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people

98%

Barack Obama

Public Figure

The most popular and the most famous democrat

98%

Hillary Clinton

Public Figure

The 8th most popular and the 2nd most famous democrat

98%

Donald Trump

Public Figure

The 3rd most popular and the most famous republican

98%

Will Smith

Actor

The 6th most popular and the most famous contemporary actor

98%

Britney Spears

Music Artist

The 68th most popular and the 2nd most famous pop music artist

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all-time actresses

97%

Marilyn Monroe

Actor

The 57th most popular and the 24th most famous all-time person

97%

Whoopi Goldberg

Actor

The 71st most popular and the most famous contemporary actress

96%

Angelina Jolie

Actor

The 42nd most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary actress

96%

Sandra Bullock

Actor

The 2nd most popular and the 3rd most famous contemporary actress

96%

Julia Roberts

Actor

The 3rd most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary actress

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contemporary actors

98%

Will Smith

Actor

The 6th most popular and the most famous contemporary actor

98%

Morgan Freeman

Actor

The most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary actor

97%

Tom Cruise

Actor

The 149th most popular and the 3rd most famous contemporary actor

97%

Brad Pitt

Actor

The 34th most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary actor

97%

Tom Hanks

Actor

The 3rd most popular and the 5th most famous contemporary actor

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contemporary actresses

97%

Whoopi Goldberg

Actor

The 71st most popular and the most famous contemporary actress

96%

Angelina Jolie

Actor

The 42nd most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary actress

96%

Sandra Bullock

Actor

The 2nd most popular and the 3rd most famous contemporary actress

96%

Julia Roberts

Actor

The 3rd most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary actress

95%

Jennifer Aniston

Actor

The 8th most popular and the 5th most famous contemporary actress

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all-time actors/actresses

98%

Will Smith

Actor

The 6th most popular and the most famous contemporary actor

98%

Morgan Freeman

Actor

The most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary actor

97%

Tom Cruise

Actor

The 149th most popular and the 3rd most famous contemporary actor

97%

Brad Pitt

Actor

The 34th most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary actor

97%

Tom Hanks

Actor

The 3rd most popular and the 5th most famous contemporary actor

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contemporary TV personalities

98%

Oprah Winfrey

TV Personality

The 14th most popular and the most famous contemporary tv personality

97%

Kim Kardashian

TV Personality

The 263rd most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary tv personality

96%

Ellen DeGeneres

TV Personality

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

95%

Paris Hilton

TV Personality

The 215th most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary tv personality

95%

Martha Stewart

TV Personality

The 32nd most popular and the 5th most famous contemporary tv personality

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contemporary music artists

98%

Justin Bieber

Music Artist

The 154th most popular and the 3rd most famous pop music artist

98%

Lady Gaga

Music Artist

The 13th most popular and the 4th most famous pop music artist

98%

Beyoncé

Music Artist

The 41st most popular and the 5th most famous pop music artist

97%

Miley Cyrus

Music Artist

The 107th most popular and the 8th most famous pop music artist

97%

Taylor Swift

Music Artist

The 46th most popular and the 9th most famous pop music artist

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all-time actors

98%

Will Smith

Actor

The 6th most popular and the most famous contemporary actor

98%

Morgan Freeman

Actor

The most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary actor

97%

Tom Cruise

Actor

The 149th most popular and the 3rd most famous contemporary actor

97%

Brad Pitt

Actor

The 34th most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary actor

97%

Tom Hanks

Actor

The 3rd most popular and the 5th most famous contemporary actor

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all-time music artists

98%

Michael Jackson

Music Artist

The 15th most popular and the most famous pop music artist

98%

Britney Spears

Music Artist

The 68th most popular and the 2nd most famous pop music artist

98%

Justin Bieber

Music Artist

The 154th most popular and the 3rd most famous pop music artist

98%

Lady Gaga

Music Artist

The 13th most popular and the 4th most famous pop music artist

98%

Beyoncé

Music Artist

The 41st most popular and the 5th most famous pop music artist

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all-time TV personalities

98%

Oprah Winfrey

TV Personality

The 14th most popular and the most famous contemporary tv personality

97%

Kim Kardashian

TV Personality

The 263rd most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary tv personality

