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Entertainment & celebrity

All-time actors

1 Morgan Freeman 86%
2 Robin Williams 83%
3 Denzel Washington 81%

Contemporary actors

1 Morgan Freeman 86%
2 Denzel Washington 81%
3 Sean Connery 78%

All-time music artists

1 Dolly Parton 75%
2 The Beatles 74%
3 Stevie Wonder 74%

Contemporary music artists

1 The Eagles 68%
2 Adele 64%
3 Alicia Keys 61%

All-time TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 73%
2 Steve Irwin 67%
3 Johnny Carson 66%

Contemporary TV personalities

1 Alex Trebek 73%
2 Bob Barker 64%
3 Regis Philbin 59%

People

1 Morgan Freeman 86%
2 Betty White 85%
3 Denzel Washington 81%

Pop music artists

1 Tina Turner 71%
2 Elton John 70%
3 The Beach Boys 69%

Folk music artists

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

Jazz music artists

1 Louis Armstrong 73%
2 Nat King Cole 71%
3 Frank Sinatra 70%

Blues music artists

1 Ray Charles 73%
2 B.B. King 67%
3 The Blues Brothers 59%

Latin music artists

1 Carlos Santana 68%
2 Santana 65%
3 Selena 57%

Reggae music artists

1 Bob Marley 66%
2 Bob Marley & The Wailers 57%
3 Ziggy Marley 44%

Country music artists

1 Dolly Parton 75%
2 Johnny Cash 73%
3 Willie Nelson 67%

Classical music artists

1 Luciano Pavarotti 52%
2 New York Philharmonic 51%
3 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 49%

Rnb & urban music artists

1 Alicia Keys 61%
2 Rihanna 51%
3 Jennifer Hudson 50%

Soul & funk music artists

1 Stevie Wonder 74%
2 Aretha Franklin 73%
3 The Supremes 70%

Rap & hiphop music artists

1 Ice Cube 51%
2 Beastie Boys 48%
3 Snoop Dogg 48%

Dance electronic music artists

1 Gorillaz 28%
2 Daft Punk 27%
3 Moby 26%

Punk & punk rock music artists

1 The Police 55%
2 Green Day 52%
3 Ramones 43%

Alternative indie music artists

1 Nirvana 56%
2 Coldplay 51%
3 Foo Fighters 51%

Classic rock/rock music artists

1 The Beatles 74%
2 The Rolling Stones 70%
3 Elvis Presley 70%

Hard rock & metal music artists

1 Led Zeppelin 65%
2 Van Halen 62%
3 Guns N' Roses 57%

Gospel & christian music artists

1 Amy Grant 44%
2 Mahalia Jackson 34%
3 Ruben Studdard 30%

All-time actors/actresses

1 Morgan Freeman 86%
2 Betty White 85%
3 Robin Williams 83%

All-time actresses

1 Betty White 85%
2 Lucille Ball 77%
3 Sandra Bullock 74%

Contemporary actresses

1 Betty White 85%
2 Sandra Bullock 74%
3 Julia Roberts 72%

Influencers

1 Joanna Stevens Gaines 23%
2 Marie Kondo 21%
3 Jenna Marbles 18%

Music festivals

1 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 39%
2 Lollapalooza 37%
3 Austin City Limits 35%

Columnists

1 Dear Abby 49%
2 Roger Ebert 42%
3 Ann Landers 41%