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Politics & current affairs

Public figures

Politics
  1. 1Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II 72%
  2. 2Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 71%
  3. 3Barack Obama Barack Obama 65%

Charities & organisations

Politics
  1. 1British Heart Foundation British Heart Foundation 84%
  2. 2St. John Ambulance St. John Ambulance 84%
  3. 3Macmillan Cancer Support Macmillan Cancer Support 83%

Labour politicians

Politics
  1. 1Andy Burnham Andy Burnham 31%
  2. 2Ed Balls Ed Balls 30%
  3. 3Gordon Brown Gordon Brown 26%

Foreign politicians

Politics
  1. 1Barack Obama Barack Obama 65%
  2. 2Joe Biden Joe Biden 34%
  3. 3Angela Merkel Angela Merkel 32%

Other UK public figures

Politics
  1. 1Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon 25%
  2. 2Nigel Farage Nigel Farage 24%
  3. 3John Bercow John Bercow 24%

Conservative politicians

Politics
  1. 1Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak 36%
  2. 2Boris Johnson Boris Johnson 34%
  3. 3Theresa May Theresa May 27%

Royalty

Politics
  1. 1Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II 72%
  2. 2Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 62%
  3. 3Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Prince William, Duke of Cambridge 62%

Politicians & political figures

Politics
  1. 1Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak 36%
  2. 2Boris Johnson Boris Johnson 34%
  3. 3Andy Burnham Andy Burnham 31%

UK prime ministers

Politics
  1. 1Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 66%
  2. 2Robert Peel Robert Peel 41%
  3. 3Duke of Wellington Duke of Wellington 40%