96%

Ellen DeGeneres

TV Personality

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

95%

Paris Hilton

TV Personality

The 215th most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary tv personality

95%

Martha Stewart

TV Personality

The 32nd most popular and the 5th most famous contemporary tv personality

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all-time people

98%

Michael Jackson

Music Artist

The 15th most popular and the most famous pop music artist

98%

Barack Obama

Public Figure

The most popular and the most famous democrat

98%

Hillary Clinton

Public Figure

The 8th most popular and the 2nd most famous democrat

98%

Donald Trump

Public Figure

The 3rd most popular and the most famous republican

98%

Will Smith

Actor

The 6th most popular and the most famous contemporary actor

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influencers

44%

Logan Paul

Influencer

The 3846th most popular and the 2701st most famous all-time person

40%

Jake Paul

Influencer

The 104th most popular and the 2nd most famous influencer

38%

Jenna Marbles

Influencer

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

36%

Cara Delevingne

Influencer

The 2970th most popular and the 3235th most famous all-time person

33%

Miranda Sings

Influencer

The 3rd most popular and the 5th most famous influencer

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pop music artists

98%

Michael Jackson

Music Artist

The 15th most popular and the most famous pop music artist

98%

Britney Spears

Music Artist

The 68th most popular and the 2nd most famous pop music artist

98%

Justin Bieber

Music Artist

The 154th most popular and the 3rd most famous pop music artist

98%

Lady Gaga

Music Artist

The 13th most popular and the 4th most famous pop music artist

98%

Beyoncé

Music Artist

The 41st most popular and the 5th most famous pop music artist

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folk music artists

90%

Bob Dylan

Music Artist

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

87%

Bruce Springsteen With the Sessions Band

Music Artist

The 6th most popular and the 2nd most famous folk music artist

87%

Simon and Garfunkel

Music Artist

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

86%

Jimmy Buffett

Music Artist

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

86%

Weird Al Yankovic

Music Artist

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

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jazz music artists

94%

Frank Sinatra

Music Artist

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

90%

Louis Armstrong

Music Artist

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

88%

Nat King Cole

Music Artist

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

86%

Bing Crosby

Music Artist

The 6th most popular and the 4th most famous jazz music artist

86%

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Music Artist

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

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blues music artists

91%

Ray Charles

Music Artist

The most popular and the most famous blues music artist

87%

B.B. King

Music Artist

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

86%

The Blues Brothers

Music Artist

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

86%

Janis Joplin

Music Artist

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

79%

Fats Domino

Music Artist

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

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latin music artists

86%

Enrique Iglesias

Music Artist

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

86%

Gloria Estefan

Music Artist

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

86%

Ricky Martin

Music Artist

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

86%

Santana

Music Artist

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

86%

Selena

Music Artist

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

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reggae music artists

92%

Bob Marley

Music Artist

The most popular and the most famous reggae music artist

79%

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Music Artist

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

70%

Ziggy Marley

Music Artist

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

62%

Shaggy

Music Artist

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

50%

UB40

Music Artist

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

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country music artists

95%

Dolly Parton

Music Artist

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

95%

Carrie Underwood

Music Artist

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

94%

Johnny Cash

Music Artist

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

93%

Billy Ray Cyrus

Music Artist

The 61st most popular and the 4th most famous country music artist

91%

Willie Nelson

Music Artist

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

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classical music artists

77%

New York Philharmonic

Music Artist

The most popular and the most famous classical music artist

75%

Luciano Pavarotti

Music Artist

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

70%

Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Music Artist

The 8th most popular and the 3rd most famous classical music artist

68%

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Music Artist

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

67%

Yanni

Music Artist

The 12th most popular and the 5th most famous classical music artist

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rnb & urban music artists

95%

Rihanna

Music Artist

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

91%

Alicia Keys

Music Artist

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

87%

Boyz II Men

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 3rd most famous rnb & urban music artist

