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Entertainment, arts & culture

Rap & hiphop music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Eminem 58%
  2. 2 Ice Cube 57%
  3. 3 Beastie Boys 53%

Events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Thanksgiving 80%
  2. 2 Mother's Day 76%
  3. 3 Christmas 75%

Contemporary actors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Morgan Freeman 84%
  2. 2 Keanu Reeves 82%
  3. 3 Jackie Chan 81%

Contemporary actresses

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Sandra Bullock 75%
  2. 2 Meryl Streep 70%
  3. 3 Julia Roberts 69%

Contemporary TV shows

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 The Bugs Bunny Show 74%
  2. 2 Jeopardy! 72%
  3. 3 Tom and Jerry 72%

Contemporary TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Alex Trebek 63%
  2. 2 Bob Barker 61%
  3. 3 Conan OBrien 59%

All-time music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Dolly Parton 76%
  2. 2 The Beatles 72%
  3. 3 Johnny Cash 72%

All-time TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Steve Irwin 67%
  2. 2 Alex Trebek 63%
  3. 3 Bob Barker 61%

People

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Morgan Freeman 84%
  2. 2 Keanu Reeves 82%
  3. 3 Jackie Chan 81%

Pop music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Adele 70%
  2. 2 Elton John 69%
  3. 3 Michael Jackson 68%

Folk music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Bob Dylan 58%
  2. 2 Jimmy Buffett 57%
  3. 3 Simon and Garfunkel 57%

Jazz music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Louis Armstrong 69%
  2. 2 Frank Sinatra 67%
  3. 3 Nat King Cole 62%

Blues music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 B.B. King 61%
  2. 2 Janis Joplin 59%
  3. 3 The Blues Brothers 55%

Latin music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Carlos Santana 59%
  2. 2 Selena 59%
  3. 3 Gloria Estefan 51%

Reggae music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Bob Marley 66%
  2. 2 Bob Marley & The Wailers 55%
  3. 3 Ziggy Marley 46%

Country music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Dolly Parton 76%
  2. 2 Johnny Cash 72%
  3. 3 Willie Nelson 62%

Rnb & urban music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Alicia Keys 61%
  2. 2 Rihanna 57%
  3. 3 Snoop Dogg 56%

Soul & funk music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Stevie Wonder 71%
  2. 2 Aretha Franklin 70%
  3. 3 Tina Turner 66%

Contemporary music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Adele 70%
  2. 2 Fleetwood Mac 69%
  3. 3 Lady Gaga 65%

Dance electronic music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Depeche Mode 43%
  2. 2 Daft Punk 40%
  3. 3 David Guetta 36%

Punk & punk rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 The Police 56%
  2. 2 Blink-182 48%
  3. 3 Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne 46%

Alternative indie music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Nirvana 63%
  2. 2 Foo Fighters 55%
  3. 3 Pearl Jam 54%

Classic rock/rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 The Beatles 72%
  2. 2 Fleetwood Mac 69%
  3. 3 Queen 69%

Hard rock & metal music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Guns N' Roses 61%
  2. 2 AC/DC 60%
  3. 3 Van Halen 56%

Gospel & christian music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Amy Grant 44%
  2. 2 Mahalia Jackson 34%
  3. 3 Ruben Studdard 32%

All-time actors/actresses

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Morgan Freeman 84%
  2. 2 Robin Williams 83%
  3. 3 Keanu Reeves 82%

Influencers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Joanna Stevens Gaines 33%
  2. 2 Khaby Lame 31%
  3. 3 Good Mythical Morning 30%

Music festivals

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 43%
  2. 2 Austin City Limits 38%
  3. 3 Lollapalooza 37%

Columnists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Dear Abby 47%
  2. 2 Roger Ebert 45%
  3. 3 Ann Landers 36%

Artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Leonardo da Vinci 75%
  2. 2 Michelangelo 71%
  3. 3 Vincent van Gogh 67%

Contemporary fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Stephen King 65%
  2. 2 Stan Lee 65%
  3. 3 J. K. Rowling 51%

Directors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Steven Spielberg 74%
  2. 2 George Lucas 68%
  3. 3 Walt Disney 67%

Classical composers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 69%
  2. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven 68%
  3. 3 Johann Sebastian Bach 58%

All-time writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Dr. Seuss 75%
  2. 2 William Shakespeare 72%
  3. 3 Edgar Allan Poe 71%

Contemporary fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Stephen King 65%
  2. 2 Stan Lee 65%
  3. 3 J. K. Rowling 51%

Contemporary non-fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Angela Davis 39%
  2. 2 Noam Chomsky 37%
  3. 3 Bob Woodward 36%

Children & young adult fiction books

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 The Cat in the Hat 86%
  2. 2 Green Eggs and Ham 74%
  3. 3 How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 72%

All-time actors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Morgan Freeman 84%
  2. 2 Robin Williams 83%
  3. 3 Keanu Reeves 82%

National & religious events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Thanksgiving 80%
  2. 2 Mother's Day 76%
  3. 3 Christmas 75%

Art events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Grammy Awards 49%
  2. 2 Academy Awards 45%
  3. 3 Emmy Awards 45%

Sport events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Olympics 64%
  2. 2 Paralympics 60%
  3. 3 Super Bowl 59%

Historical figures

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Albert Einstein 81%
  2. 2 Abraham Lincoln 78%
  3. 3 Anne Frank 77%

