The most popular
all-time people in the UK

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  1. 86%

    Robin Williams

    Actor
    The most popular and the 6th most famous actor
  2. 86%

    Morgan Freeman

    Actor
    The most popular and the 49th most famous contemporary actor
  3. 82%

    Marie Curie

    Historical Figure
    The 3rd most popular and the 213th most famous all-time person
  4. 82%

    Steven Spielberg

    Director
    The most popular and the 2nd most famous director
  5. 82%

    Judi Dench

    Actor
    The 2nd most popular and the 33rd most famous contemporary actor
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  7. 82%

    Albert Einstein

    Historical Figure
    The 6th most popular and the 81st most famous all-time person
  8. 80%

    Roald Dahl

    Writer
    The 7th most popular and the 69th most famous all-time person
  9. 79%

    Rowan Atkinson

    Actor
    The 3rd most popular and the 3rd most famous contemporary actor
  10. 79%

    Tom Hanks

    Actor
    The 4th most popular and the 5th most famous contemporary actor
  11. 79%

    David Attenborough

    TV Personality
    The most popular and the 19th most famous contemporary tv personality