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Entertainment, arts & media

Rap & hiphop music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Eminem 57%
  2. 2 Pharrell Williams 54%
  3. 3 Ice Cube 52%

Events

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Thanksgiving 79%
  2. 2 Mother's Day 76%
  3. 3 Christmas 76%

Contemporary actors

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Keanu Reeves 87%
  2. 2 Morgan Freeman 84%
  3. 3 Denzel Washington 82%

Contemporary actresses

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Sandra Bullock 72%
  2. 2 Jamie Lee Curtis 72%
  3. 3 Julia Roberts 71%

Contemporary TV shows

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Sesame Street 74%
  2. 2 Jeopardy! 67%
  3. 3 The Simpsons 67%

Contemporary TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Gordon Ramsay 59%
  2. 2 Bill Nye 59%
  3. 3 Steve Harvey 57%

All-time music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Dolly Parton 78%
  2. 2 Johnny Cash 73%
  3. 3 The Beatles 72%

All-time TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Steve Irwin 69%
  2. 2 Alex Trebek 63%
  3. 3 Bob Barker 62%

People

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Keanu Reeves 87%
  2. 2 Morgan Freeman 84%
  3. 3 Denzel Washington 82%

Pop music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Prince 71%
  2. 2 Whitney Houston 70%
  3. 3 Elton John 68%

Folk music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Bob Dylan 56%
  2. 2 Simon and Garfunkel 55%
  3. 3 Paul Simon 55%

Jazz music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Frank Sinatra 69%
  2. 2 Louis Armstrong 68%
  3. 3 Nat King Cole 65%

Blues music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 B.B. King 60%
  2. 2 Janis Joplin 55%
  3. 3 The Blues Brothers 54%

Latin music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Carlos Santana 61%
  2. 2 Selena 57%
  3. 3 Gloria Estefan 51%

Reggae music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Bob Marley 68%
  2. 2 Bob Marley & The Wailers 58%
  3. 3 Ziggy Marley 43%

Country music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Dolly Parton 78%
  2. 2 Johnny Cash 73%
  3. 3 Willie Nelson 59%

Rnb & urban music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Alicia Keys 60%
  2. 2 Snoop Dogg 58%
  3. 3 Rihanna 57%

Soul & funk music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Stevie Wonder 71%
  2. 2 Ray Charles 69%
  3. 3 Aretha Franklin 69%

Contemporary music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Adele 68%
  2. 2 Diana Ross 65%
  3. 3 Phil Collins 64%

Dance electronic music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Depeche Mode 40%
  2. 2 Daft Punk 36%
  3. 3 Avicii 33%

Punk & punk rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Police 54%
  2. 2 Blink-182 46%
  3. 3 Talking Heads 45%

Alternative indie music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Nirvana 60%
  2. 2 Kurt Cobain 54%
  3. 3 Pearl Jam 54%

Classic rock/rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Beatles 72%
  2. 2 Queen 71%
  3. 3 Fleetwood Mac 69%

Hard rock & metal music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Led Zeppelin 62%
  2. 2 AC/DC 59%
  3. 3 Van Halen 59%

Gospel & christian music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Amy Grant 41%
  2. 2 CeCe Winans 30%
  3. 3 MercyMe 30%

All-time actors/actresses

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Keanu Reeves 87%
  2. 2 Morgan Freeman 84%
  3. 3 Denzel Washington 82%

Influencers

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 MrBeast 30%
  2. 2 Markiplier 28%
  3. 3 Mr Ballen 27%

Music festivals

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Lollapalooza 37%
  2. 2 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 37%
  3. 3 Austin City Limits 36%

Columnists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Roger Ebert 39%
  2. 2 Ann Landers 35%
  3. 3 Dave Barry 26%

Artists

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

Contemporary fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Stephen King 69%
  2. 2 R. L. Stine 47%
  3. 3 J. K. Rowling 45%

Directors

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Steven Spielberg 73%
  2. 2 Walt Disney 69%
  3. 3 Alfred Hitchcock 64%

Classical composers

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven 68%
  2. 2 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 67%
  3. 3 Johann Sebastian Bach 66%

All-time writers

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Dr. Seuss 73%
  2. 2 Edgar Allan Poe 70%
  3. 3 William Shakespeare 70%

Contemporary fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Stephen King 69%
  2. 2 R. L. Stine 47%
  3. 3 J. K. Rowling 45%

Contemporary non-fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Angela Davis 38%
  2. 2 Noam Chomsky 31%
  3. 3 Bob Woodward 30%

Children & young adult fiction books

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Cat in the Hat 78%
  2. 2 Charlotte's Web 78%
  3. 3 Winnie-the-Pooh 77%

All-time actors

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Keanu Reeves 87%
  2. 2 Morgan Freeman 84%
  3. 3 Denzel Washington 82%

National & religious events

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Thanksgiving 79%
  2. 2 Mother's Day 76%
  3. 3 Christmas 76%

Art events

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Grammy Awards 44%
  2. 2 Billboard Music Awards 42%
  3. 3 Academy Awards 42%

Sport events

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Olympics 67%
  2. 2 Paralympics 58%
  3. 3 Super Bowl 58%

Historical figures

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Albert Einstein 82%
  2. 2 Abraham Lincoln 81%
  3. 3 Anne Frank 79%

TV networks and video streaming services

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 National Geographic Channel 73%
  2. 2 Netflix 72%
  3. 3 Discovery Channel 70%

All-time TV shows

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Tom and Jerry 75%
  2. 2 Sesame Street 74%
  3. 3 The Flintstones 73%

