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Entertainment, arts & culture

All-time actors

1 Morgan Freeman 86%
2 Robin Williams 83%
3 Denzel Washington 78%

Contemporary actors

1 Morgan Freeman 86%
2 Denzel Washington 78%
3 James Earl Jones 77%

All-time music artists

1 The Beatles 74%
2 Dolly Parton 74%
3 Stevie Wonder 72%

Contemporary music artists

1 The Eagles 63%
2 Adele 62%
3 Kelly Clarkson 60%

All-time TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 74%
2 Steve Irwin 62%
3 Johnny Carson 61%

Contemporary TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 74%
2 Steve Harvey 60%
3 Bob Barker 59%

People

1 Betty White 87%
2 Morgan Freeman 86%
3 Denzel Washington 78%

Pop music artists

1 Whitney Houston 69%
2 Prince 67%
3 Elton John 66%

Folk music artists

1 Simon and Garfunkel 59%
2 Paul Simon 55%
3 Jimmy Buffett 54%

Jazz music artists

1 Nat King Cole 70%
2 Louis Armstrong 69%
3 Frank Sinatra 67%

Blues music artists

1 Ray Charles 69%
2 B.B. King 63%
3 The Blues Brothers 62%

Latin music artists

1 Santana 66%
2 Carlos Santana 63%
3 Gloria Estefan 55%

Reggae music artists

1 Bob Marley 62%
2 Bob Marley & The Wailers 55%
3 Ziggy Marley 43%

Country music artists

1 Dolly Parton 74%
2 Johnny Cash 70%
3 Willie Nelson 63%

Classical music artists

1 New York Philharmonic 50%
2 Luciano Pavarotti 46%
3 Andrea Bocelli 46%

Rnb & urban music artists

1 Alicia Keys 59%
2 Rihanna 53%
3 Jennifer Hudson 50%

Soul & funk music artists

1 Stevie Wonder 72%
2 The Temptations 71%
3 Marvin Gaye 70%

Rap & hiphop music artists

1 Snoop Dogg 52%
2 Eminem 51%
3 Ice Cube 49%

Dance electronic music artists

1 Gorillaz 35%
2 Daft Punk 33%
3 Pet Shop Boys 29%

Punk & punk rock music artists

1 The Police 55%
2 Green Day 46%
3 Ramones 46%

Alternative indie music artists

1 Nirvana 52%
2 Coldplay 49%
3 Foo Fighters 48%

Classic rock/rock music artists

1 The Beatles 74%
2 Fleetwood Mac 71%
3 Elvis Presley 70%

Hard rock & metal music artists

1 Led Zeppelin 65%
2 Van Halen 60%
3 AC/DC 57%

Gospel & christian music artists

1 Amy Grant 44%
2 Mahalia Jackson 37%
3 CeCe Winans 34%

All-time actors/actresses

1 Betty White 87%
2 Morgan Freeman 86%
3 Robin Williams 83%

All-time actresses

1 Betty White 87%
2 Sandra Bullock 77%
3 Lucille Ball 73%

Contemporary actresses

1 Betty White 87%
2 Sandra Bullock 77%
3 Julia Roberts 71%

Influencers

1 Joanna Stevens Gaines 24%
2 Marie Kondo 23%
3 Clay Travis 21%

Music festivals

1 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 40%
2 Lollapalooza 33%
3 Chicago Jazz Festival 33%

Columnists

1 Dear Abby 48%
2 Roger Ebert 42%
3 Ann Landers 39%

Musicals

1 The Lion King 62%
2 Mary Poppins 61%
3 The Sound of Music 59%