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Entertainment, arts & culture

All-time actors

1 Robin Williams 84%
2 Denzel Washington 82%
3 Morgan Freeman 80%

Contemporary actors

1 Denzel Washington 82%
2 Morgan Freeman 80%
3 Harrison Ford 77%

All-time music artists

1 Dolly Parton 77%
2 The Beatles 73%
3 Johnny Cash 73%

Contemporary music artists

1 The Eagles 64%
2 Adele 64%
3 Bruno Mars 59%

All-time TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 70%
2 Dick Clark 63%
3 Bob Barker 63%

Contemporary TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 70%
2 Bob Barker 63%
3 Steve Harvey 57%

People

1 Betty White 82%
2 Denzel Washington 82%
3 Morgan Freeman 80%

Pop music artists

1 Whitney Houston 71%
2 Elton John 68%
3 The Beach Boys 67%

Folk music artists

1 Simon and Garfunkel 60%
2 Bob Dylan 55%
3 Paul Simon 53%

Jazz music artists

1 Louis Armstrong 69%
2 Frank Sinatra 68%
3 Nat King Cole 68%

Blues music artists

1 Ray Charles 71%
2 B.B. King 62%
3 Janis Joplin 57%

Latin music artists

1 Carlos Santana 63%
2 Santana 63%
3 Gloria Estefan 59%

Reggae music artists

1 Bob Marley 62%
2 Bob Marley & The Wailers 54%
3 Ziggy Marley 40%

Country music artists

1 Dolly Parton 77%
2 Johnny Cash 73%
3 Reba McEntire 60%

Classical music artists

1 Luciano Pavarotti 50%
2 New York Philharmonic 50%
3 Andrea Bocelli 41%

Rnb & urban music artists

1 Alicia Keys 58%
2 Rihanna 54%
3 Jennifer Hudson 51%

Soul & funk music artists

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

Rap & hiphop music artists

1 Ice Cube 53%
2 Snoop Dogg 52%
3 Pharrell Williams 47%

Dance electronic music artists

1 Daft Punk 30%
2 Pet Shop Boys 29%
3 Gorillaz 27%

Punk & punk rock music artists

1 The Police 54%
2 Ramones 45%
3 Green Day 44%

Alternative indie music artists

1 Nirvana 52%
2 U2 50%
3 Coldplay 49%

Classic rock/rock music artists

1 The Beatles 73%
2 The Rolling Stones 69%
3 Paul McCartney 68%

Hard rock & metal music artists

1 Led Zeppelin 59%
2 AC/DC 56%
3 Van Halen 55%

Gospel & christian music artists

1 Amy Grant 44%
2 CeCe Winans 33%
3 Mahalia Jackson 32%

All-time actors/actresses

1 Robin Williams 84%
2 Betty White 82%
3 Denzel Washington 82%

All-time actresses

1 Betty White 82%
2 Lucille Ball 74%
3 Sandra Bullock 74%

Contemporary actresses

1 Betty White 82%
2 Sandra Bullock 74%
3 Drew Barrymore 68%

Influencers

1 Joanna Stevens Gaines 25%
2 PewDiePie 22%
3 Marie Kondo 20%

Music festivals

1 Austin City Limits 37%
2 Lollapalooza 36%
3 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 35%

Columnists

1 Dear Abby 47%
2 Roger Ebert 42%
3 Ann Landers 40%