1,000 people surveyed. The most popular (favor ability) living person is....(spoiler at 1st response)

[underpants]

[underpants]

1. 😃

Dolly Parton tops list of global figures in US favorability poll

Of 1,000 people surveyed by the University of Massachusetts and the market research firm YouGov heading into April, 70% of them had a favorable impression of Parton, an 11-time Grammy winner. Only 5% had an unfavorable impression of her, giving her a net favorability of 65%.

Obama, the US president from 2009 to 2017, had the poll’s next highest net favorability at 14%. He scored 50% favorability and 36% unfavorability among those surveyed.

And rounding out the poll’s metaphorical podium with a 12% net favorability was Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, which has been defending itself from invading Russian forces since February 2022. He arrived at that number after 35% of those surveyed reported having a favorable opinion of him and 22% indicated an unfavorable view of him.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/14/dolly-parton-poll-most-popular-in-the-country

[W_HAMILTON]

6. My guess would have been Obama. Dolly is pretty progressive as well.

Maybe some in our progressive coalition can learn a thing or two from her, although I'm not exactly sure what it would be... Maybe focusing just on doing good rather than focusing on the actions of others? I don't know...

[exboyfil]

9. Conservatives would consider her conservative (or at least inoffensive moderate)

Dollywood is the preferred theme park for many. They even brushed aside the whole Blue/Gray switch to the dinner show.

[exboyfil]

8. Popular vs. favorable seem to be two different things

I can see #1 - she seems inoffensive and caring. Everybody loves her.

[Srkdqltr]

2. No one?

[exboyfil]

3. Taylor Swift?

[underpants]

5. ❌

Not hating though.

[EYESORE 9001]

4. I'm not all that surprised

Good, decent individual 👍🏽

[chouchou]

7. # 4 was a cockroach in my garage, followed by an orange person whose mouth looks like a rectum.

[Takket]

10. i'm going to guess the top three just for fun lol

The Pope
Barack Obama
Taylor Swift

[Maru Kitteh]

11. Michelle Obama?

[underpants]

13. Close.

See post #1

[AnnaLee]

12. at this moment in history - Pope Leo