Politics & current affairs

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Public figures

Politics
  1. 1Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II 78%
  2. 2Barack Obama Barack Obama 76%
  3. 3Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Prince William, Duke of Cambridge 73%

Charities & organisations

Politics
  1. 1Macmillan Cancer Support Macmillan Cancer Support 87%
  2. 2British Heart Foundation British Heart Foundation 85%
  3. 3St. John Ambulance St. John Ambulance 85%

Labour politicians

Politics
  1. 1Ed Balls Ed Balls 29%
  2. 2Sadiq Khan Sadiq Khan 29%
  3. 3Keir Starmer Keir Starmer 28%

Foreign politicians

Politics
  1. 1Barack Obama Barack Obama 76%
  2. 2Angela Merkel Angela Merkel 39%
  3. 3Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton 35%

Other UK public figures

Politics
  1. 1Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon 37%
  2. 2Nigel Farage Nigel Farage 28%
  3. 3John Bercow John Bercow 22%

Conservative politicians

Politics
  1. 1Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak 48%
  2. 2Boris Johnson Boris Johnson 40%
  3. 3Theresa May Theresa May 29%

Royalty

Politics
  1. 1Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II 78%
  2. 2Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Prince William, Duke of Cambridge 73%
  3. 3Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge 66%

Politicians & political figures

Politics
  1. 1Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak 48%
  2. 2Boris Johnson Boris Johnson 40%
  3. 3Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon 37%

UK prime ministers

Politics
  1. 1Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 67%
  2. 2Duke of Wellington Duke of Wellington 44%
  3. 3Robert Peel Robert Peel 42%