Marlon Brando was number sixteen on a list in 1955.
 However, Paramount studio executives were opposed to casting Brando due to his reputation for difficulty and his long string of box office flops
 He was also mentioned in "Vogue" by Madonna, "Is This What You Wanted" by Leonard Cohen on the album New Skin for the Old Ceremony, "Eyeless" by Slipknot on their self-titled album, and most recently in the song simply titled "Marlon Brando" off the Australian singer Alex Cameron's 2017 album Forced Witness