86%

Destiny's Child

Music Artist

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

83%

Jennifer Hudson

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 5th most famous rnb & urban music artist

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soul & funk music artists

96%

Stevie Wonder

Music Artist

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

93%

Aretha Franklin

Music Artist

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

92%

Lionel Richie

Music Artist

The 7th most popular and the 3rd most famous soul & funk music artist

90%

James Brown

Music Artist

The 9th most popular and the 4th most famous soul & funk music artist

90%

Diana Ross

Music Artist

The 6th most popular and the 5th most famous soul & funk music artist

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rap & hiphop music artists

95%

Snoop Dogg

Music Artist

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

94%

Kanye West

Music Artist

The 47th most popular and the 2nd most famous rap & hiphop music artist

92%

Eminem

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 3rd most famous rap & hiphop music artist

92%

Jay-Z

Music Artist

The 18th most popular and the 4th most famous rap & hiphop music artist

91%

Ice Cube

Music Artist

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

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dance electronic music artists

57%

Björk

Music Artist

The 8th most popular and the most famous dance electronic music artist

54%

Pet Shop Boys

Music Artist

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

53%

Moby

Music Artist

The 9th most popular and the 3rd most famous dance electronic music artist

52%

Daft Punk

Music Artist

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

50%

LMFAO

Music Artist

The 6th most popular and the 5th most famous dance electronic music artist

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punk & punk rock music artists

91%

Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne

Music Artist

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

81%

The Police

Music Artist

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

81%

Courtney Love

Music Artist

The 11th most popular and the 3rd most famous punk & punk rock music artist

74%

Green Day

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 4th most famous punk & punk rock music artist

72%

Sex Pistols

Music Artist

The 9th most popular and the 5th most famous punk & punk rock music artist

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alternative indie music artists

87%

Nirvana

Music Artist

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

85%

Kurt Cobain

Music Artist

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

85%

U2

Music Artist

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

84%

Pearl Jam

Music Artist

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

80%

Coldplay

Music Artist

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

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classic rock/rock music artists

98%

Elvis Presley

Music Artist

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

97%

The Beatles

Music Artist

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

95%

The Rolling Stones

Music Artist

The 4th most popular and the 3rd most famous classic rock/rock music artist

94%

John Lennon

Music Artist

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

94%

Paul McCartney

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 5th most famous classic rock/rock music artist

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hard rock & metal music artists

94%

Ozzy Osbourne

Music Artist

The 8th most popular and the most famous hard rock & metal music artist

93%

KISS

Music Artist

The 5th most popular and the 2nd most famous hard rock & metal music artist

93%

Guns N' Roses

Music Artist

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

92%

Led Zeppelin

Music Artist

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

92%

AC/DC

Music Artist

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

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gospel & christian music artists

78%

Amy Grant

Music Artist

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

58%

Ruben Studdard

Music Artist

The 3rd most popular and the 2nd most famous gospel & christian music artist

56%

Mahalia Jackson

Music Artist

The 2nd most popular and the 3rd most famous gospel & christian music artist

50%

CeCe Winans

Music Artist

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

44%

TobyMac

Music Artist

The 8th most popular and the 5th most famous gospel & christian music artist

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music festivals

71%

Lollapalooza

Music Festival

The 3rd most popular and the most famous music festival

68%

Coachella

Music Festival

The 7th most popular and the 2nd most famous music festival

61%

Austin City Limits

Music Festival

The most popular and the 3rd most famous music festival

57%

Burning Man

Music Festival

The 18th most popular and the 4th most famous music festival

55%

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Music Festival

The 2nd most popular and the 5th most famous music festival

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