporary actresses

77%

Sandra Bullock

Actor

The most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary actress

70%

Carol Burnett

Actor

The 2nd most popular and the 23rd most famous contemporary actress

68%

Reese Witherspoon

Actor

The 3rd most popular and the 6th most famous contemporary actress

67%

Sally Field

Actor

The 4th most popular and the 21st most famous contemporary actress

67%

Drew Barrymore

Actor

The 5th most popular and the 9th most famous contemporary actress

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all-time actors/actresses

81%

Morgan Freeman

Actor

The most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary actor

79%

Tom Hanks

Actor

The 4th most popular and the 9th most famous contemporary actor

77%

Sandra Bullock

Actor

The most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary actress

75%

Sean Connery

Actor

The 6th most popular and the 63rd most famous contemporary actor

74%

Bruce Willis

Actor

The 9th most popular and the 19th most famous contemporary actor

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contemporary TV personalities

64%

Alex Trebek

TV Personality

The most popular and the 30th most famous contemporary tv personality

61%

Bob Barker

TV Personality

The 2nd most popular and the 33rd most famous contemporary tv personality

57%

Jay Leno

TV Personality

The 3rd most popular and the 10th most famous contemporary tv personality

57%

Ellen DeGeneres

TV Personality

The 4th most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary tv personality

56%

Drew Carey

TV Personality

The 5th most popular and the 27th most famous contemporary tv personality

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contemporary music artists

64%

Adele

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 20th most famous pop music artist

60%

Alicia Keys

Music Artist

The most popular and the 2nd most famous rnb & urban music artist

58%

Bruno Mars

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 14th most famous contemporary music artist

57%

Lady Gaga

Music Artist

The 11th most popular and the 3rd most famous pop music artist

57%

Kelly Clarkson

Music Artist

The 12th most popular and the 23rd most famous pop music artist

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social media personalities

15%

Jenna Mourey

Influencer

The most popular and the 2nd most famous social media personality

13%

Shane Daweson

Influencer

The 2nd most popular and the most famous social media personality

13%

David Lopez

Influencer

The 3rd most popular and the 4th most famous social media personality

13%

Jessica Vasquez

Influencer

The 4th most popular and the 3rd most famous social media personality

13%

Jack Johnson

Influencer

The 5th most popular and the 5th most famous social media personality

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all-time actors

83%

Robin Williams

Actor

The most popular and the 8th most famous all-time person

81%

Morgan Freeman

Actor

The most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary actor

81%

Denzel Washington

Actor

The 2nd most popular and the 12th most famous contemporary actor

80%

Betty White

Actor

The 3rd most popular and the 28th most famous contemporary actor

79%

Tom Hanks

Actor

The 4th most popular and the 9th most famous contemporary actor

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all-time music artists

73%

Ray Charles

Music Artist

The most popular and the 18th most famous classic music artist

73%

The Beatles

Music Artist

The most popular and the most famous classic rock/rock music artist

73%

Johnny Cash

Music Artist

The most popular and the 2nd most famous country music artist

73%

Aretha Franklin

Music Artist

The most popular and the 2nd most famous soul & funk music artist

72%

Dolly Parton

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the most famous country music artist

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all-time TV personalities

67%

Steve Irwin

TV Personality

The 85th most popular and the 346th most famous all-time person

66%

Johnny Carson

TV Personality

The 94th most popular and the 337th most famous all-time person

64%

Alex Trebek

TV Personality

The most popular and the 30th most famous contemporary tv personality

63%

Dick Clark

TV Personality

The 130th most popular and the 348th most famous all-time person

61%

Bob Barker

TV Personality

The 2nd most popular and the 33rd most famous contemporary tv personality

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all-time people

83%

Robin Williams

Actor

The most popular and the 8th most famous all-time person

81%

Morgan Freeman

Actor

The most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary actor

81%

Denzel Washington

Actor

The 2nd most popular and the 12th most famous contemporary actor

80%

Betty White

Actor

The 3rd most popular and the 28th most famous contemporary actor

79%

Dr. Seuss

Writer

The 5th most popular and the 47th most famous all-time person

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pop music artists

68%

Tina Turner

Music Artist

The most popular and the 17th most famous pop music artist

68%

The Beach Boys

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 18th most famous pop music artist

