tony banks

Shirley Bassey

Enoch the Patriarch

The Beast of Bolsover

Joan Collins.

That's all

Hmm.... So anyone famous who lives long enough becomes iconic?

Which one?

Sensible choices:

Madonna
Paul McCArtney
Pele
Queen Elizabeth
Jane Fonda
Jack Nicolson
Leo Di Caprio (will be regarded as an all time movie icon in future-no doubt about it)
Mick Jagger
Mikhail Gorbachev
Trump (love him or loathe him, he's an important historical figure now)
Tony Blair (as above)
Beyonce (see Leo)

for all the wrong reasons.

You were doing so well until you got to Bernie Clifton!

maybe, but if doris day isn't a 20th century icon I don't know wtf is.

check out calamity jane on ITV 3 now.

And not Trump??

The thing about Blair, as with Trump is he's more of an important & charismatic PM that the guy that came before & after him. Kinda like Trump.

And, although I hate this phrase, both captured the "zeitgeist" of their era's.

Re bib. Historical figures, yes, but icons???

Wouldn't Obama be more likely considered an icon as first black president?

Ha! I so nearly added her!

She may be largely unknown to young 'uns today but she was a big, big star of the 50s & 60s. She's one of the few remaining actresses of the Monroe& Taylor era.

I love Oscar Levant's crack about Doris Day;

My last picture for Warners was Romance on the High Seas. It was Doris Day's first picture; that was before she became a virgin.

Oh yes but at least Trump has not invaded a country as yet.!

WMD and all that.

Depends on how you interpret "Icon" :an unforgettable historical figure of huge importance to their era, then Yes.
Icon meaning "beloved historical figure" then no.

I see Hitler as a historical Icon I. The former sense, but not in the latter.

As far as Obama goes, nice guy, but I'm not sure a massively memorable president, other than the symbolic role as 1st black President. He ain't no Kennedy.

Give him time! He hasn't even started yet!

In time I'm sure he'll out twunt Blair

Not in my view but i am open to be proven wrong.

I kind of agree, but imo, an icon is someone who is generally viewed in a positive manner, so whereas many would be historical figures, I wouldn't call them icons.

Down to interpretation I guess

Sir Ken Dodd

Carol Vorderman
Joey Essex

IT will be a sad day when he passes.

Bob earns his living these days selling candles at his candle shop in Cheshire. I'm not sure if Spit accompanies him in the shop though.

http://www.carolgeescandles.com/

Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

The reason (for good or ill) that we are all on here.