Radio programs/podcasts

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 TEDTalks (audio) 36%
  2. 2 The Joe Rogan Experience 35%
  3. 3 PBS NewsHour (audio) 34%

Cable & satellite brands

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 SiriusXM 50%
  2. 2 Xfinity 47%
  3. 3 AT&T U-Verse 37%

Digital services

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 YouTube 81%
  2. 2 Gmail 79%
  3. 3 Google 71%

News websites

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 NBCNews.com 49%
  2. 2 Yahoo! 47%
  3. 3 CNBC 47%

Socials apps & websites

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 YouTube 81%
  2. 2 GoFundMe 59%
  3. 3 Facebook Messenger 56%

Communications & media brands

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 T-Mobile 54%
  2. 2 Verizon Wireless 45%
  3. 3 AT&T 41%

Drama movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Forrest Gump 78%
  2. 2 Titanic 71%
  3. 3 The Shawshank Redemption 70%

Pixar movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Toy Story 80%
  2. 2 Finding Nemo 74%
  3. 3 Monsters, Inc. 73%

X-Men movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Deadpool 59%
  2. 2 The Wolverine 57%
  3. 3 X-Men 56%

Action movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Batman 70%
  2. 2 Die Hard 69%
  3. 3 Spider-Man 68%

Comedy movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Ghostbusters 76%
  2. 2 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch 73%
  3. 3 The Addams Family 64%

Horror movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Silence of the Lambs 64%
  2. 2 The Shining 59%
  3. 3 It 52%

Marvel movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Iron Man 64%
  2. 2 Guardians of the Galaxy 60%
  3. 3 The Avengers (2012) 60%

Thriller movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 John Wick 60%
  2. 2 Oppenheimer 57%
  3. 3 John Wick: Chapter 2 56%

Animation movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Toy Story 80%
  2. 2 Shrek 77%
  3. 3 The Lion King 76%

Star Trek movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Star Trek 51%
  2. 2 Star Trek: The Motion Picture 47%
  3. 3 Star Trek Beyond 46%

Star Wars movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 57%
  2. 2 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 55%
  3. 3 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 54%

James Bond movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Casino Royale 53%
  2. 2 Goldfinger 45%
  3. 3 Diamonds Are Forever 45%

Harry Potter movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 61%
  2. 2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 61%
  3. 3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 59%

SciFi/fantasy movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Jurassic Park 75%
  2. 2 Back to the Future 72%
  3. 3 The Matrix 70%

Fast and Furious movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Fast & Furious 55%
  2. 2 The Fast and the Furious 55%
  3. 3 2 Fast 2 Furious 48%

History/biography movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Saving Private Ryan 65%
  2. 2 Schindler's List 61%
  3. 3 Bohemian Rhapsody 55%

DC Extended Universe movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Aquaman 50%
  2. 2 Wonder Woman 47%
  3. 3 Man of Steel 44%

Documentaries

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Won't You Be My Neighbor? 45%
  2. 2 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 45%
  3. 3 Penguins (Disneynature) 44%

Fiction books

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 To Kill a Mockingbird 72%
  2. 2 Jurassic Park 61%
  3. 3 The Great Gatsby 61%

Non-fiction books

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Bible 61%
  2. 2 Oxford English Dictionary 57%
  3. 3 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition 55%

Magazines (print and digital)

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 National Geographic 74%
  2. 2 Rolling Stone 53%
  3. 3 Smithsonian 53%

Lifestyle & fashion magazines (print and digital)

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Food Network Magazine 49%
  2. 2 People 45%
  3. 3 Good Housekeeping 44%

Sports magazines (print and digital)

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Sports Illustrated 43%
  2. 2 Fitness Magazine 30%
  3. 3 Sporting News 30%

Science & technology magazines (print and digital)

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 National Geographic 74%
  2. 2 National Geographic Traveler 51%
  3. 3 National Parks 46%

News & politics magazines (print and digital)

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Time 52%
  2. 2 Consumer Reports 50%
  3. 3 The New Yorker 43%

2018 movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch 73%
  2. 2 Incredibles 2 58%
  3. 3 The Grinch (2018) 57%

2019 movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Addams Family (2019) 57%
  2. 2 Toy Story 4 56%
  3. 3 The Lion King (2019) 56%

All-time actresses

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Betty White 80%
  2. 2 Marilyn Monroe 75%
  3. 3 Lucille Ball 73%

Musicals

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Mary Poppins 62%
  2. 2 The Lion King 61%
  3. 3 Beauty and the Beast 59%

Plays

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Romeo and Juliet 61%
  2. 2 Peter Pan 59%
  3. 3 Shakespeare 53%

Classical music artists

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 New York Philharmonic 48%
  2. 2 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 44%
  3. 3 Andrea Bocelli 44%

2023 movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Oppenheimer 57%
  2. 2 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 53%
  3. 3 John Wick: Chapter 4 53%

Comedy movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Ghostbusters 76%
  2. 2 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch 73%
  3. 3 The Addams Family 64%

2024 movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Deadpool & Wolverine 54%
  2. 2 Despicable Me 4 49%
  3. 3 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) 48%

2025 movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 Captain America: Brave New World 43%
  2. 2 Lilo & Stitch (2025) 42%
  3. 3 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 41%

Pre 1980 movies

Entertainment, arts & media
  1. 1 The Wizard of Oz 75%
  2. 2 The Godfather 70%
  3. 3 Rocky 66%