67%

Whitney Houston

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 7th most famous pop music artist

64%

Adele

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 20th most famous pop music artist

63%

Prince

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 9th most famous pop music artist

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folk music artists

60%

Simon and Garfunkel

Music Artist

The most popular and the 4th most famous folk music artist

56%

Bob Dylan

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the most famous folk music artist

56%

Paul Simon

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 5th most famous folk music artist

49%

Bruce Springsteen With the Sessions Band

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 2nd most famous folk music artist

48%

Weird Al Yankovic

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 3rd most famous folk music artist

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jazz music artists

56%

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Music Artist

The most popular and the 4th most famous jazz music artist

56%

Tony Bennett

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 3rd most famous jazz music artist

56%

Bing Crosby

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the most famous jazz music artist

49%

Miles Davis

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 5th most famous jazz music artist

46%

Kenny G

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 2nd most famous jazz music artist

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blues music artists

65%

B.B. King

Music Artist

The most popular and the most famous blues music artist

57%

The Blues Brothers

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 2nd most famous blues music artist

55%

Fats Domino

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 4th most famous blues music artist

55%

Janis Joplin

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 3rd most famous blues music artist

45%

Bonnie Raitt

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 5th most famous blues music artist

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latin music artists

64%

Santana

Music Artist

The most popular and the 3rd most famous latin music artist

51%

Gloria Estefan

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 4th most famous latin music artist

49%

Selena

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 2nd most famous latin music artist

44%

Julio Iglesias

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 5th most famous latin music artist

43%

Ricky Martin

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the most famous latin music artist

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reggae music artists

49%

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Music Artist

The most popular and the most famous reggae music artist

39%

Ziggy Marley

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 2nd most famous reggae music artist

29%

Shaggy

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 3rd most famous reggae music artist

25%

Sean Paul

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 4th most famous reggae music artist

24%

UB40

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 5th most famous reggae music artist

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classic music artists

73%

Ray Charles

Music Artist

The most popular and the 18th most famous classic music artist

71%

Elvis Presley

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 2nd most famous classic music artist

70%

Louis Armstrong

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 24th most famous classic music artist

70%

Frank Sinatra

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 7th most famous classic music artist

69%

Nat King Cole

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 29th most famous classic music artist

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country music artists

73%

Johnny Cash

Music Artist

The most popular and the 2nd most famous country music artist

72%

Dolly Parton

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the most famous country music artist

63%

Willie Nelson

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 6th most famous country music artist

62%

Carrie Underwood

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 3rd most famous country music artist

57%

John Denver

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 10th most famous country music artist

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classical music artists

51%

New York Philharmonic

Music Artist

The most popular and the most famous classical music artist

50%

Luciano Pavarotti

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 2nd most famous classical music artist

45%

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 5th most famous classical music artist

36%

Plácido Domingo

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 7th most famous classical music artist

35%

Yo-Yo Ma

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 6th most famous classical music artist

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rnb & urban music artists

60%

Alicia Keys

Music Artist

The most popular and the 2nd most famous rnb & urban music artist

50%

Jennifer Hudson

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 4th most famous rnb & urban music artist

49%

Rihanna

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the most famous rnb & urban music artist

47%

Vanessa L. Williams

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 5th most famous rnb & urban music artist

45%

Destiny's Child

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 3rd most famous rnb & urban music artist

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soul & funk music artists

73%

Aretha Franklin

Music Artist

The most popular and the 2nd most famous soul & funk music artist

71%

Stevie Wonder

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the most famous soul & funk music artist

69%

The Temptations

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 5th most famous soul & funk music artist

66%

The Supremes

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 6th most famous soul & funk music artist

65%

Diana Ross

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 4th most famous soul & funk music artist

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rap & hiphop music artists

47%

Pharrell Williams

Music Artist

The most popular and the 14th most famous rap & hiphop music artist

45%

Eminem

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 2nd most famous rap & hiphop music artist

44%

LL Cool J

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 7th most famous rap & hiphop music artist

42%

Salt-N-Pepa

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 12th most famous rap & hiphop music artist

39%

Tupac Shakur

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 8th most famous rap & hiphop music artist

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dance electronic music artists

