Variety Magazine's Top 10 Entertainment Icons Over the Last 40 Years

Entertainment

Missing: * Mickey Mouse

Vote Ranking  

1

Marilyn Monroe

Actress

42.72% (311 of 728 votes)

2

Beatles

Musicians

41.86% (72 of 172 votes)

3

Lucille Ball

Comedienne

32.53% (27 of 83 votes)

4

Louis Armstrong

Vocalist

31.43% (11 of 35 votes)

5

Elvis Presley

Vocalist

28.47% (39 of 137 votes)

6

Charlie Chaplin

Actor

26.32% (10 of 38 votes)

7

Marlon Brando

Actor

18.18% (2 of 11 votes)

8

James Dean

Actor

11.11% (1 of 9 votes)

9

Humphrey Bogart

Actor

0% (0 of 4 votes)