Arts & culture

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Directors

Arts
  1. 1Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg 79%
  2. 2Walt Disney Walt Disney 74%
  3. 3Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock 69%

All-time writers

Arts
  1. 1Roald Dahl Roald Dahl 78%
  2. 2Agatha Christie Agatha Christie 68%
  3. 3Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter 66%

Classical composers

Arts
  1. 1Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 64%
  2. 2Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven 58%
  3. 3Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach 52%

Artists

Arts
  1. 1Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci 75%
  2. 2Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh 68%
  3. 3Michelangelo Michelangelo 67%

Classical music artists

Arts
  1. 1London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra 53%
  2. 2Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti 52%
  3. 3Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli 43%

Poets

Arts
  1. 1William Shakespeare William Shakespeare 64%
  2. 2Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde 51%
  3. 3William Wordsworth William Wordsworth 39%

Contemporary fiction writers

Arts
  1. 1Stephen King Stephen King 66%
  2. 2J. K. Rowling J. K. Rowling 65%
  3. 3Stan Lee Stan Lee 47%

Contemporary non-fiction writers

Arts
  1. 1David Bellamy David Bellamy 46%
  2. 2Alan Bennett Alan Bennett 33%
  3. 3Bill Bryson Bill Bryson 30%

Arts & Culture

Arts
  1. 1Ballet Ballet 38%

Children & young adult fiction books

Arts
  1. 1Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 71%
  2. 2The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 69%
  3. 3Winnie-the-Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh 69%

Events

Arts
  1. 1Remembrance Day Remembrance Day 79%
  2. 2Christmas Christmas 74%
  3. 3London 2012 Summer Olympics London 2012 Summer Olympics 70%

Art events

Arts
  1. 1Academy Awards Academy Awards 36%
  2. 2Grammy Awards Grammy Awards 35%
  3. 3Notting Hill Carnival Notting Hill Carnival 35%

National and religious events

Arts
  1. 1Remembrance Day Remembrance Day 79%
  2. 2Christmas Christmas 74%
  3. 3Boxing Day Boxing Day 69%

Sport events

Arts
  1. 1London 2012 Summer Olympics London 2012 Summer Olympics 70%
  2. 2Olympics Olympics 64%
  3. 3London Marathon London Marathon 57%