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YouGov Ratings measures the popularity and fame of anything and everything, based on millions of responses from the British public.Explore YouGov Ratings in Arts & culture.Find out more

Directors

Arts
  1. 1Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg 80%
  2. 2Walt Disney Walt Disney 73%
  3. 3Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough 72%

All-time writers

Arts
  1. 1Roald Dahl Roald Dahl 79%
  2. 2Charles Dickens Charles Dickens 73%
  3. 3J. K. Rowling J. K. Rowling 69%

Classical composers

Arts
  1. 1Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven 61%
  2. 2Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 61%
  3. 3Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach 50%

Artists

Arts
  1. 1Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci 72%
  2. 2Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh 68%
  3. 3Michelangelo Michelangelo 64%

Classical music artists

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

Poets

Arts
  1. 1William Shakespeare William Shakespeare 65%
  2. 2Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde 55%
  3. 3T. S. Eliot T. S. Eliot 45%

Contemporary fiction writers

Arts
  1. 1J. K. Rowling J. K. Rowling 69%
  2. 2Stephen King Stephen King 63%
  3. 3Stan Lee Stan Lee 43%

Contemporary non-fiction writers

Arts
  1. 1David Bellamy David Bellamy 51%
  2. 2Bill Bryson Bill Bryson 36%
  3. 3Alan Bennett Alan Bennett 35%

Plays

Arts
  1. 1Peter Pan Peter Pan 60%
  2. 2Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet 58%
  3. 3We Will Rock You We Will Rock You 48%