The most popular
all-time people in the UK

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  1. 89%

    Morgan Freeman

    Actor
    The most popular and the 13th most famous contemporary actor
  2. 87%

    David Attenborough

    TV Personality
    The most popular and the most famous contemporary tv personality
  3. 83%

    Judi Dench

    Actor
    The 2nd most popular and the 7th most famous contemporary actor
  4. 82%

    Robin Williams

    Actor
    The 3rd most popular and the 27th most famous actor
  5. 82%

    Albert Einstein

    Historical Figure
    The 5th most popular and the 57th most famous all-time person
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  7. 80%

    Michael Caine

    Actor
    The 3rd most popular and the 51st most famous contemporary actor
  8. 80%

    Robert De Niro

    Actor
    The 4th most popular and the 24th most famous contemporary actor
  9. 79%

    Steven Spielberg

    Director
    The most popular and the most famous director
  10. 79%

    Tom Hanks

    Actor
    The 5th most popular and the 11th most famous contemporary actor
  11. 79%

    Roald Dahl

    Writer
    The 10th most popular and the 96th most famous all-time person