200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons
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VH1 celebrates America’s Pop Culture Icons in All-New, All-Star special premiering July 21-25 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT). VH1’s First-Ever ‘200 Greatest,’ hosted by ‘Sex And The City’s’ Kristin Davis features All-New interviews with ‘A-List’ celebrities including Katie Couric, Jay Leno, Britney Spears, Hugh Hefner, the Osbourne family and many, many, many others. Read on to see the entire list.
1) OPRAH WINFREY
2) SUPERMAN
3) ELVIS PRESLEY
4) LUCILLE BALL
5) TOM CRUISE
6) MARILYN MONROE
7) MADONNA
8) MICHAEL JORDAN
9) PRINCESS DIANA
10) MICHAEL JACKSON
11) FRIENDS CAST
12) THE BEATLES
13) JERRY SEINFELD
14) STEVEN SPIELBERG
15) JENNIFER LOPEZ
16) MUHAMMAD ALI
17) MICKEY MOUSE
18) BILL CLINTON
19) THE BRADY BUNCH
20) BRITNEY SPEARS
21) THE SIMPSONS
22) TOM HANKS
23) JULIA ROBERTS
24) JFK JR.
25) ROLLING STONES
26) JAMES DEAN
27) FRANK SINATRA
28) JOHN TRAVOLTA
29) MARY TYLER MOORE
30) BILL COSBY
31) EMINEM
32) JFK
33) GEORGE CLOONEY
34) AUDREY HEPBURN
35) P. DIDDY
36) JOHNNY CARSON
37) KURT COBAIN
38) BRAD PITT
39) KATIE COURIC
40) THE OSBOURNES
41) CHER
42) FRED FLINTSTONE
43) MARTHA STEWART
44) MICHAEL J. FOX
45) BEE GEES
46) HARRISON FORD
47) JACKIE O.
48) JIM CARREY
49) ELIZABETH TAYLOR
50) JAMES BROWN
51) TIGER WOODS
52) ROBERT DE NIRO
53) JERRY GARCIA
54) JOHN WAYNE
55) ELTON JOHN
56) CARROLL O’CONNOR (AS ARCHIE BUNKER)
57) NICOLE KIDMAN
58) MAGIC JOHNSON
59) LEONARDO DICAPRIO
60) KERMIT & MISS PIGGY
61) MIKE MYERS
62) ANDY WARHOL
63) MEL GIBSON
64) CELINE DION
65) JACKIE ROBINSON
66) BARBRA STREISAND
67) HOWARD STERN
68) BOB DYLAN
69) DENZEL WASHINGTON
70) CAROL BURNETT
71) RUN-D.M.C.
72) JAY LENO
73) BONO
74) SUSAN LUCCI
75) JOHN BELUSHI
76) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
77) BUGS BUNNY
78) ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
79) ROBIN WILLIAMS
80) PAMELA ANDERSON
81) JACK NICHOLSON
82) BILL GATES
83) AEROSMITH
84) KATHARINE HEPBURN
85) EDDIE MURPHY
86) PAUL NEWMAN
87) GRACE KELLY
88) JOHNNY CASH
89) BARBARA WALTERS
90) CLINT EASTWOOD
91) MARVIN GAYE
92) AL PACINO
93) KISS
94) PENNY MARSHALL (AS LAVERNE DEFAZIO)
95) VIVIEN LEIGH & CLARK GABLE (AS SCARLETT O’HARA/RHETT BUTLER)
96) WAYNE GRETZKY
97) STEPHEN KING
98) SHANIA TWAIN
99) HENRY WINKLER (AS THE FONZ)
100) WILL SMITH
101) KEVIN BACON
102) DAVID LETTERMAN
103) ARETHA FRANKLIN
104) CHARLIE BROWN
105) RICHARD PRYOR
106) JOE DIMAGGIO
107) STING
108) ALBERT EINSTEIN
109) JIMI HENDRIX
110) BETTE DAVIS
111) RUDY GIULIANI
112) JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
113) ALFRED HITCHCOCK
114) CINDY CRAWFORD
115) SYLVESTER STALLONE
116) WHITNEY HOUSTON
117) WILLIAM SHATNER
118) E.T.