26%

Pet Shop Boys

Music Artist

The most popular and the most famous dance electronic music artist

24%

Calvin Harris

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 4th most famous dance electronic music artist

23%

LMFAO

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 3rd most famous dance electronic music artist

22%

David Guetta

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 5th most famous dance electronic music artist

20%

Moby

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 2nd most famous dance electronic music artist

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punk & punk rock music artists

53%

The Police

Music Artist

The most popular and the 2nd most famous punk & punk rock music artist

44%

Green Day

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 3rd most famous punk & punk rock music artist

40%

Ramones

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 5th most famous punk & punk rock music artist

38%

Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the most famous punk & punk rock music artist

35%

Talking Heads

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 7th most famous punk & punk rock music artist

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alternative indie music artists

49%

U2

Music Artist

The most popular and the most famous alternative indie music artist

45%

Pearl Jam

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 3rd most famous alternative indie music artist

45%

Coldplay

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 4th most famous alternative indie music artist

45%

Kurt Cobain

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 2nd most famous alternative indie music artist

44%

Linkin Park

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 6th most famous alternative indie music artist

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classic rock/rock music artists

73%

The Beatles

Music Artist

The most popular and the most famous classic rock/rock music artist

69%

Paul McCartney

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 4th most famous classic rock/rock music artist

67%

The Rolling Stones

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 2nd most famous classic rock/rock music artist

66%

Queen

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 9th most famous classic rock/rock music artist

66%

Aerosmith

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 6th most famous classic rock/rock music artist

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hard rock & metal music artists

54%

AC/DC

Music Artist

The most popular and the 3rd most famous hard rock & metal music artist

54%

Guns N' Roses

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 2nd most famous hard rock & metal music artist

51%

KISS

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the most famous hard rock & metal music artist

49%

Def Leppard

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 5th most famous hard rock & metal music artist

45%

Metallica

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 4th most famous hard rock & metal music artist

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gospel & christian music artists

43%

Amy Grant

Music Artist

The most popular and the most famous gospel & christian music artist

28%

Ruben Studdard

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 2nd most famous gospel & christian music artist

25%

MercyMe

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 5th most famous gospel & christian music artist

24%

Casting Crowns

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 4th most famous gospel & christian music artist

22%

TobyMac

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 3rd most famous gospel & christian music artist

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amusement, cruise and travel brands

68%

Universal Studios

Brand

The most popular and the 3rd most famous amusement, cruise & travel agent brand

66%

Disney World

Brand

The 2nd most popular and the most famous amusement, cruise & travel agent brand

65%

Disneyland

Brand

The 3rd most popular and the 2nd most famous amusement, cruise & travel agent brand

61%

Universal Studios Hollywood

Brand

The 4th most popular and the 5th most famous amusement, cruise & travel agent brand

60%

Six Flags

Brand

The 5th most popular and the 4th most famous amusement, cruise & travel agent brand

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writers

63%

Ernest Hemingway

Writer

The most popular and the most famous writer

56%

Robert Frost

Writer

The 2nd most popular and the 3rd most famous writer

56%

Emily Dickinson

Writer

The 3rd most popular and the 2nd most famous writer

52%

George Orwell

Writer

The 4th most popular and the 6th most famous writer

50%

John Grisham

Writer

The 5th most popular and the 4th most famous writer

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all-time writers

79%

Dr. Seuss

Writer

The 5th most popular and the 47th most famous all-time person

75%

Mark Twain

Writer

The 13th most popular and the 141st most famous all-time person

71%

Edgar Allan Poe

Writer

The 40th most popular and the 165th most famous all-time person

70%

William Shakespeare

Writer

The 48th most popular and the 58th most famous all-time person

69%

Charles Dickens

Writer

The 54th most popular and the 202nd most famous all-time person

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contemporary fiction writers

66%

Stephen King

Writer

The most popular and the most famous contemporary fiction writer

57%

J. K. Rowling

Writer

The 2nd most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary fiction writer

56%

Stan Lee

Writer

The 3rd most popular and the 3rd most famous contemporary fiction writer

45%

James Patterson

Writer

The 4th most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary fiction writer

39%

R. L. Stine

Writer

The 5th most popular and the 5th most famous contemporary fiction writer

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