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Entertainment & celebrity

All-time actors

1 Robin Williams 84%
2 Morgan Freeman 82%
3 Denzel Washington 80%

Contemporary actors

1 Morgan Freeman 82%
2 Denzel Washington 80%
3 Tom Hanks 80%

All-time music artists

1 The Beatles 74%
2 Ray Charles 74%
3 Johnny Cash 74%

Contemporary music artists

1 Adele 63%
2 Alicia Keys 58%
3 Lady Gaga 57%

All-time TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 68%
2 Steve Irwin 67%
3 Johnny Carson 67%

Contemporary TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 68%
2 Bob Barker 63%
3 Ellen DeGeneres 58%

People

1 Morgan Freeman 82%
2 Betty White 81%
3 Denzel Washington 80%

Pop music artists

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

Folk music artists

1 Simon and Garfunkel 61%
2 Bob Dylan 57%
3 Paul Simon 57%

Jazz music artists

1 Louis Armstrong 72%
2 Nat King Cole 69%
3 Frank Sinatra 69%

Blues music artists

1 Ray Charles 74%
2 B.B. King 66%
3 The Blues Brothers 57%

Latin music artists

1 Santana 63%
2 Carlos Santana 62%
3 Gloria Estefan 52%

Reggae music artists

1 Bob Marley 63%
2 Bob Marley & The Wailers 50%
3 Ziggy Marley 40%

Country music artists

1 Johnny Cash 74%
2 Dolly Parton 71%
3 Willie Nelson 63%

Classical music artists

1 New York Philharmonic 51%
2 Luciano Pavarotti 49%
3 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 44%

Rnb & urban music artists

1 Alicia Keys 58%
2 Jennifer Hudson 50%
3 Rihanna 49%

Soul & funk music artists

1 Aretha Franklin 73%
2 Stevie Wonder 72%
3 The Temptations 68%

Rap & hiphop music artists

1 Ice Cube 48%
2 Pharrell Williams 46%
3 Snoop Dogg 45%

Dance electronic music artists

1 Daft Punk 27%
2 Gorillaz 27%
3 Pet Shop Boys 26%

Punk & punk rock music artists

1 The Police 54%
2 Green Day 44%
3 Ramones 41%

Alternative indie music artists

1 U2 50%
2 Nirvana 49%
3 Pearl Jam 45%

Classic rock/rock music artists

1 The Beatles 74%
2 Elvis Presley 72%
3 Paul McCartney 68%

Hard rock & metal music artists

1 Led Zeppelin 63%
2 Van Halen 56%
3 AC/DC 55%

Gospel & christian music artists

1 Amy Grant 42%
2 Mahalia Jackson 33%
3 Ruben Studdard 27%

All-time actors/actresses

1 Robin Williams 84%
2 Morgan Freeman 82%
3 Betty White 81%

All-time actresses

1 Betty White 81%
2 Sandra Bullock 77%
3 Lucille Ball 76%

Contemporary actresses

1 Betty White 81%
2 Sandra Bullock 77%
3 Julia Roberts 71%

Influencers

1 Jenna Marbles 19%
2 Cara Delevingne 19%
3 The Try Guys 16%

Music festivals

1 Austin City Limits 37%
2 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 35%
3 Lollapalooza 33%