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Entertainment & celebrity

All-time actors

1 Robin Williams 84%
2 Morgan Freeman 83%
3 Denzel Washington 81%

Contemporary actors

1 Morgan Freeman 83%
2 Denzel Washington 81%
3 Tom Hanks 81%

All-time music artists

1 The Beatles 75%
2 Ray Charles 75%
3 Aretha Franklin 74%

Contemporary music artists

1 Adele 64%
2 Alicia Keys 60%
3 Lady Gaga 57%

All-time TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 69%
2 Steve Irwin 69%
3 Johnny Carson 68%

Contemporary TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 69%
2 Bob Barker 64%
3 Drew Carey 59%

People

1 Betty White 83%
2 Morgan Freeman 83%
3 Denzel Washington 81%

Pop music artists

1 Elton John 70%
2 Tina Turner 69%
3 The Beach Boys 69%

Folk music artists

1 Simon and Garfunkel 64%
2 Bob Dylan 59%
3 Paul Simon 57%

Jazz music artists

1 Louis Armstrong 74%
2 Nat King Cole 70%
3 Frank Sinatra 70%

Blues music artists

1 Ray Charles 75%
2 B.B. King 65%
3 The Blues Brothers 59%

Latin music artists

1 Santana 64%
2 Carlos Santana 64%
3 Gloria Estefan 53%

Reggae music artists

1 Bob Marley 65%
2 Bob Marley & The Wailers 51%
3 Ziggy Marley 41%

Country music artists

1 Johnny Cash 74%
2 Dolly Parton 72%
3 Willie Nelson 66%

Classical music artists

1 New York Philharmonic 51%
2 Luciano Pavarotti 49%
3 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 45%

Rnb & urban music artists

1 Alicia Keys 60%
2 Jennifer Hudson 51%
3 Rihanna 51%

Soul & funk music artists

1 Aretha Franklin 74%
2 Stevie Wonder 74%
3 The Temptations 70%

Rap & hiphop music artists

1 Ice Cube 48%
2 Pharrell Williams 47%
3 Snoop Dogg 45%

Dance electronic music artists

1 Daft Punk 28%
2 Gorillaz 26%
3 Pet Shop Boys 25%

Punk & punk rock music artists

1 The Police 54%
2 Green Day 45%
3 Ramones 42%

Alternative indie music artists

1 Nirvana 51%
2 U2 50%
3 Pearl Jam 47%

Classic rock/rock music artists

1 The Beatles 75%
2 Elvis Presley 72%
3 Queen 69%

Hard rock & metal music artists

1 Led Zeppelin 64%
2 Van Halen 56%
3 AC/DC 55%

Gospel & christian music artists

1 Amy Grant 42%
2 Mahalia Jackson 35%
3 Ruben Studdard 28%

All-time actors/actresses

1 Robin Williams 84%
2 Betty White 83%
3 Morgan Freeman 83%

All-time actresses

1 Betty White 83%
2 Sandra Bullock 78%
3 Lucille Ball 77%

Contemporary actresses

1 Betty White 83%
2 Sandra Bullock 78%
3 Julia Roberts 72%

Influencers

1 Jenna Marbles 19%
2 Cara Delevingne 19%
3 Michelle Phan 16%

Music festivals

1 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 37%
2 Austin City Limits 37%
3 CMA Music Festival 34%