Arts & culture | Popularity and Fame Rankings

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Directors

1 Steven Spielberg 82%
2 Walt Disney 73%
3 Richard Attenborough 69%

All-time writers

1 Roald Dahl 80%
2 Beatrix Potter 73%
3 Charles Dickens 72%

Classical composers

1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 64%
2 Ludwig van Beethoven 57%
3 Andrew Lloyd Webber 50%

Artists

1 Leonardo da Vinci 74%
2 Banksy 70%
3 Vincent van Gogh 68%

Classical music artists

1 London Philharmonic Orchestra 57%
2 Luciano Pavarotti 53%
3 BBC Symphony Orchestra 51%

Poets

1 William Shakespeare 66%
2 Oscar Wilde 52%
3 T. S. Eliot 43%

Contemporary fiction writers

1 Stephen King 64%
2 J. K. Rowling 64%
3 Stan Lee 43%

Contemporary non-fiction writers

1 David Bellamy 47%
2 Bill Bryson 34%
3 Alan Bennett 32%

Children & young adult fiction books

1 Winnie-the-Pooh 76%
2 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 73%
3 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 70%

Events

1 Christmas 81%
2 Remembrance Day 81%
3 London 2012 Summer Olympics 72%

Art events

1 Grammy Awards 35%
2 Academy Awards 34%
3 Notting Hill Carnival 33%

National and religious events

1 Christmas 81%
2 Remembrance Day 81%
3 Mother's Day 70%

Sport events

1 London 2012 Summer Olympics 72%
2 London Marathon 58%
3 Commonwealth Games 58%