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Entertainment, arts & culture

All-time actors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 84%
  2. 2Robin Williams Robin Williams 83%
  3. 3Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson 79%

Contemporary music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Eagles The Eagles 66%
  2. 2Adele Adele 63%
  3. 3Lady Gaga Lady Gaga 63%

Contemporary actors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 84%
  2. 2Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson 79%
  3. 3Denzel Washington Denzel Washington 79%

Contemporary actresses

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Betty White Betty White 84%
  2. 2Sandra Bullock Sandra Bullock 79%
  3. 3Sally Field Sally Field 74%

Contemporary TV shows

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Jeopardy! Jeopardy! 69%
  2. 2The Price Is Right The Price Is Right 64%
  3. 3Family Feud Family Feud 63%

Contemporary TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alex Trebek Alex Trebek 72%
  2. 2Bob Barker Bob Barker 62%
  3. 3Steve Harvey Steve Harvey 62%

All-time music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dolly Parton Dolly Parton 78%
  2. 2Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder 73%
  3. 3Ray Charles Ray Charles 73%

All-time TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alex Trebek Alex Trebek 72%
  2. 2Steve Irwin Steve Irwin 68%
  3. 3Johnny Carson Johnny Carson 66%

People

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 84%
  2. 2Betty White Betty White 84%
  3. 3Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson 79%

Pop music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Elton John Elton John 73%
  2. 2Tina Turner Tina Turner 69%
  3. 3Prince Prince 68%

Folk music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Simon and Garfunkel Simon and Garfunkel 64%
  2. 2Bob Dylan Bob Dylan 61%
  3. 3Paul Simon Paul Simon 58%

Jazz music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong 72%
  2. 2Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra 68%
  3. 3Nat King Cole Nat King Cole 68%

Blues music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Ray Charles Ray Charles 73%
  2. 2B.B. King B.B. King 67%
  3. 3Janis Joplin Janis Joplin 60%

Latin music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Carlos Santana Carlos Santana 67%
  2. 2Santana Santana 66%
  3. 3Selena Selena 53%

Reggae music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Bob Marley Bob Marley 65%
  2. 2Bob Marley & The Wailers Bob Marley & The Wailers 54%
  3. 3Ziggy Marley Ziggy Marley 46%

Country music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dolly Parton Dolly Parton 78%
  2. 2Johnny Cash Johnny Cash 71%
  3. 3Reba McEntire Reba McEntire 64%

Rnb & urban music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alicia Keys Alicia Keys 62%
  2. 2Rihanna Rihanna 56%
  3. 3Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Hudson 53%

Soul & funk music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder 73%
  2. 2Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin 73%
  3. 3The Temptations The Temptations 72%

Rap & hiphop music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg 53%
  2. 2Ice Cube Ice Cube 52%
  3. 3MC Hammer MC Hammer 51%

Dance electronic music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Daft Punk Daft Punk 35%
  2. 2Gorillaz Gorillaz 33%
  3. 3Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys 32%

Punk & punk rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Police The Police 55%
  2. 2Green Day Green Day 49%
  3. 3Ramones Ramones 45%

Alternative indie music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Nirvana Nirvana 55%
  2. 2U2 U2 53%
  3. 3Pearl Jam Pearl Jam 50%

Classic rock/rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac 71%
  2. 2The Beatles The Beatles 70%
  3. 3The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones 70%

Hard rock & metal music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin 65%
  2. 2Van Halen Van Halen 63%
  3. 3AC/DC AC/DC 59%

Gospel & christian music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Amy Grant Amy Grant 46%
  2. 2Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson 37%
  3. 3Ruben Studdard Ruben Studdard 32%

All-time actors/actresses

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 84%
  2. 2Betty White Betty White 84%
  3. 3Robin Williams Robin Williams 83%

Influencers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Joanna Stevens Gaines Joanna Stevens Gaines 26%
  2. 2Cara Delevingne Cara Delevingne 26%
  3. 3Marie Kondo Marie Kondo 25%

Music festivals

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Austin City Limits Austin City Limits 42%
  2. 2New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 39%
  3. 3Lollapalooza Lollapalooza 37%

Columnists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dear Abby Dear Abby 50%
  2. 2Ann Landers Ann Landers 44%
  3. 3Roger Ebert Roger Ebert 43%

Artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci 72%
  2. 2Michelangelo Michelangelo 71%
  3. 3Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh 68%

Contemporary fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Stephen King Stephen King 64%
  2. 2Stan Lee Stan Lee 54%
  3. 3J. K. Rowling J. K. Rowling 53%

Directors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg 70%
  2. 2Ron Howard Ron Howard 67%
  3. 3Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock 67%

Classical composers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven 67%
  2. 2Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 67%
  3. 3Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach 61%

All-time writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss 77%
  2. 2Mark Twain Mark Twain 75%
  3. 3Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe 70%

Contemporary fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Stephen King Stephen King 64%
  2. 2Stan Lee Stan Lee 54%
  3. 3J. K. Rowling J. K. Rowling 53%

Contemporary non-fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Angela Davis Angela Davis 38%
  2. 2Bob Woodward Bob Woodward 33%
  3. 3Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky 29%

Children & young adult fiction books

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Cat in the Hat The Cat in the Hat 79%
  2. 2Winnie-the-Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh 73%
  3. 3How the Grinch Stole Christmas! How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 72%

Events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Thanksgiving Thanksgiving 79%
  2. 2Christmas Christmas 78%
  3. 3Veterans Day Veterans Day 77%

National & religious events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Thanksgiving Thanksgiving 79%
  2. 2Christmas Christmas 78%
  3. 3Veterans Day Veterans Day 77%

