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United States 23,678
01 BO 
Barack Obama American Politician b. 1961
Barack Obama American Politician b. 1961 02 DT 
Donald Trump American Magnate b. 1946
Donald Trump American Magnate b. 1946 06 MJ 
Michael Jackson American Dancer 1958–2009
Michael Jackson American Dancer 1958–2009 10 EP 
Elvis Presley American Actor 1935–1977
Elvis Presley American Actor 1935–1977 19 AL 
Abraham Lincoln American Politician 1809–1865
Abraham Lincoln American Politician 1809–1865 20 RR 
Ronald Reagan American Actor 1911–2004
Ronald Reagan American Actor 1911–2004 25 HC 
Hillary Clinton American Politician b. 1947
Hillary Clinton American Politician b. 1947 32 GW 
George W. Bush American Politician b. 1946
George W. Bush American Politician b. 1946 32 M( 
Madonna (entertainer) American Singer b. 1958
Madonna (entertainer) American Singer b. 1958 34 MM 
Marilyn Monroe American Actor 1926–1962
Marilyn Monroe American Actor 1926–1962 35 BD 
Bob Dylan American Singer b. 1941
Bob Dylan American Singer b. 1941 42 GW 
George Washington American Officer 1732–1799
George Washington American Officer 1732–1799 43 JF 
John F. Kennedy American Politician 1917–1963
John F. Kennedy American Politician 1917–1963 45 FD 
Franklin D. Roosevelt American Statesman 1882–1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt American Statesman 1882–1945 46 BC 
Bill Clinton American Politician b. 1946
Bill Clinton American Politician b. 1946 48 EA 
Edgar Allan Poe American Poet 1809–1849
Edgar Allan Poe American Poet 1809–1849 49 WD 
Walt Disney American Screenwriter 1901–1966
Walt Disney American Screenwriter 1901–1966 58 LG 
Lady Gaga American Singer b. 1986
Lady Gaga American Singer b. 1986 59 BS 
Britney Spears American Singer b. 1981
Britney Spears American Singer b. 1981 61 MA 
Muhammad Ali American Boxer 1942–2016
Muhammad Ali American Boxer 1942–2016 63 EH 
Ernest Hemingway American Screenwriter 1899–1961
Ernest Hemingway American Screenwriter 1899–1961 69 TJ 
Thomas Jefferson American Founding Father 1743–1826
Thomas Jefferson American Founding Father 1743–1826 75 TR 
Theodore Roosevelt American Statesman 1858–1919
Theodore Roosevelt American Statesman 1858–1919 80 E 
Eminem American Rapper b. 1972
Eminem American Rapper b. 1972 83 FS 
Frank Sinatra American Actor 1915–1998
Frank Sinatra American Actor 1915–1998 83 WA 
Woody Allen American Film b. 1935
Woody Allen American Film b. 1935 86 MS 
Meryl Streep American Actor b. 1949
Meryl Streep American Actor b. 1949 87 AW 
Andy Warhol American Film 1928–1987
Andy Warhol American Film 1928–1987 90 SK 
Stephen King American Writer b. 1947
Stephen King American Writer b. 1947 94 ML 
Martin Luther King Jr. American Civil Rights 1929–1968
Martin Luther King Jr. American Civil Rights 1929–1968 95 SG 
Selena Gomez American Singer b. 1992
Selena Gomez American Singer b. 1992 99 JD 
Johnny Depp American Film b. 1963
Johnny Depp American Film b. 1963 100 SS 
Steven Spielberg American Film b. 1946
Steven Spielberg American Film b. 1946 105 NC 
Noam Chomsky American Philosopher b. 1928
Noam Chomsky American Philosopher b. 1928 106 JH Jimi Hendrix American Singer 1942–1970
108 B 
Beyoncé American Producer b. 1981
Beyoncé American Producer b. 1981 109 JC 
Jimmy Carter American Politician b. 1924
Jimmy Carter American Politician b. 1924 110 MT 
Mark Twain American Writer 1835–1910
Mark Twain American Writer 1835–1910 112 MB 
Marlon Brando American Actor 1924–2004
Marlon Brando American Actor 1924–2004 115 HS 
Harry S. Truman American Politician 1884–1972
Harry S. Truman American Politician 1884–1972 116 RN 
Richard Nixon American Politician 1913–1994
Richard Nixon American Politician 1913–1994 117 P( 
Prince (musician) American Actor 1958–2016
Prince (musician) American Actor 1958–2016 118 TE 
Thomas Edison American Inventor 1847–1931
Thomas Edison American Inventor 1847–1931 123 JC 
Johnny Cash American Guitar 1932–2003
Johnny Cash American Guitar 1932–2003 126 BP 
Brad Pitt American Actor b. 1963
Brad Pitt American Actor b. 1963 133 TS 
Tupac Shakur American Rapper 1971–1996
Tupac Shakur American Rapper 1971–1996 134 SL Stan Lee American Comic 1922–2018
137 ET 
Elizabeth Taylor American Actress 1932–2011
Elizabeth Taylor American Actress 1932–2011 138 CE Clint Eastwood American Actor b. 1930
