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  1. 84%

    Morgan Freeman

    Actor
    The most popular and the 13th most famous contemporary actor
  2. 83%

    Judi Dench

    Actor
    The 2nd most popular and the 22nd most famous contemporary actor
  3. 82%

    Tom Hanks

    Actor
    The 3rd most popular and the 10th most famous contemporary actor
  4. 78%

    Michael Caine

    Actor
    The 4th most popular and the 39th most famous contemporary actor
  5. 77%

    Samuel L. Jackson

    Actor
    The 5th most popular and the 47th most famous contemporary actor
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  7. 77%

    Helen Mirren

    Actor
    The 6th most popular and the 38th most famous contemporary actor
  8. 76%

    Rowan Atkinson

    Actor
    The 7th most popular and the 5th most famous contemporary actor
  9. 76%

    Anthony Hopkins

    Actor
    The 8th most popular and the 83rd most famous contemporary actor
  10. 75%

    Robert De Niro

    Actor
    The 9th most popular and the 20th most famous contemporary actor
  11. 75%

    Will Smith

    Actor
    The 10th most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary actor