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Directors
Arts
1
Steven Spielberg
82%
2
Walt Disney
73%
3
Richard Attenborough
69%
All-time writers
Arts
1
Roald Dahl
80%
2
Beatrix Potter
73%
3
Charles Dickens
72%
Classical composers
Arts
1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
64%
2
Ludwig van Beethoven
57%
3
Andrew Lloyd Webber
50%
Artists
Arts
1
Leonardo da Vinci
74%
2
Banksy
70%
3
Vincent van Gogh
68%
Classical music artists
Arts
1
London Philharmonic Orchestra
57%
2
Luciano Pavarotti
53%
3
BBC Symphony Orchestra
51%
Poets
Arts
1
William Shakespeare
66%
2
Oscar Wilde
52%
3
T. S. Eliot
43%
Contemporary fiction writers
Arts
1
Stephen King
64%
2
J. K. Rowling
64%
3
Stan Lee
43%
Contemporary non-fiction writers
Arts
1
David Bellamy
47%
2
Bill Bryson
34%
3
Alan Bennett
32%
Children & young adult fiction books
Arts
1
Winnie-the-Pooh
76%
2
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
73%
3
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
70%
Events
Arts
1
Christmas
81%
2
Remembrance Day
81%
3
London 2012 Summer Olympics
72%
Art events
Arts
1
Grammy Awards
35%
2
Academy Awards
34%
3
Notting Hill Carnival
33%
National and religious events
Arts
1
Christmas
81%
2
Remembrance Day
81%
3
Mother's Day
70%
Sport events
Arts
1
London 2012 Summer Olympics
72%
2
London Marathon
58%
3
Commonwealth Games
58%