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  1. 85%

    David Attenborough

    TV Personality
    The most popular and the 6th most famous contemporary tv personality
  2. 84%

    Morgan Freeman

    Actor
    The most popular and the 13th most famous contemporary actor
  3. 83%

    Judi Dench

    Actor
    The 2nd most popular and the 22nd most famous contemporary actor
  4. 82%

    Tom Hanks

    Actor
    The 3rd most popular and the 10th most famous contemporary actor
  5. 81%

    Albert Einstein

    Historical Figure
    The 5th most popular and the 49th most famous all-time person
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  7. 81%

    Robin Williams

    Actor
    The 4th most popular and the 7th most famous actor
  8. 80%

    Steven Spielberg

    Director
    The most popular and the 2nd most famous director
  9. 79%

    Roald Dahl

    Writer
    The 8th most popular and the 150th most famous all-time person
  10. 78%

    Michael Caine

    Actor
    The 4th most popular and the 39th most famous contemporary actor
  11. 78%

    Marie Curie

    Historical Figure
    The 10th most popular and the 338th most famous all-time person