119) BEN AFFLECK
120) SARAH JESSICA PARKER
121) BRUCE WILLIS
122) BOB DENVER (AS GILLIGAN)
123) JANE FONDA
124) SIGMUND FREUD
125) STEVIE WONDER
126) CHARLIE CHAPLIN
127) TINA TURNER
128) JUDY GARLAND
129) DOROTHY HAMILL
130) DICK CLARK
131) CALVIN KLEIN
132) LED ZEPPELIN
133) JULIE ANDREWS
134) JANET JACKSON
135) WHOOPI GOLDBERG
136) BABE RUTH
137) PRINCE
138) HUGH HEFNER
139) MOLLY RINGWALD
140) JAMES GANDOLFINI (AS TONY SOPRANO)
141) BRUCE LEE
142) GWEN STEFANI
143) RON HOWARD
144) ELLEN DEGENERES
145) DICK VAN DYKE
146) NEIL ARMSTRONG
147) DAVID BOWIE
148) MISTER ROGERS
149) SALLY FIELD
150) GARTH BROOKS
151) SPIDER-MAN
152) BOB HOPE
153) BON JOVI
154) HARRY POTTER
155) CHRISTIE BRINKLEY
156) VENUS/SERENA WILLIAMS
157) BARBARA EDEN (AS JEANNIE)
158) BATMAN
159) RICKY MARTIN
160) FARRAH FAWCETT
161) MONICA LEWINSKY
162) LEONARD NIMOY (AS SPOCK)
163) LIBERACE
164) BURT REYNOLDS
165) DIANA ROSS
166) BETTY FORD
167) THE THREE STOOGES
168) ABBA
169) WOODY ALLEN
170) JIM MORRISON
171) SCOOBY-DOO
172) GIANNI VERSACE
173) ROSEANNE
174) TUPAC SHAKUR
175) JACKIE GLEASON
176) WONDER WOMAN
177) MARIAH CAREY
178) DREW BARRYMORE
179) CHRIS ROCK
180) LARRY HAGMAN (AS J.R. EWING)
181) REESE WITHERSPOON
182) TELLY SAVALAS (AS KOJAK)
183) WINONA RYDER
184) BOB MARLEY
185) ROSIE O’DONNELL
186) HALLE BERRY
187) ROCK HUDSON
188) JOE NAMATH
189) DOLLY PARTON
190) RUSSELL CROWE
191) REGIS PHILBIN
192) BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD
193) ARSENIO HALL
194) DR. PHIL
195) MACAULAY CULKIN
196) AXL ROSE
197) JUDGE JUDY
198) CARTMAN
199) QUEEN LATIFAH
200) THE ROCK
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I can’t believe you beeped out Dick Van Dyke! Nice list, though- it tells a lot about our society.
the old blog system had user submitted posts which automatically had a word censor… I just never caught it when it was submitted since the names were so far down the page. now fixed.
its funny that dr. phil is 194th when Oprah is 1st
Oprah shouldn’t be first Elvis should !
What? No Bing Crosby? Who was the dominant figure in music and movies for two decades? How short-sighted!
I CAN’T BELIEVE THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIME AND THE BIGGEST POP STAR OF THEM ALL IS NO WHERE NEAR THE TOP IF HES ON THE LIST AT ALL YOU ALL FORGOT MICHEAL JACCKSON WTF?????
tiffany, he is listed as #10 you dumb bitch, and why is batman so far away from superman??
Man fu** Oprah why is she number 1 and how come batman is all the way down in 158.
Oprah ahead of Elvis, The Beatles and Michael Jackson who are easily number 1,2 & 3 respectively.
Let alone however Tom Cruise, Michael Jordan and Madonna topped them.
Winona Ryder should be MUCH higher up. Everybody knows who she is. Her films are timeless.
when it comes to icons, Elvis is the definition of icon. His hair, sideburns, clothes, talk, house, shoes, and movements are often copied and never duplicated. The most iconic singer or entertainer ever and probably the most famous American of all time!
To Clark Jones.
Elvis is not the most famous American of all time. It Michael Jackson idiot. Nobody is more famous than him except for Jesus Christ. Michael Jackson is the icons of all icons. He changed radio formats, music videos, elevated dance and live performances and turned American pop culture global while inspiring a generation of musical talents. Elvis was only great in his era and time. Stop kidding yourself buddy.
Were is John Waters?
first off this list is half bias half racist let me explain why. Is Michael Jackson really number 1o REALLY! the man who open the door for African Americans musically. A man idolized by millions and millions of all races. A man who was crucified like Jesus by the way should be number 1 but anyways he invented press tabloids etc. before Michael Jackson name me anybody who was talked about followed photographed more than that man HUH! people who think Michael Jackson should be number ten is either racist or just hate him due to them fake ass rape allegations Jesus Christ should be number 1 and Michael Jackson 2 there also missing MLK, Malcomm X, Mark Twain, Mike Tyson, Tim Tebow, Bo Jackson, Kobe, Lebron, Shaq, George Burns, Cary Grant, and mind you am a black man from the hood with braids am not racist am not bias am just fair and there are so many I mean so many more that should be on this list Reese Witherspoon, Sting, Justin Timberlake really come on now
hi, first of all.
1. Vladimir putin opened up SOOOO many doors musically for all of the united kingdom!!!! u dum dums!! XD
hiHI. HALLO. 1st of all, peeple of the Werld, wat about VLADIMIR PUTIN?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! X~D.
u dum dums. plz comment back. I want your opinions. allllll of them.
I agree with Cynthia M. and spain. Michael Jackson should be at the top of the list. He literally changed music and entertainment in general. He, unfortunately, was treated sooo unfailry and unjust. Believe the shit you want, but the truth is there and will stand the test of time. He had vitiligo, had no more than 3 surgeries and is innocent(if not, hate on someone else). Anyway, I digress, I can tell you, he is definitely the most known, his dance moves, voice and fashion sense is easily recognisable, and he is the most famous man. So, he should be top 3.