Arts & culture | Popularity and Fame Rankings

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Directors

1 Steven Spielberg 79%
2 Walt Disney 72%
3 Richard Attenborough 71%

All-time writers

1 Roald Dahl 77%
2 Charles Dickens 73%
3 Beatrix Potter 68%

Classical composers

1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 63%
2 Ludwig van Beethoven 61%
3 Johann Sebastian Bach 51%

Artists

1 Leonardo da Vinci 72%
2 Vincent van Gogh 68%
3 Michelangelo 66%

Classical music artists

1 Luciano Pavarotti 54%
2 London Philharmonic Orchestra 54%
3 BBC Symphony Orchestra 48%

Poets

1 William Shakespeare 65%
2 Oscar Wilde 53%
3 T. S. Eliot 44%

Contemporary fiction writers

1 J. K. Rowling 67%
2 Stephen King 63%
3 Stan Lee 43%

Contemporary non-fiction writers

1 David Bellamy 50%
2 Bill Bryson 35%
3 Alan Bennett 34%

Children & young adult fiction books

1 Winnie-the-Pooh 75%
2 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 73%
3 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 68%

Events

1 Remembrance Day 83%
2 Christmas 81%
3 Boxing Day 72%

Art events

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

National and religious events

1 Remembrance Day 83%
2 Christmas 81%
3 Boxing Day 72%

Sport events

1 London Marathon 62%
2 Wimbledon 56%
3 FIFA World Cup 49%