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Entertainment, arts & culture

Rap & hiphop music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg 61%
  2. 2Ice Cube Ice Cube 58%
  3. 3LL Cool J LL Cool J 57%

Events

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Thanksgiving Thanksgiving 82%
  2. 2Memorial Day Memorial Day 77%
  3. 3Veterans Day Veterans Day 77%

Contemporary actors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 83%
  2. 2Michael J. Fox Michael J. Fox 79%
  3. 3Denzel Washington Denzel Washington 79%

Contemporary actresses

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Betty White Betty White 81%
  2. 2Sandra Bullock Sandra Bullock 75%
  3. 3Halle Berry Halle Berry 71%

Contemporary TV shows

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Jeopardy! Jeopardy! 73%
  2. 2The Price Is Right The Price Is Right 68%
  3. 3America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest Home Videos 65%

Contemporary TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alex Trebek Alex Trebek 70%
  2. 2Bob Barker Bob Barker 65%
  3. 3Drew Carey Drew Carey 61%

All-time music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dolly Parton Dolly Parton 76%
  2. 2The Beatles The Beatles 75%
  3. 3Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin 75%

All-time TV personalities

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alex Trebek Alex Trebek 70%
  2. 2Johnny Carson Johnny Carson 68%
  3. 3Steve Irwin Steve Irwin 66%

People

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 83%
  2. 2Betty White Betty White 81%
  3. 3Michael J. Fox Michael J. Fox 79%

Pop music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Elton John Elton John 71%
  2. 2The Beach Boys The Beach Boys 70%
  3. 3Tina Turner Tina Turner 69%

Folk music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Simon and Garfunkel Simon and Garfunkel 66%
  2. 2Paul Simon Paul Simon 62%
  3. 3Art Garfunkel Art Garfunkel 59%

Jazz music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra 72%
  2. 2Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong 71%
  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 66%
  3. 3Janis Joplin Janis Joplin 62%

Latin music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Santana Santana 70%
  2. 2Carlos Santana Carlos Santana 63%
  3. 3Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan 59%

Reggae music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Bob Marley Bob Marley 69%
  2. 2Bob Marley & The Wailers Bob Marley & The Wailers 58%
  3. 3Ziggy Marley Ziggy Marley 48%

Country music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dolly Parton Dolly Parton 76%
  2. 2Johnny Cash Johnny Cash 70%
  3. 3Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers 67%

Rnb & urban music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Alicia Keys Alicia Keys 63%
  2. 2Rihanna Rihanna 59%
  3. 3Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Hudson 56%

Soul & funk music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin 75%
  2. 2The Temptations The Temptations 73%
  3. 3Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder 73%

Contemporary music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Eagles The Eagles 66%
  2. 2Adele Adele 65%
  3. 3Alicia Keys Alicia Keys 63%

Dance electronic music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys 38%
  2. 2LMFAO LMFAO 33%
  3. 3Gorillaz Gorillaz 33%

Punk & punk rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Police The Police 57%
  2. 2Green Day Green Day 51%
  3. 3Ramones Ramones 49%

Alternative indie music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Nirvana Nirvana 56%
  2. 2Pearl Jam Pearl Jam 53%
  3. 3U2 U2 52%

Classic rock/rock music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1The Beatles The Beatles 75%
  2. 2John Lennon John Lennon 71%
  3. 3Elvis Presley Elvis Presley 71%

Hard rock & metal music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin 67%
  2. 2Van Halen Van Halen 62%
  3. 3Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses 58%

Gospel & christian music artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Amy Grant Amy Grant 49%
  2. 2Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson 38%
  3. 3CeCe Winans CeCe Winans 34%

All-time actors/actresses

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman 83%
  2. 2Robin Williams Robin Williams 82%
  3. 3Betty White Betty White 81%

Influencers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Joanna Stevens Gaines Joanna Stevens Gaines 32%
  2. 2Marie Kondo Marie Kondo 30%
  3. 3Clay Travis Clay Travis 28%

Music festivals

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 44%
  2. 2Austin City Limits Austin City Limits 42%
  3. 3CMA Music Festival CMA Music Festival 40%

Columnists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Dear Abby Dear Abby 56%
  2. 2Ann Landers Ann Landers 47%
  3. 3Roger Ebert Roger Ebert 46%

Artists

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci 75%
  2. 2Michelangelo Michelangelo 73%
  3. 3Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh 70%

Contemporary fiction writers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Stephen King Stephen King 71%
  2. 2John Grisham John Grisham 57%
  3. 3J. K. Rowling J. K. Rowling 57%

Directors

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg 77%
  2. 2Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock 72%
  3. 3Ron Howard Ron Howard 70%

Classical composers

Entertainment, arts & culture
  1. 1Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven 70%
  2. 2Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 68%
  3. 3Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach 62%