TV networks

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Discovery Channel 72%
  2. 2 Netflix 71%
  3. 3 PBS 70%

All-time TV shows

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 The Bugs Bunny Show 74%
  2. 2 Jeopardy! 72%
  3. 3 Tom and Jerry 72%

Radio programs/podcasts

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 BBC Global News 47%
  2. 2 The Joe Rogan Experience 41%
  3. 3 The Howard Stern Show 38%

Cable & satellite brands

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 IMDb 48%
  2. 2 Xfinity 36%
  3. 3 Verizon FiOS 36%

Digital services

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 YouTube 86%
  2. 2 Gmail 76%
  3. 3 Google Search 76%

News websites

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Yahoo! 57%
  2. 2 Forbes.com 52%
  3. 3 NBC.com 49%

Socials apps & websites

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 YouTube 82%
  2. 2 Pinterest 58%
  3. 3 iMessenger 57%

Communications & media brands

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Nintendo 75%
  2. 2 FedEx 73%
  3. 3 UPS 72%

Drama movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Forrest Gump 71%
  2. 2 The Karate Kid 68%
  3. 3 Titanic 67%

Pixar movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Toy Story 78%
  2. 2 Finding Nemo 76%
  3. 3 Cars 70%

X-Men movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 X-Men 60%
  2. 2 Deadpool 55%
  3. 3 X-Men Origins: Wolverine 55%

Action movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Die Hard 70%
  2. 2 Batman 70%
  3. 3 Spider-Man 68%

Comedy movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Ghostbusters 69%
  2. 2 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch 66%
  3. 3 The Addams Family 63%

Horror movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 The Silence of the Lambs 62%
  2. 2 The Shining 61%
  3. 3 It 53%

Marvel movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 The Avengers (2012) 65%
  2. 2 Iron Man 63%
  3. 3 Black Panther 63%

Thriller movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 John Wick 63%
  2. 2 The Sixth Sense 61%
  3. 3 Oppenheimer 55%

Animation movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Toy Story 78%
  2. 2 Finding Nemo 76%
  3. 3 Shrek 76%

Star Trek movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Star Trek 52%
  2. 2 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 51%
  3. 3 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 50%

Star Wars movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 64%
  2. 2 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 58%
  3. 3 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 56%

James Bond movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Goldfinger 57%
  2. 2 Casino Royale 51%
  3. 3 The Spy Who Loved Me 48%

Harry Potter movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 61%
  2. 2 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 61%
  3. 3 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 58%

SciFi/fantasy movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Jurassic Park 75%
  2. 2 Back to the Future 75%
  3. 3 The Matrix 69%

Fast and Furious movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Fast & Furious 57%
  2. 2 The Fast and the Furious 53%
  3. 3 2 Fast 2 Furious 51%

History/biography movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Saving Private Ryan 68%
  2. 2 Schindler's List 57%
  3. 3 Braveheart 56%

DC Extended Universe movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Wonder Woman 61%
  2. 2 Man of Steel 46%
  3. 3 Aquaman 45%

Documentaries

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 52%
  2. 2 Penguins (Disneynature) 47%
  3. 3 Won't You Be My Neighbor? 44%

Fiction books

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 To Kill a Mockingbird 65%
  2. 2 The Lord of the Rings 64%
  3. 3 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 63%

Non-fiction books

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 The Bible 57%
  2. 2 Oxford English Dictionary 55%
  3. 3 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition 53%

Magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 National Geographic 72%
  2. 2 Time 57%
  3. 3 Rolling Stone 56%

Lifestyle & fashion magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Food Network Magazine 52%
  2. 2 Bon Appetit 47%
  3. 3 People 47%

Sports magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Sports Illustrated 48%
  2. 2 ESPN The Magazine 37%
  3. 3 Fitness Magazine 34%

Science & technology magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 National Geographic 72%
  2. 2 National Geographic Traveler 51%
  3. 3 National Parks 48%

News & politics magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Time 57%
  2. 2 Consumer Reports 54%
  3. 3 Newsweek 44%

2018 movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch 66%
  2. 2 Black Panther 63%
  3. 3 Incredibles 2 60%

2019 movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 The Lion King (2019) 62%
  2. 2 Toy Story 4 57%
  3. 3 Spider-Man: Far From Home 55%

All-time actresses

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Betty White 78%
  2. 2 Sandra Bullock 75%
  3. 3 Marilyn Monroe 71%

Musicals

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 The Lion King 65%
  2. 2 Mary Poppins 63%
  3. 3 Beauty and the Beast 62%

Plays

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Romeo and Juliet 62%
  2. 2 Peter Pan 59%
  3. 3 Shakespeare 54%

Classical music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 New York Philharmonic 51%
  2. 2 Luciano Pavarotti 48%
  3. 3 Andrea Bocelli 48%

2023 movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 57%
  2. 2 John Wick: Chapter 4 55%
  3. 3 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 53%

Comedy movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Ghostbusters 69%
  2. 2 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch 66%
  3. 3 The Addams Family 63%

2024 movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 Despicable Me 4 57%
  2. 2 Deadpool & Wolverine 55%
  3. 3 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 52%

Pre 1980 movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1 The Wizard of Oz 72%
  2. 2 The Godfather 72%
  3. 3 To Kill a Mockingbird 68%