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Entertainment, arts & culture

Rap & hiphop music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Ice Cube Ice Cube 57%
  2. 2Eminem Eminem 53%
  3. 3Beastie Boys Beastie Boys 50%

Events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Thanksgiving Thanksgiving 80%
  2. 2Christmas Christmas 77%
  3. 3Memorial Day Memorial Day 76%

Contemporary actors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 86%
  2. 2Michael J. Fox Michael J. Fox 81%
  3. 3Denzel Washington Denzel Washington 79%

Contemporary actresses

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Betty White Betty White 83%
  2. 2Sandra Bullock Sandra Bullock 77%
  3. 3Julia Roberts Julia Roberts 71%

Contemporary TV shows

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Jeopardy! Jeopardy! 70%
  2. 2Family Feud Family Feud 62%
  3. 3Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune 61%

Contemporary TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alex Trebek Alex Trebek 70%
  2. 2Bob Barker Bob Barker 62%
  3. 3Steve Harvey Steve Harvey 60%

All-time music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dolly Parton Dolly Parton 76%
  2. 2Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder 74%
  3. 3Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin 72%

All-time TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alex Trebek Alex Trebek 70%
  2. 2Steve Irwin Steve Irwin 67%
  3. 3Bob Barker Bob Barker 62%

People

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 86%
  2. 2Betty White Betty White 83%
  3. 3Michael J. Fox Michael J. Fox 81%

Pop music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Whitney Houston Whitney Houston 72%
  2. 2Elton John Elton John 71%
  3. 3Prince Prince 68%

Folk music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Simon and Garfunkel Simon and Garfunkel 62%
  2. 2Bob Dylan Bob Dylan 59%
  3. 3Paul Simon Paul Simon 58%

Jazz music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra 71%
  2. 2Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong 69%
  3. 3Nat King Cole Nat King Cole 65%

Blues music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1B.B. King B.B. King 64%
  2. 2Janis Joplin Janis Joplin 61%
  3. 3The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers 59%

Latin music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Santana Santana 65%
  2. 2Carlos Santana Carlos Santana 64%
  3. 3Selena Selena 58%

Reggae music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Bob Marley Bob Marley 67%
  2. 2Bob Marley & The Wailers Bob Marley & The Wailers 56%
  3. 3Ziggy Marley Ziggy Marley 45%

Country music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dolly Parton Dolly Parton 76%
  2. 2Johnny Cash Johnny Cash 70%
  3. 3Willie Nelson Willie Nelson 63%

Rnb & urban music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alicia Keys Alicia Keys 61%
  2. 2Rihanna Rihanna 56%
  3. 3Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Hudson 54%

Soul & funk music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder 74%
  2. 2The Temptations The Temptations 70%
  3. 3Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye 67%

Contemporary music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Eagles The Eagles 65%
  2. 2Adele Adele 64%
  3. 3Alicia Keys Alicia Keys 61%

Dance electronic music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys 34%
  2. 2Marshmello Marshmello 31%
  3. 3Calvin Harris Calvin Harris 30%

Punk & punk rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Police The Police 61%
  2. 2Blink-182 Blink-182 45%
  3. 3Talking Heads Talking Heads 45%

Alternative indie music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Nirvana Nirvana 60%
  2. 2Kurt Cobain Kurt Cobain 54%
  3. 3Foo Fighters Foo Fighters 53%

Classic rock/rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Beatles The Beatles 72%
  2. 2Queen Queen 71%
  3. 3Elvis Presley Elvis Presley 70%

Hard rock & metal music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Van Halen Van Halen 60%
  2. 2Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses 60%
  3. 3AC/DC AC/DC 59%

Gospel & christian music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Amy Grant Amy Grant 47%
  2. 2Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson 36%
  3. 3CeCe Winans CeCe Winans 34%

All-time actors/actresses

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 86%
  2. 2Betty White Betty White 83%
  3. 3Robin Williams Robin Williams 83%

Influencers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Joanna Stevens Gaines Joanna Stevens Gaines 30%
  2. 2Clay Travis Clay Travis 28%
  3. 3MrBeast MrBeast 27%

Music festivals

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Lollapalooza Lollapalooza 47%
  2. 2New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 40%
  3. 3Austin City Limits Austin City Limits 38%

Columnists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dear Abby Dear Abby 50%
  2. 2Roger Ebert Roger Ebert 45%
  3. 3Ann Landers Ann Landers 41%

Artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci 75%
  2. 2Michelangelo Michelangelo 72%
  3. 3Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh 70%

Contemporary fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Stephen King Stephen King 68%
  2. 2Stan Lee Stan Lee 57%
  3. 3J. K. Rowling J. K. Rowling 54%