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Entertainment & celebrity

All-time actors

1 Robin Williams 83%
2 Morgan Freeman 82%
3 Denzel Washington 79%

Contemporary actors

1 Morgan Freeman 82%
2 Denzel Washington 79%
3 Tom Hanks 78%

All-time music artists

1 Stevie Wonder 75%
2 Aretha Franklin 75%
3 The Beatles 74%

Contemporary music artists

1 The Eagles 69%
2 Adele 63%
3 Bruno Mars 59%

All-time TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 68%
2 Bob Barker 67%
3 Steve Irwin 66%

Contemporary TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 68%
2 Bob Barker 67%
3 Drew Carey 59%

People

1 Morgan Freeman 82%
2 Betty White 81%
3 Denzel Washington 79%

Pop music artists

1 Tina Turner 71%
2 The Beach Boys 70%
3 Whitney Houston 69%

Folk music artists

1 Simon and Garfunkel 67%
2 Bob Dylan 58%
3 Paul Simon 57%

Jazz music artists

1 Louis Armstrong 74%
2 Frank Sinatra 71%
3 Nat King Cole 68%

Blues music artists

1 Ray Charles 73%
2 B.B. King 67%
3 Janis Joplin 57%

Latin music artists

1 Santana 65%
2 Carlos Santana 64%
3 Gloria Estefan 55%

Reggae music artists

1 Bob Marley 66%
2 Bob Marley & The Wailers 51%
3 Ziggy Marley 40%

Country music artists

1 Johnny Cash 72%
2 Dolly Parton 70%
3 Willie Nelson 68%

Classical music artists

1 New York Philharmonic 51%
2 Luciano Pavarotti 47%
3 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 47%

Rnb & urban music artists

1 Alicia Keys 59%
2 Boyz II Men 52%
3 Jennifer Hudson 51%

Soul & funk music artists

1 Stevie Wonder 75%
2 Aretha Franklin 75%
3 Diana Ross 71%

Rap & hiphop music artists

1 Snoop Dogg 48%
2 Ice Cube 48%
3 Salt-N-Pepa 47%

Dance electronic music artists

1 Gorillaz 28%
2 Pet Shop Boys 28%
3 Calvin Harris 27%

Punk & punk rock music artists

1 The Police 57%
2 Green Day 51%
3 Ramones 43%

Alternative indie music artists

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

Classic rock/rock music artists

1 The Beatles 74%
2 The Rolling Stones 71%
3 Queen 70%

Hard rock & metal music artists

1 Led Zeppelin 63%
2 AC/DC 59%
3 Van Halen 57%

Gospel & christian music artists

1 Amy Grant 42%
2 Mahalia Jackson 33%
3 CeCe Winans 29%

All-time actors/actresses

1 Robin Williams 83%
2 Morgan Freeman 82%
3 Betty White 81%

All-time actresses

1 Betty White 81%
2 Lucille Ball 76%
3 Sandra Bullock 74%

Contemporary actresses

1 Betty White 81%
2 Sandra Bullock 74%
3 Julie Andrews 71%

Influencers

1 Joanna Stevens Gaines 25%
2 Jenna Marbles 20%
3 Marie Kondo 19%

Music festivals

1 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 40%
2 Austin City Limits 35%
3 CMA Music Festival 33%

Columnists

1 Dear Abby 49%
2 Roger Ebert 43%
3 Ann Landers 41%