Art events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Academy Awards Academy Awards 40%
  2. 2Country Music Association Awards Country Music Association Awards 38%
  3. 3Grammy Awards Grammy Awards 38%

Sport events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Super Bowl Super Bowl 56%
  2. 2Winter Olympics Winter Olympics 55%
  3. 3NBA Finals NBA Finals 42%

TV networks

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Discovery Channel Discovery Channel 72%
  2. 2History History 72%
  3. 3National Geographic Channel National Geographic Channel 70%

All-time TV shows

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Flintstones The Flintstones 76%
  2. 2Sesame Street Sesame Street 71%
  3. 3Tom and Jerry Tom and Jerry 71%

Radio programs/podcasts

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1BBC Global News BBC Global News 45%
  2. 2PBS NewsHour (audio) PBS NewsHour (audio) 39%
  3. 3The Rush Limbaugh show The Rush Limbaugh show 37%

Cable & satellite brands

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1IMDb IMDb 50%
  2. 2Xfinity Xfinity 37%
  3. 3AT&T U-Verse AT&T U-Verse 36%

Digital services

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1YouTube YouTube 75%
  2. 2Gmail Gmail 73%
  3. 3Google Search Google Search 73%

News websites

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Yahoo! Yahoo! 55%
  2. 2NBC.com NBC.com 48%
  3. 3CBS.com CBS.com 46%

Socials apps & websites

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Pinterest Pinterest 55%
  2. 2Facebook Messenger Facebook Messenger 55%
  3. 3Facebook App Facebook App 54%

Communications & media brands

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1UPS UPS 77%
  2. 2Kodak Kodak 71%
  3. 3FedEx FedEx 70%

Drama movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Forrest Gump Forrest Gump 78%
  2. 2The Green Mile The Green Mile 69%
  3. 3The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption 69%

Pixar movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Toy Story Toy Story 76%
  2. 2Finding Nemo Finding Nemo 71%
  3. 3Monsters, Inc. Monsters, Inc. 68%

X-Men movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1X-Men X-Men 56%
  2. 2Deadpool Deadpool 54%
  3. 3X-Men Origins: Wolverine X-Men Origins: Wolverine 49%

Action movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Die Hard Die Hard 74%
  2. 2Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 70%
  3. 3Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark 65%

Comedy movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Ghostbusters Ghostbusters 71%
  2. 2A League of Their Own A League of Their Own 58%
  3. 3Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 57%

Horror movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Silence of the Lambs The Silence of the Lambs 64%
  2. 2The Shining The Shining 57%
  3. 3Hannibal Hannibal 49%

Marvel movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Iron Man Iron Man 60%
  2. 2Black Panther Black Panther 59%
  3. 3Iron Man 2 Iron Man 2 58%

Thriller movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Sixth Sense The Sixth Sense 58%
  2. 2John Wick John Wick 54%
  3. 3The Da Vinci Code The Da Vinci Code 53%

Animation movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Toy Story Toy Story 76%
  2. 2Shrek Shrek 73%
  3. 3Finding Nemo Finding Nemo 71%

Star Trek movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Star Trek Star Trek 54%
  2. 2Star Trek: The Motion Picture Star Trek: The Motion Picture 51%
  3. 3Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 50%

Star Wars movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 56%
  2. 2Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 53%
  3. 3Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 51%

James Bond movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Goldfinger Goldfinger 55%
  2. 2Casino Royale Casino Royale 52%
  3. 3Diamonds Are Forever Diamonds Are Forever 49%

Harry Potter movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 57%
  2. 2Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 54%
  3. 3Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 53%

SciFi/fantasy movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Back to the Future Back to the Future 74%
  2. 2Jurassic Park Jurassic Park 70%
  3. 3Back to the Future Part II Back to the Future Part II 65%

Fast and Furious movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Fast and the Furious The Fast and the Furious 53%
  2. 2Fast & Furious Fast & Furious 50%
  3. 3Fast & Furious 6 Fast & Furious 6 44%

History/biography movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan 68%
  2. 2Schindler's List Schindler's List 63%
  3. 3Braveheart Braveheart 58%

DC Extended Universe movies

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Wonder Woman Wonder Woman 57%
  2. 2Aquaman Aquaman 49%
  3. 3Man of Steel Man of Steel 45%

Documentaries

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Won't You Be My Neighbor? Won't You Be My Neighbor? 45%
  2. 2Penguins (Disneynature) Penguins (Disneynature) 43%
  3. 3Whitney Whitney 40%

Fiction books

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird 71%
  2. 2The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 65%
  3. 3A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol 64%

Non-fiction books

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Bible The Bible 59%
  2. 2Oxford English Dictionary Oxford English Dictionary 55%
  3. 3King James Version of the Bible King James Version of the Bible 52%

Magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1National Geographic National Geographic 72%
  2. 2Reader's Digest Reader's Digest 56%
  3. 3Consumer Reports Consumer Reports 55%

Lifestyle & fashion magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Bon Appetit Bon Appetit 48%
  2. 2Good Housekeeping Good Housekeeping 48%
  3. 3Food Network Magazine Food Network Magazine 47%

Sports magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated 43%
  2. 2Fitness Magazine Fitness Magazine 34%
  3. 3ESPN The Magazine ESPN The Magazine 32%

Science & technology magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1National Geographic National Geographic 72%
  2. 2National Geographic Traveler National Geographic Traveler 51%
  3. 3Popular Science Popular Science 50%

News & politics magazines

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Consumer Reports Consumer Reports 55%
  2. 2Time Time 53%
  3. 3The New Yorker The New Yorker 42%