140 LB 
Lyndon B. Johnson American Politician 1908–1973
Lyndon B. Johnson American Politician 1908–1973 148 WW 
Woodrow Wilson American Politician 1856–1924
Woodrow Wilson American Politician 1856–1924 149 QT 
Quentin Tarantino American Actor b. 1963
Quentin Tarantino American Actor b. 1963 155 C 
Cher American Actor b. 1946
Cher American Actor b. 1946 159 BS Bernie Sanders American Politician b. 1941
163 TS 
Taylor Swift American Singer b. 1989
Taylor Swift American Singer b. 1989 170 MC 
Miley Cyrus American Singer b. 1992
Miley Cyrus American Singer b. 1992 176 RD 
Robert De Niro American Film b. 1943
Robert De Niro American Film b. 1943 178 GH 
George H. W. Bush American Politician 1924–2018
George H. W. Bush American Politician 1924–2018 179 JM 
John McCain American Politician 1936–2018
John McCain American Politician 1936–2018 188 TH 
Tom Hanks American Actor b. 1956
Tom Hanks American Actor b. 1956 192 JA 
John Adams American Founding Father 1735–1826
John Adams American Founding Father 1735–1826 194 WH 
Whitney Houston American Singer 1963–2012
Whitney Houston American Singer 1963–2012 194 KH 
Katharine Hepburn American Actor 1907–2003
Katharine Hepburn American Actor 1907–2003 202 MS 
Martin Scorsese American Film b. 1942
Martin Scorsese American Film b. 1942 206 IA 
Isaac Asimov American Writer 1920–1992
Isaac Asimov American Writer 1920–1992 209 CA 
Christina Aguilera American Singer b. 1980
Christina Aguilera American Singer b. 1980 214 OW 
Orson Welles American Actor 1915–1985
Orson Welles American Actor 1915–1985 215 GK Grace Kelly American Actor 1929–1982
222 KP 
Katy Perry American Singer b. 1984
Katy Perry American Singer b. 1984 227 NA 
Neil Armstrong American Astronaut 1930–2012
Neil Armstrong American Astronaut 1930–2012 227 DL 
Demi Lovato American Actor b. 1992
Demi Lovato American Actor b. 1992 230 JL 
Jennifer Lawrence American Actor b. 1990
Jennifer Lawrence American Actor b. 1990 231 DD 
Dwight D. Eisenhower American Army 1890–1969
Dwight D. Eisenhower American Army 1890–1969 235 GC 
George Clooney American Film b. 1961
George Clooney American Film b. 1961 237 BS 
Bruce Springsteen American Guitar b. 1949
Bruce Springsteen American Guitar b. 1949 238 JT 
Justin Timberlake American Actor b. 1981
Justin Timberlake American Actor b. 1981 242 BW 
Bruce Willis American Actor b. 1955
Bruce Willis American Actor b. 1955 247 MC 
Mariah Carey American Singer b. 1970
Mariah Carey American Singer b. 1970 249 JG 
Judy Garland American Actor 1922–1969
Judy Garland American Actor 1922–1969 250 SS 
Sylvester Stallone American Actor b. 1946
Sylvester Stallone American Actor b. 1946 259 5C 
50 Cent American Actor b. 1975
50 Cent American Actor b. 1975 262 KS 
Kevin Spacey American Actor b. 1959
Kevin Spacey American Actor b. 1959 264 AG 
Ariana Grande American Actor b. 1993
Ariana Grande American Actor b. 1993 266 HP 
H. P. Lovecraft American Novelist 1890–1937
H. P. Lovecraft American Novelist 1890–1937 268 JC 
Jackie Chan American Film b. 1954
Jackie Chan American Film b. 1954 270 GL 
George Lucas American Film b. 1944
George Lucas American Film b. 1944 276 KC 
Kurt Cobain American Guitar 1967–1994
Kurt Cobain American Guitar 1967–1994 287 JW 
John Wayne American Actor 1907–1979
John Wayne American Actor 1907–1979 289 JN 
Jack Nicholson American Actor b. 1937
Jack Nicholson American Actor b. 1937 291 FZ Frank Zappa American Guitar 1940–1993
292 DJ 
Dwayne Johnson American Actor b. 1972
Dwayne Johnson American Actor b. 1972 293 JM 
Jim Morrison American Singer 1943–1971
Jim Morrison American Singer 1943–1971 294 PN 
Paul Newman American Film 1925–2008
Paul Newman American Film 1925–2008 296 JF 
Jane Fonda American Actor b. 1937
Jane Fonda American Actor b. 1937 302 HF 
Harrison Ford American Actor b. 1942
Harrison Ford American Actor b. 1942 305 MD 
Miles Davis American Composer 1926–1991
Miles Davis American Composer 1926–1991 306 SD 
Snoop Dogg American Actor b. 1971
Snoop Dogg American Actor b. 1971 313 LA Louis Armstrong American Actor 1901–1971
315 BD 
Bette Davis American Biographer 1908–1989
Bette Davis American Biographer 1908–1989 316 AJ 
Andrew Jackson American Statesman 1767–1845
Andrew Jackson American Statesman 1767–1845
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